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How To Harvest Zinnia Seeds: A Guide For Gardeners

February 16, 2024 by chey mullin 4 Comments

Zinnias are beautiful flowers that are not only outstanding in the garden, but are also easy to grow and maintain. Harvesting zinnia seeds is a simple process that allows gardeners to save their seeds for the next season and beyond. Learn how to harvest zinnia seeds, so that you can perpetuate these colorful flowers in…

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14 Best Cut And Come Again Flowers For The Cut Flower Garden

February 2, 2024 by chey mullin Leave a Comment

A cut flower garden is a garden designed to produce an abundance of fresh flowers for cutting. Some of the best choices for this type of garden are cut and come again flowers, known for their long-lasting blooms, and ability to repeatedly provide new stems after they are cut. In this post we’ll look at…

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How To Grow Chocolate Lace Flower – Planting And Care

May 4, 2023 by chey mullin Leave a Comment

Are you looking for an elegant addition to your flower garden? Look no further than chocolate lace flower, also known as Dara flower, with it’s uniquely colored chocolate lacy blooms. Learn how to grow chocolate lace flower, and add this beautiful and unusual flower to your flower garden. I’ve grown chocolate lace flower in the…

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How Late Can You Plant Allium Bulbs?

April 21, 2023 by chey mullin Leave a Comment

Fall can be a busy time in the gardening world, and sometimes bulb planting gets delayed. Or sometimes we pick up some late season allium bulbs at the garden centre that need to be planted into the ground. If that’s the case, you may be wondering how late you can actually plant the allium bulbs,…

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Understanding The Zinnia Life Cycle- Zinnia Growth Stages

April 9, 2023 by chey mullin 4 Comments

Zinnias are annual plants which go through their entire life cycle within a year. It’s interesting to watch the zinnia plant as it goes through different stages of growth. Starting with the germination of a tiny arrow shaped seed, and evolving into a plant with multi-petalled and colorful blooms, the zinnia growth stages are impressive….

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9 Tips for Growing Lupines For a Spectacular Garden Display

March 9, 2021 by chey mullin 3 Comments

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…

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7 Tips On Growing Great Zinnias For Cut Flowers

February 25, 2021 by chey mullin Leave a Comment

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…

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5 Rudbeckia Varieties Grown In Our Garden, and Why You Will Love Them!

February 13, 2021 by chey mullin Leave a Comment

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,…

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How To Plant Cold Hardy Annuals For Earlier Summer Blooms

February 4, 2021 by chey mullin

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…

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11 Awesome Dahlia Varieties Grown In Our Garden This Year

January 29, 2021 by chey mullin

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…

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