Andrea Gagnon
LynnVale Studios
Andrea Gagnon combines her professional design education and experience with her expertise in floriculture to grow premium flowers and design unique arrangements that range from formal to fantastic. A leader in the American Grown Flowers movement, Andrea currently serves as the District 6 board member for American Grown Flowers. Andrea has also served as Mid-Atlantic Regional Director and Treasurer of the Association of Specialty Cut Flowers and has lectured on cut flower growing on a local, regional, and national level.
LynnVale Studios
Floral Designs
Field to Vase Dinner
Show Notes
Part of problem solving is managing expectations through a situation and be open to thinking outside the box.
Listening and observing your customers can help you figure out your market. Don’t be afraid to talk to your customers and get to know them personally.
What may seem to be a failure at first may become a valuable lesson.
Using raised beds for dahlia’s can help them ride out a wet season.
As flower growers, knowing how to design will help you become a better grower because you’ll be able to think more like your customers and that may help you see new flowers and foliages to grow for them.
Stop the habit of saying no, but instead say yes and then figure it out. This can help you break the cycle of fear and help you learn how to stretch yourself.
There are times that you have to adopt the “Not an option to fail” strategy. Don’t be afraid of failure, it will help you learn how to preserver and recover from life’s inevitable challenges.
We are committed to sustainable horticulture and ethical labor practices. We hire local high school students, university interns, stay at home parents and floral and garden enthusiasts. For events, we work with some of the best floral designers in the region. We thank you for supporting our effort to keep our farmland open and productive and for helping cultivate a creative community.
