Tag Archives: zinnias

Top 10 Performers in 2022: #1…ZINNIAS!

Posted on January 6, 2023 by carolee

Today begins a series of posts about the flowers that I found most useful for bouquets during the 2022 growing season. They will appear in the order in which I felt they were most important, which is why I’m beginning … Continue reading →

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

Six on Saturday: Aug 8

Posted on August 8, 2020 by carolee

For this SOS in early August, six things outside the potager that are pleasing. When isolation began, I worried that since I couldn’t get out to buy plants for the planters that are on my deck and rails they would … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged deck planters, flowers, hibiscus, Indiana gardening, Six on Saturday, zinnias | 10 Comments

Cutting Garden Update

Posted on July 17, 2020 by carolee

Long-time readers may recall that the Cutting Garden was begun on a bull-dozed slope devoid of decent soil, after two dormant years in which even weeds failed to grow. The year the official CG began, the plants were basically those … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged asters, cosmos, cutting garden, feverfew, Indiana gardening, larkspur, salvia, yarrow, zinnias | 5 Comments

Short report: “Cresto” Zinnias

Posted on July 30, 2019 by carolee

This is the first year I’ve grown the “Cresto” zinnia series, and of course, the variety I chose was “Cresto Orange. ” The photo above shows the pom-pom center surrounded by a row of petals, the form the “Cresto” … Continue reading →

Posted in flowers, Uncategorized | Tagged color schemes, Cresto zinnias, cutting garden, growing from seed, Indiana gardening, zinnias | 4 Comments

10th Seeding

Posted on April 18, 2019 by carolee

Usually by this seeding, I begin to wonder if there will be room for it all in the potager, gardens and borders; partly because the outdoor bench area and greenhouse are full, dozens of flats sit on un-planted raised beds, … Continue reading →

Posted in Indoor Growing, Seeding, Uncategorized | Tagged cabbage, Indiana gardening, indoor seeding, lettuce "Little Gem" broccoli, Potager, summer squash, zinnias | 4 Comments

9th Seeding…No Fooling!

Posted on April 1, 2019 by carolee

April Fools Day! Nothing foolish going on here at the potager however, just waiting for the weather to warm. At least there is bright sunshine and temperatures above freezing so the snow is beginning to slide off the Lady Cottage … Continue reading →

Posted in dahlias, Seeding, Uncategorized | Tagged dahlias, Indiana gardening, indoor seeding, Minnesota Midget melons, Potager, zinnias | 3 Comments

First Seed Order!

Posted on November 8, 2018 by carolee

As the 2018 growing season slides to an end here in central Indiana, (there’s SNOW forecast for tomorrow!) anticipation is already beginning for the 2019 garden! The first seed order was placed before Oct. 31 in order to qualify for … Continue reading →

Posted in annuals, cutting garden, Uncategorized | Tagged annual flowers, aster, cutting garden, emilia, marigolds, Potager, seeds, snapdragons, triploid marigolds, zinnias | 13 Comments

Six on Saturday-Sept 1!

Posted on September 1, 2018 by carolee

As much as I’d like to deny it, September is here. The leaves are already piling up along the sidewalk from the big cottonwoods along the driveway. It’s time to evaluate the performance of the annuals. In my gardens, they … Continue reading →

Posted in annuals, Six on Saturday, Uncategorized | Tagged annual flowers, celosia, cut flowers, heat-tolerant annuals, marigolds, Six on Saturday, zinnias | 7 Comments