It has taken a lot of work to begin settling into this new growing space. I am so far behind, that many of my spring flowers have gone completely ignored. It wasn't until earlier this morning that I finally had the opportunity to to pick some blooms for a small jar. This jar consisted of…
Continue reading ➞ The First Flower Jar of the Season – April 2023
I have been trying to get my hands on some 'Chato' tulip bulbs for several seasons. After browsing catalogs online, I was totally drawn to their intense highly saturated pink color. Now that they're in full bloom out in the yard, I'm very happy to report that I was not dissappointed! Like most other double…
Continue reading ➞ In Bloom: ‘Chato’ Double Pink Tulips
Here in my zone, it seems like I never have much luck with fringed tulips. While most of the single fringed tulips grow well, most none of the double fringed varieties get tall enough to use for cut flowers. Unfortunately, this also proved to be true for the 'Matchpoint' tulips that I planted last fall.…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Matchpoint’ Tulips: Short, But Beautiful.
'Foxtrot' tulips are an ever popular variety of double bloom. Even before I started gardening, I remember seeing this variety being offered each fall at my local home improvement store. I nearly always plant 'Foxtrot' because it blooms so early, which is especially helpful for late March/early April flower arrangements and donations. As you can…
Continue reading ➞ In Bloom: ‘Foxtrot’ Double Tulip
Garden planning is a long process. Before making orders, I like to thoroughly research each variety on Google. Usually, an image search can help me to determine what the plant might look like in my own yard. Upon searching for 'Piste' double tulips, I quickly found that the results were very limited. In fact, I…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Piste’ Double Tulip: A Dreamy, Creamy White Double Tulip
In true to myself fashion, I'm once again arranging flowers while wishing I had taken the time to establish more perennial plantings. Here we are, beginning to harvest the last of the tulips for cut flowers, and there isn't greenery to be found anywhere in the flower patch. Oh well. The tulips in the arrangement…
Continue reading ➞ Where’s the Foliage? Well, I Didn’t Plant Any…
Hi Lovelies, I've been soooo busy. Like, seriously. I've had my hands covered in dirt for the past week. So, first off, sorry for skipping out on the comments section for the time being. I've planted thousands of plants this week, and made quite a few arrangements. Here are some quick photos from this week!…
Hi Lovelies, The week 4 update is a little early, but I probably won't have internet access for the next few days - so I wanted to get these posted now! All of the seedlings below have been planted using the winter sowing method in milk jugs. Let me know if you've got any questions,…
Continue reading ➞ February Week 4 Update – Germination Celebration, lol.
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 🙂 I'm just going to go ahead and be honest - we're all friends here, right? The vase life trials for tulips will simply not be happening. In life, and in planning a rather large expansion to the cut flower garden I've had to reassess my priorities pretty often.  This would probably explain…
Continue reading ➞ Tulips, tulips, tulips!
