Have you ever seen drifts of beautiful lupines growing along highways and roadways in late spring? Here in Nova Scotia we are blessed with a beautiful show of late spring lupines, growing wild in ditches and meadows, decorating our landscapes with a wildflower palette of soft pinks, purples, and yellows. Have you ever wanted to…
7 Tips On Growing Great Zinnias For Cut Flowers
A spectacular cut flower, the zinnia has a special place in our cut flower garden. Not only is it easy to grow, it comes in a wide array of colors and varieties, making it a versatile flower for arrangements and bouquets. Let’s look at some tips for growing great zinnias for cut flowers. Do Zinnias…
5 Rudbeckia Varieties Grown In Our Garden, and Why You Will Love Them!
There are many different rudbeckia varieties. Here in our garden we grow five different types, all with their own unique characteristics and beauty. Let me share them with you! Rudbeckia, often referred to as Black Eyed Susans, has always been a favourite plant in our perennial garden. We always grew the more traditional yellow rudbeckia,…
How To Plant Cold Hardy Annuals For Earlier Summer Blooms
There is a method to growing cold hardy annuals for bigger, better, and more beautiful blooms. We are incorporating some of these techniques in our zone 5 garden, where we grow many hardy annuals on the flower farm! What Are Cold Hardy Annuals? Cold hardy annuals are an interesting group of plants. Becoming familiar with…
11 Awesome Dahlia Varieties Grown In Our Garden This Year
So many dahlias, so many choices…Here are just a few favourite dahlia varieties grown in our garden this past year! When we decided to grow dahlias a few years back, we didn’t exactly know what we were getting into. Dahlias are extremely beautiful to say the least. They are also pretty easy to grow, for…
Growing The Beautiful Chinese Forget Me Not
The intense blue colour of the Chinese Forget Me Not offers so much country style to any flower arrangement. A touch of blue, or a lot of blue makes it worth growing this pretty blue flower. You may be familiar with the classic biennial Forget-Me-Nots, Myosotis scorpioides, the tiny delicate little blue or pink flowers…
5 Fun Facts About Yarrow That Will Make You Want To Grow It
There are many things about growing yarrow that we enjoy. This is a wonderful lacey flower for the cutting garden, and a mainstay at our flower farm. Here are some fun facts about yarrow that will make you want to grow it as well! Yarrow, also known as Achillea millefolium, is a lacy disc shaped…
Is Cosmos A Good Cut Flower?
We are in love with cosmos. Here are some of the reasons we grow cosmos as a cut flower on our flower farm! I’ve always loved the soft look of cosmos growing in our Nova Scotian gardens. They are so delicate in appearance with their lacy foliage, and a good contrast to traditional foliage in…
Are Bachelor Buttons Good Cut Flowers?
Bachelor Buttons (Centaurea cyanus, also known as cornflowers) are one of our favorite early spring cut flowers. Their vivid blue petals and airy texture add a classic country feel to our farmhouse bouquets, and they’re a hit with pollinators too. However, are they truly good cut flowers? In this post, I’ll share why Bachelor Buttons…