Worst Flowers of 2022

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I'm breaking down the 10 worst flowers of 2022, and why they sucked!
As I get more experience with our farm, I learn more about what grows best for me, what is the easiest flowers to work with, and what are the cut flowers that are the most interesting to my customers at the farmers market. Here's the list
1) Chabaud Carnation
2) Scabiosa
3) Sweet William
4) Dusty Miller
5) Lime Nosento Marigolds
6) Lemon Basil
7) Eucalyptus
8) Super Magic Lisianthus
9) Flax
10) Magic Lime Feverfew
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@YouCantEatTheGrass Жыл бұрын

@thethirddayfarm9480 Жыл бұрын

If you harvest lemon basil with a sharp floral knife instead of snips it won’t wilt. Snips crush the stem membranes and so when the basil is trying to drink its like drinking through a broken straw. A super sharp floral knife will change your floral life.

@jucjuc314 Жыл бұрын

Great advice, thanks for sharing that 😊👍

@ElderandOakFarm Жыл бұрын

I Harvest with snips but I just make sure it's a little Woodmere. I absolutely LOVE lemon basil- will always grow it!

@joannejensen4369 Жыл бұрын

Such a great idea. For weddings👍🇨🇦

@BaughbeSauce Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great tip! I'll soon be dividing my lemon basil to make more lemon basil plants to stick in the ground and am glad I came across your comment before I did!

@coombabaykelpiesltf5494 Жыл бұрын

Wow thanks for sharing which one do you recommend?

@heather42404 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the list. You might have better sales if you switch from a red colored canopy to a white one. The red color casts a red glow on the flowers which doesn't do the actual colors justice. You're bouquets are so beautiful and you want to present them in the best light.

@gaylecorwin3460 Жыл бұрын

Except it's called Red Roof Farm lol

@nikkisigmon8090 Жыл бұрын

@@gaylecorwin3460 then how about a white canopy with red trim?

@amberwidenhofer1626 Жыл бұрын

I understand the name of the farm but I actually kind of agree with this from an objective standpoint.

@VampireLeigh Жыл бұрын

Keep the red canopy but inside line it with a white one so it casts white inside but is red on the outside x

@syntychiahintsin-tee-shaks2256 Жыл бұрын

I love this suggestion. Maybe create an inexpensive logo that shows the red roof and use that as a label on the bouquets. White canopy while staying true to the farm name. I’m rooting for this family and their farm.

@Nurse_Lucy Жыл бұрын

She said FOILage so often I had to double check that I wasn't crazy and look up the spelling. I'm fairly certain it's not a regional thing because I live pretty close to where she lives

@barbaraday7662 Жыл бұрын

I pronounce “basil” differently as well

@angelabromley3712 Жыл бұрын

I use flag iris alot in June. They don't rebloom but they are strong stemmed, scented and last in vase. Plus the color just goes with so much.

@jetomlinson73 Жыл бұрын

I truly appreciate all the information you provid. Your passion shows through! Thanks so much for inspiring me!

@bethholness5153 Жыл бұрын

Have you thought about making 'eco' confetti from your dried flowers? Your local florists could stock it.

@spontaneousun Жыл бұрын

Such a good idea! I think she mentioned they have a strong wedding industry around them.

@bethholness5153 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, paper confetti is banned in my country and rice is frowned upon too ( birds can get sick) so dried flowers keeps everyone happy.

@spontaneousun Жыл бұрын

@@bethholness5153 Oh interesting! What country do you live in? I wonder how many places this is true for. Ever since I learned as a girl that the founder of the Girl Scouts in America was deaf in one ear from a grain of rice that got tossed at her wedding and ended up in her ear I’ve always avoided rice thrown in celebration. Makes sense that it could hurt the birds too!

@bluebirdhomestead Жыл бұрын

That is a fun idea! I bet you could even sell that online and diy brides would buy it right up 😊-Cara

@jensmith4005 Жыл бұрын

That's a good idea. My Mother-in-Law purchased and raised butterflies and we released them.

