Fall Planting Hardy Annuals Cool Flowers Deep Dive!
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Date: 2022-08-07
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Jaime
Thanks so much, Daniella. I've watched lots of videos on fall-sowing, and I have a number of books that describe it (including 'Cool Flowers') - but your video somehow connected all the dots for me, and has given me the confidence I need going forward.
I'm itching for Autumn - after three years of not being ready or able to fall sow my hardy annuals (beds not prepped, busy with newborns, etc, I have a good feeling that this is the year!
I have my first patch of Feverfew flowering in my New Zealand garden right now, and will be watching with interest to see how it behaves when I treat it as a perennial going into next season.
As far as Foxgloves go, I only grew the Dalmatian variety this season, which, like the Foxy series, doesn't require vernalisation. They are beautiful, and I am planning to try some 'wilderness zones' on our property, to see if two years of sowing lots of Foxglove varieties will self-sow and sustain itself into the future.
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Thanks so much, Daniella. I've watched lots of videos on fall-sowing, and I have a number of books that describe it (including 'Cool Flowers') - but your video somehow connected all the dots for me, and has given me the confidence I need going forward.
I'm itching for Autumn - after three years of not being ready or able to fall sow my hardy annuals (beds not prepped, busy with newborns, etc, I have a good feeling that this is the year!
I have my first patch of Feverfew flowering in my New Zealand garden right now, and will be watching with interest to see how it behaves when I treat it as a perennial going into next season.
As far as Foxgloves go, I only grew the Dalmatian variety this season, which, like the Foxy series, doesn't require vernalisation. They are beautiful, and I am planning to try some 'wilderness zones' on our property, to see if two years of sowing lots of Foxglove varieties will self-sow and sustain itself into the future.
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Frauke
Hi Danielle, I really enjoy your videos, and that you are willing to share your family history, which adds beautiful context to your gardening and flower arranging style. I am growing flowers in very limited mulch beds around our house and would like your suggestions for best cut flowers for bouquets for our own house and friends and family. Your five favorite cool flowers are mostly filler plants, except the snapdragons, so I am looking for the -main- flowers. This year, I have sown large flower zinnia and Cosmos and tried larkspur and bachelors buttons (too late in the spring). I have learned so much from your videos about creating bouquets and using shrubs and greenery to round them out. Thank you so much for the inspiration! Zone 6b in SW PA. Frauke
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Hi Danielle, I really enjoy your videos, and that you are willing to share your family history, which adds beautiful context to your gardening and flower arranging style. I am growing flowers in very limited mulch beds around our house and would like your suggestions for best cut flowers for bouquets for our own house and friends and family. Your five favorite cool flowers are mostly filler plants, except the snapdragons, so I am looking for the -main- flowers. This year, I have sown large flower zinnia and Cosmos and tried larkspur and bachelors buttons (too late in the spring). I have learned so much from your videos about creating bouquets and using shrubs and greenery to round them out. Thank you so much for the inspiration! Zone 6b in SW PA. Frauke
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Ahava
Checking in from Old Town Florida! Near the shores of the Suwannee River, zone 8b- with microclimates in 9, 10.
Very humid weather, dry mostly, and trying winter sowing for the 1st time as a gardener and soon to be flower farmer. I started snapdragons in November, along with Shasta Daisies, Chinese forget me nots, pansies, violas, petunias in jugs as well as Lupine coriander, dill, larkspur, mums, Rudbeckia-black eyed Susan, and thunbergia or black eyed susan vine, Lavatera or Rose Mallow, kale, Verbeana, batchelor buttons, cosmos bright lights and Phlox, but some are outside and protected others in jugs. Still harvesting seeds
It's all going good, and some failures but that happens!
Gotta get Growing guys!
AHAVA
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Checking in from Old Town Florida! Near the shores of the Suwannee River, zone 8b- with microclimates in 9, 10.
Very humid weather, dry mostly, and trying winter sowing for the 1st time as a gardener and soon to be flower farmer. I started snapdragons in November, along with Shasta Daisies, Chinese forget me nots, pansies, violas, petunias in jugs as well as Lupine coriander, dill, larkspur, mums, Rudbeckia-black eyed Susan, and thunbergia or black eyed susan vine, Lavatera or Rose Mallow, kale, Verbeana, batchelor buttons, cosmos bright lights and Phlox, but some are outside and protected others in jugs. Still harvesting seeds
It's all going good, and some failures but that happens!
Gotta get Growing guys!
AHAVA
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Gail
I love this video, just rewatched it as I am planning my fall planting of cool flowers for this fall. So informative and specific. I have 2 questions, When do you start snapdragons indoors for sowing out in the fall - I am also in Zone 6B ( coastal Mass? And what about Yarrow - it has a listing on the Cool Flowers book, but is left off the chart on p. 138. I have not had luck with purchasing yarrow from the garden center - it does not come back the next year. I want to try some from seed - not selling - just enjoying cut flowers in my home garden-. Thanks for sharing your expertise!
