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Tag: Flowers
Attract Bees to Your Garden with Bee Balm
Bee Balm aka Monarda is a flowering plant that is beneficial to bees, birds, and other pollinators. It belongs to the mint family, Lamiaceae. The flowers can also be used to garnish salads, drinks, and desserts. Monarda is native to the North American region, where it grows in sunny places, on moist and well-drained soil. There are…
Stratification of Seeds…Tricking Seeds
Stratification is simply tricking seeds into growing/germinating, in simple terms. It is creating an artificial winter and than creating an artificial spring. Some seeds need to be cold for a few weeks to months before they will germinate. A way to mimic winter is to put seeds into the fridge and than growing them under…
Pretty Flowers
Flower Color of Flowers Light Zone Height Calendula Citrus and cream Full Sun Annual, but will reseed 2′ tall Viola Pansy Purple, blue, orange, yellow, white, and maroon. Shades of blue, burgundy and yellow Full sun to partial sun Annual, but will reseed 6-8” tall 6-9” tall compact Nasturium Variety of colors Orange, Gold, Pink,…
Bees, Butterflies, and Hummingbirds
Bees are super important to a garden. There most important role is to help pollinate flowers. Some plants have female and male flowers and these plants rely on bees transferring the pollen. This is a really interesting article on male and female flowers. This is an interesting article on what would happen if all the…
Edible Flowers
Flowers are so versatile. They add colors to gardens and they add colors to our homes through bouquets. Flowers can also add color to beverages, food, and desserts. There are many edible flowers and the bonus is there are a lot of them that grow well in containers so you get double the benefits: color…
Flower Bouquets
I love flowers, they are so bright, cheerful, and colorful. I enjoy making flower bouquets and selling them at my markets. Some of the main flowers I grow are: Gladiolus Sunflowers Zinnias Statice This year I’m going to try and incorporate flowers into my garlic braids and strawflowers and wheat is a classic fall look….
Pumpkinist Lora 