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Winter Sowing Results Pt. 2 + Garden Update – Week 2 – April 2018

Categories annuals, bees, beneficials, chrysanthemums, corms, cut flowers, cutting, cuttings, dusty miller, fabric, first flowers, flowers, gardening, Growing, how to, info3 Comments on Winter Sowing Results Pt. 2 + Garden Update – Week 2 – April 2018

Finally! We finally had two days - count them, TWO - of beautiful weather. I'll admit, I was beginning to lose patience and faith in the fact that I would ever be able to finally transplant my snapdragons and lettuce into the garden - but I got it done! Hooray! Just wanted to quickly check…

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Flower Garden Update – Week One – April 2018

Categories annuals, bees, cold, corms, cut flowers, direct sow, first flowers, flowers, gardening, hardy annuals, milk jugs, planting, seedlings, snapdragons, tulips, update, winter sowing4 Comments on Flower Garden Update – Week One – April 2018

I've always wanted to make weekly updates, but I'll admit, I always forget about them and fail to keep up with progress. Now that I'm actively trying to get into a better blogging routine, I'll hopefully be able to maintain a better schedule. Let's see what's going on in the garden this week, shall we?…

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Winter Sowing Results Pt 2 – Cut Flower and Vegetable Seedlings

Categories cut flowers, fall planting, first flowers, flowers, gardening, hardy annuals, hyacinth, planting, winter sowing3 Comments on Winter Sowing Results Pt 2 – Cut Flower and Vegetable Seedlings

If you've been following my YouTube channel at all, you know that I'm completely obsessed with winter sowing. I mean, seriously, I talk about it all the time. I'm almost finished with winter sowing for the season, and I'm so happy to show you all what some of my bottles of seedlings currently look like.…

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March Week One Update

Categories amaranth, anemones, annuals, arrangments, bachelor buttons, bees, beneficials, bouquets, bulbs, cold, cut flowers, cutting, daffodils, dahlias, decor, direct sow, diy, dusty miller, fall, fall planting, fall sowing, farm, first flowers, flowers, fragrant, frost, gardening, Growing, guide, hardy annuals, home decor, hoophouse, how to, hyacinth, hybrids, indoors, lupine, milk jugs, nectar, photos, picking, planting, plastic, pollen, pollenless, pollinators, poppy, propagating, pulling, quinoa, ranunculus, reviews and trials, salvia, seed saving, seed starting, seedlings, snapdragons, snow, statice, stock, story, strawflower, sunflowers, sweet annie, sweet peas, tubers, tulips, tutorial, Uncategorized, update14 Comments on March Week One Update

Hi Lovelies, Brace yourselves! This post has a lot of pictures. Just a quick peek at  nearly everything that's going on right now! Let's all just hope that this warmer weather will keep on coming our way! Not pictured is the progress on the dahlia tubers that I've started for cuttings. The reason? Well, it looks…

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Let’s Plant Some Sweet Peas (Lathyrus odoratus)and See What Happens!

Categories annuals, arrangments, bouquets, cold, cut flowers, cutting, direct sow, diy, fall planting, first flowers, flowers, fragrant, gardening, Growing, guide, hardy annuals, how to, milk jugs, seed starting, seedlings, sweet peas, tutorial, winter, winter sowing8 Comments on Let’s Plant Some Sweet Peas (Lathyrus odoratus)and See What Happens!

Hi Lovelies, First and foremost, let's be clear, we're talking ornamental sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus). NOT edible "sweet" peas,as they are sometimes called by veggie loving gardeners. These, in fact, are toxic. So, don't eat them. Okay? K, thanx. Sweet peas and I have a complicated relationship. I love them, but any time I think I've…

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February Week 4 Update – Germination Celebration, lol.

Categories annuals, bouquets, cold, cut flowers, cutting, direct sow, dusty miller, dutch iris, first flowers, flowers, gardening, Growing, hardy annuals, how to, lupine, milk jugs, planting, poppy, propagating, quinoa, ranunculus, salvia, seed starting, seedlings, snapdragons, stock, strawflower, sweet annie, sweet peas, tutorial, update, winter, winter sowing6 Comments on February Week 4 Update – Germination Celebration, lol.

Hi Lovelies, The week 4 update is a little early, but I probably won't have internet access for the next few days - so I wanted to get these posted now! All of the seedlings below have been planted using the winter sowing method in milk jugs. Let me know if you've got any questions,…

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An Update on a Sunny Day

Categories anemones, annuals, arrangments, bouquets, cold, cut flowers, cutting, direct sow, diy, dusty miller, first flowers, flowers, gardening, Growing, guide, hardy annuals, hoophouse, how to, lupine, photos, planting, quinoa, reviews and trials, salvia, seedlings, snapdragons, stock, strawflower, sweet annie, update, winter, winter sowing14 Comments on An Update on a Sunny Day

Hi Lovelies, Well, today looks like it's going to be one of the last days before the weather turns gross and cold again. It's sunny, it's 60F. For whatever reason, I don't feel like singing songs and wearing shorts yet, though. Anyhow, just wanted to quickly share some captures from the hoophouse and to update…

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February 2016: Week One Update

Categories anemones, annuals, cold, corms, cut flowers, cutting, direct sow, dusty miller, first flowers, flowers, forcing, fragrant, frost, gardening, Growing, guide, hardy annuals, hoophouse, how to, photos, ranunculus, seed starting, snapdragons, snow, sweet peas, tulips, update, walk around, winter, winter sowing12 Comments on February 2016: Week One Update

Hi Lovelies, First and foremost, let me apologize to everyone who left a comment on the last post and I didn't get a chance to respond. I've been having major technical difficulties over here, which I have hopefully resolved. Now that I've done a lot of winter sowing, I feel like the season has started…

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Preparing Winter Sowing Containers – Ready to Plant!

Categories annuals, arrangments, cut flowers, cutting, diy, first flowers, flowers, frost, gardening, Growing, hardy annuals, how to, Make it, planting, plastic, seed starting, tutorial, Uncategorized, winter, winter sowing25 Comments on Preparing Winter Sowing Containers – Ready to Plant!

It's winter, and for me that means something very important! It's time to winter sow some annuals (and perennials!). The discovery of winter sowing was a complete game-changer for me. You see, my tiny little house is a dark wasteland, and the last thing that thrives here are delicate seedlings. Moving the operation outdoors is…

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Origin Stories

Categories amaranth, annuals, arrangments, bouquets, cut flowers, cutting, first flowers, flowers, gardening, Growing4 Comments on Origin Stories

Hi Lovelies, Origins - I've always been interested in them. Being from what most would consider the south, I'm quite accustomed to hearing phrases that you wouldn't run into elsewhere. On occasion, I hit the ole' Google machine and do a little searching for the things I hear. I realize this doesn't sound like the…

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