I’m finally finished planting the plugs I bought from Farmer Bailey. Plugs are seedlings that have been grown in trays of 100-200 small...

We’re at the end of this year’s mums so it’s a good time to record my thoughts on varieties and growing methods, while it’s fresh in my...

In November there’s a lull in my garden. The peak of flowers is over and done, the plants are slowing down. My plans for next year are...

Dried flowers are not my thing, as I said in the previous post here. But statice, like strawflower, is valuable to any farmer-florist and...

Dried flowers are not my thing. I tried a few times, then decided to pass on the whole endeavor because frankly, it’s too much work for...

In my last post, Bugs in the Garden, I listed a few bad bugs* – aphids, thrip, etc. But there are also good bugs* and helpful creatures...

What should you do if you see a few bugs in your garden? Look closer of course! You need to find out if it’s a friend or foe. There are...

No, this post isn't about the economy - it's about flower arranging, but the title refers to the fact that I'm always looking for things...

Everything in the garden slows down by late September - except the chrysanthemums. They’re branching out, stretching up and setting fat...

If you’re a passionate gardener who wants to try new flower varieties, you need to find new sources for plants and seeds, sources beyond...

This year I'll grow some early sweet peas because I finally learned about day-length rules for sweet peas. If that confuses you - read...

Sometimes I wish I had a crape myrtle tree. Like every serious gardener, I’m always wishing for more than what I have in my yard. I wrote...

One thing I’ve learned from gardening is this – you can’t have enough photos and notes. I take photos on my phone and it seems like I...

I’ve been gardening for a long time, so I know when different plants bloom. But I didn’t notice lulls or gaps in that sequence, because...

Dried flowers are not really my thing. But strawflowers and statice are two of the most useful flowers I grow, so they’ll never be...

August for us is a slightly lazy month. Of course, that’s a relative term – there’s still work to be done, but not like March when...

I’m not a big fan of marigolds. But this year I grew a patch of ‘Giant Orange’ marigolds and when I see them in photos of our bouquets, I...

It’s August, and for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s time to lay low and stay cool. It’s time for minimal maintenance, not...

In late summer and early fall, I start looking for grasses to use as accents in my floral designs. They give a seasonal feeling of...

If you’re a gardener, that word means something to you, and it has nothing to do with Jerry Garcia. Deadheading means cutting off flowers...