Picaflor Farm and Gardens
Residential Gardening • Medicinal Herb Farm • Apothecary products • Apiary
Gardening Services
What We Do
Pollinator-Friendly Gardening Services
Picaflor Gardens provides gardening services in the greater Ithaca area. Our team of knowledgeable, dedicated gardeners provide weeding services, garden cleanup and maintenance, invasive plant removal, trimming, edging, and mulching. In the spring we'll help you jump-start your gardens. In the fall we will help you put your gardens to bed for the winter! We work side by side with you to create low-maintenance gardens, increase native plants and beneficial insects, and focus on the overall health, natural richness, and biodiversity of your land. Our aim is to work collaboratively with you.
Picaflor Gardens also helps you design and install bird and insect-friendly gardens of all sizes! We work to create gardens that attract and give back to wildlife and we only use earth-friendly approaches to creating and maintaining gardens. We aim to create 'rambling', wild gardens that attract and benefit birds, butterflies, and bees and are good for your soul. ​ ​​
​​​​​​​​At Picaflor Farm, we believe gardens are living ecosystems, not outdoor properties to be controlled, but dynamic communities to be tended with care and respect.
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We practice organic, regenerative gardening. This means we do not use synthetic chemicals or large commercial power tools. Instead, we rely on compost, mulch, plant diversity, hand tools, observation, and ecological balance to build long-term soil health and resilience.
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We choose this approach because soil is alive. Beneath our feet exists a complex network of fungi, microorganisms, insects, and roots working together to create fertility and vitality. Protecting that web of life protects pollinators, birds, wildlife, and ultimately ourselves.
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Our gardens are designed to support biodiversity, especially bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects that rely on native and pollinator-friendly plants for nectar, habitat, and survival. We believe beauty and ecological integrity belong together.
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We also value people as deeply as we value plants. Our farm centers and uplifts women, gender-nonconforming individuals, and racial and ethnic diversity. We approach our work with transparency, collaboration, respect, and a commitment to creating spaces where both humans and ecosystems can thrive.By working with the nature rather than against it, we cultivate gardens that are resilient, abundant, and alive.​ ​Please contact us at karen@picaflorfarm.com
