Even though I focus a lot on growing cut flowers, every so often, it's nice to focus on pollinators. While I've heard that some people grow milkweed for use in cut flowers, I personally don't. The actual milkweed plant contains some pretty toxic sap which can cause all kinds of complications if it comes in…
Continue reading ➞ Winter Sowing Milkweed in Zone 6b/7
Winter sowing celery is one of the best ways I've found to produce large seedlings. In general, both celery and celeriac seedlings have the tendency to grow painfully slow. Even when started under grow lights indoors, it may take them quite few weeks to finally reach a size large enough for the home garden. It…
Continue reading ➞ Winter Sowing Celery and Celeriac in Zone 6b/7
Winter sowing bachelor's buttons seeds works like a charm. Then again, bachelor's buttons seeds are so easy, I'm starting to think there are practically a million different ways that you can start these seeds. You can winter sow them, start them indoors or direct sow them - they all work. However, depending upon where you…
Continue reading ➞ Winter Sowing Bachelor’s Buttons Flowers in Zone 6b/7
Anemone blanda, also known as windflower, is a relatively new addition to my garden. Like anemone coronaria that is grown for cut flowers, these anemones are quite cold tolerant. In fact, many packages list these corms as hardy down to as low as zone 5. That means, in my garden, I'll be attempting to grow…
Much like ranunculus, I can't help but feel like anemone coronaria is yet another flower that can lead to quite the frustration for home gardeners and amateur flower farmers. The first time I planted anemones was a complete failure. I planted in the spring, and I'm fairly certain that the bulbs just sat there and…
Continue reading ➞ Planting Anemone Coronaria in Zone 6/7 – Cut Flower Farm Gardening for Beginners
Fall has long been one of my favorite seasons. While I do love the heat and excitement of the summer, it is nice to slow down and relax when the temperatures begin to cool off. This sentiment also applies to the happenings in the garden, as well. Late summer and fall is the perfect time…
Before I started gardening, it was safe to assume that I wasn't able to recognize very many different types of plants. In fact, it was very seldom that "pre-gardening me" would have even noticed a pretty flower blooming next to me. One exception to this, however, occurred when I happened upon an insanely large planting…
Continue reading ➞ Growing Sweet William Dianthus from Seed – Growing Flowers from Seed Series
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…
What's that?!?! Are those SNAPDRAGONS?!?! If you've been around the blog for awhile, you'll know that I'm absolutely terrible at growing snapdragons. I've tried several times, but something always go wrong. Not this year! I grew actual snapdragons - look, there's even photographic evidence! This variety isn't one of those fancier hybrids, but rather came…
So, I'll admit - I didn't know what to call this post. For some reason, calling something "super cute" doesn't seem like the most professional thing to do - but then again, I'm not a professional. That means these pansies are officially being classified as "super cute." I like it. I've definitely been a little…
Continue reading ➞ Pansies in the Garden for Super Cute Jar Posies – Cut Flower Arrangement
