I first grew 'Marshmallow' ranunculus last season. Though I had only planted a handful of corms, it quickly became one of my absolute favorite flowers. When it began to bloom this year, I was very eager to see whether or not it would prove to be a reliable addition to the cut flower garden. The…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Marshmallow’ Ranunculus: A Dependable Favorite in the Cut Flower Garden
I'll admit, whenever a flower is described as "chocolate," I immediately become skeptical. It's not that I don't believe that there are really lovely brown-rust colored blooms out there, I just haven't encountered them. It seems that the flowers that I select nearly always open in shades of maroon or dark red. In my garden,…
Continue reading ➞ In Bloom: ‘Floret’s Chocolate’ Ranunculus
I know that I've been posting tons of different cut flower arrangements lately, but I just can't help it. Let's take a closer look at some of the cut flower vases that were arranged - These are the Zeolights calendula that I planted last fall. They don't have the longest stems. In fact, using them…
Continue reading ➞ A Week’s Worth of Cut Flowers
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
A few posts ago, I was debating whether or not the Brownie tulips were actually the variety Brownie. Now that the Olivia tulips have started to bloom, I'm now certain of everyone's purported identity. In this flower arrangement, we'll be using La Belle Epoque (peach) and the Olivia (orange). As it would turn out, the…
Continue reading ➞ La Belle Epoque Tulip and Olivia Tulip Flower Arrangement
One of my favorite things about growing so many different types of cut flowers is trying different combinations in vases. Since we haven't been able to donate any flowers this year, I've had a lot of choices in terms of arrangement flowers for myself and for my family. Let's take a quick look at yet…
Continue reading ➞ Spring Calendula and Ranunculus Flower Arrangement
I was going to start this post off with a knock-knock joke, but ultimately, I decided against it. Oranges in the garden are here and making a huge statement. In fact, this orange flower vase turned out to be one of the prettiest ones that I've made in a long time. Let's take a closer…
Continue reading ➞ Orange You Glad I Picked These Flowers? Get it — Aren’t You Glad?!
Over the last couple weeks, I've been absolutely swimming in ranunculus blooms. Last fall, when I made an order from Floret; I wanted to be certain that I ordered several colors of ranunculus. Of all the corms, I was most hesitant about the purple picotee. I had purchased picotee ranunculus corms elsewhere before with very…
Continue reading ➞ Floret Purple Picotee Ranunculus in Bloom
When I planned the garden last year, I knew that I wanted to grow as many ranunculus as possible. This also meant that I wanted to include as many colors as possible. Shades of dark red and dark violet were certainly no exception. Let's take a closer look at some of the darkest colors in…
Continue reading ➞ The Magic of Dark Ranunculus Blooms