@maryrobertson7228 Жыл бұрын

Always nice to learn more from you as I plan for my summer gardens... thanks!

@shelbysieber590 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate these summary videos with your insights about what worked well and what didn’t!

@annbann6 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Really informative and so helpful when you add pics to display the flowers you are talking about. Even though these opinions are your own from your farm.. super helpful for people who are considering there.

@saramonder Жыл бұрын

Appreciate the hidden Ian thirst trap! Looking good!🔥😃

@mellfraze8112 Жыл бұрын

This really goes to show how much climate & growing zone affect which plants are "successes" vs "failures". I'm in usda zone 9b & a Mediterranean type climate so the timing on when things bloom for me & how they grow is wildly different. However, I still pick up useful tidbits of information from videos like this & it is just fun seeing someone else's thought process in action.

@silencedflower8441 Жыл бұрын

I’m with you. Decided not to plant a variety of flowers, including some of those you listed this year and realize I am better off focusing on the ones that have preformed the best for me thus far.

@patriciakeys4873 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely LOVE the aerial views of your farm!!!!

@NicolesGardenNS Жыл бұрын

Carnations & sweet William work well in Nova Scotia because we have more clay in our soil to retain moisture. I add lots of compost which seems to help too. I also found the magic lime feverfew was a brighter yellow, and I LOVED it as a dried flower. We tend to have pretty wet Winter/spring, that and the soil makes it vastly different from what you’re working with!

@victorybeginsinthegarden Жыл бұрын

I loved the sweet William in her bouquets so much I ordered it for my garden

@r.m.podlewski1887 Жыл бұрын

The dusty miller that I grew in my greenhouse got way taller than the ones grown outside. You could try a small patch in your hoop house. From a Farmer’s Market grower in Moose Lake, Minnesota.

@shirleys6617 Жыл бұрын

Good info, thanks! WRT your valentine’s video, I wonder if you might have replaced some of the brown paper sleeves with a brighter colour (like red or pink) it would have helped draw in passers by. Dried flowers can look a bit dull anyway, so that might help. I also agree with the comment about the red light cast over your market stand - white would probably keep the flowers (and Ian) cooler, too!

@KirstinLDavidson Жыл бұрын

My Dusty Miller seed package says to plant them in a slightly shady area in order to get longer stems. I wonder if growing them in a shaded hoop house would give you longer, more useful stems. Thanks for your list!

@toomanymarys7355 Жыл бұрын

Yes they get leggy in shade.

@helenachase5627 Жыл бұрын

Dave Dowling highly recommends perrenial purple campanula for that spring window . It grows in Saskatchewan and I agree it blooms beautifully when not much else is.

@patriciakeys4873 Жыл бұрын

I also completely love the fact that you talk about things that DON'T grow in your zone and if that happens for anyone else they (and I) should take your advice and not grow them again....just taking up valuable real estate that can make more money with something more compatible.

@MarthaHenry1 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this informative video. Wait, all your videos are informative and entertaining! Happy Growing...

@tuhesse Жыл бұрын

Loved this and the eye candy in the top right corner of your background. hahaha Good Luck this season.

@sheylaboucher3829 Жыл бұрын

Thank's for all the infos. Really usefull!

@betsymaltby6788 Жыл бұрын

I am a home gardener with limited space, but still donate weekly bouquets locally. I have tried some of the flowers on your "worst" list and totally agree and on the flip side I do grow a lot of what is on your "best" list. I now only grow the reliable, dependable, proven success flowers & fillers as to opposed to what is trending (and/or just don't work in my climate). So even though I am not a Flower Farmer, these lists translate to the home gardener who share bouquets as well as to the farmers.

