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. 

 

 

Earth-friendly flowers

Our flowers are 'Earth-friendly', grown gently taking our whole farm ecosystem into consideration. We do not till the soil; we do not grow in black plastic and minimise plastic use in general; and we do not use any synthetic fertilisers or sprays. We believe this approach is the key to fostering robust biodiversity, and therefore a productive farm ecosystem.

Along with our farm grown offerings, we offer seasonal botanist-foraged materials, and one-on-one consultations on all plant and Earth-friendly farming related matters.