Horton's Flower Farm

Horton's Flower Farm

My name is Claudette, I own a u-pick Flower Farm on Long Island New York in Zone 7b. I grow cut flowers on a an acre of land. My husband Jeff and I run this business while also have two separate full time jobs. We have three children who you will see on the video, Holly, 8 years old, and twin boys John and Kenneth 5 years old. I am also a professional photographer as well so I will be photographing families at our farm. Come join me as I share with you the ups, downs, and in-betweens of running a flower farm. Follow me for updates on my garden vlog! I am excited to share this journey with you!

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  • @LAWandCoach
    @LAWandCoachКүн бұрын

    It's better to see the flowers than the person talking.

  • @ZenergyHQ
    @ZenergyHQ10 күн бұрын

    Thanks for sharing. I am going to start my channel soon

  • @anniathome
    @anniathome13 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much! This helps me plan well!

  • @Mariah-hd8xn
    @Mariah-hd8xn15 күн бұрын

    Wow so beautiful ❤️

  • @pauladeuber
    @pauladeuber20 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much for this video of your gorgeous Zinnias. It was really helpful to see a comparison as I am trying to decide which varieties to give more space in my garden. I have grown the peppermint Zinnias in the past and they looked stunning for me. This year I am growing both Benary’s and Oklahoma as well as the Zinderella, which I never grew before. 🤞🌸❤️

  • @PonyCraft
    @PonyCraft21 күн бұрын

    As a 29 year old welder with 40 years of experience i can definitely say these are definitely some of the welds of all time.

  • @dpeprd8191
    @dpeprd819121 күн бұрын

    So cottage cute! 😍

  • @mhubertcfi
    @mhubertcfi22 күн бұрын

    Excited for you. I lived in North Carolina for a couple of years (20 years ago) and loved it. Sounds like a lot of work with the back and forth this year 😂

  • @mhubertcfi
    @mhubertcfi22 күн бұрын

    KZread hadn’t been showing me your videos lately so I am going to to have to find your ‘we are moving’ video. Sounds like big news

  • @DaydreamersBarn
    @DaydreamersBarn22 күн бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your #flowerfarm #Gardening #TipsTricks ! Cheers 🤍 Jess x

  • @KCBenson
    @KCBenson22 күн бұрын

    Beautiful flowers 💐

  • @alisonburgess345
    @alisonburgess34522 күн бұрын

    Absolutely essential - these sell as single bunches too 🎉🎉

  • @EvelynM-vlogs
    @EvelynM-vlogs23 күн бұрын

    you will regret letting it grow. The roots will gain so much strength and you will be fighting it everywhere as it takes off underground.

  • @thegoldenbloomsfarm
    @thegoldenbloomsfarm25 күн бұрын

    Helpful video, thank you!

  • @hortonsflowerfarm5098
    @hortonsflowerfarm509823 күн бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @fullcircleflorals9228
    @fullcircleflorals922826 күн бұрын

    We are also a U pick flower farm channel 👋 We launched in January and have been documenting our start up. Thank you for sharing your story too 💐💖

  • @hortonsflowerfarm5098
    @hortonsflowerfarm509823 күн бұрын

    Thats great! I will be following your journey, good luck :)

  • @faithwurks
    @faithwurks27 күн бұрын

    Homeschooling in NYC... I would love to learn how.

  • @hortonsflowerfarm5098
    @hortonsflowerfarm509826 күн бұрын

    I am going to be making a video soon about my homeschooling journey!

  • @foryourreview8403
    @foryourreview840329 күн бұрын

    Enjoying your videos and looking forward to the new ones! Never-mind them. Do you🌻

  • @hortonsflowerfarm5098
    @hortonsflowerfarm509826 күн бұрын

    Thank you :)

  • @DaydreamersBarn
    @DaydreamersBarn29 күн бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your thoughts and story. We have been following along with your journey and love watching. We can't wait to see what other videos you add as your VLOGS! Cheers all the best, and here's to growing your channel. 🤍 Jess x

  • @hortonsflowerfarm5098
    @hortonsflowerfarm509826 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @user-jb4zi8es8r
    @user-jb4zi8es8rАй бұрын

    How is your profit going to be $80,000 out of $100,000 in gross sales? What about your costs?

  • @hortonsflowerfarm5098
    @hortonsflowerfarm5098Ай бұрын

    My costs are $20,000

  • @user-jb4zi8es8r
    @user-jb4zi8es8rАй бұрын

    @@hortonsflowerfarm5098 $20,000 per year? How many bouquets did you sell last year?

