It’s middle of January in cold snowy Vermont. Most people are reveling in skiing, snow boarding, sledding, snowball fights, ice skating and snowmen, not us. Here at The Painted Tulip it’s time to start our season. We always start with anenomes and ranunculus. Though it’s freezing now by end of February, it’s warm enough […]
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Flower Farmers Journal: A New Season 2020
photo credit: Jennifer Langille It’s that time of year everyone’s starting fresh. It’s exciting as a farmer because it means the beginning of trying out new plans that have been rolling around in the head for the past year. Every season we grow, learning from what we did right and wrong. It often takes […]
How to Grow Dahlias
My first few years growing dahlias were ultimately unsuccessful. I grew healthy plants, but they would never bloom. It wasn’t until I met a 2nd generation flower farmer, John La Salle, that my dahlias started flourishing. Much of the dahlia-related knowledge he shared with me is outlined below. When living in New England, especially in […]
Storing Dahlias
Recently I received a request to write about my dahlia storage. So here we go. The pictures are not all beautiful, but provide you the information you need. Dig the dahlia tuber and shake off dirt but leave whatever sticks. Usually the dirt between the tubers sticks that’s fine, just let it be. I let […]
Painted Tulip Interview on Flirty Fleurs
In 2013 Flirty Flowers Started interviewing small localvore flower growers who design events with their own flowers. It launched with the post “Insight into a Small Growerʼs World” by Andrea Gagnon, a Virginia flower grower and owner of LynnVale Farms. Image of LynnVale Flower Farm Andrea captured the passion of flower growers in her […]