If I'm being honest, it was extremely difficult to find the motivation to write this post. After posting its companion video, there were several comments that simply "got to me". I am forever appreciative of the comments and interaction on my content, but some of the more negative ones can feel so discouraging and even…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Double Delight’ Sunflowers in the Cut Flower Garden
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
I can't believe that it's already almost the end of June. That's one thing about the warm weather - I spend all winter long waiting for it. It feels like it takes forever to arrive, but when it does - it flies by. That bothers me, a lot. Anyhow, let's take a quick look around…
Continue reading ➞ End of June Garden Update 2018
As a habit, I often browse tons of different gardening forums. I think I started doing it when I was bored one day, and the habit just kind of stayed with me. These days, I usually try to take a mental note of the common questions that are being asked. This week, there was definitely…
Continue reading ➞ Favorite Flowers for Beginners – Growing Flowers from Seed
Hi Lovelies, I was certainly cutting it close on today's post. Currently, I'm cleaning up a giant mess of a flooded basement. Since I've got a lot of mopping to do, I thought I would show you some of the last sunflowers that were picked. I planted the seeds rather late, around August 10th -…
Continue reading ➞ The Last Sunflowers of the Season
Hi Lovelies, Here they are! My favorite snaps of the week - I hope you love them as much as I do! Much love! Hope you're having a great day!
Hi Lovelies, Welcome to the first installment of "Photo Friday". These are the "leftover" pictures that I feel need a place to call home. I hope that you love them as much as I do.
Hi Lovelies, I can't even begin to tell you how busy I felt today. It's not that there were necessarily many items on my to-do list, in fact, the list consisted of one thing - harvest sunflowers. Harvest, I indeed did! Since discussing sunflowers has managed to turn into a series of sorts, I figured…
Continue reading ➞ Growing Procut Gold Sunflowers
Hi Lovelies, I'm back! The bright sunshine and heat we've had the last couple days means one thing - I'm absolutely swimming in sunflowers. I planted about 13 different varieties of sunflower this year, mainly because if all else fails, I know that I can usually depend on them. *knock on wood* Anyway, this post…
Continue reading ➞ Growing Buttercream Sunflowers
Hi Lovelies, I hope all is well! It's been about a week and things are finally starting to change around here. I'll admit to having some sour feelings about the garden lately. I think a lot of it stems from things that are simply out of my control. This season has been a roller coaster,…
Continue reading ➞ Sour Feelings and Pretty Zinnias
