Garden Girl Designz

07/19/2025

Six steps to natural mosquito control. The Mosquito Bucket Challenge is a safe, affordable way to control mosquitoes without harming kids, pets, or pollinators.

04/15/2024

A classy and elegant (evening) wedding theme dictated the all white flowers for this wedding arch. Notice the before and after pics and the depth achieved using all white flower species and different sizes/length.

So much fun AND so honored to be considered and trusted to make this possible for the bride and groom.

Garden Girl can help create your vegetable gardens AND your wedding flowers!

Message me for details 🌺🌸🌺

04/14/2024

🌺If you haven’t already been bitten by the spring bug…today’s weather will do the trick! Time to finish your garden plans and get busy planting!

🌺Need a consult on what, when, where and why to plant? Message me for an on-site,one hour consultation and I’ll get you going in the right direction!

03/06/2024

Spring is upon us! Time to book your consults with Garden Girl for your garden design ideas!🌺

10/04/2023

Important info for us gardeners!🌺🍁

As fall arrives, many gardeners are tempted to get out in the yard and clean up brown perennials, annuals, and shrubs.

Although fall is the time to cut back perennials (if you want to), it is NOT the right time to prune back shrubs.

New gardeners especially might be tempted to lop off anything that looks messy--but it's best to wait for pruning. See our shrub pruning calendar here: https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/430/430-462/430-462.html

Perennials also do not HAVE to be cut back. While many gardeners do for aesthetic reasons, leaving brown perennial stems can be beneficial for wildlife. Here's a guide to the different reasons you might choose to leave or cut perennials: https://extension.psu.edu/cutting-down-perennials-in-the-fall

09/30/2023

Floral pumpkin workshop fun! 🎃🌺
I had a wonderful time leading these ladies through the principals of floral design and creating a beautiful arrangement for the fall season!

Message me to learn more about hosting your “plant party” using pumpkins and flowers 🎃

09/21/2023

It’s that time again…Pumpkin Season, my favorite!🍂🍁

This year’s workshop will be creating
a “Make & Take” Pumpkin Floral Arrangement.

Requirements:

A desire to have fun ✅
Friends and/or Family to invite ✅
A home/business to host the workshop ✅

If you are looking for something unique, extremely fun and educational, then message me for details.

*Business owners: great activity for team building and creating something beautiful that will last for the season to decorate your office space!🍁

Slots are filling up for the month of October and November. Waived workshop fee for any host that books before October 20th with a group of 10 or more!🎃

05/13/2023

First wedding arch that I’ve done! I had some obstacles (wind was an issue so we had to weigh down the base). Considering the wind, I decided to make 2 extra arrangements to hide the bricks that were used to weigh this arch down. Thankfully, I always buy more that I think I’ll need because you never know…case in point! I hope the bride likes it!🌺

05/11/2023

At Astraea Coffee this morning with great plant gifts for Mother’s Day! Come grab a cup of coffee and get your shopping done for mom! Here until 11:30 or message me for delivery!🌺

05/10/2023

Transplant season is finally here! 🍅 Depending on where you're located in Virginia, your last frost date may be long past or you may still be checking the weather each night wondering how cold it will get. Once you're sure nighttime temperatures will not dip below 55°F, it's time to get started moving your transplants outside. (But be sure to harden them off!)

In May, you begin to direct sow some summer vegetables--including beans and cucumbers. (You don't have to plant everything at once! You can stagger your planting so that you harvest over a long period of time instead of all at once.)

Remember to harden off transplants before getting them in the ground--more info on "hardening off" here: https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-001/426-001.html

ℹ️ Find more detailed information about planting dates in our Home Gardening Vegetable Planting Guide: https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-331/426-331.html


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Chart text (*denotes transplant)
Zone 6a
Beans, Brush
Beans, pole
Beets
Carrots
Chard,Swiss
Cucumbers
Kohlrabi
Lettuce, Baby Salad
Muskmelons
Onion, Bulbing
Potatoes
Squash, Summer
Squash, Winter
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potato
Turnips
Watermelon
tomatoes*
broccoli*
cabbage*
eggplant*
leeks*
lettuce, head*
peppers*

Zone 6b
Beans, Brush
Beans, pole
Beans, Lima
Beets
Carrots
Chard,Swiss
Collards, Kale
Cucumbers
Kohlrabi
Lettuce, Baby Salad
Muskmelons
Onion, Bulbing
Potatoes
Pumpkins
Squash, Summer
Squash, Winter
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potato
Turnips
Watermelon
tomatoes*
peppers*
lettuce, head*
leeks*
broccoli*
cabbage*
eggplant*

Zone 7A
Beans, Brush
Beans, pole
Beans, Lima
Beets
Chard,Swiss
Collards, Kale
Cucumbers
Lettuce, Baby Salad
Muskmelons
Onion, Bulbing
Potatoes
Pumpkins
Squash, Summer
Squash, Winter
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potato
Turnips
Watermelon
broccoli*
cabbage*
eggplant*
lettuce, head*
peppers*
tomatoes*

Zone 7b
Beans, Brush
Beans, pole
Beans, Lima
Cucumbers
Lettuce, Baby Salad
Muskmelons
Okra
Mustard
Onion, bulbing
Potatoes
Southern pea
Squash, Summer
Squash winter
Sweet Corn
Sweet potato
Pumpkins
Watermelon
tomatoes*
eggplant*
leeks*
lettuce, head*
peppers*

Zone 8a
Beans, Brush
Beans, pole
Beans, Lima
Cucumbers
Lettuce, Baby Salad
Muskmelons
Okra
Mustard
Onion, bulbing
Potatoes
Southern pea
Squash, Summer
Squash winter
Sweet Corn
Sweet potato
Pumpkins
Watermelon
tomatoes*
eggplant*
leeks*
lettuce, head*
peppers*

05/10/2023

Mother’s Day Plant Gifts. A few are still available! Some teacher appreciation gifts as well. Price is under each item and marked once sold. 🌺. Custom Gifts can be made and picked up Saturday evening.