Fresh Flowers by Month: What's in Season by Month in Middle Tennessee
A List to What's in Bloom by Month for Seasonal Bouquets in Tennessee Hey Flower Friend! Welcome to my list of "What's in Bloom by Month". This list is based off…
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Cut Flower Gardening in Middle Tennessee
This is the local field-notes hub for Blooming Joy. Instead of a generic planting calendar, it points to what Kara has actually documented from her Middle Tennessee garden: what is blooming, what she is sowing, how the garden changes through spring and summer, and how she approaches the transition into fall.
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Vol. 1: From Seed to Stem: Weekly Garden Tales from Kara’s Farm
Week of March 23rd, 2025 Welcome to the first instillation of From Seed to Stem: Weekly Garden Tales from Kara’s Farm . Each week, I’ll be sharing a glimpse into…
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Bloom by Bloom: A Late April Tour of My Cut Flower & Vegetable Garden
Walk with me as I take you bed by bed of what the cut flower and vegetable plants look like in late April here in middle Tennessee.
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Easy Flowers to Plant in May for Stunning Summer Cut Flower Bouquets
Grow these 7 easy to sow flowers for an abundant summer cut flower garden.
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June Garden Tour: What's Growing in My Vegetable and Cut Flower Garden
oin me for a June garden tour through my vegetable and cut flower beds, where I share what’s thriving right now, seasonal growing updates, and the blooms and…
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Fall Gardening for Cut Flowers: My Seasonal Routine
Learn how I prepare my fall cut flower garden with soil amending, mulching, planting hardy annuals, and getting frost protection in for a successful spring bloom.
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What Seeds I'm Sowing in My Vegetable Garden This September
September is the perfect month to sow quick-growing vegetables for a fall harvest. From leafy greens to roots and peas, here’s what I’m planting now to keep my…
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How I Keep My Greenhouse Warm: Simple & Effective Heating Methods
Greenhouse growing has been a fun, challenging experiment over the past year. I grow plants in the middle Tennessee area where our summers are hot and our winters…
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