All my favorite flower varieties and growing tips and tricks.
Last Spring we finally finished what we call the “Cottage Garden” here at Bramblewood. What that means is we transformed the section of lawn in front of our house into a winding gravel path lined with stones, surrounded by large garden beds. Eventually, I hope that those beds will fill in with a somewhat wild,…
If the streets of heaven aren’t lined with English roses, I’ll be genuinely shocked. Old-fashioned, cottage-style, English roses are just otherworldly. This explains why I fell head over heels for David Austin roses a while back when they were introduced to me. This post is…
Do you ever find yourself pinning photo after photo of gorgeous, Dutch masters inspired flower arrangements, only to have your mind go absolutely blank once you actually have the shears in hand? Yeah, me too. For years I’ve admired the floral stylings of all-stars like…
Summer is the time when my Potager garden really shines. While the cottage gardens in front of the house hit their peak in May, in explosions of pastel pinks and purples, summer flowers in the Potager tend to pack a bit more of a punch.…
Dahlias. They’re everywhere. Since Floret rocketed them to popularity over the last decade, you can hardly open up the Internet without seeing a dahlia somewhere. And for good reason! They are beautiful, come in a wide range of shapes and colors, and hold up super…
Every year I find myself with a new roster of favorite dahlias. Regardless of whether or not I’ve managed to dig and store my tubers successfully, or lost them thanks all to a big freeze and a drafty barn, there are always a few which…