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 - After I ran out of cell trays, I started using…
Continue reading ➞ Fall Hardy Annual Seedling Update
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
In true to myself fashion, I'm once again arranging flowers while wishing I had taken the time to establish more perennial plantings. Here we are, beginning to harvest the last of the tulips for cut flowers, and there isn't greenery to be found anywhere in the flower patch. Oh well. The tulips in the arrangement…
Continue reading ➞ Where’s the Foliage? Well, I Didn’t Plant Any…
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…
Continue reading ➞ Cut Flower Seed Starting Update
Though the scheduling of these posts generally runs about a month behind, I can't help but eagerly share the news that the ranunculus have started blooming! In this post, we'll take a quick look at some of the new-to-me varieties that I'm growing this year. I bought the 'Cafe Picotee' ranunculus from Longfield Gardens. I…
Continue reading ➞ The Arrival of Spring Ranunculus Flowers
Whether I want to admit it or not, I'm beginning to take a liking to these bright flower arrangements. A few posts ago, I know I complained that these color combination weren't for me. However, the more that I put them into vases; the more I grow to appreciate them. Let's take a quick look…
Continue reading ➞ Hot! Hot! Hot! Another Highly Saturated Flower Arrangement
Can you believe that I've been doing this blog thing for 5 years now? In fact, one of the very first posts that I ever made was about using daffodils as cut flowers. You can see it by clicking here. I'm happy to say that those original daffodil bulbs are still producing flowers. That's one…
Continue reading ➞ Harvesting Daffodils for Cut Flowers in a Vase
If you've been following along for a while, you'll likely remember when we started the process of winter sowing our sunflower seeds. Transplanting sunflowers - it's finally that time! This year, I'm growing several different varieties of sunflowers - those which are open pollinated, and those which will be used for cut flower arrangements. Today,…
Continue reading ➞ Transplanting Sunflowers in the Garden – Growing Sunflowers for Cut Flowers
With April in full swing, it's time to pick some flowers. Here's a quick look around - I'm so pleased with these small vases. I've added some white ranunculus and some tulips that were too small for a regular vase. As it turns out, mint is absolutely wonderful when used as a small foliage. There…
Continue reading ➞ The First Cut Flower Harvest of the Season
In my experience, it seems that cleome is one of those flowers that people can have strong opinions about. Before I started growing it, I had no clue what the plant even looked like. However, now it's an ornamental flower that I really, really love. I personally don't use this one as a cut flower,…
Continue reading ➞ Winter Sowing Cleome Flowers in the Cut Flower Garden
