Duchess of Gloucester Flowers provides fine, fresh cut flowers directly to customers and to wholesale markets in the Peninsula and Middle Peninsula areas of Virginia. Our distinctive, premium blooms are grown locally in our gardens in Gloucester, Virginia. We hand-select the finest blooms that offer the old-fashioned scents, colors and textures reminiscent of a gentler time. Our bouquets contain the best and freshest of the season gleaned directly from our local gardens.
Producer Application Information
Business Name
Duchess of Gloucester Flowers
Number of years in operation
4 years as a specialty cut flower grower, less than 1 year as an edible flower producer
Number of acres presently in farming/growing
¼ acre for farming specialty cut flowers, edibles is a small fraction of the cut flower production
Describe your farming, processing practices.
Organic but not certified
Do you use genetically modified seeds or plants?
Not to my knowledge
What is your pest & disease management system?
Good cultural practices as the first line of defense, destruction of plant materials that are diseased at the first sign of disease, encouragement of beneficial insects by growing host plants
Herd health and productivity management – Do you use any hormones, antibiotics, and/or steroids?
N/A
Describe your feeding practices.
I feed the soil, not the plants.
Are there any animal products in feeds?
N/A
Describe your soil & nutrient management.
Compost, green manures (winter cover crops), and animal manure in compost
Describe your water usage practices.
I use trickle irrigation (i.e. drip irrigation) have drip tape on beds
Conservation/land stewardship practices
Farm is 5 acres of land total. 2/3 of land is “wild” – combination of marshland on one end – about 1 ½ acres and pine/meadow on the other end – about 2 ½ acres. Flower beds are located between the two ‘wild’ areas. There is wind protection as well as plant habitats for birds and beneficial insects, etc.
Additional information and/or sustainable practices
Member of the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers
I use a combination of reference materials to identify edible flowers including references from North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension and University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension.
Where is your operation located?
Gloucester County at the Mathews County line on the North River
Do you use Virginia ingredients in your prepared foods?
Which products are organic?
Edible flowers are organically grown (non-certified)
What is the name of the certifying agency? Duchess of Gloucester Flowers delivers to these locations: To learn more about Duchess of Gloucester Flowers, please visit: http://www.duchessflowers.com/ 
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