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Up Your Game with New Dahlias for 2023

Up Your Game with New Dahlias for 2023

January 5, 2023 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Cut Flowers, Dahlias, Summer Blooming Bulbs, Summer Blooming Flowers, Summer Bulbs

It’s that time of year again. Time to decide which dahlia varieties you’ll be growing this season and which ones you won’t. For me, it can take weeks to strike a balance between the tubersRead More

Best fillers for a cut flower garden Longfield Gardens

Best Fillers for a Cut Flower Garden

July 12, 2022 · by Danielle Keeton · in Cut Flowers, How-To, Inspiration

Foliage and fillers are the backbone of a cutting garden. The best fillers for a cut flower garden provide structure, bulk, and interest to bouquets. A steady supply of bothRead More

7 Tips for Growing and Using Gladiolus

7 Tips for Growing and Using Gladiolus

June 14, 2022 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Cut Flowers, How-To, Inspiration, Spring Planted Bulbs, Summer Blooming Bulbs, Summer Blooming Flowers, Summer Bulbs

Of all the flowers you can grow in your garden, glads are surely among the easiest. Simply tuck the corms into the ground in spring and come back 90 daysRead More

Dinnerplate Dahlias: Tips for Success

Dinnerplate Dahlias: Tips for Success

April 12, 2022 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Cut Flowers, Dahlias, Summer Bulbs

Dahlias are amazing plants. It takes less than three months for them to grow from potato-like tubers to chest height plants with dozens of flowers. The dahlia’s genetic diversity is equally impressive. You can spend aRead More

Growing Lilies in Nursery Pots for Late Season Color

Growing Lilies in Nursery Pots for Late Season Color

April 5, 2022 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Cut Flowers, Lilies, Spring Planted Bulbs, Summer Blooming Bulbs, Summer Blooming Flowers, Summer Bulbs

I love lilies and have planted dozens of them in my flower gardens, including Asiatics, Orientals, trumpets, OT lilies and species lilies. Though I usually manage to add a few new ones each year, the bedsRead More

How to Grow Ranunculus in Zones 4-6

How to Grow Ranunculus in Zones 4-6

March 1, 2022 · by Danielle Keeton · in Cut Flowers, How-To, Summer Blooming Bulbs, Summer Bulbs

Ranunculus are elegant spring flowers with rose-like blossoms that are packed with paper-thin petals. They are popular — and pricy — cut flowers with a very long vase life. Growing ranunculus at home isn’t difficult,Read More

New Flirty Fleurs Dahlia Collections for 2022

New Flirty Fleurs Dahlia Collections for 2022

January 5, 2022 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Cut Flowers, Dahlias, Inspiration, Summer Blooming Bulbs

Last summer’s hot, dry weather created no end of challenges for gardeners across the US. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), temperatures during June, July and August 2001Read More

Best Cut Flowers for Shady Gardens

Best Cut Flowers for Shady Gardens

July 14, 2021 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Cut Flowers, Garden Design, How-To, Inspiration, Perennials, Shade Gardening, Shade Plants, Summer Blooming Flowers

Do you want to grow cut flowers, but have a garden that’s too shady? You may have heard that cut flowers require full sun, and gardens in partial shade areRead More

How to Get the Longest Vase Life from Fresh Cut Flowers

How to Get the Longest Vase Life from Fresh Cut Flowers

June 15, 2021 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Cut Flowers, How-To, Summer Blooming Flowers

Have you ever picked a beautiful, fresh flower bouquet only to have the blooms wilt within hours? Was your smile turned upside down as you watched the petals of your delphiniumRead More

Gladiolus Get Their Groove Back

Gladiolus Get Their Groove Back

April 27, 2021 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Cut Flowers, Inspiration, Summer Blooming Bulbs, Summer Blooming Flowers, Summer Bulbs

Flowers seem to wax and wane in popularity. Right now, people are crazy for dahlias and ranunculus. One flower that’s been out of favor for ages is the gladiolus. I getRead More

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