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April Garden Update: Flowers are Blooming!
I realize it has been several weeks since the last time I posted any kind of update. The fact of the matter is, I’ve just been really focused on making sure that I got all the photos and video that I needed for other content. Though the concept of taking pictures of flowers is really simple, sometimes I do get overwhelmed by it – especially in my tiny backyard. It seems like I’m always tripping over something or stepping on something. Okay, enough complaining. Let’s get started. Yikes! This certainly isn’t the best picture, but it does show just how many tulips are patiently waiting to burst into bloom. The…
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The First Flower Arrangement of the Season
Things this spring have been totally hectic. I’ve been trying to stay on track, but it seems that nearly everything is unpredictable. After massive losses of plants in the hoop house over winter, I’m just looking forward to a few weeks of beautiful tulips. The base of this flower arrangement is ‘Silk Road’ variety of double tulips. If you saw the last post, then you’re already familiar with the struggles of the hot weather and the early bloom time of certain cultivars. The tulips are going to look absolutely perfect with those split cup butterfly type daffodils that we picked. I known a lot of people tend to avoid arranging…
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Growing Snapdragons from Seed – Cut Flower Farm
CHECK OUT OUR SOAP SUBSCRIPTION AND 50% OFF SALE! CLICK HERE! I’ve had a long and troubled relationship with snapdragons. Snapdragons have always been one of those flowers that just wouldn’t grow the way I wanted. I’ve seen those “real” flower farms, with rows and rows of tall snapdragons – I wanted that! Over the last four or five seasons, I had tried virtually everything I could think of to grow the best snapdragons possible. I tried sowing snapdragon seeds indoors. While this method does work for many people – especially those with green thumbs – it doesn’t work for me. I don’t own grow lights, and without them, the…
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Growing Love in a Mist Nigella Flowers – Cut Flower Garden
CHECK OUT OUR SOAP SUBSCRIPTION AND 50% OFF SALE! CLICK HERE! I’ll be the first to admit that love-in-a-mist has never been one of my “must have” flowers. Having never grown it before, I didn’t really know what to expect the first time I grew it. I mean, I knew that it was weird and kind of funky looking, but many times my impression of flowers will completely change after I grow them. The same was also true for nigella. Aside from the weird flower and seed pod shape, love in a mist has this cool characteristic about them that makes water droplets gather on the plant after it rains…
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Growing Feverfew Flowers from Seed – Cut Flower Farm
Since first growing feverfew, it has quickly become one of my absolute favorite flowers. Not only are they insanely easy to grow, but their cold tolerance makes them a sure winner for the cut flower farm (and home flower garden). Though feverfew is often grown as an annual, many actually consider it to be a short-lived perennial. Starting feverfew from seed is also extremely simple. While I’ve heard some people say they don’t need it, I prefer to cold stratify my feverfew seeds in order to get the best germination possible. To do this, all I do is place the seed package in a ziplock bag and then place it…
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The Forgotten Chrysanthemums – Cut Flower Farm
Every year, I plant florist mums. I’m terrible at growing them, but I can’t resist. They’re so beautiful, and they always bloom when nothing else does. However, each year, I always neglect them. They grow quite slowly early in the season and soon they become lost in the weeds. The same thing happened this year, but still, they’re blooming – and they’re gorgeous. I’ll be cutting these for a flower arrangement to enjoy on these cold fall days!
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Saving Roselle Seeds – Cut Flower Farm
It’s no secret that roselle has long been one of my favorite plants. Though it has many uses, I personally love to grow it for use in the cut flower garden. Today, I’ll be saving some roselle seeds for next year. The process is super easy. I save seeds for many different types of flowers each year, mainly because some of them are hard to find or expensive. Roselle is often one of these plants. One packet of seeds can cost up to $4.50 – which is wayyy more than I would like to pay. By harvesting my own seeds, I’ll save a little cash – and eventually hope to…
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Saving Love in a Puff Vine Seeds (Photos) – Cut Flower Farm – Ornamental Flower Garden
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Planting Snowdrop Galanthus for the First Time – Gardening for Beginners Growing Flower Bulbs – Cut Flower Farm
I first became interested in growing snowdrops after writing an article about them on the Gardening Know How website. Did you know that I’m a contributing writer there? Anyhow, before that article, I really didn’t know anything about them. After finding out that they’re an early spring bloom (also prone to some naturalization), I knew that I needed to try growing them myself. Admittedly, I was drawn to the variety ‘flore pleno’ for their super cute double flowers. I’ll be really interested to see what they look like in the garden, as I’ve read that many of these flowers usually nod downwards toward the ground. To plant these tiny bulbs,…
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Planting Crocus for the First Time – Gardening for Beginners Growing Flowers Cut Flower Farm
This season, I’m growing crocus for the first time. Admittedly, I’ve always wanted to plant these bulbs, but I’ve just never had any extra money laying around when the time to buy bulbs came. However, I was able to get some – thanks to the wonderful people who watch my videos over on YouTube! It is not often that I get an AdSense check on YouTube, but when I do – the money gets immediately put back into the channel. I’m really hoping to keep it that way, too. Enough rambling, the crocus variety that I’m growing is called ‘King of the Striped’. It’s a lovely white flower with purple…
