One of the biggest challenges of growing in a small space is finding the room to grow flower bulbs. While perennial bulbs, like daffodils, will require more thought. I generally can plant tulips anywhere, because I treat them as an annual which will be removed after bloom. This fall, I'm planting roughly 1500 tulips in…
Continue reading ➞ Trench Planting Tulips for Spring Cut Flowers
I know that I've been posting flower arrangements using tulips over the past month, but it appears that we've reached the end for the season. In all, I was able to extend my tulip season by almost one full month. Before we know it, it'll once be time again to plant bulbs. Anyway, let's take…
Continue reading ➞ The Last Tulips of the Season –
Sadly, my seasonal love affair with the ranunculus and double tulips has almost come to an end. With only a few more tulip and ranunculus posts to share with everyone, I guess that it's time to start dreaming about warm weather flowers. Let's not get ahead of ourselves, though. The more and more that…
Continue reading ➞ Soft Spring Pastels: Flower Arranging from the Cut Flower Patch
Because the garden is comparatively small, it seems like I always find myself looking for new ways to use various plants. Pansies are certainly no exception to this, as I quite love their cute little blooms. After growing pansies from seed for a few years, I started using the small stems in cut flower arrangements…
Continue reading ➞ Small, But Mighty! Pansies in Cut Flower Arrangements
First of all, I want to give a HUGE 'Thank You' to everyone who has been following along here on the blog. While I usually focus mainly on YouTube, it's nice to take a break and do something different. I really appreciate every single person who visits these posts. Now, onto the arrangement! The first…
Continue reading ➞ Dreamy Creamy Flower Jar Arrangement – Spring Cut Flower Garden
The obsession continues! In progressing with my goal to post more frequently on the blog, I'm here to show off even more of some of my favorite flowers. This time, in the form of a flower arrangement filled with pink and peachy tones - my favorite color pallette! Check out this jar filled with Floret…
Continue reading ➞ Peach + Pink Ranunculus and Tulips – Flower Arrangement
Though the tulips and ranunculus have long gone by the time that you're reading this, I can't help but enjoy myself as I continue to sift through the photos from this spring. Making fresh-from-the-garden flower arrangements is one of my favorite things to do, so why not take a closer look at yet another one.…
Continue reading ➞ Floret Rose Ranunculus and Belica Double Tulips
I've been growing ranunculus for years. In fact, it was one of the very first flowers that I wanted to grow after seeing pictures of the flowers in a seed catalog online. We've really come a long way in terms of corm availability since then. Last fall, I made a purchase from Floret of some…
Continue reading ➞ Growing Floret Ranunculus in the Little Cut Flower Garden
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…
