Root Design Co. Blog
GARDENING & FLORAL DESIGN
Save Seeds from Your Flowers
Why do we save seeds from our flowers? Well, first and most obvious, saving our own seeds saves us money. We save seeds from dozens of different flowers. Multiply those dozens by the $4 or $5 cost for a packet of seeds and it adds up. The seeds we save ourselves...
Cut Flower Garden Tips
It's the height of summer and a good time to talk about some practical cut flower garden tips. If you're new or have struggled to grow healthy flowers, these tips might help you turn that around. We're dishing today on the things we've we've learned through trial...
How to Plant Dahlias
Want to know how to plant dahlias and grow these beauties in your garden this year? Chances are you've come across a gorgeous picture of dahlias on Instagram and inadvertently fallen down the dahlia rabbit hole. We totally get it. We did that, bought a boatload of...
How to Grow Foxglove from Seed
Let's talk about how to grow foxglove from seed. Foxgloves have a bit of a rap for being hard to grow, but I don't think they're actually that finicky. You just need to know a few things before attempting to grow these beauties. They're totally worth a little bit...
When to Start Seeds Indoors
When should I start seeds indoors for my cut flower garden (or any garden, for that matter)? The answer depends a lot on your climate, when you want flowers, and on the seeds themselves. No one likes vague answers, so we're going to get right to it. In this post I'll...
Rosita & Morgan’s Wedding
A Mennonite Wedding If you're familiar with Mennonites, you probably know that a Mennonite wedding is usually pulled together by a united effort from friends and family. It's usually pretty simple and the guest count is large. Our wedding was a typical Mennonite...
LaRonda & Myron’s Wedding
A Mennonite Wedding Today I'll take you behind the scenes of my Mennonite wedding. Come along for the photo story of our day, and I'll tell you about how we survived a flower disaster, what the inspiration for the day was, and what it was like to DIY my wedding...
Neem Oil Bug Spray
Neem Oil & Essential Oil Bug Spray For Your Cut Flower Garden We're big fans of neem oil, as a bug spray, around here. If you've ever found a dahlia chewed through by an earwig or had your zinnias crumple into a powdery mildew mess come August, you know the...
The Best Dahlias For Wedding Design
What are the best dahlias for wedding design work? We are excited to share our picks with you today. We learned early on that not all beautiful dahlias look good in wedding bouquets. Some are the wrong color, the wrong shape, or the wrong size for delicate wedding...
How to Start Flowers Indoors
Are you curious about how to start flowers indoors? If you're anything like us, we're all about squeezing as much flowery goodness out of a year as we can. Starting your flowers indoors and planting them out as soon as it's safe is one way to get flowers sooner than...