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Photo gallery: The scene at Derek and Brook Hoffbauer's Duluth Flower Farm

Photos by Tyler Schank / tschank@duluthnews.com

Derek Hoffbauer grew up growing vegetables on his family’s farm. As an adult, he traded the sweet corn, beans and potatoes for dahlias, sunflowers and peonies. He and his wife, Brook, run Duluth Flower Farm. Click here to read the story.

Derek Hoffbauer prepares sunflowers for orders at Duluth Flower Farm on July 25, 2019.Tyler Schank / tschank@duluthnews.com Credit:
Derek Hoffbauer cuts leaves off marigolds and zinnias to prepare them for orders at Duluth Flower Farm on July 25, 2019. Tyler Schank / tschank@duluthnews.com Credit:
Derek Hoffbauer holds a ball dahlia and a regular dahlia to compare their unique shapes at Duluth Flower Farm on July 25, 2019. Tyler Schank / tschank@duluthnews.com Credit:
Brook Hoffbauer (left) discusses a wedding order with farmer florist Rita Morris at Duluth Flower Farm on July 25, 2019. Brook said she does he best to work with brides and their budgets to make their dream bouquets come to life. Tyler Schank / tschank@duluthnews.com Credit:
Duluth Flower Farm is known for the wide variety of dahlias they grow. Owners Derek and Brook Hoffbauer grow them outside and in a greenhouse when they are in need of a more controlled environment. Tyler Schank / tschank@duluthnews.com Credit:
 Derek Hoffbauer picks zinnias at Duluth Flower Farm on July 25, 2019. Tyler Schank / tschank@duluthnews.com Credit:
A bumble bee surveys a snapdragon before pollination at Duluth Flower Farm on July 25, 2019.Tyler Schank / tschank@duluthnews.com Credit:
Derek Hoffbauer picks lisianthus flowers at Duluth Flower Farm on July 25, 2019. The flowers are typically used for boutonnieres. Tyler Schank / tschank@duluthnews.com Credit:
Café au Lait dahlias or dinner plate dahlias can grow to have a diameter of 25 centimeters, about 9 inches. Tyler Schank / tschank@duluthnews.com Credit:
The greenhouse at Duluth Flower Farm is home to a wide variety of dahlias, snapdragons and lisianthus flowers. Tyler Schank / tschank@duluthnews.com Credit:
Dahlias bloom in the greenhouse at Duluth Flower Farm on July 25, 2019.Tyler Schank / tschank@duluthnews.com Credit:
 A sign that reads "I love flowers" hangs at Duluth Flower Farm on July 25, 2019.Tyler Schank / tschank@duluthnews.com Credit:
  

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