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Bee-Friendly. Part 1: Perennials
The last post I wrote was about perennials for your farm. But many of these perennials are not just for farmers, they can also double as...


Perennials for your farm
Now is the time to order perennials (or start them by seed) and get them established before winter arrives. If I had unlimited space,...


Texas Native Shrubs for cut flowers & foliage
A diverse cut flower farm includes a variety of flowers with different shapes, colors, and bloom times. But it also includes a variety of...

Fall Flower Planting in North Texas
I often get questions about what and when I am planting for cut flowers in North Texas. You may not realize, but starting in October, I...


Easy Introduction to Growing Cut Flowers
Flower growing can be intimidating and for those with busy schedules the yearning for pretty blooms might be shoved aside by the reality...


Dahlias in the South
A couple tips for growing Dahlias in the South like we do on our urban flower farm not far from Dallas.


Sprouting Ranunculus
If you come across a bag of ranunculus corms at your local nursery and the picture on the bag is stunning (they are!) but the spidery...


Fall Planting
Early summer (yes, summer) we sit down and start looking at notes from the spring season. What weathered the cold and snow and gave us...