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March Week One Update

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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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The Last Sunflowers of the Season

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Hi Lovelies, I was certainly cutting it close on today's post. Currently, I'm cleaning up a giant mess of a flooded basement. Since I've got a lot of mopping to do, I thought I would show you some of the last sunflowers that were picked. I planted the seeds rather late, around August 10th -…

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5 Easy Annuals For Your First Cutting Garden

Categories amaranth, annuals, arrangments, bees, bouquets, butterflies, celosia, cosmos, cut flowers, cutting, direct sow, first flowers, flowers, gardening, Growing, guide, how to, insects, picking, pollen, pollenless, pollinators, seed starting, sunflowers, Uncategorized, zinnias15 Comments on 5 Easy Annuals For Your First Cutting Garden

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…

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What’s That!?!? It’s a Wheel Bug.

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Hi Lovelies, Hope all is well. I've just come in from a bit of flower cutting and I'm waiting patiently for the thunderstorm that's brewing on the weather radar.   I grew up in the city, in a tiny yard and with neighbors practically living on top of me. When the space that you roam…

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Growing Procut Gold Sunflowers

Categories annuals, bees, butterflies, cut flowers, cutting, direct sow, flowers, gardening, Growing, nectar, picking, planting, pollenless, pollinators, reviews and trials, sunflowers4 Comments on Growing Procut Gold Sunflowers

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…

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Pollen or Nectar? What’s the Difference?

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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…

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Growing Buttercream Sunflowers

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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…

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Sour Feelings and Pretty Zinnias

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Hi Lovelies, I hope all is well! It's been about a week and things are finally starting to change around here. I'll admit to having some sour feelings about the garden lately. I think a lot of it stems from things that are simply out of my control. This season has been a roller coaster,…

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Growing Pro Cut Brilliance Sunflowers

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Hi Lovelies, So, I won't lie - I'm starting to really enjoy writing these posts, and somehow they've managed to morph into reviews. I personally like the direction that I've taken because I know I like to extensively investigate anything that I plan to grow, and one aspect of that is seeing what other gardeners…

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