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Winter Sowing Reveal for Tender Annual Plants
The winter sowing season has officially ended here, and I wanted to quickly show some of my transplants. I started these trays at the beginning of March to transplant into the garden. Usually when I winter sow, I have to watch for frost to make sure there isn’t any chance of losing my seedlings. Surprisingly enough, we only had 1 or 2 frosts during this time – perfect for starting seeds outdoors! Advertisements Advertisements
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In Bloom: ‘Angelique’ Double Tulips
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In Bloom: ‘Dream Touch’ Double Tulips
I’m hesitant in making this post. Last season, I ordered some tulips from “Easy to Grow Bulbs”. So far, at least one of the packages was incorrectly labelled and NOT what I ordered. Considering the price of bulbs and shipping, I find this ridiculous. It’s safe to say I won’t be ordering again. Anyway, for the sake of this post I’m assuming that these actually are the ‘Dream Touch’ bulbs. I was drawn to the Dream Touch tulips because purple is my mom’s favorite color. They don’t disappoint. The flowers start out a very maroonish-burgundy color and fade over time to the nice shade of purple you see below. I…
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In Bloom: ‘Charming Beauty’ Double Tulips
Over the past season, I’ve really wanted to focus on creating a catalog of plants that I’ve grown. These Charming Beauty tulips have always been one of my favorites. I first grew them two seasons ago. Then, the stems were really short and difficult to use. However, this season the stems are nice and tall – perfect for cut flowers. These are very similar to ‘Foxy Foxtrot’ which I’ve already posted about. In fact, I was hard pressed to tell them apart aside from their bloom date – charming beauty bloom later.
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Spring Bouquet with Ranunculus and Icelandic Poppies
At a certain point in my gardening career, I started to realize that much of your success is simply related to what types of flowers you have available and whether or not you have access to an expensive camera. After years and years of blogging, I’ve learned to grow a lot of flowers and I’ve finally upgraded my camera. The more experience I get, the less I’m impressed with the the false realities created on the internet. Here’s a bouquet that I made recently on a whim. Despite my complete novice flower arranging skill level, it still turned out beautiful. I hope you like it. The peachy salmon colored poppies…
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In Bloom: Creme Upstar Double Early Tulips
The Creme Upstar tulips are just starting to finish up blooming. I had originally ordered these to “match” some of the other orange/pink varieties that I had purchased. However, upon blooming, it is pretty apparent that these tulips are mostly pale yellow. In my blooms, I was unable to detect any appearance of pink in the flowers. Oh well, they were still beautiful. Here are some more pictures from my garden –
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In Bloom: Foxy Foxtrot Double Early Tulips
Foxy foxtrot tulips have also started to bloom in this year’s garden – yet another new-to-me variety. This variety is very similar to ‘Charming Beauty’ in that the beautiful light orange color is splashed with tones of pink. Here are a few more photos from the yard –
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In Bloom: Parrot Tulips
Last year, when in the process of planning the spring garden, I ordered some parrot tulips on a whim. I’ve grown parrot tulips before, but I did have a couple of varieties that are new to me this year. Included in these photos are Fantasy Parrot tulip (light pink), Weber’s Parrot tulip (darker pink), and Apricot Parrot tulips. Hope you enjoy!
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April Cut Flower Garden Update
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Winter Sowing Results for Frost Tender Annual Flowers and Vegetables
This winter sowing season is finally coming to a close. If you’ve been following along here on the blog, you know that I did something a little different this year. Instead of using bottles, I decided to start seeds in trays using an unheated low tunnel. As you can see from the photos below, this method was a huge success. I’m so glad to be able to share it with you! Overall, I had a great experience growing in trays. In fact, in sowing frost tender annuals, germination occurred in every single tray. However, some trays did have a little bit of grass pop up. I have no idea how…
