In the past, I've always struggled to grow calendula. After planting them last fall, I was so happy to see them thriving in this season's spring garden. One variety, called 'Greenheart Gold' was especially impressive. 'Greenheart Gold' calendula first opened in a very bright shade or orange-yellow. The flowers were also exceptionally tall, much taller…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Greenheart Gold’ Calendula
I'll openly admit that calendula flowers have never been one that I am particularly excited about growing. While I do love their bright and cheerful colors, they usually don't perform well for me. From a spring planting, they are often disappointing in my zone. This year, it seems that I have finally figured out how…
Continue reading ➞ In Bloom: ‘Kinglet Apricot’ Calendula
In my last post, I shared one of my favorite flower arrangements that I had made so far this season. Today, I wanted to quickly post a few more that I had made with a few of the random odds and ends that didn't quite make it into my kitchen. The first is this lovely…
Continue reading ➞ Even More Spring Flower Arrangements from the Cut Flower Garden
In one of my more recent posts, I remember hesitantly mentioning that the weather this winter had been very nice. Over the last two weeks, however, that has definitely changed. Like many, my garden has been covered in ice and snow - not to mention the constant freezing temperatures. Now that things are finally starting…
Continue reading ➞ Winter Flower Update – FEBRUARY 2021
It's been a few weeks since I posted about finally starting the process of sowing the seeds of my hardy annual flowers. In this, germination is in full swing for a lot of the fall hardy annual flower seedlings. Let's take a closer look -Â After I ran out of cell trays, I started using…
Continue reading ➞ Fall Hardy Annual Seedling Update
I absolutely love flowers, but wouldn't consider flower arranging to be my strong point. In fact, that's the main reason I post so many arrangements. In order to truly get better at something, I believe that you have to keep practicing. Today, we'll be arranging what I like to call a "Kitchen Sink" vase. This…
Continue reading ➞ Kitchen Sink Flower Arrangements
I know that I've been posting tons of different cut flower arrangements lately, but I just can't help it. Let's take a closer look at some of the cut flower vases that were arranged - These are the Zeolights calendula that I planted last fall. They don't have the longest stems. In fact, using them…
Continue reading ➞ A Week’s Worth of Cut Flowers
One of my favorite things about growing so many different types of cut flowers is trying different combinations in vases. Since we haven't been able to donate any flowers this year, I've had a lot of choices in terms of arrangement flowers for myself and for my family. Let's take a quick look at yet…
Continue reading ➞ Spring Calendula and Ranunculus Flower Arrangement
It hasn't been long since I transplanted the hoop house. At the time, I was feeling pretty pessimistic. I was nearly certain that the things I planted wouldn't grow. Now that it's December, it's really interesting to see just how much things have actually grown. The flower beds are filled with a random assortment of…
Continue reading ➞ December Hoop House Update – Hardy Annual Cut Flowers
