Flower Farmer Grows Beauty in Her Suburban Backyard

We visited flower farmer, Brianna Evans, early one day, arriving during her morning routine. Brianna greeted us with a bright smile and contagious energy, moving seamlessly between tasks as she harvested fresh stems in the backyard and assembled fresh floral arrangements in her kitchen, all the while feeding her young children breakfast.

“I grow alongside my two kiddos, working around their schedules as much as possible,” she explained. “And we’ve got three bunnies and a dog, too—so there’s always something happening here!”

A Family Garden Grows Into a Backyard Flower Farm

Brianna began with a few raised beds tucked into a small section of the yard, growing vegetables and a handful of flowers. Little by little, the garden expanded. Today, her planting beds sweep around the entire suburban backyard, with her children’s play set nestled right in the center.

As she gave us a tour and described her cut flower beds, she continued multitasking—carrying buckets of water and clipping stems destined for customers later that day.

From early spring through late fall, Brianna’s backyard flower farm is constantly producing. Like many small-scale flower farmers, she succession plants, harvests early, and delivers blooms before they fully open. She grows from March through November and sells wholesale stems to florists.

She also offers bouquet subscriptions within her community, designs corsages and boutonnières for school dances, and creates custom arrangements for holidays and special events. Easter is especially busy, and she frequently designs for baby showers, bridal showers, birthdays, and small weddings.

In addition to all this, Brianna maintains a vibrant presence on social media creating instructional videos and posting regularly at @BeautifullyBemused on Instagram and @BeautifullyBloomed on Facebook. Her posts exude energy and encouragement as she features her arrangements and shares practical tips, what flowers she grows, which varieties thrive in each season, where she sources her seeds, and how she plants continuously to keep blooms coming all year long.

Brianna reminds nearly 15,000 followers, “Whether you intend to sell cut stems or make bouquets for neighbors, anyone can do this in your own backyard. Just get growing!”

Feed the Soil, Not the Plants

Brianna waved her hand across her primary cutting garden and told us this entire space was rock-hard Georgia clay when her family moved in. She explained how Soil³ compost and mixes helped her regenerate the soil and transform the space into a thriving backyard flower farm.

She constantly cuts back spent plants, tops the beds with scoops of Soil³ Veggie Mix, and replants—keeping her garden blooming continuously throughout the season. Brianna reminded us that it is best to, “Feed the soil, not the plants." She loves not having to rely on chemical fertilizers because Soil³ products keep her soil alive, rich, and ready to support new growth.

“Over the years, I’ve improved the soil with regenerative techniques,” Brianna says. “I plant intensely and very intentionally. Once something is finished, I cut it at the soil line (leaving the roots), add a nice layer of Veggie Mix, and plant again directly into that same space.”

To expand production beyond her beds, Brianna uses these same techniques in grow bags throughout the property.

Sustainable Growing Feeds the Ecosystem and Increases Productivity

“Growing flowers is an extremely rewarding experience for me,” Brianna says. “It benefits my ecosystem, supports pollinators, and provides flowers for my community.”

A longtime Soil³ user, she especially loves growing with Veggie Mix. “I was so excited when they came out with Veggie Mix,” she said. “I use it in my vegetable garden and in my intensely planted cut flower beds. I use it to improve soil, top off raised beds and grow bags, and even direct seed straight into it.”

Brianna said convenience is another major plus. "They deliver it right to the top of my driveway in those BigYellowBags, so I can access it year-round. It’s amazing how easy it is to keep my soil healthy with Soil³.”