  • @alizawoods2413
    @alizawoods2413Ай бұрын

    Verbena as in the anti vampire thing? Form tvd

  • @routtfamily5556
    @routtfamily5556Ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing. Your flowers are always beautiful!

  • @hortonsflowerfarm5098
    @hortonsflowerfarm5098Ай бұрын

    Thank you :)

  • @DaydreamersBarn
    @DaydreamersBarnАй бұрын

    Thank you for sharing. Can't wait to continue to watch them grow. Cheers Jess

  • @hortonsflowerfarm5098
    @hortonsflowerfarm5098Ай бұрын

    :)

  • @sunshinemadre
    @sunshinemadre24 күн бұрын

    Same! Please keep taking us on your growing season 💕💐🌸💖

  • @alisonburgess345
    @alisonburgess345Ай бұрын

    That's great - thanks Claudette ! Very touching about making a flower garden for your friend. Best wishes for the season ahead 😊

  • @hortonsflowerfarm5098
    @hortonsflowerfarm5098Ай бұрын

    Thank you so much :)

  • @blackjack5478
    @blackjack5478Ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this. I'm excited to watch them grow and bloom ♥

  • @hortonsflowerfarm5098
    @hortonsflowerfarm5098Ай бұрын

    Thank you :)

  • @lisab9836
    @lisab9836Ай бұрын

    Love your name. It's also my mom's name. Beautiful farm. 🌻

  • @hortonsflowerfarm5098
    @hortonsflowerfarm5098Ай бұрын

    Thank you :)

  • @TessaHazzard
    @TessaHazzardАй бұрын

    slay

  • @amarketing8749
    @amarketing8749Ай бұрын

    Cool idea!!

  • @hortonsflowerfarm5098
    @hortonsflowerfarm5098Ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @babadukk
    @babadukkАй бұрын

    Do you beekeep too?

  • @hortonsflowerfarm5098
    @hortonsflowerfarm5098Ай бұрын

    I dont beekeep. I would love to have bees to make honey though!

  • @babadukk
    @babadukkАй бұрын

    @@hortonsflowerfarm5098 that'd be so cool!

  • @melonjuice7441
    @melonjuice7441Ай бұрын

    How lovely! Best wishes

  • @hortonsflowerfarm5098
    @hortonsflowerfarm5098Ай бұрын

    thank you

  • @elonmusk4490
    @elonmusk4490Ай бұрын

    I'm growing zinnias in pots and they're amazing.

  • @hortonsflowerfarm5098
    @hortonsflowerfarm5098Ай бұрын

    awesome!

  • @WhiskeyFox777
    @WhiskeyFox777Ай бұрын

    Its a beautiful farm. You are very skilled at care for those flowers

  • @hortonsflowerfarm5098
    @hortonsflowerfarm5098Ай бұрын

    So nice of you :)

  • @karoline6239
    @karoline6239Ай бұрын

    Hi - what is the size of the pot?

  • @rafael2661
    @rafael2661Ай бұрын

    Thank you ❤

  • @zaneymay
    @zaneymayАй бұрын

    If your tree is purchased in a pot and it has been outside, you can plant it anytime that the ground is not frozen.

  • @hortonsflowerfarm5098
    @hortonsflowerfarm5098Ай бұрын

    thank you, good to know :)

  • @floweringevergreen3584
    @floweringevergreen3584Ай бұрын

    That's a lot of bad math.

  • @kennyhogg5820
    @kennyhogg5820Ай бұрын

    Did it work?

  • @Daisymaysvlogs
    @Daisymaysvlogs14 күн бұрын

    Wondering the same thing!

  • @valerieoster8049
    @valerieoster8049Ай бұрын

    Do you mind me asking how you find so many helpers. Also, are you having the helpers weed the hole and add compost and fertilizer to each hole as they plant the plugs?