@bluebirdhomestead Жыл бұрын

This is so true! I enjoy watching these lists even though I am just a home garden who loves to garden. It is wonderful that you donate your bouquets weekly. Where do you donate them? I was just thinking about surprising random neighbors with flowers this summer yesterday in an attempt to get to know the neighbors haha. I am a gift giver so at Christmas time I will bring food and summer time I will bring veggies and flowers haha. 😊-Cara

@betsymaltby6788 Жыл бұрын

@@bluebirdhomestead Hi Cara, I donate a weekly bouquet for the front desk of our local library on behalf of the Friends of the Library (I am a member). The library even has a little plaque "A Gift from The Friends". The patrons love it, the staff loves it - they call me the Flower Girl. 🌻 In the winter months we have a small budget and I supplement with seasonal plants and/or grocery store flowers that I love to arrange. My neighbors & friends always get bouquets throughout the growing season (I know where to find them to get my vases back...lol!).

@bluebirdhomestead Жыл бұрын

@@betsymaltby6788 That is wonderful Betsy! Your community is luck to have you in it! I love that your library even has a plaque for your bouquets that is so nice. The friends of the library at our local library are so generous. They provide funds so that the kids can have weekly crafts. My kids always have such a fun time there each week. 😀-Cara

@nikkisigmon8090 Жыл бұрын

6:26 #4 - Dusty Miller. I think try it another year if you like it so much. But next time, put a double row cover over it during the winter. Someone in zone 5 does this for veg crops and can overwinter things 2 zones warmer. It enables him to also have fresh salad greens in winter months

@ambersimpson75 Жыл бұрын

I love hearing about what doest work too. It's the good the bad and the ugly kinda thing. Truly resonate with this message. Thank you 💜💚💜💚

@kristinmalcolm2090 Жыл бұрын

Suggestion for grains for bouquets- Amaranth!!! So many varieties of colour! I grew it initially for food but now grow it mostly for aesthetic!

@toricrumrine3448 Жыл бұрын

This is a me problem but I'm really distracted by the shirtless man by the greenhouse 😂

@kathleenfoleygeiger2511 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! It was very helpful!

@MyFocusVaries Жыл бұрын

I love how your top "Don't" video also gives us a lot of your favourites. 💓

@janwhite6212 Жыл бұрын

Glad you did this, thanks!!

@familyboccassini4695 Жыл бұрын

❤ can’t wait to watch all the amazing flowers to grow

@monsurbanpatch Жыл бұрын

I don't even care for flowers that much and I don't even live in the same growing zone but here I am watching your videos! I still find myself wanting to know what you have to say! 🤗🙂

@chrispetersen6402 Жыл бұрын

For your silver foliage, try perennial artemisia. Such as: Artemisia ludoviciana 'Silver Queen' is a fast-spreading variety with bright silver-white leaves that turn reddish in fall. It grows up to four feet tall and is hardy in zone 4 to 9. There are other good varieties of A. Ludoviciana such as ‘Silver King’ and ‘Valerie Finnis’ . It also gets tiny, but decorative yellow flowers. Dries well also.

@torriemeidell7552 Жыл бұрын

I was going to suggest the exact same thing! Our silver artemisia has a very similar look, and it grows like a weed in the dry part shade that it's planted in (and in poor soil, to boot!).

@maxinestarcher4050 Жыл бұрын

It smells wonderfully and makes great dried wreaths

@hajni78 Жыл бұрын

Is it not invasive? I tried some last year and they spread like crazy. Now, I am scared I will not be able to get rid of it.. However I loved the silvery foliage.

@jaimemorgan5323 Жыл бұрын

@@hajni78 It's a bit invasive in my flower patch in New Zealand. I'm considering growing in large pots instead...

@calicedetamarack Жыл бұрын

Where I am in Canada it is easily foraged and delightful

@BaughbeSauce Жыл бұрын

If you want a nice basil, I'd personally recommend Dark Purple Opal Basil. It has big, beautiful red- purple leaves and the stalks get woody and firm VERY quickly. I have it growing in just my aerogarden and after maybe a little under a month have chopped the top to divide the plant which is sitting in a cup of water, not wilting, for 4 days now. It did wilt a little as I have a toddler and got distracted and it sat on the counter for 2 or so hours, but it fluffed right back up.

