Poppies are excellent candidates to grow from seed for a cut flower garden. With large, papery, cup-shaped blooms, varieties like Iceland poppies are prized for their flair in bouquets and floral arrangements. Under the right conditions, seeds can take as little as seven days to germinate and...
Their flowers decorated the buttonholes of the groomsmen’s suits and even the confetti was made out of dried petals from their plot. They grew poppies, dahlias, Cosmos, and sweetpeas, as well as plenty of wildflowers, including blue cornflowers. Their coun...
How to Plant & Grow a Wildflower Garden from Seed Wildflowers enliven the garden with colorful blooms and swaying textures. They are an essential source of food and shelter for pollinators and wildlife and provide valuable ecosystem services. With a few sound steps to prepare, you can create ...
Sow cosmos seeds along with other quick-sowing annuals such as bachelor buttons, calendula, daisies, flax, four o’clock, poppies, and zinnias to brighten up a slope. Plant a shorter cosmos variety in a container by itself or in combination with other warm-season annuals such as coleus, ...
Bachelor’s buttons used to be ubiquitous. They filled roadside fields and popped up between rows of corn. They intermingled with bright red poppies and sweet, white yarrow in country bouquets everywhere to form a pretty picture of wholesome, rural Americana. ...
Coneflowers are quite drought-tolerant, but they need little maintenance from time to time. You can grow them in any soil type with good drainage. 30. California Poppy Botanical Name:Eschscholzia californica USDA Zones:7-11 California Poppies are fast-growing plants that don’t require much wate...
I dare say I have been busy, but maybe not busy enough with what really matters. Maybe I can make this 25th year count for what is truly worth the energy and time I expend. Sow a seed with a kind and sincere word; help with making the air fresh and the water clean; provide a ga...