Tag Archive: Flowers

5 Reasons Why Your Flowers Might Not Be Blooming

Jesse Singer

So, you’ve done some planting. They are all getting sun, and you water them regularly. You even picked up a good fertilizer! But the flowers you expected to see haven’t bloomed! Here are five reasons why your flowers might not be there – all of which you can fix by making some small changes. And…

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Nothing Says Happy Valentine’s Day Like Flowers

What are you giving your special someone this Valentine’s Day? If you answered flowers or roses, you’re not alone! Today is the busiest holiday of the year for florists around the world.  An estimated 250 million roses are produced for Valentine’s Day every year! According to data collected by an IPSOS Floral Tracking Study, 28%…
February 14, 2020
Catherine Sherriffs

Easy Ways To Create A Bee-Friendly Garden

Bees help fertilize up to 90% of the earth’s major food crops, including what you likely put on your plate every day. These hard-working insects are suffering from many pressures globally including chemical herbicides, viruses, mites, genetically modified crops, and harsh weather conditions. Many urban gardeners are noticing a decline in bee populations in their backyards and balconies, producing lower yields and reduced quality, size, and flavor of the food grown.
August 5, 2019
Anne Gibson

Featured Flower: Peony

Gardeners looking for flowers that are as hardy as they are beautiful need not look farther than the peony! They have an incredible lifespan, are gorgeous in the ground or a vase, and pollinators love them. Flirty And Fun Sometimes described as looking like a generous scoop of ice cream, the full-bodied flowers come in…
April 26, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs

Featured Flower: Calendula

Its tall stems and vibrant yellow, orange, gold, or cream petals add beauty to any garden, but there is more to calendula than meets the eye. This incredibly versatile plant is a wonderful companion in the veggie patch and has been historically used for its many healing properties. An herbalist friend of mine (and Garden…
April 5, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs

Flowers and Vegetables Make Perfect Garden Buddies

There is so much emphasis these days on growing our food that flowers are sometimes forgotten or pushed to the background on our properties. But consider this: flowers are one of the many organic ways of achieving a delicious edible garden that delivers fresh produce all growing season long.            …
March 29, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs