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, Things have been crazy chaotic lately, and for the first time I'm starting to realize that I really can't do everything at once - very unfortunate, indeed. Anywho, this post is serving as an update and as a means to document something that I feel (no experience here) is a little bit on…
Continue reading ➞ Experimenting with Biennials and an Update
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. Â 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…
Continue reading ➞ What’s That!?!? It’s a Wheel Bug.
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 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,…
Continue reading ➞ Sour Feelings and Pretty Zinnias
Hi Lovelies, I know, I know. Stargazer lilies have been around forever, why are you even bothering to write a post about them? Well my friends, because I love them, of course. Speaking honestly, I have the tendency to fall in love with whatever's blooming profusely at the moment - but these beauties have never…
Continue reading ➞ Growing Stargazer Oriental Lilies
Hi Lovelies, Hope the day is finding you well. I can say that things are looking up a little here - but that's only because the internet connection is finally back and I can actually sit down and collect my thoughts. I went into this year being extremely thoughtful. By that, I mean, I planned.…
Continue reading ➞ More Rain on my Parade
Hi lovelies 🙂 I'm just going to go ahead and be honest - we're all friends here, right? The vase life trials for tulips will simply not be happening. In life, and in planning a rather large expansion to the cut flower garden I've had to reassess my priorities pretty often.  This would probably explain…
Continue reading ➞ Tulips, tulips, tulips!
I don't know why it is that I always manage to post on holidays. Maybe it's because it's the only time that I feel like I can gather my thoughts. This post isn't even about anything specific, so you may want to click away. The past couple weeks have been a whirlwind. This time, I'm…
Continue reading ➞ Just Passing the Time
Hello lovelies! I hope this post finds everyone well! Things have certainly been busy here. After a pretty much set back, I've been busy playing a mean game of catch up. The weather has been gorgeous. GORGEOUS. However, the extra warmth means that a lot of the flowers have suddenly decided to burst open with…
Continue reading ➞ Harvest & Handling: Daffodils – Daffodils as Cut Flowers
