So I thought the season would be over by now, almost praying that the season would be over by now, but as of today, I still have dahlias, zinnias, (who would have thought), as well as chrysanthemums, perennial asters, grasses and amaranth to round out some mighty beautiful bouquets. At least in my opinion. So stay tuned to the newsletter for special items like dried flowers, holiday decorations and more. As you can tell by my run on sentences and worse, my trusty editor is away again.
Most of the garden has been cut back at this point. The entire right side has ben cut and added to the compost pile. I just can’t do that to the left side that holds the dahlias and the zinnias. I know this is bad because as a true flower farmer I need to just let it go. There is no money in it so I just need to flip the beds and get on with the next season, but I just can’t. I will next week, but I just love having flowers in case you didn’t know.
Stink’n rodents. I nearly fell into a hole in the cutting garden the other day. Said HMMM, looked down and saw some piles of dirt, so I called over my trusty garden dog Jager and need I say more. I now have two feet of freshly tilled garden.
Besides the hard freeze that I am waiting for I am also waiting for my trusty editor to return so he can build the boxes with hardware cloth on the bottom to keep said pesky rodents out. Then I can plant the last of the 3000 tulips that will come into flower after the forced tulips will. More in their natural blooming time, but they will still be stunning flowers to be had for sure. Never a dull moment here at Lottarock.
Stay tuned to any newsletter about special things like dried flowers, wreaths and other creative endeavors.
Again, I cannot thank you all enough for supporting my flower dream. You flower people are the best.
Until next week. Allie