Dahlia Hall of Fame, the very best Dahlias to grow as cut Flowers for Flower arranging, Weddings and Events
Category: DIY Wedding Bedfordshire
How to grow Peonies
Is there any flower in the world more beautiful than a Peony?
Herbaceous Peonies are the most well known type of peony and probably the most converted Wedding Flower ever! Not a single stem is wasted.
Here are my top tips on how to grow Herbaceous Peonies.
How to grow Ranunculus
Ranunculus, the Rose of the Spring…
Ranunculus, called the ‘Rose of Spring’ will provide gorgeous blooms throughout the start of the season giving you an abundance of flowers long before the Roses wake up…
How to grow Anemones
Anemones, the star of Spring Bouquets
Flowering throughout the spring, these gorgeous blooms are firm a favorite with floral designers and our brides.
Wire Hoop Plant Supports
Wire Hoop Plant Supports.It can be expensive and tricky to adequately support a whole cut flower garden, here are some plant supports you can make yourself…
Horticultural Plant Types
We are going to focus our attention just on the ‘Herbaceous Group’ of plants which are the most common seeds that you will buy to grow as cut flowers…Â
HERBACEOUS PLANTSÂ (WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?)
Herbaceous plants do not develop a woody stem or structure and their stems usually die down in winter…
Our Flower Growing Frames
Flower Frames
Our own ‘invention’ these double Plant Staking with Cold Frames and extend our season here in the Chiltern Hills right on the Buckinghamshire / Bedfordshire border…
How to grow Sweet peas
Everyone should enjoy a row of fragrant Sweet peas.
Let me start by explaining…
Storing Dahlias over the Winter
To accompany our Instagram Stories on ‘Overwintering Dahlia Tubers’Â here are my top key points Rule #1 is keep your Dahlias dry while they hibernate We don’t wash our Dahlia tubers until the Spring as we find this just discourages the likelihood that they will not freeze or rot. Rule #2 gentle humidity and ventilation…
Cutting and Conditioning Flowers
Cutting FlowersÂ
An easy way to remember is not to cut flowers for something important like a Wedding or Event if you can feel the heat of the sun on the back of your neck…
I pick in the early morning or the cool of the evening straight into water and then keep them in a cool and dark place for at least a few hours – preferably overnight.