Ecological Science

An Ecological Flower Farm

The study of flowers, plants, and biodiversity has been a huge part of our life for over a decade. Prior to starting Three Dogs Flower Farm in 2023, grower Casey was a botanical scientist who researched climate change and wildflowers in the Australian Alps, both in the field and in herbariums across the country. 

After our home burnt down (we've since rebuilt!) and having the entire 5 acre property burnt in the 2020 megafires, Casey and colleagues at UNSW started the 'Environment Recovery Project'. This nation-wide citizen science project tracked the recovery of biodiversity in bushfire impacted areas, even going on to win the Australian Museums 2022 Eureka Prize for Innovation in Citizen Science! 

Casey's areas of botanical and ecological expertise include flora of southern-eastern NSW and the alpine flora of Australia, climate change and flowering phenology (aka, when plants flower, bud, fruit); citizen science and community engagement in biodiversity monitoring; collection, preparation and storage of herbarium (pressed plant) specimens. 

 

 

Your local ecological flower farm

Our flowers are grown gently, taking our whole farm ecosystem into consideration. We do not use any peat-based products; we practice no to minimal digging of the soil; we minimise plastic use in general; and we do not use any synthetic fertilisers or sprays. We prefer crops (dahlias and sweet peas aside) that have low input requirements. We believe this approach is the key to fostering robust biodiversity, and therefore a productive farm ecosystem.