There’s been a long tradition of honoring May Day (May 1) with flowers. Here’s how to make make your own May Day posies so you can spread some beauty and joy around your neighborhood!
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Where do you get your flowers? The answer is that I do a mix of things to fill the cutting garden with reliable and unique flowers. Last month, in my first blogpost (Part 1 of 2) on the subject, we covered a few sources (direct seed, perennials and six-packs/seedlings). Today I’m sharing more ideas for sourcing beautiful flowers and foliage for your cutting garden.
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Cutting garden season is well underway, and it’s been a pleasure to be working in the garden again. This is my fourth year of having a Modest Cutting GardenTM, and I’m happy to say that it’s getting easier each year, and more productive! This is Part 1 of a 2-part blog post. I hope it provides some inspiration and helpful advice, whether you have a cutting garden going already or not.
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There’s been a long tradition of honoring May Day (May 1) with flowers. I’d love to see a return to secretly leaving May Day flower posies on the front doors of your neighbors and friends!
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Beautiful greenery and flowers along the entire length of a table creates a rich, garden-like look at a wedding reception, even with light coverage. And there’s flowers in front of every guest at the table. What’s not to like?
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How did your cutting garden grow this year? With silver bells and cockleshells?
The 2020 garden season has come to an end in these parts (eastern/central Massachusetts).
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Here we are, in the thick of embellished pumpkin season! We have white Casperita mini-pumpkins artfully designed with a mix of succulents, air plants, amaranthus, eucalyptus, and fresh as well as dried flowers.
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Whew, this was NOT a great season for dahlias for me. The extreme heat, drought, and watering bans meant there wasn’t enough watering in July and August for my thirsty plants. Insect pressure was intense….
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Hello People, welcome to my blog at Semper Virens Flowers website. I will post on a few different topics, including tips and techniques for flower arranging, ….
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Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ is a tough-as-nails, low maintenance, drought-tolerant perennial that is a great addition to your cutting garden, for several reasons….
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Since we’re in August, the cute and irrepressible zinnia flower is the subject of this blogpost. Zinnias are a cinch to grow, come in great colors and they’re the embodiment of cheerfulness. Here’s some tips for you…
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