Tulips are an incredible cut flower. There are thousands of varieties that are grown with different bloom times and come in almost every color and shape. You can find traditional, single-petal varieties or ones that look like peonies or have ruffled edges. For those of you who follow me on social media, you’ve probably […]
I talk about mindset a lot. And I’ll never stop. It’s something I work on more than anything. When I’m planning for the following season, I’m working on mindset. During the cold winters and early spring when I am planting seeds, I’m working on mindset. Once it’s time to prep the field and transplant seedlings,
It’s Clear and a Million View Recipe »
Every year I make time to reflect on the season – mostly focusing on North Star. What did I do right? What went wrong? What did I learn (it’s usually a lot)? I’ll do all of that here in a couple weeks when I go through my field notes, but something that has been a
Rooted in Reflection View Recipe »
A centerpiece is one of my favorite things to design. It’s an easy flow for creativity when I find the perfect colors or textures out in the field and they can be arranged into so many different sizes and be used in so many different spaces. This beauty is perfect for a wedding or to
Moody Centerpiece View Recipe »
When it comes to designing flowers there are days where I have total creativity blocks. I’ll harvest buckets of flowers and as soon as I get them inside I can struggle to see them arranging well together. That was the case for the flowers I wanted to put together for my Mom’s birthday. I have
My Mom’s Birthday Flowers View Recipe »
Do not skip this step. Just make the schedule. Staying organized and keeping track of crops is essential to make your growing season successful. Odds are that if you don’t have a good start, you’re going to struggle through the season. This schedule is going to be based off of your frost dates for your
Create a Seed-Sowing Schedule View Recipe »
Once you have your growing area sketched out and sections blocked off for the different crops you want to grow, your next step is to calculate the number of plants you need to fill each row and determine the number of seeds to order. That might seem like a lot, and I think most of
How to know how Many seeds to buy View Recipe »
Spacing your flowers can get overwhelming. You have your list of flowers you want to grow, but now what? If you don’t have enough space to give each variety its own row you have to figure out which varieties can be grown together. When I’m planning, I look at three main factors when it comes
Plant Spacing and Crop Placement View Recipe »
This is my favorite part! The reason you’re growing a flower garden is going to have a lot to do with how you start this next step. If you’re experimenting or growing for yourself, start by selecting some of your favorite flowers. Knowing you’ll love the flowers you’re growing, it will bring you so much
Choose your flower varieties View Recipe »
If this is your first year growing, or your first year incorporating cut flowers, be sure to asses the area you have to work with before you start ordering seeds! I’ve made the mistake before of ordering my seeds up front and then having to work backwards to try to fit everything in. It cost
Map out your growing area View Recipe »
I was already thinking about the 2023 growing season last summer so when I sat down to reflect on this past year and put my vision board together I saw a lot more “hows” than “whats”. Warm colors and quiet landscapes drew me in more than anything. I know that I want to do more
Reflect then Decide: 2023 Vision View Recipe »
With the field tucked away under a couple feet of snow and the greenhouse at the top of the priority list, there has been so much going on behind the scenes. With the exception of some perennial placement, all of the rows for next year have been planned out. There have been some changes made
New Year. New Focus. New Hopes. View Recipe »