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General Advice for Adding Cut-Flowers to your Vegetable Garden

Sep 25, 2023

Due to limited space, Rachel Nafis initially felt discouraged in her practice of flower gardening. Today, however, she’s gardening 8 plots of cut flowers in San Diego, most in her neighbor’s yards. These flowers supply her local bouquet subscription, flower shops, and event florists.

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Rachel Nafis is an urban flower farmer based in San Diego, California. Her urban farm, established in 2019, is composed of 8 different cutting gardens in her neighborhood, where she grows for a 30-member bouquet subscription, flower shops, and event florists.

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