Briana Bosch
Blossom and Branch
Hi, and welcome to our Colorado flower farm! My name is Briana Bosch, and I started the flower farm in 2019 with the support of my incredible husband. Though I received my MBA from University of California in 2010, cubicle life has just never been a fit for me. Farming runs in my blood: I am a fifth generation farmer, but I myself never thought I would get a chance to start up my own farm! We got lucky when we found 1.7 acres in the suburbs of Denver and moved to the farm in 2018. We named our farm Blossom & Branch Farm because of our unique land--half field (where we grow our field-grown flowers such as our annuals, roses and peonies), and half woods--from which we focus on providing habitat for native wildlife and pollinators through native plants such as chokecherries, american plum, currants, and serviceberries.
We are in the process of rehabilitating our neglected land through organic and regenerative processes and have planted over 45 trees to help with sequestration of atmospheric carbon.
We strive to grow all of our flowers following organic practices, without the use of herbicides or pesticides. We are leaving half of our farm to provide a wooded forest preserve for wildlife, allowing the natural order to maintain on our land. We are focusing on rebuilding our soil and putting nutrients back into the earth, while planting varieties that attract and feed our native bees. Varieties we are growing include echinacea, yarrow, medicinal herbs, lisianthus, dahlias, cosmos, snapdragons, zinnias, snapdragons, phlox, roses, peonies, clematis, sunflowers, and celosia, and much more. We love inviting friends to the farm to participate in our flower arranging classes in our barn space!
Show Notes
There is power in people.
I’m going to have to check out Gabe Brown Dirt to Soil.
We all need to look at our piece of earth with the idea building back the land to actually create functional soil.
We all need to understand the importance and value in biodiversity.
Grow for your own soils pH. It will save you lots of headaches and probably save you some money.
I’d also encourage you to watch the documentary ‘Kiss the Ground.”
Lastly, make sure that you research the plants and flowers you want to grow to make sure they’re not invasive.