In my last post, I shared one of my favorite flower arrangements that I had made so far this season. Today, I wanted to quickly post a few more that I had made with a few of the random odds and ends that didn't quite make it into my kitchen. The first is this lovely…
Continue reading ➞ Even More Spring Flower Arrangements from the Cut Flower Garden
Now that most of my hardy annual flowers have stopped blooming and been replaced in the backyard, I've been quite busy going through photos and trying to keep the blog up-to-date. In this post, I quickly wanted to share some thoughts about this year's small selection of pansies. Pansies have always been one of my…
Continue reading ➞ 2021 GARDEN PANSIES –
If you've been following along here on the blog, you already know that I was completely obsessed with planting flower bulbs last fall. Most of my investment was in the form of various varieties of Narcissus. Now that spring has finally arrived to my garden, the backyard seems to be absolutely bursting with color. Let's…
Continue reading ➞ Spring Blooming Bulb Update – Early April 2021
Learning to plant flowers in the fall has changed my garden. I love being able to enjoy very early blooms in the spring, and pansies are no exception to this. Today, I wanted to feature one of my favorite pansies that I'm growing - 'Nature Mulberry Shades' pansy. This flower was the very first to…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Nature Mulberry Shades’ Pansy: A True Early Season Beauty
After a very cold February, I'll admit that I was quite relieved when March finally arrived. With it, was a very much welcome increase in temperatures. It seems that the cut flower garden has suddenly burst into life. Since we have a week of rain in the forecast, I wanted to quickly venture outside today…
Continue reading ➞ The First Signs of Spring in the Cut Flower Garden
It feels like I've been working on getting the fall garden ready for winter for months. With shipping delays and a very late frost this year, it's hard to believe that I'm just now finishing all the tasks related to the hardy annual flowers and spring flowering bulbs. Among the first flowers to go into…
Continue reading ➞ Finally Ready for a Long, Cold Winter
As much as I try to stay on top of posting things here on the blog, I often feel as if I'm being pulled in a thousand different directions. Here's a closer look at today's flower arrangements from the cut flower garden. I hope you enjoy!
What's that?!?! Are those SNAPDRAGONS?!?! If you've been around the blog for awhile, you'll know that I'm absolutely terrible at growing snapdragons. I've tried several times, but something always go wrong. Not this year! I grew actual snapdragons - look, there's even photographic evidence! This variety isn't one of those fancier hybrids, but rather came…
When I planted johnny-jump-ups last season, I wasn't exactly sold on the idea that I would like them. In general, I tend to always gravitate towards things that are big and showy. However, I bought them in hopes that they would reward me with even more early season color. For me, winter is a really…
Continue reading ➞ Johnny-Jump-Ups Are Actually Pretty Adorable – Growing Violas
