Anemones are beautiful, spring-blooming flowers that come in a variety of colours. I love arranging these blooms for late-spring and early-summer brides! If you've always wanted to grow these flowers and you garden in a short growing season and cold climate, like I do in Zone ... Continue Reading
How to Grow Daffodils in Zone 3
Daffodils are a cheery harbinger of spring. While they don't particularly like prairie climates, if you find the right spot where they're happy, they'll reward you with beautiful yellow, white, and peach blooms for years to come! In this blog post, I'll cover my tips and ... Continue Reading
What Grows in Zone 3
Did you recently move to Zone 3 from one of those "anything-can-grow-here" zones and have no idea what you can grow in a cold climate and short growing season? Or maybe you've lived in Zone 3 your whole life, but you just took an interest in gardening and have no idea where to ... Continue Reading
How to Start a Vegetable Garden
Do you want to start a vegetable garden but have literally no clue how? Do your eyes glaze over when you start to do your research, and it gets too complicated? What are zones? How do you prep your soil? What should you plant? How do you keep it from dying? If these are the ... Continue Reading
The Easiest Way to Divide Dahlia Tubers
Dahlias are a very intimidating flower to grow. First, they're expensive. And because they're expensive, gardeners get very worried about killing them (even more than they would about the average plant). Second, they are late bloomers, so there is a good chance that if you ... Continue Reading
A.I. is a Mediocore Gardener, and Here’s Why!
About a month ago, I worked a local market and had wonderful conversations with so many gardeners, both new and experienced. One thing that kept coming up again and again among the new gardeners was that they were using ChatGPT to plan their gardens this year. My first ... Continue Reading
How to Get More Dahlias for Free with Cuttings
Dahlias have never been cheap, but in recent times they've grown particularly expensive. Tubers can be difficult to store, and growing your dahlia collection can be a terribly expensive and painstaking process. While I can't make it totally cheap for you, taking cuttings from ... Continue Reading
Do This One Thing to See Your Dahlias Bloom!
It sounds confusing, but waking up your dahlias is extremely easy! While this is technically optional, I very strongly recommend it if you have a short growing season. In Zone 3, waking up your tubers between late February (if you're taking cuttings) and early April (if ... Continue Reading
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