2021 Seed Haul: Flowers for the Summer Garden

While many people are just beginning to plan their 2021 summer gardens, I have just finished my seeds orders. It seems that this is the one task that I consistently finish early in the garden. With the colder weather outside, I can't help but start thinking about the next growing season. At the request of…

Last Seedling Update Before Transplant

As you know, I'm way behind in planting this year. By the time this post is live, everything will have already been transplanted into the garden. However, I did want to show these plant trays which we started using the winter sowing method. They're extremely eager to grow. As you can see, the petunias are…

June Garden Update – Cut Flower Garden and Vegetable Gardening for Beginners – Growing Flowers from Seed

I know I say it every single time that I write one of these, but I seriously can't believe how much everything has grown since the last time I posted! Let's take a quick look around, shall we? Here's a look at the entire garden. I took the time to pull out a lot of…

Beginning of June Garden Update – Cut Flower Patch and Vegetable Garden

It hasn't been that long since the last time I've posted a garden update, but things are growing so quickly! The combination of rain and high temperatures has been absolutely ideal for the various pretty things growing in my yard. Among them are many "first time" flowers. I sowed so many seeds last year for…

2017 Winter Sowing Results

Hi Lovelies! It's definitely been awhile. I'll admit, I really hate saying that because it makes me realize just how much I really do neglect the blog. I always keep meaning to finally sit down and write up a post, but it always seems like a million other things that I need to do suddenly…

5 Easy Annuals For Your First Cutting Garden

Hi Lovelies, Well, folks. It's not been a good morning. It's still cold and rainy, and I woke to find that I'd somehow managed to chip my tooth in my sleep? Ugh. Oh well, Blog-tober must go on. As you may or may not know, my goal is to make a post somewhere on the…

Saving Cosmos Seeds

Hi Lovelies! Last week I was busy singing the praises of my 'Bright Lights' Cosmos patch. This week, I thought I'd quickly share the current process I'm going through with saving some seeds for next season. I'm sure a lot of folks may wonder why I'm bothering to collect seeds when they are so inexpensive.…

Seed Saving – Bachelor’s Buttons

Hi Lovelies, Today's post was definitely one of those spur of the moment, random ideas that I get. I started seed saving back when I started growing veggies. In fact, seed saving is important for many reasons - but alas, I'll save that for another day. I was walking through the garden today when I…

Growing Pro Cut Brilliance Sunflowers

Hi Lovelies, So, I won't lie - I'm starting to really enjoy writing these posts, and somehow they've managed to morph into reviews. I personally like the direction that I've taken because I know I like to extensively investigate anything that I plan to grow, and one aspect of that is seeing what other gardeners…