@juliepuhr9806 Жыл бұрын

I love these tapes of videos. It saves me the headache in trying things I may not really want. Freeing

@YouCantEatTheGrass Жыл бұрын

I figure the worst is as good of info as the best - at least for me

@ElderandOakFarm Жыл бұрын

It's so interesting to see videos like this. Just proves we all need to try things for ourselves, because we all have different climates & businesses, so what works for one of us, may not for another! I agree with most of these, except lemon basil! I always wait until it has a mature flower spike & they never wilt!

@EvelynM-vlogs Жыл бұрын

Totally agree. I for example go full out on dahlias, but have dropped zinnias completely, AND feverfew is considered a weed here in Campbell River, BC.

@gardengirl7446 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video!

@YouCantEatTheGrass Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@redkaleleaf1lastname422 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful farm. Excellent video in terms of composition. Having shots of the flowers in the field and flowers harvested interspersed with the shots of you talking doesn’t on its face sound like rocket science but from my (albeit far from exhaustive) consumption of farm garden KZfaq vids it is baffling how many people just sit or stand and talk. (They should Make a podcast!) thanks for a visually interesting and informative video.

@graces128 Жыл бұрын

Dutsy miller is wa wa as a fresh, but AMAZING as a dried for me in bouqets, wreaths, and such. An alternative to pair with dusty fresh or dry is silverly lavendar foligae- it lasts amazing in the vase and is great dried as well.

@catreeves963 Жыл бұрын

Totally with you on the carnations! I was so excited for them but really didn’t do it for me. It’s so interesting with the nosento marigold because mine are a completely different colour to what you showed - it’s zingy and fresh here but I guess sometimes there’s colour variations depending on different growing areas? You can get really long stems with sweet William so it might be the variety you tried? It’s winter hardy to zone 3 I think so you should be able to overwinter it if you were to give it another go. I know LMZ uses the Amazon series which I’m going to give a go this year and see what happens

@myrrhidian3166 Жыл бұрын

I loved the yellow marigold bouquets with the Potomac Orange snaps and Zowie zinnias you made in the "We're Going Nocturnal" video last year. Were those the Nosento Lime? Those yellow marigolds looked almost fluorescent, which normally I wouldn't choose to grow for myself, but the combination was so good! I'd love to see a video of your favorite bouquets that you made during the year :)

@arnorrian1 Жыл бұрын

You should try Lychnis chalcedonica as a substitute for Sweet William. It's perennial, flowers at that time, and comes in red, pink, and white. Very long stems and good drought tolerance.

@NJGardengirl1961 Жыл бұрын

Good advice! People like it - It's got a real ephemeral or wispy look in a bouquet

@lesw3803 Жыл бұрын

I had the same experience with chabaud carnations here on the NW Florida gulf coast and it took 18 months to bloom.

@45jessiemad Жыл бұрын

This is my 3rd year trying dusty miller... was hoping if I could get it to overwinter it would have longer stems. Unfortunately we had that dumb artic blast that killed it. 😭 Love you list! Best if luck this season!!

@Ce_Joy_Grow Жыл бұрын

You ABSOLUTELY MUST try the blue spice basil for scent and the color is beautiful

@NJGardengirl1961 Жыл бұрын

Have you ever thought of growing safflower? When I used it in bouquets (as a retail florist) people LOVED it!

@baracu Жыл бұрын

I totally get it! We have super dry summers here and some very cold days in winter so I can relate to the struggle…sure, you might optimize your growing technique for those crops and get them to perform better but why bother wenn certainly there are similar plants that will grow like weeds in your specific condition without fussing over them. Love your videos❤❤❤

@rubensebastian2604 Жыл бұрын

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@ambergreen5531 Жыл бұрын

I grow the Scabiosa for the drumstick pods it creates. I find the florists love them and buy them all.

