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Truly Glad Girls As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Michigan gardener living near the lakeshore in zone 6b.

🎀 Girl mom | Down syndrome family 💛
Sharing my favorite finds, flowers, and life in between. 🌿

I may earn a small commission if you make a purchase through affiliate links on this page. Documenting what's beautiful in my backyard, and to share inspiration and helpful advice for home gardeners of all skill levels.

A new season of beauty awaits us in the garden! The days are getting longer, the air is warming, and you can feel the ma...
02/24/2025

A new season of beauty awaits us in the garden! The days are getting longer, the air is warming, and you can feel the magic of spring on the horizon.

This is the time to prepare, dream, and get ready for the most exciting time of year. The soil is waking up, and so are the plants and flowers that will come alive with color and fragrance.

What’s coming soon?
🌷 Tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, and spring ephemerals!
🌼 Multiplying perennials that will surprise you with their growing size.
🐝 The pollinators returning to make the garden buzz with life.

This is your reminder to get ready for the garden season! Start planning your garden layout and get those seeds ready to plant. 🌱

What are you most excited to see bloom in your garden? 💬

📸 here are some of my first year blooming daylily seedlings from last season. Can’t wait to see how all my seed grown daylilies do this year!

40 more days until spring, and I’m getting a jumpstart on the season. I’ve been sowing seeds for a couple weeks already,...
02/08/2025

40 more days until spring, and I’m getting a jumpstart on the season. I’ve been sowing seeds for a couple weeks already, and there’s still time to join me!!

You don’t need a fancy indoor setup…
❌ No grow lights necessary.
❌ No heat mats.
❌ No extra space needed in the house.

Winter sowing is truly an easy, low-maintenance way to grow your own plants from seed. Nature does most of the work. 🌿 By spring, you’ve got strong, healthy seedlings ready to transplant. And it’s all done with minimal effort.

All you need is a milk jug or any clear plastic container, potting soil, seeds, and a dream of flowers blooming all summer long. 😍🌷

A few plants I’m winter sowing…
🌼 Mountain mint
🌼 Snapdragons
🌼 Feverfew
🌼 Calendula
🌼 Delphinium
🌼 Scabiosa
🌼 Strawflower
🌼 Foxgloves
🌼 Yarrow
…AND MORE

Follow along to see what else I’m growing this year for our cut flower garden and landscape! What flowers are you starting from seed?

It's ranunculus time! Ranunculus are one of my favorite spring blooms in the cut flower garden. 😍 These beauties fill th...
02/08/2025

It's ranunculus time! Ranunculus are one of my favorite spring blooms in the cut flower garden. 😍

These beauties fill the garden with layers of stunning, ruffled petals in all the vibrant colors you could dream of – and they're a perfect flower for bouquets.

Here’s a quick rundown of my growing process:
✅ Soak the ranunculus corms for a few hours.
✅ Pre-sprout the corms indoors in trays - they like it dark and cool (typically 10 days to 3 weeks).
✅ Transplant the ranunculus into bulb crates to grow on for the rest of the season outdoors.

By mid-spring, I should be ready to harvest these beauties for florists and friends. They are the perfect addition to any spring floral arrangement, especially for weddings or Mother's Day! 💐

I'm in Zone 6b, so ranunculus corms don't overwinter here. When the foliage dies back, I will dig up and store the corms until next year's growing season. They're similar to dahlia tubers in that way, but they are seasonally different flowers.

Who else is excited to start planting? Drop a 🌸 in the comments if you're giving ranunculus a go this year, or share your tips if you're a pro!

The beauty of the garden, truly lies in the details.This is a photo of one of my many bigleaf hydrangeas (hydrangea macr...
07/27/2023

The beauty of the garden, truly lies in the details.

This is a photo of one of my many bigleaf hydrangeas (hydrangea macrophylla). No idea what variety it is, but it pumps out blooms every year in a range of soft pink, purple, to blue. Stunning in the landscape.

Here’s one of my favorite first-year flowering seedlings in the garden. The colors are so vibrant, it really stands ou...
07/24/2023

Here’s one of my favorite first-year flowering seedlings in the garden. The colors are so vibrant, it really stands out in the garden! The parents are “Let the Sea Resound” x “Sultry Girls”.

This journey of growing from seed has been so much fun! What color of daylilies are your favorite?

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