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Right now, as you are preparing to plant your dahlias, is one of the best times to set yourself up for success. Whether you are growing dahlias for the first time, expanding your dahlia patch, or reconsidering where you planted them last year, a little thoughtful...
It might seem early, but this summer is actually the perfect time to begin preparing next year’s cut flower garden. You may still be in the dreaming phase of growing dahlias, or you may be planning to expand your dahlia patch. You may even be considering growing...
At Triple Wren, we plant thousands of dahlia plants in the ground each year. Despite our long rows and larger scale production, we still plant every tuber and rooted cutting by hand! We check every plant for pest damage and disease on a two-week rotation throughout...
Every year, we co-plant thousands of beautiful annuals in our dahlia fields! We plant them between the dahlia varieties, often blocking them by color (so fun!), which gives us a “hard stop” between dahlia varieties at harvest time. Not only are the annual flowers...
Our first days of learning to farm were spent in a beautiful apple orchard. It was a gift in so many ways, and we learned so much about farming a monocrop on acres and acres of land. One big lesson we learned was that the primary crop was happier and healthier when we...
Figuring out why you garden is the key to finding fulfillment in gardening Do you have a WHY for deciding WHAT you'll grow in your garden this year? I feel like in our culture, we hear a lot of talk about finding a vision or clarifying mission statements for...
We're still in mid-spring, and while pressure from social media can make you feel like the garden-planting ship has sailed, we have good new for you: there's still time to plant dahlias and other cut flowers. It's Time to Direct Sow Seeds Now is the perfect time to...
Among flower growing clients and friends who achieved their goals in 2022, I've noticed these common trends: They actually set goals. They balance discipline and flexibility. They keep a prioritized To-Do list. They create a global plan and believe it will work. They...
This Thursday, January 12, 2023, in our online community The Garden, we’re kicking off a 14-module LIVE training event to help our members Plan for Success in their Flower Gardens. ???????????????????? Here at Triple Wren, we love to plan. We’ve gone on a journey from...
In our constant quest for biodiversity at Triple Wren, we co-plant hundreds of beautiful annuals amidst our dahlias each year. It makes for a really beautiful, inspiring field, lets us rotate our dahlia crop within the rows from year to year, and provides beneficial...
We focus on dahlias here at Triple Wren, but did you know we also grow about 100 other cut flower varieties? For the past several years we’ve been selecting and perfecting our own “TWF Antiques” zinnia mix, and I have to say it gets better every year. We save seed...
Our business has grown so much over the past decade that almost everything that happens here now is a TEAM effort. (Go Team Triple Wren!) I’m so thankful for every part that each person plays!One special-to-me project that I’ve kept to myself is making our annual Farm...
Want to be a better dahlia grower? Our new e-community The Garden offers so many opportunities to learn and grow your skills. We’ve got over 15 LIVE trainings planned for the next three months alone! The training topics will include:???? Virus & Disease...
If you want to have bouquets that really shine, you need three key ingredients: focal flowers, filler flowers, and foliage. Obviously our favorite focal flowers are dahlias (in all their many forms!), but we have favorite filler flowers and foliage too. We've written...
In this Garden Planning for Success series, we've covered what to grow and now, let’s talk growing space! So how DO you create a garden plan that effectively uses your space? If you have at least 100 square feet to grow in (imagine a 4’x25’ space), I recommend...
Cherry Caramel Phlox Snow Puff Cosmos In our Garden Planning for Success series I’ve mentioned the term “succession planting,” and today I’d like to give a simple example or two of how this type of planting/planning can work. Remember, the Big Goal we’re working...