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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,...


Tulip Experiments in North Texas
There is something seriously mesmerizing about Tulips. Perhaps it's because they're one of the first signs of beauty after a dreary...


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...


Roses in North Texas
Roses were my first flower-love and the first flower I ever tried to grow. Decades ago, I had a lovely Iceberg Rose bush growing in a...


Plant Profile: Growing Cerinthe (Honeywort)
Cerinthe is, without a doubt, one of my favorite fillers of all time. The colors are stunning and it's one of my earliest blooming...


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...