In her recent book, Floret Farm’s Cut Flower Garden: Grow, Harvest & Arrange Stunning Seasonal Blooms, author Erin Benzakein provides simple step-by-step guidelines on how to plan, design, prepare and plant your own cut flower garden. Taught to grow and love flowers by her “grammy,” she started with two rows of sweet peas that have […]
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Wife Pat and I recently made one of our rare visits to a local corporate chain store and while we were there we decided to see what was being offered in their massive garden center. We generally grow our own bedding plants from seed or buy local garden center-grown plants, but we sometimes find some […]
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Using flowers to deter pests and insects goes by a fancy term called “companion planting,” a practice used by organic and biodynamic gardeners when one plants certain types of plants near each other because they are mutually beneficial. In the case of growing food in a garden plot, there are a number of flowers you […]
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With nearly a million Spring 2017 catalogs in gardeners’ homes (the latest were mailed December 22nd, 2016), now is a good time to remind recipients just what it is that we stand for. With a name like “Seeds ‘n Such,” it should come as no surprise that seed quality and seed viability are our top […]
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In our recent Seeds ‘n Such catalog editions, we have inserted samples of proposed flower seed offerings, and asked for your response regarding your desire for inclusion of these and other such flower seed varieties in our future catalogs. Our founder and owner, J. Wayne Hilton, noted that flower seed sales exceeded vegetable seeds back […]
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“Growing edible flowers adds a vibrant new dimension to your garden and mealtimes. The variety of beautiful colours, textures and flavours, served with home-grown fruits and vegetables brings the whole garden to your plate,” says English no-dig gardening expert Stephanie Hafferty in the most recent edition of British-based Permaculture Magazine. “Edible flowers have been grown […]
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Although seeds for edible flowers can be sown directly into the garden, British no-dig gardening expert Stephanie Hafferty says she “finds it beneficial to start them off in seed trays and modules, planting out as small plants. I grow most of my edible flowers along with the annual vegetables (most of these are also started […]
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In the recent issue of Permaculture Magazine, British permaculture gardening expert Stephanie Hafferty recommends planting the following edible flowers in your garden: Annuals Nasturtium (Nasturtium)—peppery taste, like watercress Borage (Borage officinalis)—cucumber taste Viola/Heartsease (Viola/Viola tricolor)—lettuce taste Basil (Ocimum)—strong flavour, very much like the leaves Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla)—slight apple taste Calendula (Calendula officinalis)—tangy, citrus taste Sunflower […]
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Edible flowers that are best adapted for drying are roses, lavender, calendula, violas, cornflowers and marigolds, according to English garden writer Stephanie Hafferty in her article for the most current Permaculture Magazine. “As I only preserve flowers that I have grown myself, I usually give them a good shake to dislodge any hiding insects, but […]
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