Bouquet Makers

 Soon it will be time to design gorgeous armload bouquets for my customers! A beautiful zinnia can always make me feel summer....even if it's only March! Zinnias are so easy to grow, even sown directly in the garden, and they'll pump out blooms till mid September. They come in nearly every color besides blues & black. Easy to manage, they can be susceptible to powdery mildew (whitish leaves). Good air flow will help, and using a fungicide will help to prevent issues.

Annual statice....love that blue!!! Statice is considered a 'dry' or 'everlasting' flower. We also use them as fresh cuts in bouquets. I always like to tell folks when they buy one of my bouquets, what they can pull out to dry when the bouquet declines. Statice will keep it's color for 1 or more years in a dry vase or arrangement, if kept out of the sun. Statice comes in blues, purples, white, yellow, corals/peach, & pinks. Personally not a fan of the peach. I love it but, it just fades away in a bouquet. A bunch by itself is okay. Blue and purples are the most popular. Statice is also very easy to grow, but best to start with transplants. Too early to start either for transplants, they only need to be about 4 weeks old, so mid April.