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Seed Tray Progress and the Arrival of Snapdragons
So, here’s the part where I come clean about everything. This spring has been really…different. We had a freeze in the middle of May, it rained every single day, and I didn’t get my plants started until I was about a month too late. Some things are just simply out of our control. Let’s take a quick look around at the progress of some of the cut flower seed trays. Advertisements Advertisements
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Soft Spring Pastels: Flower Arranging from the Cut Flower Patch
Sadly, my seasonal love affair with the ranunculus and double tulips has almost come to an end. With only a few more tulip and ranunculus posts to share with everyone, I guess that it’s time to start dreaming about warm weather flowers. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, though. The more and more that I used the Amazing Grace tulips this year, the more I realize that they were playing a major role in my “designs”. I put that word in quotes because, let’s face it, I’m just a person playing with flowers in their backyard. The Elegance Salmon ranunculus were hands down one of the most enchanting flowers…
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Small, But Mighty! Pansies in Cut Flower Arrangements
Because the garden is comparatively small, it seems like I always find myself looking for new ways to use various plants. Pansies are certainly no exception to this, as I quite love their cute little blooms. After growing pansies from seed for a few years, I started using the small stems in cut flower arrangements – let’s take a closer look at this one – To start, I wanted to form a base of Amazing Grace tulips. You’ll remember from last post, these tulips have quickly become one of my favorites. They are a perfect blend of lavender and pink. The tulips in the photo above had been stored in…
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Dreamy Creamy Flower Jar Arrangement – Spring Cut Flower Garden
First of all, I want to give a HUGE ‘Thank You’ to everyone who has been following along here on the blog. While I usually focus mainly on YouTube, it’s nice to take a break and do something different. I really appreciate every single person who visits these posts. Now, onto the arrangement! The first thing that I wanted to pick for this flower arrangement were some Minnow daffodils. At least, I’ve been told that these are ‘Minnow’. I technically don’t know the name of these, as they came in a huge unlabeled mixed bag from the home improvement store. They’re always the last daffodils to start blooming. Their tiny…
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Peach + Pink Ranunculus and Tulips – Flower Arrangement
The obsession continues! In progressing with my goal to post more frequently on the blog, I’m here to show off even more of some of my favorite flowers. This time, in the form of a flower arrangement filled with pink and peachy tones – my favorite color pallette! Check out this jar filled with Floret Champagne ranunculus. Technically, I believe they are the La Belle Champagne ranunculus – but I’m not certain. Either way, I have quickly become utterly obsessed with the color of these flowers. While the Floret website featured much more variation in color, mine were all generally the same. Though I know that I should pick them…
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Floret Rose Ranunculus and Belica Double Tulips
Though the tulips and ranunculus have long gone by the time that you’re reading this, I can’t help but enjoy myself as I continue to sift through the photos from this spring. Making fresh-from-the-garden flower arrangements is one of my favorite things to do, so why not take a closer look at yet another one. These are the Floret Rose ranunculus. When I placed an order back in fall, I knew that I wanted to plant a lot of pink flowers. However, I don’t think I was prepared for how pink they would actually be! These rose ranunculus are some of the brightest pink flowers that I have ever grown.…
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Growing Floret Ranunculus in the Little Cut Flower Garden
I’ve been growing ranunculus for years. In fact, it was one of the very first flowers that I wanted to grow after seeing pictures of the flowers in a seed catalog online. We’ve really come a long way in terms of corm availability since then. Last fall, I made a purchase from Floret of some really lovely ranunculus corms. Now that they’re in bloom, I couldn’t wait to share the results! Of all the ranunculus that I ordered, I think the Floret Marshmallow ranunculus are my absolute favorite. Seriously, it is such a soft and delicate pastel pink. Whenever I try to take photos of it, it seems as if…
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Taking Chrysanthemum Cuttings – The Easy Way
One of the easiest ways to get the most for your money is to propagate plants from cuttings. Chrysanthemums are one of my favorite plants to cut. First, you’ll need a cutting or a pre-existing stool that has resumed growth. I know a lot of people get really technical in starting their cuttings indoors under grow lights, but we can easily accomplish the same task outside. I begin making cuts around the middle of April, about three weeks before my last frost date. As you can see, this mum plant from last year has overwintered in this pot and has now started to grow. I’ve read online that this new…
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Cut Flower Bloom Update – Mid May Garden
Recent excessive rains have made the garden a total mess. The mud, I can’t even describe how muddy it is! I have roughly 100 dahlias patiently waiting to be planted. Alas, that doesn’t mean that many flowers haven’t already started to bloom. Let’s take a closer look at the flowers, shall we? The firmament forget me nots are getting taller and taller. The more that I allow the flowers to bloom, the more usable cut flower stems I am able to harvest for vases. I’m absolutely head over heels for these true blue beauties. The first snapdragons of the season have also opened. These are the madame butterfly snapdragons. So…
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Where’s the Foliage? Well, I Didn’t Plant Any…
In true to myself fashion, I’m once again arranging flowers while wishing I had taken the time to establish more perennial plantings. Here we are, beginning to harvest the last of the tulips for cut flowers, and there isn’t greenery to be found anywhere in the flower patch. Oh well. The tulips in the arrangement are from the ‘Victoria’s Secret’ mix that I bought from Eden Brothers. Only 6 of 10 bulbs bloomed, and it wasn’t exactly a mix. As you can see, most of my flowers are this lighter purple color – with only one being the dark purple/red/black color. I decided to mix them with these mysterious white…
