Mid spring flowers

A few flowers I’m most excited about growing in the garden are statice, sweet peas, and yarrow. This is my first time growing statice from seed and I’m most excited about using it for dried arrangements. I lost a significant amount of sweet peas last year during the polar vortex, so I’m happy to see them happy and blooming this spring. My favorite sweet pea cultivar I grew is called ‘turquoise lagoon’ from Swallowtail seeds. Growing yarrow is always a beautiful experience. Their feather like leaves are fragrant and their blooms are dense and delicate at the same time. Spring is invigorating and I can feel the energy of summer coming. I’m definitely savoring these last cool mornings. Up next, nigella! Zinnias! Dahlias!

Winter

So far the temperature swings are the biggest challenge this season. Also not all my anemones came up so I’m savoring the ones I do have. We had some ice in February but it wasn’t too bad. I have ranunculus coming up and will bloom in a few weeks. Spring is right around the corner!

Flowers in October

October is a transitional time in the garden. It’s prime time to plant spring bulbs and seeds, which means it’s time to say goodbye to another season of warm weather flowers. I had a late start, but they came stole my heart like they do every year. There are a surprising amount of flowers that love the Texas heat, although I feel this year was not too bad. We got decent rain and there were only a few torturous weeks. My favorite flower I grew are these tiny pink zinnias. They were labeled ‘zinderella, but they look more ‘little flower girl’ from Floret. They complemented every arrangement I made and were SO cute, like tiny pieces of art. So now begins the bed clean out and restarting fresh again. There is lots of work to be done, and I’m excited for cooler weather and all the upcoming holidays.