Julia Watson
Order Your Mum Cuttings!
I showed you how beautiful chrysanthemums can be in an earlier post (here). I shared pics of gorgeous colors and unusual flower shapes....
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Julia Watson
- Jan 1, 2021
- 1 min
Our Flower Year in Review
Overall, 2020 was a horrible year, but the bright spot for Don and I was starting our flower business, Tiny Footprint Flowers. During the...
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Julia Watson
- Dec 29, 2020
- 1 min
Flower Mandala
I’m an artist as well as a gardener, and flowers have always been one of my favorite subjects. Years ago I decide to make a flower...
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Julia Watson
- Dec 27, 2020
- 3 min
No Dig
“No dig” is a method of gardening, and it sounds like a philosophy I can get behind! In case you’re wondering if it’s simply an excuse to...
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Julia Watson
- Dec 22, 2020
- 2 min
Rest a Little, Plan a Lot: Book and Website Recommendations
Here in California you could have flowers all year round, but sometimes we all need to take a break. If you’re a serious gardener, you’ve...
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Julia Watson
- Dec 18, 2020
- 2 min
Amaryllis
Nothing beats an amaryllis for speed and pow factor. If you’ve never grown these bulbs, this is a good year to try one, since we’re all...
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Julia Watson
- Dec 15, 2020
- 2 min
Top Ten Flowers for Cutting
You may not be running a cut flower farm, but you probably want to bring in a few blooms to show off in your home. Now that I have a year...
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Julia Watson
- Dec 11, 2020
- 2 min
Painting from the Garden
If you've read my posts, you've probably caught on to the fact that I'm an artist. I drew and painted from the time I was a child, but I...
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Julia Watson
- Dec 8, 2020
- 2 min
Anemones
The hardest thing about anemones is learning to spell their name—everything else is easy. They're beautiful spring-blooming flowers that...
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Julia Watson
- Dec 4, 2020
- 2 min
Ranunculus
Ranuncs (as they’re know to flower farmers) are little flower machines. They’re not as easy to grow as tulips and daffodils, but they’re...
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Julia Watson
- Dec 1, 2020
- 2 min
Learning About Flowers in a New Context
Even though I’ve been gardening for many years, growing flowers to sell has made me learn new tricks, even with familiar plants. During...
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Julia Watson
- Nov 28, 2020
- 1 min
Looking Back on November
This post is mostly photos, and it's as much for me as it is for my blog readers. I try to snap photos often while I'm working in my...
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Julia Watson
- Nov 27, 2020
- 2 min
About Tulips
Let’s talk about tulips. I’m posting this the day after Thanksgiving, which, unfortunately, is too late to start tulip bulbs here in...
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Julia Watson
- Nov 24, 2020
- 2 min
No More Boring Chrysanthemums
Let me tell you about my chrysanthemums. Don’t roll your eyes and say that mums are boring. I know—you’ve seen those rows of potted...
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Julia Watson
- Nov 20, 2020
- 3 min
Get Going on Your Spring Garden Now
You know the best time to plant your spring garden? Yesterday! OK, that’s a joke, but the kernel of truth in it is that you don’t get a...
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Julia Watson
- Nov 17, 2020
- 2 min
Sweet Peas, Part 2
In the last post I told you how to get started. The next step is tying the little plants to the trellis. There are lots of methods, most...
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Julia Watson
- Nov 13, 2020
- 3 min
Sweet Peas, Part 1
Sweet peas are a sentimental favorite for everyone who buys our flowers. The colors are pure and lovely, but it’s the fragrance that...
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Julia Watson
- Nov 10, 2020
- 3 min
About This Blog ... and Daffodils
I like to garden and I like to write. My family might add that I like to tell people all about flowers, so maybe blogging was inevitable....
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Julia Watson
- Nov 6, 2020
- 2 min
It Was His Idea
Since this is my first blog entry, I think I should tell you how my husband and I started Tiny Footprint Flowers. I’m the one who’s been...
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