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Fall Hardy Annual Seedling Update
It’s been a few weeks since I posted about finally starting the process of sowing the seeds of my hardy annual flowers. In this, germination is in full swing for a lot of the fall hardy annual flower seedlings. Let’s take a closer look – After I ran out of cell trays, I started using my open trays. At transplant time, I will have to carefully remove the seedlings and separate them. It shouldn’t be too difficult, but I do wish I had done a better job of spacing them. The same is also true for the tray filled with bachelor’s buttons seedlings. I’m definitely not worried about this tray,…
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A Week’s Worth of Cut Flowers
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 can be a little bit tricky. Even still, they coloring and usefulness in a vase is undeniable. I combined the zeolights with la belle champagne ranunculus, blue monday salvia, and a little bit of mint. The hardy annual flowers have really burst into life over the last couple weeks. This vase was a really simple…
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Last Ranunculus Harvest of the Season
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The Last Tulips of the Season –
I know that I’ve been posting flower arrangements using tulips over the past month, but it appears that we’ve reached the end for the season. In all, I was able to extend my tulip season by almost one full month. Before we know it, it’ll once be time again to plant bulbs. Anyway, let’s take a closer look at this flower vase. I really like these yellow ranunculus. They came in a cheap package that was labelled “yellow”. I believe that I got it from Tulip World. Despite the fact that it was purchased on sale and at a bargain, the blooms themselves are quite lovely. This pale yellow color…
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Soft Spring Pastels: Flower Arranging from the Cut Flower Patch
Sadly, my seasonal love affair with the ranunculus and double tulips has almost come to an end. With only a few more tulip and ranunculus posts to share with everyone, I guess that it’s time to start dreaming about warm weather flowers. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, though. The more and more that I used the Amazing Grace tulips this year, the more I realize that they were playing a major role in my “designs”. I put that word in quotes because, let’s face it, I’m just a person playing with flowers in their backyard. The Elegance Salmon ranunculus were hands down one of the most enchanting flowers…
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Dreamy Creamy Flower Jar Arrangement – Spring Cut Flower Garden
First of all, I want to give a HUGE ‘Thank You’ to everyone who has been following along here on the blog. While I usually focus mainly on YouTube, it’s nice to take a break and do something different. I really appreciate every single person who visits these posts. Now, onto the arrangement! The first thing that I wanted to pick for this flower arrangement were some Minnow daffodils. At least, I’ve been told that these are ‘Minnow’. I technically don’t know the name of these, as they came in a huge unlabeled mixed bag from the home improvement store. They’re always the last daffodils to start blooming. Their tiny…
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Floret Rose Ranunculus and Belica Double Tulips
Though the tulips and ranunculus have long gone by the time that you’re reading this, I can’t help but enjoy myself as I continue to sift through the photos from this spring. Making fresh-from-the-garden flower arrangements is one of my favorite things to do, so why not take a closer look at yet another one. These are the Floret Rose ranunculus. When I placed an order back in fall, I knew that I wanted to plant a lot of pink flowers. However, I don’t think I was prepared for how pink they would actually be! These rose ranunculus are some of the brightest pink flowers that I have ever grown.…
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The Arrival of Spring Ranunculus Flowers
Though the scheduling of these posts generally runs about a month behind, I can’t help but eagerly share the news that the ranunculus have started blooming! In this post, we’ll take a quick look at some of the new-to-me varieties that I’m growing this year. I bought the ‘Cafe Picotee’ ranunculus from Longfield Gardens. I wan’t sure if I’d like them, but the colors have proven to be so interesting. Most of the flowers look as pictured above – a nice blend of yellow and a reddish-purple. However, a couple plants have produced interesting variations, such as those pictured above. This one doesn’t have any yellow or red at all.…
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La Belle Epoque Tulip and Olivia Tulip Flower Arrangement
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 combination of these two colors yields a color palette that is absolutely dreamy. Here are the two tones of color tulips together. I’m usually no fan of orange tulips, but these peachy tones really do a lovely job of bringing down the vibrancy just a little bit. As we continue, I decided to add some…
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Bright Yellow Tulip Jar Posies
Until this very moment, I hadn’t really thought about it – but very few flower arrangements that I’ve seen online are yellow. I wonder why it is that some things simply fall out of style. The more I learn and begin to play with arranging flowers, the more I realize that almost any color can be used to create something really lovely. The bright yellow in this post is certainly no exception. The base of this arrangement started with bright yellow single tulips and these really creamy pale colored tulips. Like so many of my single tulips, the blooms and stems were much shorter than what I needed. Luckily, they…
