As the blooming hardy annual flowers finally begin to draw to a close, so too do the shades of true blue in the garden. This arrangement features some of my favorite flowers - including bells of Ireland. Let's take a closer look - Here's a quick look at the different flower types that we'll be…
Continue reading ➞ The Last of the Garden Blues: A Flower Arrangement
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
Sometimes, the colors of the season just naturally work well with each other. Even though summer is most commonly associated with "hot" colors, the cool shades of purple and blue are currently blooming in profusion. Let's take a quick look at today's cut flower arrangement. Like so many others, this arrangement starts with these very…
Continue reading ➞ Sweet Peas and Sweet Fillers – A Cut Flower Arrangement from the Garden
One of my favorite aspects of having my own cut flower garden is arranging a vase on a bad day. I mean, let's face it - we all have them. As it would turn out, going into the garden and picking this pretty (though moody looking) arrangement, was exactly what I needed. To begin this…
Continue reading ➞ Feeling Blue? Canterbury Bells Flower Arrangement
When I talk about sowing biennial flowers, I will be the first to admit that I use the term "biennial" very loosely. In general, the term biennial should be used to refer to plants that take two seasons to grow and bloom. However, I tend to call things "biennial" when they may be truly…
Continue reading ➞ Sowing Biennial Flower Seeds into Trays for the Cut Flower Garden
This year, one of my main goals was to grow as many new-to-me flowers as possible. Last year, I had accidentally grown one canterbury bells plant. So, I wanted to make sure to grow multiple (on purpose) this time around. Since these plants are biennial (blooming the second year), I began the process of seed…
Continue reading ➞ Growing Canterbury Bells Flowers from Seed – Cut Flower Garden
With many of the hardy annual flowers starting to finish up blooming, I'm continually surprised by how many bright pink flowers that I planted into the yard last fall. I think I may have been worried about the garden "matching", because I went all-out for the pinks. The canterbury bells are no exception to my…
Continue reading ➞ Canterbury Bell Cut Flower Arrangement – Cut Flower Garden
It's that time again - time to start thinking about winter sowing! Hooray! I'm so excited! In the past, I've only winter sowed using milk jugs and other containers. Last year, I ended up with well over 200 bottles sitting in the backyard - it was a complete mess! This year, I've decided to try…
Continue reading ➞ The Beginning of the Winter Sowing Season