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I love this video, just rewatched it as I am planning my fall planting of cool flowers for this fall. So informative and specific. I have 2 questions, When do you start snapdragons indoors for sowing out in the fall - I am also in Zone 6B ( coastal Mass? And what about Yarrow - it has a listing on the Cool Flowers book, but is left off the chart on p. 138. I have not had luck with purchasing yarrow from the garden center - it does not come back the next year. I want to try some from seed - not selling - just enjoying cut flowers in my home garden-. Thanks for sharing your expertise!
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Amanda
Thank you so much for this detailed rundown of cool flowers! In our area, delphinium acts as a vigorous perennial with heavy flushes in spring and fall. I-m in a challenging mountain climate - zone 4/5 with almost zero rain in summer, with temps over 100, but 3-4 feet of snow in winter, with a very short growing season in summer. I-m learning how to extend the season with frost cloth, and use irrigation to grow in summer, and have had surprising success with annuals! Thank you for all of your tutorials- I-m playing with how I can adapt your advice to this area! Again many thanks!
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Thank you so much for this detailed rundown of cool flowers! In our area, delphinium acts as a vigorous perennial with heavy flushes in spring and fall. I-m in a challenging mountain climate - zone 4/5 with almost zero rain in summer, with temps over 100, but 3-4 feet of snow in winter, with a very short growing season in summer. I-m learning how to extend the season with frost cloth, and use irrigation to grow in summer, and have had surprising success with annuals! Thank you for all of your tutorials- I-m playing with how I can adapt your advice to this area! Again many thanks!
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beth
Hi Danielle, Can you help? I just found this video when I was looking for fall seeding methods for planting this year. I missed the date, since our first frost was predicted to be on October 8. I had no idea I should direct sow 6-8 weeks PRIOR to that date. My questions are: can I still direct sow now, we haven't had a frost, it's been in the 80's. If so, will I get blooms this coming spring? If I can't direct sow, can I sow in milk jugs? If so when would I put those out? Thanks!
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Hi Danielle, Can you help? I just found this video when I was looking for fall seeding methods for planting this year. I missed the date, since our first frost was predicted to be on October 8. I had no idea I should direct sow 6-8 weeks PRIOR to that date. My questions are: can I still direct sow now, we haven't had a frost, it's been in the 80's. If so, will I get blooms this coming spring? If I can't direct sow, can I sow in milk jugs? If so when would I put those out? Thanks!
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Susan
I just watched this again and am inspired to give both indoor and outdoor fall sowing of hardy annuals a try this year (zone 6a Toronto ON. Just ordered snapdragon, larkspur, dara, feverfew seeds. I have not had a lot of luck with winter sowing over the past couple of years that I have done it. Thought I had my basement -grow op- area cleaned up until the New Year but am now excited to sew some seeds down there in a couple of months! Thanks for a great video!
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I just watched this again and am inspired to give both indoor and outdoor fall sowing of hardy annuals a try this year (zone 6a Toronto ON. Just ordered snapdragon, larkspur, dara, feverfew seeds. I have not had a lot of luck with winter sowing over the past couple of years that I have done it. Thought I had my basement -grow op- area cleaned up until the New Year but am now excited to sew some seeds down there in a couple of months! Thanks for a great video!
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handmade
Top 5 flowers to grow: snapdragons, feverfew, buplerum, nigella, and dara. Thank you so much for this video. I just bought her book and I-m in zone 6b/7 and growing in my little backyard. I was feeling overwhelmed figuring out how I was going to fit all these flowers in my garden. I already started two trays of snapdragons for spring planting along with strawflowers. Now I know what to order for fall planting. I can-t wait!
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Top 5 flowers to grow: snapdragons, feverfew, buplerum, nigella, and dara. Thank you so much for this video. I just bought her book and I-m in zone 6b/7 and growing in my little backyard. I was feeling overwhelmed figuring out how I was going to fit all these flowers in my garden. I already started two trays of snapdragons for spring planting along with strawflowers. Now I know what to order for fall planting. I can-t wait!
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handmade
Delphinium in zone 5 is a short lived perennial. I take basal cuttings and root them every few years as replacements. However, I keep them in my landscape beds, like larkspur they are cold weather flowers. If they are too close together like in a dedicated cut bed they will not get enough air circulation. one here and there spaced out with other slower growing plants in a bed may be your better option.
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Delphinium in zone 5 is a short lived perennial. I take basal cuttings and root them every few years as replacements. However, I keep them in my landscape beds, like larkspur they are cold weather flowers. If they are too close together like in a dedicated cut bed they will not get enough air circulation. one here and there spaced out with other slower growing plants in a bed may be your better option.
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Sadie
Hi from 7b an hour south of Lancaster! I-m in my second season of growing cut flowers from seed. I started delphinium from seed and the package says it prefers full sun and is a variety that -blooms in 100 days-. Have you noticed more success with different varieties of delphinium? Curious because I thought this variety may be better for my climate but I had terrible germination rates: (
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Hi from 7b an hour south of Lancaster! I-m in my second season of growing cut flowers from seed. I started delphinium from seed and the package says it prefers full sun and is a variety that -blooms in 100 days-. Have you noticed more success with different varieties of delphinium? Curious because I thought this variety may be better for my climate but I had terrible germination rates: (
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Martha
When you started your seeds indoors to transplant out in the fall, was the air temperature in your house or room 68-72 degrees as Lisa said it should be? My house is never that cold. I live in zone 8 in NC. If it does have to be that cold, I guess I will just have to direct plant the ones that want to be directly planted outside. Just wanted to get your advice.
