Love Alliums? See How a Garden Designer Puts Them to Work
Alliums are a great way to add color and excitement to your early summer flower garden. These big-blooming perennials are incredibly easy to grow, yet many people are unsure about how to integrate them into aRead More
Making an Impact With Border Dahlias
The only way to really understand a plant is to grow it yourself. So in our business, we wind up growing a lot of plants. We have a large trial garden behind ourRead More
Facebook Fans Say Mental Health Is Top Reason for Gardening
For people who don’t garden, it can be hard to understand what’s so appealing about playing with plants. To be honest, I occasionally ask myself the same question. Yet every spring I can hardly wait to get backRead More
How to Plant an Indoor Amaryllis Garden
As a longtime gardener, I love to push the limits to see how creative I can be. While shopping at one of my favorite garden centers, Molbak’s in Woodinville, WA,Read More
The Flowerhouse – A Blooming Showcase of Past, Present and Future
It was a signature Michigan autumn evening: crisp, cool and a little windy. The chill in the air didn’t deter the big crowd that gathered to celebrate the 10thRead More
Field to Vase Event Celebrates Locally-Grown Cut Flowers
Recently, Longfield Gardens sponsored an event that is very dear to us – supporting American grown cut flowers. The Field to Vase Dinner was held in Mt. Vernon, Washington, about an hourRead More
Inspiration for Your Spring Garden: Tulips Go Casual
There’s no better place to see spring flower bulbs than Holland’s Keukenhof gardens. For eight weeks every year, you can feast your eyes on 80 acres of garden beds packedRead More
Plant Ornamental Allium Bulbs Now for Flowers Next Spring
Alliums may be the easiest plants you’ll ever grow. The only tricky thing about them is remembering that they need to be planted in the fall, at the same timeRead More
How to Make a Hand-Tied Flower Arrangement in 5 Easy Steps
One of the best things about having a flower garden is being able to share the riches. Everyone loves getting flowers, and it’s extra special when they come from yourRead More
Dahlias from Bud to Bloom
Sometimes flowers take you by surprise and seem to burst into bloom overnight. But more often, it’s a slower process that happens over days or even weeks. Watching andRead More