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Our family farm began in 1950 with the marriage of Ross and Dorothy and their purchase of the main farm. They worked hard expanding the farm and getting their six children through college.
The Iverson family began growing tulips in 1974. The first tulips belonged to Dr. Clyde Holman who would ship some of the bulbs to Indiana every year for forcing. When he retired in the late 1970’s we bought a few acres of bulbs from him.
By the early 1980’s we had over 15 acres and needed to broaden the market base. Seeing this as an opportunity, in 1983 we started the Wooden Shoe Bulb Company which had a name change to Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in 2001.
In the first few years we printed up black and white order sheets and sales were slow. Then, in 1985, we opened our fields for Easter weekend. The rest you may say is history.
Now we open our fields for an entire month from the end of March to the first week of May. We have expanded from the early days and besides taking bulb orders and selling cut flowers, now sell potted tulips, gift shop items, and have all sorts of food and activities on weekends for all members of the family.
In recent years we have also added our Fall Gift Shop, Wine Tasting Room and a summer Event Garden.
The Iverson family began growing tulips in 1974. The first tulips belonged to Dr. Clyde Holman who would ship some of the bulbs to Indiana every year for forcing. When he retired in the late 1970’s we bought a few acres of bulbs from him.
By the early 1980’s we had over 15 acres and needed to broaden the market base. Seeing this as an opportunity, in 1983 we started the Wooden Shoe Bulb Company which had a name change to Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in 2001.
In the first few years we printed up black and white order sheets and sales were slow. Then, in 1985, we opened our fields for Easter weekend. The rest you may say is history.
Now we open our fields for an entire month from the end of March to the first week of May. We have expanded from the early days and besides taking bulb orders and selling cut flowers, now sell potted tulips, gift shop items, and have all sorts of food and activities on weekends for all members of the family.
In recent years we have also added our Fall Gift Shop, Wine Tasting Room and a summer Event Garden.
Keeping current with market trends has always been a priority with Veseys Seeds and early recognition of the potential within the internet has helped in company growth. Veseys Seeds was one of the first seed companies to have a presence on the web. As early as the spring of 1996, veseys.com was an information site which provided interested gardeners with a wealth of gardening tips, climatic charts and general knowledge of gardening. On December 15th of 1998, this original site was replaced with the first half of a newly developed web site. Here, Veseys expanded the amount of information available and added such features as an electronic newsletter, an interactive gardening forum, photo postings of their customers results, employment opportunities, press release, history of the company and many more new and improved services. One month later on January 13th, Veseys completed the second half of their new site, which was the electronic catalogue. As of that date, visitors to veseys.com can now browse through every category available in the various printed catalogues and order with confidence on line. Since going live with the online catalogue, sales have represented 32% of total sales with much of this business coming from brand new customers. As things are always changing and improving in the internet world, Veseys is constantly redeveloping its e-commerce gardening web site to better serve their electronic customers.
Barlow’s landscape design and growing facility is committed to providing customers with the finest quality products and superior customer service from a knowledgeable and well-trained staff. Specializing in propagating seeds and cuttings, Barlow’s produces up to 70% of its plants that are sold and used by the company throughout the year and continues to be one of New Jersey’s largest retail annual growers.
Daffodils Pests & Diseases
- University of California Agriculture & Natural Resources - Managing Pests in Gardens: Floriculture: Daffodil—UC IPM
- University of California Agriculture & Natrual Resources - Managing Pests in Gardens: Floriculture: Daffodil—UC IPM
- University of Missouri - Spring Flowering Bulbs: Daffodils | MU Extension