@suelibey5142 Жыл бұрын

hahaha! For this year I'm trying about 5 of the things you don't like. I do have high hopes for my Chabaud carnation so we'll see how it goes. But it's always good to experiment!

@Dave-hr7yl Жыл бұрын

You should plant some flowers next to your flower stand to attract customers. Gives it more curb appeal. Makes it eye catching.

@katrienvh4289 Жыл бұрын

Have you ever thought about growing Hydrangea paniculata 'Little Lime' ? A nice lime that fades into dusky pink in fall. Grows about 1 to 1,25 m high and wide, so not a big monster plant, and no massive flowers. Perfect for bouquets. And dry also very nice. And very winter hard.

@adelaidecalais4456 Жыл бұрын

your bouquets are beautiful !

@victorybeginsinthegarden Жыл бұрын

I agree

@jennifer4bz953 Жыл бұрын

I loved the way your Sweet William looked. And oops, I picked flax for my garden....may rethink that.

@MaureenStrong1 Жыл бұрын

Such valuable information. Also valuable information in the comments. Deep in winter sowing and Hardy annuals for spring. Half way panicked Spring is coming, half way elated 😊

@carolineholland4178 Жыл бұрын

Totally agree with these choices. Have you tried growing mature Eucalyptus plants as a hedge and coppicing them? The new growth is is full of the lovely circular foliage.

@YouCantEatTheGrass Жыл бұрын

They don't survive the winter, so I can't grow them like that. They make sense if you can establish them. That's why I was saying I should do willow instead - something that I can establish and copice in my climate

@carolineholland4178 Жыл бұрын

@You Can't Eat The Grass You could dry some of the branches as they come into bud and begin to try and flower, use the foliage later, I get that here in the southwest of England. Wish I could help to make the Eucalyptus work just as well. Whatever you do it is lovely.

@confessionsofajadedoptimist Жыл бұрын

I can't wait to see how my tulips turn out lol

@avismcdaniel1503 Жыл бұрын

I'm amazed that you grow Lisianthus and Ranunculus back in the 90's info was you had to be in zone 7 or above to grow these plants. Great video very informative.

@LULC0759 Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to your best flowers you grow 😊

@nanaof07 Жыл бұрын

Have you tried growing Baptisia? Perreneal and the foliage looks a lot like Eucalyptus!

@monicahennessy5648 Жыл бұрын

My go to for foliage! I cut on mine all summer long. Good vase life.

@nanaof07 Жыл бұрын

@@monicahennessy5648 yes. I love it!

@stephaniewarren9285 Жыл бұрын

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@rickyt3961 Жыл бұрын

thank you!

@karenslater343 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting thanks for sharing

@kele1264 Жыл бұрын

Hey Serina! Excellent job evaluating your flowers, and explaining to us why they're not desirable for your farm. Maybe you can flag this video for yourself, so when it's time to buy seeds again, this video can remind you why NOT to grow these particular flowers. I hope you didn't really throw seeds in the garbage! Maybe there's a way to give them away - seed swap groups (you can give without taking if you want), seed "libraries", any free seed give-a-way venues. Home growers might be overjoyed to get some of them, because they don't have the same requirements a farm does. It was really nice to see a video from you this morning! You guys have a great day! See you next video!

@heatherbright7214 Жыл бұрын

You can also use the herb sage as a slightly silver foliage. In some areas it is a perennial and I think there is a type that has purple/silver leaves.

