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03.05.2024 - 14:24 / thespruce.com
Stunning florals are synonymous with springtime, and chances are, every social channel you're scrolling through is bursting with beautiful blooms.
As at-home floral arrangement and gardening both grow in popularity, gardeners in spaces of every size are looking to fill their outdoor spaces with a variety of bouquet-worthy botanicals, seeking the best seeds to plant, and finding top techniques to try for this growing season.
Whether 2024 is the year you’re starting your first flower garden, or you’re a seasoned pro looking to bring your backyard to the next level— these are the five trends to watch this spring.
Emily Lucas isa cut flower gardener and content creator at Linen and Sage Cut Flowers based in Alberta, Canada.
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Cut flower gardens, or cutting gardens, are created specifically to harvest, making them a sustainable source for those building bouquets and floral arrangements.
In 2023, Emily Lucas started her cut flower garden as a healing hobby. Over the past year, her cut flower arrangements, bouquet recipes, tips, tricks, and recommendations for gardeners of all experience levels have garnered millions of views on TikTok, and over 50,000 followers.
The natural, wildflower-inspired look has been trending amongst wedding florists and home gardeners alike over the past few years, and like Lucas, many home gardeners will be dedicating planting areas to floral harvesting in 2024.
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Pastels for spring actually can be groundbreaking, especially as the 2024 season sees warmer shades of blush, peach, and coral trending.
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The Best Flowering Vines and Climbers to Grow in Garden & Containers can add vertical interest, frame doorways, or even create privacy screens. And the best part? They’re really easy to take care of.
Twenty-five years ago when my wife Kathy and I started searching for a new home for our growing family, she focused on all the qualities one looks for in a new house. I, of course, looked at what every gardener considers imperative—the lot. Thanks to Kathy, we ended up with a wonderful new place. And much to my delight, the property had one particularly important feature—good soil. The other nice bonus was that the backyard bordered a small city park, with lots of open space for the kids to play, so my garden design did not have to include an area for kicking a soccer ball. Plant-wise, however, there wasn’t much other than invasive shrubs and trees. So after removing all the nasty invasives, I had a clean slate to work with.
Starting a new garden from scratch can be daunting, but it’s also a fantastic opportunity to create exactly what you want. The vision I had for my new garden (two decades ago) was based on the many small English gardens that I was lucky enough to visit—not the gardens with impeccably maintained lawns and neatly clipped hedges, but those that had plants spilling out of every nook and cranny. Since its inception, the landscape has been slowly undergoing a transformation over the past decade, from a traditional shade garden to a more naturalistic one that embraces an ecology-first mindset. This evolution, however, hasn’t sacrificed the original intention of my dream garden—that it be a visually appealing space with plenty of activity.
Cucumbers are among the most popular crops for home gardeners. They’re easy to grow and just a handful of vines can provide enough cucumbers for fresh eating from mid-summer through late fall. But proper cucumber plant spacing can mean the difference between healthy, productive plants and disease ridden, low yielding ones. Let’s take a look at how far apart to plant cucumbers based on your growing technique and the method you use to plant them. Why properly spacing cucumber plants matters Before we dive into the details on proper plant spacing for cucumbers, let’s take a
If you showcase plants the right way around your house, they can make it look a million bucks! Flowers can be a great pick for this, and we have some amazing ones to do the job for you!
Bridgerton is coming to Chelsea this month, as Netflix makes its debut at the flower show, with a garden themed around its popular TV show. First time Chelsea designer Holly Johnston has created a garden based on the personal journey of the show’s main character, Penelope Featherington. The Bridgerton Garden is part of the Sanctuary Gardens area at the show.
Small bathrooms don’t have to pose a design dilemma. Although they may be short on space, a small bathroom can encourage you to get extra creative, flexing style and function in interesting new ways.
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We’re always excited to learn about trendy gardening styles and techniques, and recently, one piqued my interest. With a name like “chaos gardening,” how can you not be instantly curious?