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One of Dad's Favorite Flowers
This time last year, my dad was home from the second Care Center and was starting to get stronger, so we started to go out to some of his favorite restaurants and soon he was walking around his neighbor. We were making plans on the best way to redo his patio so he could go sit outside and water some of his plants. One of…
Know your dandelion ID
Below you will see two different dandelion look-a-likes. Their medicinal properties are much different than Taraxacum officinale. I think the first would certainly give you cotton mouth and both would taste nothing like what you would expect a dandelion to taste like. I'm not sure of the Latin name for these, but consider…
flowers in a garden
12 Best Flowers To Grow In The Vegetable Garden (ruralsprout.com)
New Plant Varieties in This Year's Catalogues 2023
I just got a look at Brecks spring bulb catalogue. So many wonderful things to tempt. Some stunning new colours but I wonder with Brecks, how much touch up has been done to the colours. One of the most exotic things I have seen for awhile is their new Frozen Queen Calla Lily. Purple-red flowers above translucent leaves.…
Tulip Festival
I got an email today about Baker Creek's upcoming Tulip Festival. I wish I lived close enough to make it a day trip. If you do, I'm sure it will be fantastic. It is free but you do need do buy a parking pass.…
Dahlias - How to grow them and their edible and medicinal uses
Does any one here grow dahlias? I have always loved them but never grew them. I like the idea you dig them up and they will multiply year to year but I am not sure how to store them. My one friend will not grow them saying they are hard to grow. So for fun I had top look up a few facts on dahlias. They are in the sunflower…
Do you have a method of making an anti-itch ointment or lotion using jewel weed flowers
I have an abundance of jewel weed here and I frequently use the flowers for bug bites, poison ive, etc. I am looking for an ointment, lotion, or what-have-you recipe. Thanks!
Have you ever watched a primrose flower unfold.
We are in a heat period, thus I prefer earlier morning and late evening hours in the garden. Yesterday, while I was drinking my evening herbal tea, the primrose flowers started unfolding. First one petal and then the whole flower. And one after another. Fascinating. Not speaking of the pleasant scent. I collect some of…
Recovering a flower bed
When we bought our property, the neighbors had a very nice flower bed in the back yard, a mix of bulbing flowers, rhododendrons, and reseeding annuals. Unfortunately my own focus has always been on stuff to eat,so I have neglected the flower bed and it's now overgrown with grass. In several places, small trees have started…
Edible landscaping: Hiding edible plantings in a HOA situation
@torey brought this subject up while talking about sage being very practical in a well manicured flower bed. I would like to discuss this subject for our urban readers' benefit. Can we make a list of edible trees, herbs, fruits & veggies that would be suitable and could blend into a difficult situation like an HOA? Each of…
repurpose shoes
Any type of boot would probably be cute
Dried seed pods and cutting gardens
I have a small cutting garden that I use mainly for family and myself but I may enlarge it. I have had more calls for bouquets but its like everything else. Do I have time and what all will it benefit? Bouquets bring in people and sales at a farmers market. Everyone wants to look at the pretty colors and ask questions. And…
Kiwi Blue Honeywort
One of the New varieties I am growing this season. I hear its related to the borage family so I also wonder if that means it has edible uses? Its a great pollinator and fantastic filler in Bouquets so this is why I plan to grow it.
Perennial flowers that will flower from seed the first year
I have a lot of perennials seeds to start this year and I know some will flower the first year and some will not. Here is a site that listed those that will flower the first year.
edible flower bouquets
I have a very small cutting garden I use for flower bouquets. It's nice to pop outdoors, cut flowers and have a fresh bouquet in every room. They also make a nice pick me up gift for family and friends. This year I want to have some bouquets that have edibles mixed in. It will be a unique look and add one more use for the…
FREE Flower gardening workshop, 3 day class January 7th, 2022
Here's a link for a free flower gardening class
Need some winter color?
Plants that bloom during winter. Just that little "pick me up".
Speakers needed for this upcoming free flower summit
There is lots of talent here in our group..Don't be shy.
Propagating roses from cuttings
I am trying to clone my favourite roses. I do not even know the name of the roses as they were here when we bought the house and the garden. The scent and the colour are my favourite and I collect these petals for my herbal tea mixtures. My herbal grind has been asking for years whether she could have a rose like this. And…
Hawthorn flowers & leaves & course offered
Rosalee has a video available that covers the medicinal use of hawthorn flowers and leaves. A course is offered as well on this same page. https://www.herbalremediesadvice.org/benefits-of-hawthorn-flowers.html My question is, can these be dried/tinctured/preserved on some way and still retain their medicinal qualities for…
Well, where'd YOU come from?
3 very dainty Japanese iris hiding in the weeds along the back ditch. Maybe Dad and the evil weedwhacker did me a favor and helped make these more visible. Wonder how they got there? I had no iris of any kind planted in the yard.
Elderflower sirup
I have just finished making elderflower sirup. I hope it will last until next elderflower season. I collected 20-30 elderflowers. They should be very fresh and very fragrant. I spread them on a sheet outside, so that all insects can escape, then checked each and every. I never wash elderflower as they loose so much if…
Flower jelly..keep some of that color year round
Ashley has a good post on various flower jellies, including some foraged types.
How do I make this container work for plants?
I have had this lovely container for many years. Twice, I tried planting plants in it (grown herbs the second round). Twice, it failed to work well. I found that any water I gave it poured out the top sets of holes. If I was lucky, it made its way down to the second level & out. Needless to say if anything continued to…
Growing flowers for a bridal bouquet
A friend of mine asked me about growing flowers for a wedding and bridal bouquet. He will grow them in his house We live in Zone 5 and have a lot of overcast winter dasy so growing flowers that actually flower by the time he wants, mid May can be challenging. The greenhouse I volunteered at really struggled to get flowers…
Have you ever tasted Horseradish flowers? I did and was amazed!
Have you ever eaten the horseradish flowers? I harvest horseradish roots twice a year: in early spring and in autumn. And I use leaves for fermenting cucumbers. But I have never ever tried to eat horseradish flowers. Today, as I was taking photos of different plants, I noticed how beautiful it is. I tasted it and WoW! You…
Show 26: Medicinal Flowers
An herbal skin care garden with recipes
Most people probably have several of these in their garden already.
What to do with used seed packets?
Make a wreath!!!
Green rose (rosa viridiflora) and Sunflowers
*ADMIN NOTE: Please be aware that there are no green roses developed that look like the tea rose. The companies selling this type are not legitimate.*

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