Posts tagged "Cut Flowers"
3 X 3 Garden #3: The Purple Passion Trio

3 X 3 Garden #3: The Purple Passion Trio

So last week I mentioned that I was looking forward to this particular “3×3 Garden” as it contains two of my most favorite things in the summer garden: dahlias and the color purple! So if you’re like me and have a “passion for purple”, then this combination might be just what you and your partial...
Cutflowers from Bulbs

Cutflowers from Bulbs

Plan your Spring Blooming Bulb Garden for Cutflowers! So the weather is starting to get warmer and we are all ready for the summer months that are in the not-too-distant future, right? And I realize that fall may be the last thing you want to think about. However, in order to have a beautiful spring...
The Bachelor's Guide to Valentine's Flowers

The Bachelor’s Guide to Valentine’s Flowers

How to Find the Perfect Flower for the Perfect Lady “Think staying power when choosing flowers,” advises Sally Ferguson, the director of the Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Center.  “For long-lasting flowers, choose tight buds just beginning to open.  Fully-open flowers are short-hitters,” says Ferguson whose website, bulb.com, offers these and other cut flower tips. More...