A friend of mine who lived in Florida told me gardening there was all about cutting it down. Plants just get too big and choke themselves out. To keep them lush, gardeners are constantly cutting them back or dividing the root systems. We have to do this here too just on a less frequent basis. Buckets of Liliacs […]
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Planning for Chickens at Painted Tulip
I have wanted to add Laying Hens to the Painted Tulip farm for years now. There are many reasons not to add chickens into my life–a lot of extra responsibility. But is it really an extra responsibility if they provide so much back? There are so many good reasons to keep chickens on the farm: 1. Chicken poop will […]
New Dahlia Varieties at The Painted Tulip
Every year I just order more and more varieties of plants I love! It is an addiction that I can excuse with my line of employment. Florists and wedding couples want peach dahlias, so I ordered more dahlia tubers to be shipped in April. When there is so much beauty in the world its hard […]
Dahlia Procreating Progression
Back in December I wrote a blog post about starting new dahlia plants from cuttings off the growing tubers. A few weeks ago I picked up a tray and it was loaded with roots coming out the bottom. I now have 75 rooted dahlias in 52 individual cells so they have room to grow. Hooray! It […]
DIY Wedding Flowers Brian to Amanda 9/21/14
DIY, Do-it-yourself wedding flowers are a recent trend. For some couples it works wonderfully, but it takes knowledge and support. I am only in support of DIY wedding flowers if the purchaser is prepared for the time and effort it will take to add flower arranging into such a busy and important day. I strongly […]