Cut Flower Seedling Update Before Transplanting into the Garden

So, I'm still really behind. In fact, I'm over a month late in planting the summer tender annual flowers into the garden. Even though I started the trays in a timely fashion, my schedule just hasn't worked out so that I'm able to transplant things into the garden as anticipated. As a result of this,…

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…

Cut Flower Seed Starting Update

I talk about seed starting a lot. Obviously, there can't be a garden unless we're able to get the plants into the ground. Though I've always been a big supporter of direct sowing, I find that I like starting seeds into trays more and more with each season that passes. This season is no exception…

Easy to Grow Cut Flowers for First Cut Flower Garden

Growing your first cut flower garden can feel intimidating, especially if you're a beginner gardener. Online, we're constantly bombarded with seemingly perfect images. While many plants require quite a bit of planning to grow, there are lots of hot season flowers that can easily be grown from seed. Luckily, it's possible to create absolutely stunning…

Saving Celosia Seeds

Hi Lovelies, This post is a little late, but don't worry - I didn't forget! I'm still knee-deep in cleaning up this season's mess, and now that it's colder, I'm a lot less motivated to even walk outside. It's usually at this point in the game that I start wondering why I don't live in…

Photo Friday (on a Saturday)

Hi Lovelies, Alright, so I may or may not have had a little mix up when trying to write these posts and accidentally scheduled yesterday's post and this one in reverse order! Here are a few of the most recent captures from the garden. I hope you enjoy!

5 Easy Annuals For Your First Cutting Garden

Hi Lovelies, Well, folks. It's not been a good morning. It's still cold and rainy, and I woke to find that I'd somehow managed to chip my tooth in my sleep? Ugh. Oh well, Blog-tober must go on. As you may or may not know, my goal is to make a post somewhere on the…

Growing ‘Kurume’ Celosia

Hi Lovelies, It's beginning to feel a lot like fall here. I'm not necessarily a big fan of the weather getting cooler, but it's a nice change of pace since I'm already thinking about planting things for next year. One of the tasks this week has been clearing out some of the beds to get…