If you live in the colder parts of the Northern Hemisphere, you’re all too familiar with the awkward season between the last hard frost and when it’s time to start your seeds for the Spring. Sure, you’re secretly relieved to not have to do so much work in the garden, but your green thumb is getting itchy and you’re sick of all the snow and cold.
These winter blooming houseplants provide some much needed colour when all you see is white snow and Spring seems oh-so-far away.
I recently interviewed urban flower farmer and artist Danielle Fulawka and she gave me so much flowery-goodness to work with that I needed to split up her interview into two posts. If you haven’t read how she transformed her rocky city yard into an urban flower farm for $2000, you can read that here. In today’s post, Danielle shares her favourite flower varieties and the rules you need to know to make a beautiful bouquet with your own homegrown flowers.
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Do you dream of a yard full of beautiful cut flowers and filling your Instagram feed with their gorgeous blooms? If you’ve read the Floret Farm’s Cut Flower book or seen their Instagram feed, chances are you’ve caught the flower bug and are wondering how you could ever make your flower fantasies come true. Just me? Anyway.
I interviewed Saskatoon’s Danielle Fulawka, a full-time artist and cut flower gardener (yes, you read that correctly!!) and asked her to spill her secrets on how she was able to start a Floret-style flower farm in her small city backyard on the cheap. She was able to start her business from scratch for $2000 and break even in the first year.
What’s the easiest way you can make a dent in your gardening budget? Saving seeds!! While some seeds require a little more know-how than others to save, I’ve compiled a list of 5 easy annual flowers that are perfect for beginner seed savers.
Weddings are expensive, and you’ll do anything to save money, right? While growing your own flowers sounds like a great way to cut costs, you need to be smart about it. I’ll show you all the things you need to consider, plus link to some fabulous DIY’s for your cake, boutonnieres, centrepieces, and bouquets.
