Back in the day, I was that one kid who would cry if somebody picked a flower from my mom’s garden because I believed it was hurting the delicate bloom. Yeah…you can just imagine how hard it was for me to wrap my head around the concept of cut flowers. Anyways, in today’s article, we’re…
Are you trying to grow the best zinnias you can this year? Well, surprise surprise, you’re at the right place…at the right time! Although I don’t have that many zinnias in my mom’s backyard garden today, there was a period of time when we experimented with making zinnias fit in every single corner of my…
An undisputed garden royalty, iris ornaments ancient crests (and graces modern gardens) with regal splendor. Yet, notice its leaves are conspicuously absent from those banners? No coincidence! This isn’t some guarded secret; it’s a call to arms to master the cut, or royally fail to bloom next season. Why Cut Back Iris Leaves? A strategic…
I remember when I first shared the idea of adding coffee grounds to garden soil, my mom, who’s into gardening herself, thought I had gone crazy. I mean…it’s pretty unconventional to say the least… But, believe me when I say this, the results spoke for themselves! In today’s article, we’ll be going through a carefully…
When I was young, I used to view cutting flowers as an absolutely heinous crime. I mean…they looked so beautiful and innocent, so can you really blame me? In recent times, cut-and-grow flowers have taken gardening forums by storm; people are interested in this flower category all of a sudden. However, with its rising popularity,…
Although I’m not the biggest fan of clematis flowers, my mom absolutely loves them and grows them in her backyard garden all the time. Now that old age has caught up to her, she often has me sow the seeds and water the clematis for her. If you’re looking to grow clematis but don’t know…