Tips for making beautiful arrangements and bouquets
As I'm writing this post, we are in full stride with Dahlia season. However, note the few tips below can really be applied throughout...
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Charmaine Turbow
- Sep 2
- 5 min
How to plant Ranunculus and Anemones
THIS IS A FALL/AUTUMN GARDEN ACTIVITY!! Get ready to dig along in the dirt with us for some beautiful Spring blooms!! Ranunculus and...
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Charmaine Turbow
- Aug 17
- 2 min
August & September Garden Reminders
It is an amazing and busy time of the year for us here at our farm. We are ramping up our summer blooms and trying to enjoy the last bits...
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Charmaine Turbow
- Jun 30
- 2 min
Top 5 Summer Fillers
What do we love the most about the following summer fillers?? They are quite drought tolerant and can grow on our farm with little to no...
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Charmaine Turbow
- Jun 30
- 2 min
June/July Garden reminders
Alas, we are within the JUNE GAP! This is the time when Spring blooms are burning out and Summer blooms are just starting to ramp. For...
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Charmaine Turbow
- Jun 30
- 3 min
Propagating Chrysanthemums
By late Fall, I'm exhausted just like 99% of all the other plants around me. I'm ready to throw everything into the compost and take a...
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Charmaine Turbow
- Jun 30
- 2 min
Collecting Seeds
I remember the first few years of starting the farm. Piles of seed packets were spread across my desk and I chuckled, thinking I had...
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Charmaine Turbow
- May 6
- 2 min
May Garden Reminders
Here's a quick list of garden reminder for the month of May in zone 9b
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Charmaine Turbow
- May 4
- 3 min
How to care for fresh cut flowers
One of life's little pleasures is to bring the garden indoors with fresh cut flowers. It's so lovely to watch the transformation of buds...
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Charmaine Turbow
- Apr 5
- 2 min
April Garden Reminders
Quick reminders and tasks for the garden for the month of April.
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Charmaine Turbow
- Apr 2
- 2 min
Essential Tips for Harvesting Flowers
Say "NO" to wilted flowers and say"YES" to longer stem lengths and flowers that last! When it comes to harvesting flowers, having optimal...
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Charmaine Turbow
- Feb 27
- 2 min
Trendiest Spring Flowers
When it comes to cracking the code on what is trendy, we ask "What screams "lush, ruffly, and "WOW!?" Pantone color Peach Fuzz was...
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Charmaine Turbow
- Feb 27
- 2 min
March Garden Reminders
Kissed with little bit of rain and sunshine, the garden begins to awaken from the drab of winter. Spring is one of my most favorite times...
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Charmaine Turbow
- Jan 24
- 3 min
February Garden Reminders
In zone 9b our cool winter weather is short-lived. This year especially, we have only had a handful of mornings where we have been...
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Charmaine Turbow
- Jan 12
- 1 min
What makes a good cut flower?
"To cut flower, or not to cut flower? That is the question." All flowers are not built the same. When it comes to selecting which...
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Charmaine Turbow
- Jan 11
- 2 min
January Garden Reminders
With the turn of the new year, January is a great time to take on a few tasks that will help you be better prepared for the soon-to-be...
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Charmaine Turbow
- Jan 8
- 2 min
Essential Garden Tools
Here's a short list (and some pointers) of tools that we have found to be truly essential to running our microfarm. "Tried and true,"...
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Charmaine Turbow
- Dec 18, 2023
- 3 min
Drought Tolerant Zone 9b "Must-Haves"
Dan (my better half , #1 supporter and COO of the farm) is pretty serious about minding our water usage. Despite him jokingly and...
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Charmaine Turbow
- Dec 6, 2023
- 2 min
Our Favo"u"rite MUST-HAVE Fillers to Sow
When it comes to microfarming, we are always having to maximize our production for the limited space we have available. So when it comes...
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Charmaine Turbow
- Dec 5, 2023
- 2 min
The Dregs of December
Believe it or not, the last of the chrysanthemums are still hanging on. We've had a few mornings of light frost---the idle threat that...
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