  • @hortonsflowerfarm5098
    @hortonsflowerfarm5098Ай бұрын

    I pay them $15 per tray they plant, plus they receive a $30 gift card to come back to the farm. I also served them free lunch! lol They are adding compost but no fertilizer. We pre weeded the holes before to make it easier for them. They plants will be fertilized once a week once they are in the ground

  • @viralprimenetwork
    @viralprimenetworkАй бұрын

    That's a fantastic tip for gardeners! I'll definitely try that in my own garden.😃😘

  • @elnosworld9893
    @elnosworld9893Ай бұрын

    Location is usually key how close are you to the city that might be well populated and how far do people have to travel The types of advertising you might not be that beneficial promoting your business is a good idea and you can actually let florist in the area now because there might be something that they're looking for that they cannot acquire something that is grown locally so it has a longer life span And I would learn some forestry if you haven't yet things like corsages and boutonnieres and grow the flowers that are predominant used for that I'm not everyone chooses to go their traditional route Like spray roses babies breath Variety of roses as you mentioned for those who want to DIY their wedding flowers or they might have a friend who's very good with arranging flowers who might be assisting them could even be a family member I don't really think wholesale is profitable to be honest with you and I would keep that because you're going to make more money if you're selling direct to the public what you can do is you can personally cut a specific amount of flowers that you take to a farmers market and offer them buckets for sale and if you know how to arrange bouquets you can also do that on the spot when I mentioned promotions you could have an Instagram account where you are constantly offering pictures of the ingredients that you're offering and you can also do a raffle where some lucky person is drawn from a group of submissions It also offer a slight discount for people who come as a group or a party And put those advertisements out to the schools and the administration offices there colleges the high school Like cultural classes might wish to do a field trip And maybe don't know that isn't possible because they're not aware of your existence you could also give classes which is why I mentioned the corsages in the boutonnieres because if you learn how to make them then you'll be able to teach class where you have a group of people who are possibly coming upon prom season and they want to make their own and you can charge a certain amount of money per person they can freshly cut flowers And you can create a package around all of the items that they would need and provide those things this is building community and that's really what you want to do those people are all going to go tell their family and friends and maybe even people they meet along their way might mention need for something of that nature You can also do you can appeal to those who are having their own flower farm by sharing the things that you have learned like you're doing here on your channel which will also eventually be profitable if it isn't already And I also think that that was probably not a good idea but if people can't come to the flower farm or not as much traffic as you would like don't let that stop you Bring the flowers to them Here is a flower farmer in Quebec who is appealing to wedding designers planners and local florist as well as some large grocery chains and I have heard this from other flower farmers I know this information will be extremely helpful to you because it won't spark ideas kzread.info/dash/bejne/nXyDyLibp7bIZbw.htmlsi=-kjC0I5Z3FZ8oZ3O

  • @mhubertcfi
    @mhubertcfiАй бұрын

    I never knew goldenrod came in other colors! Beautiful

  • @hortonsflowerfarm5098
    @hortonsflowerfarm5098Ай бұрын

    I know me either. When I saw there were other options I was so excited to try them!

  • @foryourreview8403
    @foryourreview8403Ай бұрын

    May year 4 be the best year ever so far🌻

  • @hortonsflowerfarm5098
    @hortonsflowerfarm5098Ай бұрын

    Thank you so much :)

  • @eunicelunsted
    @eunicelunstedАй бұрын

    My friend who works at a greenhouse told me about Limon. I started some from seed this year.. only had 8 germinate but I am excited for it as well!!

  • @hortonsflowerfarm5098
    @hortonsflowerfarm5098Ай бұрын

    I know some of these seeds are so hard to grow if you dont have the perfect conditions.

  • @Holy.Moly.Coley.
    @Holy.Moly.Coley.Ай бұрын

    Beautiful zinnia row. Just wow! 😱 “Thumbelina” are my favorite zinnia heirlooms.

  • @firsttimemommy3735
    @firsttimemommy3735Ай бұрын

    Great video! How far did you plant your flowers apart? Started my first flower garden this year. I am so excited so see how they turn out!

  • @arindambanerjee5117
    @arindambanerjee5117Ай бұрын

    Name of the sun flower?

  • @kathypope3010
    @kathypope3010Ай бұрын

    The arrangement is absolutely beautiful and what a great idea to put it in the watering can. Perfect.

  • @katydid2k
    @katydid2k2 ай бұрын

    Very helpful - thank you!

  • @hortonsflowerfarm5098
    @hortonsflowerfarm5098Ай бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @foryourreview8403
    @foryourreview84032 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the tip! Love your content!

  • @hortonsflowerfarm5098
    @hortonsflowerfarm5098Ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @merciefantroy2999
    @merciefantroy29992 ай бұрын

    Welcome to NC!! 🌻

  • @hortonsflowerfarm5098
    @hortonsflowerfarm5098Ай бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @whodidit99
    @whodidit992 ай бұрын

    Waiting for videos on the new flower farm. Very excited.