Preserving Special Flowers

 

If you enjoy drying flowers for crafts and decor, or if the flowers are very special to you,  try wise dry or something similar. These peonies are from a start I was able to dig up,  which belonged to my grandma 50+ years ago. I have several growing now, and I know how much she'd enjoy knowing that we are still caring for and enjoying many of her flowers. They smell heavenly. ❤️ 

#driedflowers

2024 First Day of Spring

 Hope you all are out starting to plant and do clean up, or whatever it is that you may be doing this Spring! Start a new bed, sow seeds of something new, share starts of heirloom plants that you may have..enjoy the beautiful days before our Summer heat hits! 

Winter Seed Sowing & Cochins At 4 Months

 

2024 White Pine Seedlings

 

For those who've been waiting, the white pine trees have come in! They're rehydrating, and I'll be sorting them over the next few days. This year they all look to be close to the same size, and most will be $2.00-$3.00 each. #pinetree

Unique BeautiesThis Year

 

Lord willin', I will have many kinds of specialty type things available this year, to include these beauties, Dawn creek blush zinnias and vintage colored celosia, from Floret. I will include some in fresh and dried bouquets, and possibly sell some in 6 in pots as well. I'll also be growing Sunflower Steves unique and beautiful sunflowers! The availability of long time favorites, annuals and perrenials, has become next to nill locally these days. The last few years, all that I've seen available is begonias, petunias, Bonnie's herbs and vegetables, and a few random others. I treasure the long-time favorites and heirlooms such as garden phlox, Speedwell, larkspur, hollyhocks, allysum, Yarrow, snapdragons and many others. Keep me in mind this Spring, when it's time to get back out and dig in the dirt! 

Watch Here to see a short  video from Floret to see what the varieties look like! 🌸🌼🌸

Weed Control On The Cheap

 I'm a member of Mike's group, and have learned SO much from this man, as well as his long time members/growers. 

Here's a great article on using boxes as a weed barrier. I've done this, and am fixing to lay some down again shortly. We've got quite a collection of boxes from Christmas/winter. 😅

Works great! #gardening 

Cardboard Boxes As Weed Control

My Nursery Facebook Page

 

Hi all!

Well, here we are in January of a new year,  once again. Seems impossible doesn't it?!

Soon, I'll be getting busy sticking hardwood cuttings and sowing seeds. I'm grateful for the ability to still have a way to stay active with plants, even on long, gray winter days. 

I also have some dormant to semi-dormant hydrangeas and roses available on etsy and ebay. 

As long as you can get a shovel in the ground, you can plant! 

Now is also a good time to do clean up, and add manure compost to the garden, so that it can break down, and work it's magic this Spring.

Here in zone 6b, you can even start a small patch of cold crops next month, such as lettuce. My great grandpa always sowed his first lettuce on Valentine's Day. I do now also, in his memory. 

I just wanted to remind you, especially for my locals, that I update my Facebook page when I can, so check in over there occasionally if you want!

I share links and things, at times, that I find to be helpful or interesting. 

So, stay warm, keep flipping through those seed catalogs for this year's plantings, and for ideas and wish lists! 

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