Five Generations on This Land

Sugar Oak Lane has been in our family for over a century. Before it was a flower farm, it was a row-crop farm, a cattle operation, a peach orchard, and a place where five generations of our family learned what it means to work a piece of Georgia red clay until it gives you something beautiful.

The name comes from the lane that runs through the property — a dirt road lined with sugar maples and live oaks that has been there longer than anyone in the family can remember. In October, when the maples turn orange and the dahlias are still going strong, it's one of the most beautiful places on earth. We're not being sentimental. We've traveled. It really is.

Why Flowers?

The honest answer: we were looking for a crop that could generate meaningful income on a small acreage while keeping the land in active cultivation. Cut flowers check every box. Per-acre returns that rival vegetables, a product people genuinely love, a direct-to-consumer model that doesn't require middlemen, and something beautiful growing outside the window every single day.

We started with a half-acre trial of dahlias and zinnias in 2019. By the end of that first season, we'd sold out of everything at the local farmers market and had a waiting list for fall dahlia bouquets. The decision to expand wasn't difficult.

Today we grow over 50 dahlia varieties, plus zinnias, sunflowers, cosmos, sweet peas, ranunculus, lisianthus, and a rotating cast of specialty flowers that we trial every season. We farm about 3 acres in active flower production, with expansion plans underway for a fourth.

What We Grow and Why It Matters

Every variety we grow has to earn its spot. Our criteria are simple: it has to grow well in Georgia's Zone 7b/8a climate, it has to harvest well (good vase life, strong stems), and people have to love it. If it fails any of those tests, it's out.

That's why we don't grow roses for retail. Roses are beautiful, but the economics of growing them at the quality level people expect are brutal for small farms. We focus on what we can grow exceptionally well — and dahlias, in Georgia soil and heat, are something we can grow exceptionally well.

We don't try to grow everything. We try to grow a few things better than anyone else in our region.

Who We Sell To

We sell through several channels, depending on the season:

  • Our online shop — Fresh bouquets, dahlia tubers, seeds, and farm goods available year-round
  • Farmers markets — Saturday mornings in Loganville and surrounding areas, spring through fall
  • Weddings and events — We work with a limited number of couples each season who want locally-grown, farm-direct flowers for their celebrations
  • Wholesale accounts — Local florists and event designers who want Georgia-grown stems without the import premium

Everything we sell is grown here, on this land, by our family. No re-selling wholesale imports. No outsourcing. If it has our name on it, we grew it.

Come Visit

We offer farm tours, u-pick events (when blooms allow), and workshops throughout the season. Check our workshops page for upcoming events, or follow along as we post updates from the field.

And if you have questions — about a flower, about ordering, about growing dahlias in your own yard — reach out. We love talking about this stuff. It's what we do.

— The Sugar Oak Lane Family