It's almost that time of year - when we'll end the summer garden and start planning and planting for fall. I can't help but feel that this summer has been pretty upsetting and terrible. For the first time ever, I'm glad that winter is coming. Let's take one last look around, shall we? I was…
Continue reading ➞ Late Season Cut Flower Garden Update
Whenever I add a new variety of flower to my garden, I can't help but feel excited. This is especially true when it's something special like the Queen zinnia series. In this post, we'll be taking a closer look at the Queen Lime Orange zinnias. The Queen series of zinnias are known for their unique…
Continue reading ➞ Queen Lime Orange Zinnias: First Time Success
This was the first season that I'd ever been able to afford making an order from Floret. The listings are so gorgeous, but a little on the pricey side. Naturally, I was grown to many of the different zinnia varieties. I wasn't particularly "in love" with the Unicorn Mix zinnia, but I was really drawn…
Continue reading ➞ Floret’s Unicorn Mix Zinnias – They’re Gorgeous!
So, here's the part where I come clean about everything. This spring has been really...different. We had a freeze in the middle of May, it rained every single day, and I didn't get my plants started until I was about a month too late. Some things are just simply out of our control. Let's take…
Continue reading ➞ Seed Tray Progress and the Arrival of Snapdragons
It's the middle of July, and it's still insanely hot. Are you surprised? I'm not, lol. Regardless, let's take a quick look around to see what's growing in the garden. Even though there are tons of weeds in the garden, the trellis is loaded with various vines. Most of the vines are pole beans and…
Continue reading ➞ What’s in the Garden? Middle of July Garden Update
Hi Lovelies! It's that time of the year, again! I'm over-the-moon, insanely excited to start growing things again - but it's not quite the time, yet! Anywho, since I literally haven't been able to think about anything but growing and planting flowers; I thought I would go ahead and answer a common question that seems…
Continue reading ➞ Easy to Grow, Direct Sow Summer Annual Flowers – Ornamental Gardening
Hi Lovelies, The love-in-a-mist flowers are finishing blooming in the garden, so I thought we'd take a look at my experience growing these unique flowers! NAME: Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella) TOXIC: YES. Always do your research and be responsible any time you add something new to the garden. Be aware of what you’re growing around kids, pets,…
Continue reading ➞ How to Grow Love-in-a-Mist in Zone 6b/7 – Ornamental Cut Flower Gardening
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, With fall in full swing, it's a good time to learn how to save seeds of some of my favorite flowers. Luckily for me, collecting seeds from many plants is super easy - one of these being, zinnias. When saving seeds of anything, it's important that the varieties that you're saving aren't hybrids.…
Continue reading ➞ Saving Zinnia Seeds
Hi Lovelies, With winter around the corner, and big bags of bulbs going on sale - it's time to think about picking up some hyacinths to force over winter. Hyacinths require a cold period, therefore, you have to plan a little bit in advance if you want to see those fragrant blooms inside when there's…
Continue reading ➞ Forcing Hyacinths Indoors
