Hi Lovelies, Well, folks. It's not been a good morning. It's still cold and rainy, and I woke to find that I'd somehow managed to chip my tooth in my sleep? Ugh. Oh well, Blog-tober must go on. As you may or may not know, my goal is to make a post somewhere on the…
Continue reading ➞ 5 Easy Annuals For Your First Cutting Garden
Hi Lovelies, I hope you enjoy the photos from this week!
Hi Lovelies, It's beginning to feel a lot like fall here. I'm not necessarily a big fan of the weather getting cooler, but it's a nice change of pace since I'm already thinking about planting things for next year. One of the tasks this week has been clearing out some of the beds to get…
Continue reading ➞ Growing ‘Kurume’ Celosia
Hi Lovelies, As always, just a few photos from the past week. Hope you enjoy!
Hi Lovelies! Last week I was busy singing the praises of my 'Bright Lights' Cosmos patch. This week, I thought I'd quickly share the current process I'm going through with saving some seeds for next season. I'm sure a lot of folks may wonder why I'm bothering to collect seeds when they are so inexpensive.…
Continue reading ➞ Saving Cosmos Seeds
Hi Lovelies, Okay, brace yourselves. You're probably not going to believe this, but today's tale is absolutely a love story. That's right, folks! I've completely fallen head over heels for 'bright lights' cosmos. I discovered cosmos about six years ago, by accident. At the time, I was working at an elementary school. It was teacher…
Continue reading ➞ Growing Bright Lights Cosmos
Hi Lovelies, Today's post was definitely one of those spur of the moment, random ideas that I get. I started seed saving back when I started growing veggies. In fact, seed saving is important for many reasons - but alas, I'll save that for another day. I was walking through the garden today when I…
Continue reading ➞ Seed Saving – Bachelor’s Buttons
Hi Lovelies, I can't even begin to tell you how busy I felt today. It's not that there were necessarily many items on my to-do list, in fact, the list consisted of one thing - harvest sunflowers. Harvest, I indeed did! Since discussing sunflowers has managed to turn into a series of sorts, I figured…
Continue reading ➞ Growing Procut Gold Sunflowers
Hi Lovelies, With my recent spree of posting about sunflowers, I've gotten a couple of questions via email. So, why not try to answer them here! Hooray! 🙂 It's no secret, that I'm absolutely in love with pollenless sunflowers. They're truly a gem for anyone who loves cutting flowers. They're cheerful, classic, and most importantly…
Continue reading ➞ Pollen or Nectar? What’s the Difference?
Hi Lovelies, I'm back! The bright sunshine and heat we've had the last couple days means one thing - I'm absolutely swimming in sunflowers. I planted about 13 different varieties of sunflower this year, mainly because if all else fails, I know that I can usually depend on them. *knock on wood* Anyway, this post…
Continue reading ➞ Growing Buttercream Sunflowers
