Scotney Castle, in bloom in May of 2025 In late May we spent nine days in England – nine days that gave me enough ideas for several...

Don is our cutting expert. UPDATED FOR 2025 - WE NOW GROW HEIRLOOM MUMS TO SELL LOCALLY. WE OFFER ROOTED CUTTINGS (IN SPRING) AND LARGER...

Rose "Joseph's Coat" cascading over our gate If I titled this post “Keep Records” you wouldn’t read it and I wouldn’t blame you! But the...

I just finished planting 300 anemones to bloom early next spring, and I have 200 ranunculus ready to go in the ground soon, so I'll have...

Jefferson Park (lavender) and Seaton's J'Adore (blush) are the stars in this bouquet. UPDATED FOR 2025 - WE NOW GROW HEIRLOOM MUMS TO...

I’ve planted sweet peas every year for over thirty years now. Barring one sad year when all the seeds failed to germinate, I’ve had sweet...

Chrysanthemum cuttings UPDATED FOR 2025 - WE NOW GROW HEIRLOOM MUMS TO SELL LOCALLY. WE OFFER ROOTED CUTTINGS (IN SPRING) AND LARGER...

Zinnias and Scabiosa will always be staples for us! In our first year of growing flowers to sell, I wanted to grow everything.  It felt...

Sweet peas and ranunclulus will start blooming soon Don and I worked like crazy in November and January, so now we can rest a little and...

Whether you grow in a home garden or a flower farm, there’s always work to be done. Here at Tiny Footprint Flowers, our bouquet year is...

A custom bouquet featuring heirloom mums Every weekend from February to November, I make small bouquets for our subscription customers....

Heirloom chrysanthemums from our 2022 season UPDATED FOR 2025 - WE NOW GROW HEIRLOOM MUMS TO SELL LOCALLY. WE OFFER ROOTED CUTTINGS (IN...

A bouquet of pink and white Lisianthus You’ve probably never heard of this flower, but if you go to a summer wedding, chances are you’ll...

It’s finally summer around here! After the endless rain and cool weather we had for the first six months of this year, heat has arrived...

It’s mid-April now, and yesterday was the first day that seemed warm enough to call spring. Today, tomorrow and next week are going to be...

Pink and Gray - cosmos, larkspur and dusty miller Today I’m showing one of my favorites from last spring – one of our subscription...

We’re very spoiled here in California. We have sunshine and warmth earlier than many parts of the country, and more days to garden than...

We’re into tulip times here at Tiny Footprint Tulips, so I’m making a list of favorite varieties. I grew tulips for many years as a...

As I walked around my garden yesterday, I saw some baby plants that were not weeds – oh happy day! They’re annual flowers that come back...

For the home gardener, tulips are an easy way to make an impression. The trick is to think about tulips in early summer and get in an...