A Seasonal Year in Review for Flower Farmers

This year, 2025, marks my ninth year flower farming, and the end of my fourth season on our new acreage.  Each year, throughout the season, I find myself thinking – “I have to remember to do that next year!” or “I need to grow more of that next year”, but by the time the end of the year rolls around, its hard to remember it all or where I put the notes I made.

So this year, I decided to make myself a workbook that would include not only a review of the 2025 year, but also quarterly sections for 2026, so that I can write down notes and think through the seasons as they are happening.  Similar to how it’s recommended you purchase your seeds and bulbs right after their season ends, I want to plan to write down my thoughts as well.   This way, I will not only have a recap of each farming year, but I will also have “in the moment” notes I can refer to for years to come.

Flower Farming Year in Review Workbook

Why a Year in Review Matters on a Flower Farm

A thoughtful flower farm year in review helps create clarity around:

  • which crops truly earned their space

  • which flowers you want to discontinue next year or grow more of

  • which systems supported the work (and which didn’t)

  • where time and energy were well spent

  • which income stream wasn’t pulling its weight

It’s less about perfect record-keeping, and more about keeping my thoughts organized.  So what I came up with is a 32 page workbook that you can print out and put in a notebook, or have it bound at Staples (what I want to do).  This will be the place that I keep all my thoughts and ideas this year.  Something in years to come I could even look back at.

Flower Farming Year in Review Workbook

Inside the Flower Farming Year in Review Workbook

The workbook opens with a year-end review modules, offering space to reflect on the full season through five lenses (or modules):

  • finances

  • flowers grown

  • systems and structure

  • income streams

  • vision for the year ahead

From there, it moves into seasonal check-ins for spring, summer, and fall — each treated as its own growing cycle. Winter serves as a final quarter focused on reflection, rest, and planning for what’s next.

Flower Farming Year in Review Workbook

Using Seasonal Check-Ins Throughout the Year

I set up the seasonal sections (or quarters) to be filled out during and as each season winds down — not saved for later.  It is broken down in to four quarters (Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter).   As farmers, we all know that each of those seasons are its own beast.  Spring with all its bulbs and corms is infinitely different than summer with its mostly seeded crops and high temperatures.  Fall and winter present with their own highs and lows.

A year in review doesn’t have to be another task to check off. When done seasonally, I am hoping that it will save time and helping with planning and reflection at the end of the year.

Flower farming year in review workbook

Where to Find the Workbook

The Flower Farming Year in Review Workbook is available as a printable digital PDF and can be reused year after year. You can find it in my Etsy shop where it’s available for instant download.  This is a PDF to be printed off.  It is not editable in Canva.  If you like the workbook, I also have some Flower Farming Business sheets and marketing products in my Etsy store as well.  You can read more about my Flower Farm Planner pages at this post or purchase them Here.

If you have any questions, please reach out. I would love to hear how the workbook or planner pages have helped you.