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How to Make Your Own Compost
In this post, we want to chat a bit more about how to make your own compost.
3 Ways to Make Your Landscape More “Green”
If you’re anything like us here at Sweet Earth Co., you want your home and landscape to be as “green” as possible. Here are 3 ways to make your landscape more green.
Your Table is the Venue: How to Create the Perfect Tablescape
With the fall and winter holidays approaching, we want to share a few tips on creating the perfect tablescape for your event.
The Soil Formula You Need to Know
Soil is the foundation of your plants. Having healthy soil will lead to healthier, more high-quality plants.
End-of-Summer Gardening Checklist
The end of summer doesn’t mean the end of gardening for the year. There is plenty you can still do in the fall!
Dahlia Care: Tips for Longer Lasting Flowers
Vase life differs for every type of flower. In addition, the quality of the flower and the stage at which it’s harvested also impacts vase life.
4 Dahlia Types You Can Grow & Design With
It goes without saying that we love dahlias here at Sweet Earth Co. There are endless varieties of dahlias, available in a multitude of styles, sizes, and colors.
Preserve Your Floral Bounty: How & Why
Here at Sweet Earth Co., our cutting gardens are full of beautiful blooms from spring through late fall that we use for fresh floral arrangements and installations.
But we also plant plenty so that we have some to dry. We harvest some blooms so that we can preserve them and use them for dried bouquets and crafting.
Growing Creativity: Exploring Multiple Passions as a Farmer Florist
There are many different projects and types of art that you can make as a gardener and farmer florist. You can use your flowers in your art and designs, or you can simply use them as inspiration. In this post I’m sharing some of my favorite ways to get creative — and inspire further creativity — with the flowers you grow.
Have You Been Wanting a Meadow? (A Peek Behind the Scenes at a Client Project)
There’s something magical about a meadow. Just gazing upon a meadow can make you feel connected to nature, along with helping you let go of stress and inspiring creativity.
American Flowers Week: Revisiting Our Wearable Bluebird
Starting this week, we will be celebrating American Flowers Week from the Slow Flowers Society. Running through July 4th, this week is all about advocacy and awareness of the benefits and importance of domestic, locally-grown flowers.
Designing with Flowers: Spiral Bouquets
The spiral bouquet is a favorite of ours here at Sweet Earth Co. Not only are they visually stunning, they’re great for crafting a bouquet with confidence, as they are efficient to make and the stems hold up well.
The Power of Flowers for Self-Care and Stress Relief
Ultimately we believe that flowers are a form of self-care. While the term has been popular online and on social media lately, self-care isn’t just a trend or a buzzword. It’s important for mental and physical wellbeing!
Designing with Flowers: Boutonnières
It’s no secret that we love to design with flowers at Sweet Earth Co. Today the focus is on boutonnières.
The 3 Essential Elements of Container Garden Design
When it comes to designing your container garden, there are 3 essential elements you’ll want to have in mind: Thrillers, fillers, and spillers. Let’s dive into what each one means in more detail.
How We Grow Dahlias at Sweet Earth Co.
It's safe to say that dahlias are probably my favorite flower — it’s definitely in the top three. There are so many different varieties, and so many different colors that they never cease to stop me in my tracks to marvel at their beauty.
Perennial Landscape Plants We Love for Cut Flower Arrangements
Are you growing perennials in your cutting garden? Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting this year, we want to share a few of our favorite perennial landscape plants we love to use in our flower arrangements.
7 Benefits Native Plants Bring to Your Landscape
When it comes to gardening, it’s important to consider growing native plants. Native plants play a big role in living and gardening sustainably.
My Favorite Tools & Supplies for Gardening
When it comes to gardening, I’ve tried my fair share of tools and supplies. After running Sweet Earth Co. for over 10 years and growing countless crops, I’ve narrowed down my favorite tools to these tried and true pieces.
March is for Pruning & [Some] Prepping
Here are some late winter/early spring tasks to get started on if you’re itching to get out gardening.