Midtown Blooms Flower Farm

07/08/2022

06/16/2022

•Poor Worm•
I think I scared this little one!❤

06/16/2022

•The Flowers are Growing•
Things are coming along! Can't wait to share all this beauty with you!
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06/13/2022

•Anemones•
Red, white and blue! Maybe they will stick around until the 4th of July! ❤🤍💙

02/25/2022

•Building Stock•
Things are off to a good start! For those of you who aren't familiar with these funny looking nubs...they are dahlia tubers! I have a weakness for dahlias! I absolutely adore them. They are so gorgeous and full of spectacular details. I think you are going to love them too!
So, what in the heck is going on in these photos? Dahlia propagation...well the start of it anyway!
I am potting up dahlia tubers so I can take cuttings that I will then try to root. This allows me to multiply the plants I have which means MORE blooms to share with you! Are you familiar with dahlias? Do you have some favorite varieties?

02/01/2022

• Baby Lisi•
The lisianthus from my first round of seeding are up and doing great so far! It is hard to tell from this picture, but they are smaller than the head of a pin. It's time to start a second round! I am trying to narrow down my preferences for what to start them in. In the second picture you can see soil blocks. These blocks of soil were made by the mini soil blocker. It makes twenty, 3/4" cubes of soil in an area of 3" x 4". They are often mistaken for brownies by visitors! 🤣 🙅‍♀️🍴 I decided to experiment a bit with watering by just placing them in these trays which have channels in the bottom...instead of flat trays. I will have to be very careful when watering so I don't disturb the soil too much! Looking forward to lots of lisianthus!
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01/13/2022

•A New Year•
Happy 2022 everyone!!! I have been a little MIA due to family coming down with 🦠. Definitely not pretty and definitely not fun, but we made it through! I am thrilled I can begin to start some of my seeds. First on my list is lisianthus. Lisianthus is a notoriously slow grower. It needs five to six months to produce blooms and because of this there are plenty of opportunities for your seedlings to go downhill.
💀😅😬🤦‍♀️ Most growers prefer to leave it to professional seed starters to get it to the point where they can just be transplanted outdoors and they purchase plugs. Nothing wrong with this at all!!! This is especially helpful when growing space is limited or you don't want to babysit seedlings. Well...because I am usually desperate to do anything garden related in January and I am up for the challenge I usually try to start them on my own. This is year three of starting in my basement. It wasn't perfect the first two years, but I was pretty satisfied with how many I was able to keep alive! 🤪 I hope I don't jinx it this year by making it official on social media. 🤣 Wish me luck! What are you looking forward to starting?

12/12/2021

•Beautiful Autumn Colors•
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12/12/2021

•Dahlia Cheers•
This is another dahlia that is challenging to capture on photo!🤪 It has unique smoky coral and watermelon coloring. I have fallen in love with the saturated color!!!

12/12/2021

•Dahlia Gitty Up•
Beautiful bicolor dahlia with a redish center surrounded by orange-ish pink petals. What a fun Dahlia!!!😍
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12/12/2021

•Peaches•
We have been enjoying these delicious peaches! Growing peaches in our area is kind of hit and miss. We tend to usually have a surprise late freeze which destroys the blossoms. I planted this tree five years ago, in the most protected area of my yard. I think this space has created an ideal microclimate for peaches. The tree is LOADED with fruit!!!🍑🍑🍑
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12/12/2021

•Dahlia Good Day•
It's a "good day" for a new dahlia! 🤣🤪🙄 This is an orange dahlia with pink on the reverse. It screams fall among my other dahlias surrounding it. I like its wild texture!

12/12/2021

•Whacky Zinnia•
I am always amazed at the uniqueness of nature!!!

12/12/2021

•Spent Sunflower•
There are a lot of subtle hints in my garden that fall is coming! I love fall, but this also brings freezing temperatures and unfortunately the end of the season for a large portion of my flowers and vegetables. We have a fairly short growing season, so I hope it will last a couple more weeks. What a great season it has been!!!💐💕 🍁

12/12/2021

•Dahlia Giggles•

12/12/2021

•Dahlia Platinum Blonde•

12/12/2021

•Cottage Flowers•
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12/12/2021

•Dahlia Bumble Rumble•
Such a whimsical collarette dahlia. My daughters say it is a flower straight out of the movie 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘢.

12/12/2021

•Dahlia Lavender Perfection•
An eye-catching lavendar-pink bloom!

12/12/2021

•Dahlia Cafe Au Lait Royal•

12/12/2021

•Statice•
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12/12/2021

•Queen Lime Zinnia Series•