@vivherman2296 Жыл бұрын

I agree with your list. All of my Fama scabs became old and died out..but loved them. I had small annual scabs and once was enough. My small acreage needs to have iron clad flowers. I've had a wine colored scab in the bee area for yrs. It has a taproot and shoots up babies/or some from seed. Think maybe scabiosa caucasia??Gets messy..but it blooms from June till frost. That area was dug up last yr. due to a tile issue. Trying to find seed for that now. I don't cut it ..I let the bees have it. The dirt in that area is ruined now...they dug down 5 ft. Then found that the tile wasn't broken just plugged!! grrrr. I'm in zone 5, and I used to have asiatic lillies and peonies in June. I don't go to market till July. Seems like I'm still planting some yrs. thru June anymore. Dumb weather!!!

@myvintageswag6893 Жыл бұрын

Hey! Love your videos ❤ Lisa Ziegler from TGW says to plant Sweet William in the fall. It makes them tall and strong. Are you in Zone 5?

@stephaniewarren9285 Жыл бұрын

Yes, also think dianthus is a cool flower. Maybe start them earlier? That's what I'm trying this year.

@stephaniewarren9285 Жыл бұрын

This is hilarious! Several of the things you listed are new for me to try this year 😂 I'll let you know how it goes! Zone 5a, Maine

@victorybeginsinthegarden Жыл бұрын

It trial and error and location specific

@stephaniewarren9285 Жыл бұрын

@@victorybeginsinthegarden Yes true...she did a great job explaining that. I'm not discouraged. It's now actually a challenge for me. I have heard the carnations like cool conditions. I'm hoping to get them in the ground early and see if that makes a difference.

@arnorrian1 Жыл бұрын

Trachelium comes in vivid green, appart from white, pink, and purple.

@jackieopperman6568 Жыл бұрын

Planting the Sweet William in fall helped other farmers get much longer stems.

@joleenpeters5411 Жыл бұрын

Hello I love your videos they are so helpful. I would like to know if there is a solution that you put in your flowers to help them last longer for your customers ?thanks 🙂

@kingonyx2195 Жыл бұрын

6:44 there are tons of perennial alternatives with similar leaf shape and silver though, some centaurea species

@45jessiemad Жыл бұрын

Ok.. I have to come back to share my disbelief ok the lemon basil! 😳 I love it!!! But then again... it's really the only greenery I can get to grow. 😅

@JLee-pc2vc Жыл бұрын

I grew those carnations in Virginia 7a and had the exact same experience you did with them. Pretty but wimpy.

@berebelliousgirls6831 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos Can you put French subtitles lots of love from France 💕💕💕💕

@halinawiecek2297 Жыл бұрын

That's through the some flowers they don't want to grow in a garden I have few of them they not growing like they suppose still I love them day beautiful I love so much wildflowers take care guys.

@kristinem9171 Жыл бұрын

I'm a little south of you in Central washington and last June I had reseeded wild lupine blooming in early June, have you considered lupine for june arrangements?

@cherylheffelfinger8421 Жыл бұрын

YOU LOOK PRETTY TODAY. Going forward comb hair and look like you did today. Love you guys.

@confessionsofajadedoptimist Жыл бұрын

Is that your brother in the background by the greenhouse? Last week is was Jeff Gordon and this week another mystery man lol

@carolannjacques268 Жыл бұрын

I agree with a couple of those that I won't grow again!

@louise9833 Жыл бұрын

Funny, I love flax! The seed pods are so great. And it gets very high.

@colette8694 Жыл бұрын

Agree with all your choices not to grow for flower bouquets 👍

@irinadriga8577 2 ай бұрын

I grew flax for the first time last year, and it was useless as a flower. However, when it formed round seed pods it was beautiful in bouquets.

@dlw3156 Жыл бұрын

Have you looked into ELECTOCULTURE? It is an old system coming back and there have been other farmers in Canada that have had some wonderful success with it. It is basically a wooden dowel wrapped in copper wire. Many videos on KZfaq regarding this technique. Good luck and much success with your business 👏

@AmarEnergy Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this list! I feel the same about many of these. Also, Foliage is pronounced Faux - Lee - Udge. Not FOIL- udge

@shilam Жыл бұрын

On the east coast of Canada many say it “foilage”. I wonder if it is the French influence, the French word is “feuillage”

@shilam Жыл бұрын

Should have added, feuillage which is pronounced “foy-age” in French

@victorybeginsinthegarden Жыл бұрын

Are you going to sell dried flowers at the stand over the Easter holiday?