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When you started your seeds indoors to transplant out in the fall, was the air temperature in your house or room 68-72 degrees as Lisa said it should be? My house is never that cold. I live in zone 8 in NC. If it does have to be that cold, I guess I will just have to direct plant the ones that want to be directly planted outside. Just wanted to get your advice.
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Robin
Here in NC z7 I planted Sweet William seed outdoors in a strip of lawn I covered with cardboard and wood chips in Fall 2020. The entire strip germinated the following Spring. It bloomed for 3 full months IN 2022 and WHAT A GREAT LONG LASTING CUT FLOWER and I collected hundreds of free seeds from them.
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Here in NC z7 I planted Sweet William seed outdoors in a strip of lawn I covered with cardboard and wood chips in Fall 2020. The entire strip germinated the following Spring. It bloomed for 3 full months IN 2022 and WHAT A GREAT LONG LASTING CUT FLOWER and I collected hundreds of free seeds from them.
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Judit
I have a question, at 3: 17-3: 20 there is a bigger bird flying through the trees on your right, seem like it landed on the roof. Which bird was that? - I love birds just like you, so I thought you might know it.
I keep returning to this video over and over again, love it!
Greetings, Judit
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I have a question, at 3: 17-3: 20 there is a bigger bird flying through the trees on your right, seem like it landed on the roof. Which bird was that? - I love birds just like you, so I thought you might know it.
I keep returning to this video over and over again, love it!
Greetings, Judit
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InBloom
Thanks so much for the rundown! I'm starting my fall garden changeover tomorrow and I might be a little too close to the frost, but I'm going to give some of these a shot and see what happens!
The smell of bells of Ireland reminds me of my grandmother. I think it's vaguely spearminty.
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Thanks so much for the rundown! I'm starting my fall garden changeover tomorrow and I might be a little too close to the frost, but I'm going to give some of these a shot and see what happens!
The smell of bells of Ireland reminds me of my grandmother. I think it's vaguely spearminty.
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Georgeous
Hi Danielle, I found this video a little bit too late to try planting out in fall 2021 but will be ready for next year. I am in northwest Lancaster County, PA. I bought the Cool Flowers book you recommended and found it to be very helpful. Looking forward to following your videos!
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Hi Danielle, I found this video a little bit too late to try planting out in fall 2021 but will be ready for next year. I am in northwest Lancaster County, PA. I bought the Cool Flowers book you recommended and found it to be very helpful. Looking forward to following your videos!
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Linda
Thank you for sharing, many of these I had never heard of them, I had seen them but had forgotten about them, I want to grow a cut garden and I-m so glad I found you since I had planned on planting them all next spring! Lol thanks again, hugs and love from Texas Zone 8
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Thank you for sharing, many of these I had never heard of them, I had seen them but had forgotten about them, I want to grow a cut garden and I-m so glad I found you since I had planned on planting them all next spring! Lol thanks again, hugs and love from Texas Zone 8
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Lavina
Delphiniums are a perennial here in zone 2B/3, Saskatchewan, Canada (directly north of Montana)
Winter temps are usually -40 - -45 C but we do have a good snow cover. I love my delphiniums.
Love this video, will watch it again and again- so much information!
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Delphiniums are a perennial here in zone 2B/3, Saskatchewan, Canada (directly north of Montana)
Winter temps are usually -40 - -45 C but we do have a good snow cover. I love my delphiniums.
Love this video, will watch it again and again- so much information!
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Rachel
I am watching this video for the third time and pouring over the Cool Flowers book as I am writing out my plan and getting a bed set up for cool flowers! This video is so helpful and I appreciate it greatly! It helps too that I am also in zone 6- also in PA!
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I am watching this video for the third time and pouring over the Cool Flowers book as I am writing out my plan and getting a bed set up for cool flowers! This video is so helpful and I appreciate it greatly! It helps too that I am also in zone 6- also in PA!
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Robin
June 2022: Foxgloves are self sowing here right now in NC z7b. They are ready for transplanting to our mailbox area where passersby can enjoy them. I collected seeds of Sw William and am sowing them out by the mailbox for quite a color show!
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June 2022: Foxgloves are self sowing here right now in NC z7b. They are ready for transplanting to our mailbox area where passersby can enjoy them. I collected seeds of Sw William and am sowing them out by the mailbox for quite a color show!
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Midwest
All those seed packets you showed are Annuals in your zone? I just planted a bachelor button plant - dug it up from a friends garden - it-s a perennial here in Zone 5 nebraska. Ok I heard you talk about bachelor buttons later at 18: 10 -
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All those seed packets you showed are Annuals in your zone? I just planted a bachelor button plant - dug it up from a friends garden - it-s a perennial here in Zone 5 nebraska. Ok I heard you talk about bachelor buttons later at 18: 10 -
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