Hi, so nice to meet you!

I've been growing my cutting garden from seed since 2018 and pressing my flowers since 2021. I’m based in the Chicago area (zone 6b).

I left the corporate world to become a professional pressed-flower artist, preserving bridal bouquets and my own garden flowers. My professional art practice is called Bloom & Make and I primarily work with Chicago brides.

The full circle of growing your own flowers and turning them into art is one of the most satisfying hobbies you can pick up!

After taking flower farming classes during COVID and making plenty of mistakes, I've figured out how to maximize my small, partly sunny growing space in my cooler Midwestern climate.

I started this free blog to teach you how to become a confident cut flower gardener and preserve your own flowers through pressing and other techniques.

Happy growing & pressing!
Ana