There was a time when Denver was known as the carnation capital of the world. Colorado still ranks high among states where “floriculture” is an industry.
Broker Patrick Laurienti with LHT Group, who grew up in Brighton and specializes in the I-76 corridor northeast of Denver, has a property three miles south of Brighton’s town center that is a working flower farm and pretty enough that it has staged a number of weddings.
Red Daisy Farm dates from 1901 when its signature farmhouse was built. But the operation has worked as a flower wholesaler since 2010. The house shows an extensive remodel, but it kept its historic detailing, including an exterior with window bays and hipped gables and with loads of interior wood trim and decorative glass.
Four accommodations
The 2,575-square-foot floor plan has a traditional layout with three bedrooms up on a single bath and with a basement that shows a guest bedroom, bath and recreation space. The living room, parlor and dining room are extensively detailed and the kitchen has newer butcher-block counters and stainless appliances.
However, this is a near 4-acre property, with another three accommodations on site: a 3-bedroom, 2-bath ranch manager’s house, a standalone single-bedroom/ bath studio and an Airbnb-type unit that has been engineered from grain silos. Those are all worked into an outdoor scape very much finished with guests in mind, showing seating worked into pergolas, patios and tree-shaded areas, along with a 4,000-square-foot pond and other landscaped water and rock features…