Lavatera flowers are relatively new in my garden. Though I managed to grow them successfully last year, it seems I'm still working to discover exactly what makes them grow well. This season, I started the seed early in spring using the winter sowing method. The result was wondeful, tall flowers! The photo above features the…
Continue reading ➞ In Bloom: ‘Pink Regis’ and ‘Silver Cup’ Lavatera
If you've been following along here on the blog for a few years, you already know that I've had the worst luck with trying to grow scented stock. However, it looks as if perhaps this year is when that all begins to change! Though this is certainly not a post about how to grow scented…
Continue reading ➞ Finally! Success With Scented Stock
I've always had a really tumultuous relationship with snapdragons. For years, I've attempted to grow them, and never really had much success. I had tried to winter sow them, planting them in the spring, starting them indoors, and just about everything else - I failed every single time. As it would turn out, snapdragons are…
Continue reading ➞ Growing Snapdragons from Seed – Cut Flower Garden
As the garden continues to change, I quickly wanted to update everyone regarding which blooms we'll begin to see more of next. As most of you know, my growing space is extremely small. This means that many of the hardy annual flowers have already been removed in order to make room for summer blooming flowers.…
Continue reading ➞ What’s Next? In Bloom Right Now –
When I first starting growing flowers, sweet peas were high up on the list of things that I wanted to grow. I couldn't help it really, there was so much hype surrounding them. I had heard that they had an enchanting fragrance, and of course, the actual blooms looked so feminine and delicate - two…
Continue reading ➞ Direct Sowing Sweet Peas into the Fall Garden
One of my absolute favorite parts of growing a cut flower garden is picking them! Today is definitely no exception, as the sweet peas are in full bloom. I couldn't resist picking a large vase filled with these fragrant blooms before a thunderstorm rolled in. Let's take a closer look, shall we? I grew several…
Continue reading ➞ Sweet Pea and Feverfew Cut Flower Arrangement
It's March - Unheated hoop house is finally coming to life! As I've already mentioned, it's been cooler than normal here. That means that the progress in the hoop house is a little behind. Honestly, some of the plants look really bad. Nevertheless, I'm cautiously optimistic. Thanks for reading!
I absolutely love orach. Also known as atriplex hortensis, orach is an absolutely amazing green plant. These things seriously come in an insanely stunning range of colors - the lime greens and golds are definitely my favorite. Regardless, when allowed to go to seed, these flowers are perfect additions to the cut flower garden and…
Continue reading ➞ Winter Sowing Atriplex Orach Seeds in Zone 6/7
In my last post, I mentioned that the weather here has been absolutely frigid. Well, a couple days have passed and in true crazy weather fashion, our temperatures are now into the 60s. I should mention that that is very warm for this time of year, as our last frost date is usually at the…
Continue reading ➞ February Unheated Hoophouse and Garden Update – Flowers in Hoop House