@WibblyWobbly Жыл бұрын

I can relate to lime flowers obsession) Zinnias and chrysantemums are the best. Do mums do well in your area, they probably should...

@684jewel Жыл бұрын

I would LOVE to have some of those discarded seeds !!!

@silvertonguedaywalker9116 Жыл бұрын

Hi i am.new to your Vlog. I did laugh as all the flowers i love were not on your List. We grow quite a lot of our Flowers. We do not have a large Garden but we hope to Retire i just over 4 years to buy a Home with about 10 Acres. i love Zinnia a and Cosmos. We live i England. The Lime Green Zinnias are my fave.

@emandeli1585 Жыл бұрын

My dusty miller grew way better in slight shade. Have you balance enough sun to get the silvery colour but the part shade made them stretch a bit which worked better for cutting

@lisablue6020 Жыл бұрын

There is another type of flax that is much taller, but I don't know if that one has longer lasting flowers. I grow the short one, it's so pretty but I have to plant it in drifts, putting seeds in every few days, as the flowers literally only last one day here!

@AndrewNoFiction Жыл бұрын

We get on with Sweet Williams as they’re pretty tough in our climate (zone 9). They’ve laughed off drought and snow this year where other so called ‘do-ers’ have sniffed it. They are short but in our area (which has high winds), that works as a plus for us. We favour cutting them for posies and will be using them for button holes in our wedding this year.

@taylorswf23 Жыл бұрын

My sweet William seeds have just burst forth out of the soil. Im curious how they’ll do after watching this video- probably fine for my “needs” as a home gardener in the south! 😊

@ericamacnab6505 Жыл бұрын

I’m trying Chabaud La France dianthus this year, despite the warnings from other growers. It may have been too warm them in your area. I’m also ditching eucalyptus, not enough ROI. Perennial phlox tends to drop petals everywhere and not hold up for me. Are you growing Roseanne Green Lizzies this year? I have a lot of perennial Lady’s Mantle in my gardens, it is the perfect lime green filler! Also ninebark like gold nugget or Darts Gold would be a beautiful lime green filler for you.

@YouCantEatTheGrass Жыл бұрын

We ordered the brown, but Rosanne is triple the price of ABC, so I got the green in that variety

@BeautifulOaks Жыл бұрын

Indian flower blanket, gaillardia pulchella flowers all year in zone 9 USA. They aren’t very upright but the flowers are bright and the stems are medium cutting height. Cosmos will grow most of the year if I allow it and once they have established themselves as primary plant in the flower bed. Cosmos are very tall and upright in zone 9.

@plrob07 Жыл бұрын

Snow Gum might be a Eucalypt more suitable for you. It comes from the Australian Alps, just might survive your winters.

@alisonlandis2005 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the informational video! The only "surprise" for me was Sweet William, though I understand your reasoning. For me, the animals leave my SW alone but devour my Phlox, so that's an advantage for me for SW. :) Also, I especially appreciate hearing about flowers that aren't "true" lime green! Lastly, while I love Scabiosa, I had to say good-bye to it as well. I feel justified by your video, ha!

@seanaames6855 Жыл бұрын

The leaves on the Magic Lime Green Feverfew are a bright lime green in my garden. 😊

@helener2477 Жыл бұрын

Your feverfew looks super tall. and beautiful. Which variety are you growing?

@michellemwangi1749 Жыл бұрын

Charbaud carnations are my absolute favourite flower. They smell like old books a little and like old perfume. It's super dry now so I only have stalks and no flowers.

@helenachase5627 Жыл бұрын

White false spirea is in bloom during that difficult spring window. Grows like a weed and is perrenial