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How to Grow Love-in-a-Mist in Zone 6b/7 – Ornamental Cut Flower Gardening
Hi Lovelies, The love-in-a-mist flowers are finishing blooming in the garden, so I thought we’d take a look at my experience growing these unique flowers! NAME: Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella) TOXIC: YES. Always do your research and be responsible any time you add something new to the garden. Be aware of what you’re growing around kids, pets, and everyone else. Many ornamental plants and cut flowers are toxic. Use common sense, always wear gloves, wash hands, don’t touch your eyes or face, etc. Safety first! Before planting, ensure that plants are not considered invasive in your area. HOW: Easy to direct sow. Easy to germinate using the winter sowing method. Broadcasting seed…
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How to Grow Agrostemma (Corn Cockle) in Zone 6/7
Hi Lovelies, I’m testing out a new format to make these posts shorter. Feel free to stop by YouTube for the video that goes with this post. As always, this information is solely based on results in my own garden and will differ depending on conditions and where you live. NAME: Agrostemma githago (agrostemma, corn cockle) TOXIC: YES. Always do your research and be responsible any time you add something new to the garden. Be aware of what you’re growing around kids, pets, and everyone you love. Use common sense, always wear gloves, wash hands, don’t touch your eyes, etc. HOW: Easy to direct sow. Easy to germinate using the…
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An Update!
Hi Lovelies, I’ve been soooo busy. Like, seriously. I’ve had my hands covered in dirt for the past week. So, first off, sorry for skipping out on the comments section for the time being. I’ve planted thousands of plants this week, and made quite a few arrangements. Here are some quick photos from this week! Hope you enjoy, and I hope you’re having a wonderful day!
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How to Grow Ranunculus in Zone 6 (and probably other places, too!)
Hi Lovelies, I know I’ve written a “How to Grow Ranunculus” post before, and honestly, I couldn’t find hardly anything to add to it. However, I do have a lot of really great photos to help bring it up to date. Therefore, I present to you – “How to Grow Ranunculus” Version 2.0! I hope you enjoy! If you live in one of those climates with awesome weather that’s totally conducive to growing ranunculus, this post probably isn’t for you – but, please do feel free to stick around and enjoy the pictures. Seriously, there’s going to be a lot of pictures. If you live somewhere like me, with a…
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Winter Sowing Flowers – The Final Results
Hi Lovelies! Well, the results are in. I’m officially done winter sowing for the year, and I’m here to give a somewhat full report on what happened! This post won’t have any pictures, but hopefully, it will be filled with helpful information. If you’re not familiar with winter sowing (I totally suggest you research more about it!), it’s a method of seed starting flowers and vegetables that requires minimal equipment. You can read more about prepping containers by clicking on this sentence! I don’t have access to a “grow room”, greenhouse, or even grow lights. As you can imagine, the idea of starting thousands of seeds is simply not one…
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Propagating Scented Geraniums (Pelargoniums) by Cuttings
Hi Lovelies, I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a total novice at this whole “plant propagation” thing. But, now that I’ve been successful with scented geraniums (pelargoniums), I feel like I’m at least allowed to share my experience with taking and rooting cuttings for the first time. The good news is that I made a video showing the whole process! The bad news is, that in the process of taking the video, I almost completely forgot to take all of the pictures that I needed! One of these days, I think I’ll finally get the hang of this “social media” stuff – but until then, I’m trying my…
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Growing Parrot Tulips
Hi Lovelies, Just thought I would quickly share my experiences growing parrot tulips for the first time this year. Parrot tulips are just as easy to grow as the “normal” tulips that you see growing in people’s front yards, but they definitely look quite unique. Â This year I planted two different types – salmon and apricot, however, I’ll admit that I’m not sure which is which since I mixed the two bags together. Â For whatever reason, parrot tulips seem to get varied reviews – some people love them and some people hate them. Here are some photos from around the garden. Hope you’re having an amazing day!
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Growing ‘Charming Beauty’ Tulips
Hi Lovelies, Just wanted to share some pictures of a new variety of tulip I tried this year, and quickly give some of my thoughts! Hope that you enjoy!
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Over the Past Week – Bouquets and More
Hi Lovelies, I honestly don’t know when the last time that I updated the ole’ blog was, but it legitimately feels like it has been way too long! I’ve been busy trying to take dahlia cuttings and generally getting myself together so that I’ll actually be ready when it comes time to plant things. I thought it might be fun, or at least entertaining, to take a look at some of the projects that I got myself into over the past week. Hope you’re having a really great day! 🙂
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Why are my Tulips so Short? (and a March Update)
Hi Lovelies! This year’s tulips are ridiculously short – I’ve included some possible explanations below!
