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February ’24 in Review

Posted on March 6, 2024 by carolee

The early days of February more than made up for the dismal gloom of January! There were 22 glorious, sunny days that not only lifted spirits, but energized the body and got the blood flowing! Although some days were still … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday: Feb 24

Posted on February 24, 2024 by carolee

Happy Saturday to each and every one of you gentle readers! As you can see, winter came back overnight with one of those lovely snows that frosts each and every surface and makes the landscape clean and beautiful again. I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged amaryllis, gardening, Indiana gardening, Orchids, Six on Saturday, spring blooms | 3 Comments

Ready to start the Ranunculus?

Posted on February 20, 2024 by carolee

It’s time to start the ranunculus here in Zone 5b/6a. This will be my third year growing these flowers, and I can say it has been a learning curve. First of all, those of you who follow a lot of Instagram, YouTube, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cutting flowers, flower farm, Growing Kindness Project, Indiana gardening, ranunculus | 11 Comments

January ’24 in Review

Posted on February 15, 2024 by carolee

The above photo of the potager was taken on one of the very few (only 6!) sunny days in the entire dismal, gloomy month of January. It was a fairly quiet month, with fewer meetings than usual. Mother only had … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged amaryllis, Growing indoors, Indiana gardening, lisianthus, monthly review, Potager, Seeding | 4 Comments

I’m skeptical!

Posted on January 29, 2024 by carolee

The amaryllis parade has continued non-stop, and since most of them were posted during last year’s parade, I haven’t bothered to include them here. However, this is one I was really looking forward to “lifting the gloom” just after the holidays. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged amaryllis, forcing bulbs, Indiana gardening, indoor gardening, winter blues, winter gardening | 3 Comments

Too cold to swallow & too windy to spit!

Posted on January 20, 2024 by carolee

Happy Saturday! I hope you are able to stay indoors where it’s warm! It was 1 degree F this morning at 8am. Thankfully, I have no where to go and can stay in and enjoy the unusual sunshine. As I watered plants on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged amaryllis, Indiana gardening, winter, winter blues | 6 Comments

Let’s talk Lisianthus

Posted on January 16, 2024 by carolee

The lisianthus seeds are already sown, sprouted and growing down in the basement under lights. They are always the very first seeds planted for the upcoming year because they are such slow growers. Since I wrote so much about these wonderful flowers … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bouquets, cutting flowers, flower farm, Growing indoors, Indiana gardening, lisianthus, Seeding | 7 Comments

Flowers to lift the gloom

Posted on January 11, 2024 by carolee

As for many of you, the exuberant flowers of amaryllis really lift my spirits during these dreary, gloomy days. I’ve amassed quite a collection over the years, and since they keep producing baby bulbs the number keeps increasing. Just as the first … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged amaryllis, houseplants, Indiana gardening, indoor gardening, Orchids, Winter blah | 10 Comments

The Tulips for Cutting in 2024

Posted on January 9, 2024 by carolee

Since I did such a poor job record-keeping on the tulip production last spring, and failed to take many photos of the bouquets containing tulips, I’m taking a scatter gun approach to the tulips for 2024. I’ve ordered many more varieties, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cut flowers, flower farming, Growing Kindness Project, Indiana gardening, spring bouquets, tulips | 14 Comments

New Daffodils for 2024

Posted on January 5, 2024 by carolee

Yes, I know I said I wouldn’t be planting any additional daffodils, because 4,000 ought to be enough! However, it is REALLY hard to resist temptation so just a few new ones will be appearing in the gardens come Spring. Daffodils (Narcissi, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cut flowers, daffodils, flower farming, gardening, Growing Kindness Project, Indiana gardening, spring blooms | 15 Comments