Pro tip:When it’s time to harvest, grab cornflowers when you recognize their color. This will give you the best vase life. Sow seeds directly in fall, indoors over the winter, or directly in-ground in late winter or early spring as soon as the soil can be worked. They transplant we...
season flowers with a long blooming period. They are not, however, cold-tolerant. Whengrowing these from seeds, it is best to start them indoors at least ten weeks before your last frost date. You can plant nursery starts once the threat of frost has passed to expedite the blooming time....
but they can be pricey if you’re filling a garden. If growing flowers and other plants from seeds intimidate you, though, it’s time to reconsider. Choosingflower seedsthat thrive in spring conditions makes it much easier than you’d expect to have the garden of your dreams. ...
We’re hoping to have more poppy plants in soon. Meanwhile, it is time to sow seeds, and we still have some available on our seed rack. We’re still waiting on more pansies and violas to be large enough to be shipped from our local grower’s greenhouses. Don’t worry, though; when...
Here are some of my favorite annual spring flowers to sow in the fall. Annual Spring Flowers: Anemones Anemones at B-Side Farm.Photo Credit: Roger Elliott Photography. I fall more deeply in love with anemones every year. This year was the first time that I had a great crop of them,...