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...
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THROUGH DAHLIA EDUCATION
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THROUGH DAHLIA EDUCATION
• the latest from Triple Wren •
LIVE Training – Plan for Success in Your Cut Flower Garden
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...
Exactly What You Need for Cut Flower Gardening Success
Today, I’m going to walk through a very specific and detailed plan that harmonizes everything taught in this Garden Planning for Success series. Our Priority Goal was to grow flowers to create 15 bouquets a week from June to September. If I had only one 100’ by 4’...
Our Favorite Foliage for the Best Bouquets
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...
Spacing Between Plants in Your Cut Flower Garden
As we continue in our Garden Planning for Success series, today we’re talking about spacing between plants in a growing area. Within your flower beds, spacing for your plants varies, but keep in mind that you can usually crowd cut flowers a bit more than you'd expect....
Planning a Cut Flower Garden to Effectively Use Your Space
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...
Succession Planting is Key to Having Cut Flowers All Summer
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...
Two Things to Consider Before Starting Your Seeds Indoors
Welcome back to our Garden Planning for Success series. Yesterday I was talking about starting seeds, and I want to continue today with a few tips for planning to start seedlings indoors. Ask yourself these two important questions before you start planting your indoor...
Days from Seed to Bloom for Common Cut Flowers
Are you tired of trying to remember how long each flower takes to bloom? We can help you! We've made a free printable of days from seed to blooms for all of the most common cut flowers. So, next time you sit down to plan your cut flower garden, you can just refer to...
When to Plant in Order to Have Cut Flowers All Summer Long
We’re back to our Garden Planning for Success series, developing a spreadsheet Plan for “What to Grow” for our priority goal (????If you’re just joining now, we have links to all of the posts in this series down below.) The next step: think about WHEN to plant in...
Should You Start Seeds Inside or Direct Sow Outside?
Have you ever wondered about why some growers start some seeds indoors and sow others directly into their gardens?My first year of growing, I planted even the tiniest seeds directly into the ground, and many of them blew away before they could germinate in my hard-won...
Cut Flower Garden Planning Inspiration
If you’re following along in our Garden Planning for Success series, I want you to take some time this weekend and remember why you're undertaking this kind of planning. First, pull in a deep breath and imagine *your* ideal bouquet. Since spring is the season that’s...
Use a Spreadsheet to Make Detailed Plans for Your Flower Garden
I have a confession to make: I am a spreadsheet girl. As we jump back into our Garden Planning for Success series, today we’re using a spreadsheet to plan “What to Grow” for our big goal (????If you’re joining now, there are links at the end to all of the posts in...
Start Big and Work Small for Successful Garden Planning
Start Big Work Small Welcome back to our Garden Planning for Success series! We're picking up right where we left off yesterday. The clearest way I can express how we plan (our space, schedule, crop timing, field layout, *everything*) is that we start big and work...
Your Reason for Growing Flowers Matters
It’s Garden Planning time! If you are ready for an epic battle with the elements of the earth, to fight for lush, pure beauty, to dig deep into your grittiest places to find the strength and endurance for marathon seasons of work and creativity, if you have a strong...
A Brief History of Triple Wren’s Humble Beginnings
Sarah holding Bloomquist Morris dahlias. Since we’re sliding into a busy weekend, I’d like to tell you a bit of our history before I fully dive into the topic of planning for success in your garden.I started Triple Wren in 2012, by double-digging several 100’ x 4’...