Friday, March 26, 2010

Flower List and Pictures for this year!

Flowers for 2010

Gaillardia Mesa Yellow (perennial)


Supertunia Raspberry Blast (trailing)
(The Supertunias are the flowers that are normally used in the big city baskets you see along main roads through towns.)

Supertunia Vista Bubblegum (trailing)



Petunia Famous Blue Velvet (trailing)


Supertunia Citrus (trailing)


Petunia Famous Purple (trailing)
(I am also selling a bright pink petunia similar to this but no luck finding a picture for it).



Petunia Famous New White (trailing)

Supertunia Bordeaux (trailing)



Geranium Raspberry Blast (dark leafed) - upright
Also have a DARK RED geranium - upright , and a LIGHT PINK ivy geranium - trailing. (Ivy Geraniums are a more trailing geranium, not upright.)


Zinnia Zahara Starlight Rose


Verbena Lascar Red (spreading, not upright)


Verbena Lascar Hot Rose (spreading, not upright)



Verbena Lascar Dark Violet + Eye (spreading, not upright)



Verbena Fuego Denim Blue (spreading, not upright)



Lamium Pink Pewter (perennial)


Helichrysum Licorice Silver (good for a filler in planters, etc...texture)



Sweet Potato Vine - Marguerite (trailing) Good for hanging baskets and planters as a filler or alone.


Euphorbia Diamond Frost- Beautiful filler also in planters. This is my husband's very favorite!



Calibrachoa (Million Bells)- MiniFamous Compact Dark Blue
(They are like mini petunias...very very cute)


Million Bells - Mini Famous Mini Double Yellow



Million Bells - Mini Famous Double Blush Pink



Million Bells - MiniFamous Compact Orange


Bacopa- Big White Falls
Good filler also for hanging baskets and planters....trailing.



Snapdragon Bells Mix - Dwarf Size


Dracaena Indivisa - Pretty grass for height in a planter, or planted in the ground.
Mine didn't make it through last winter, but my mom has had many of these that have lasted through many winters.

Mexican Feather Grass (perennial) - Also good for height in a planter, or planted in the ground.

Marigold - Zenith Mix
Sold in 6-packs

I will also have several kinds Tomatoes -

Celebrity and Better Boy Tomatoes (medium size tomatoes) , cherry tomatoes and yellow grape tomatoes.

Green Bell Pepper plants



Basil Genova

Basil Picolino

And don't forget about the petunia hanging baskets too in lots of bright colors. They are growing fast! When they get bigger and have more flowers, I will post some pictures. Plus I will have supplies if you want to make up a basket on site with the flowers you choose!

I can't wait to see everyone! There is nothing better than creating with flowers, and the excitement of taking them home and cheering up the outside of your house! I know I can't wait to do it at my house!

Thursday, March 18, 2010

The transplanting is done...for a few weeks.


The two pictures above are what Becky and I had to transplant yesterday.



I have one and a half tables left to fill....hopefully that will be enough room for all my flowers that are grown from seed. We will see....and we may have to get creative :)

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Can it get any better than this!? Sunny 70 degree day AND getting to work in the greenhouse the whole day with flowers!!

WeHop delivering me 6 trays of cuttings! The greenhouse is slowly filling.




Flower tags this year. Imagine that!

Becky and I filling up pots. We made lots of progress.



Now the watering begins!

Our slave labor :)

Picked up more cuttings from Fesslers in the afternoon. These are waiting in the greenhouse now ready to get planted up. Will tackle that tomorrow. I still have a few more trays I need to get from another liner grower too.

Just planted the tomato, pepper and other seed annuals I have chosen for this year. Waiting for them to pop up!

Can you tell my excitement is bubbling over !! :)

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Progress

These pictures were taken at the Yard Garden and Patio Show. Isn't it amazing what people can do with flowers!? I thought this was so beautiful. I'm not sure which local nursery it was that put it together but one of the ones around here. I am just so impressed how creative people can be.




The petunias in the hanging baskets are growing fast! They will fill the top of the basket before I know it. I still have them sitting on benches so I can be careful on my watering. Once the roots have filled more of the pot (which I think should be soon), I will hang them up and use the drip. Before I hang them, I will give them a trim so I get more branching of the plant.

I think it will take some trial and error to decide how I will use the drip...amounts of water, frequency, etc. I still need to buy a clock, so I can have the drip irrigation go on and off automatically. Need to get that done in the next 2 weeks! Soon I will have more cuttings come and I will need all the table space I can get for the 4" pots!!!

Newly transplanted Snapdragons and Gaillardia Mesa Yellow. I never did show a picture of them growing on the heating mat in the propagation tray but if you look at my old posts from last year, it's the same idea.


Also I have terracotta color hanging baskets. When I first picked the mocha basket color, I really thought I would like the mocha color better, but I think the green plants with the terracotta color have a beautiful contrast. I think the terracotta has won me over! :) Mocha will probably more easily go with any house color though. Guess it's your choice what you will like best! :)

We just tore out a cement loading dock here. All the gravel, plus the old rusty bicycle were inside of it! We are thinking we may build a greenhouse here sometime and use it to sell out of. We'll see what the future holds! :)

And this below is just a picture of the flowers in front of our office. It just cheers me up whenever I walk by. I love color!

Anyway, if there is any questions you have, feel free to leave a comment. It's always fun knowing there is people reading the blog!

Hope you are all enjoying the daffodils and tulips!