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
Whether I want to admit it or not, I'm beginning to take a liking to these bright flower arrangements. A few posts ago, I know I complained that these color combination weren't for me. However, the more that I put them into vases; the more I grow to appreciate them. Let's take a quick look…
Continue reading ➞ Hot! Hot! Hot! Another Highly Saturated Flower Arrangement
Hi Lovelies, First and foremost, let me apologize to everyone who left a comment on the last post and I didn't get a chance to respond. I've been having major technical difficulties over here, which I have hopefully resolved. Now that I've done a lot of winter sowing, I feel like the season has started…
Continue reading ➞ February 2016: Week One Update
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, By now you've probably figured out that it's very rare that I do anything without procrastinating for as long as possible first. That means I haven't even ordered or bought my tulip bulbs. Technically, I could be planting them right now, but it's not exactly a secret that I'm waiting on them to…
Continue reading ➞ Last Year’s Tulips
Hi Lovelies, It seems that I've managed to stumble upon another winner! I ordered 'Ali Oop' (like many of my other tubers) on a whim when things were on sale this year. While I'm not sure about the origin of the name on this one, I'll just assume that it has something to do with…
Continue reading ➞ Growing ‘Ali Oop’ Dahlias
Hi Lovelies, Buckle yourself in, because this blog post is going to be an exciting one. Well, I think it is. If you live in one of those awesome areas where the temperatures are relatively mild and ranunculus grow and overwinter outside without protection, this post probably won't serve as much help. However, if like…
Continue reading ➞ Guide to Growing Ranunculus
Hi Lovelies, It's beginning to feel a lot like fall here. I'm not necessarily a big fan of the weather getting cooler, but it's a nice change of pace since I'm already thinking about planting things for next year. One of the tasks this week has been clearing out some of the beds to get…
Continue reading ➞ Growing ‘Kurume’ Celosia
