2024 Garden Plan : Part One! Cut Flower Farm : Sunshine and Flora

[@catherinebrennan5563]

Your content just keeps getting better and better. Thank you for sharing your helpful info, and with consistency!

[@SunshineFlora]

I appreciate that!

[@YanickaQuilt]

Wow your space is getting big!!!! Cant wait to see how the season goes for you! ❤❤❤

[@lindaschaefer2252]

I can’t imagine using 15 Mahogany Splendors. Last year I tried 5 plants along the south facing fence of my garden. They all grew seven feet tall, and maybe four feet wide, way more than anybody could want. I was flabbergasted!

[@SunshineFlora]

They are amazing!!!

[@juliepuhr9806]

mine flopped when they got totall

[@AQTGirly4U]

How exciting for you! Looking forward to watching the progress!!

[@dksgardenoasis]

Your space is getting big! I know what you mean about maintenance getting away from you. I have my own garden, two-raised beds in a community garden that I grow smaller vegez, an in ground bed on a farm property that I grow potatoes, and larger vegez, and this year I'm setting up a cut-flower on a farm. So I'm going to be very busy, but I'm making myself have at least one day to spend in my own garden to enjoy. I really missed that and the weeds were hard to stay on top of. Oh, and take more photos. I really slacked last year, so I'll be making sure I'm snapping lots of photos. Have a fun gardening season!

[@rhondaschenk5727]

Loved seeing your plans! Thanks so much!

[@alisonburgess345]

Rudbeckia and feverfew are invaluable for this profession.... Great plan - we're slowing down now and I'm trying saving some rudbeckia and orlaya seed. I'll be watching along 🎉

[@SunshineFlora]

They are 2 of my favorites. I don’t think I could ever have too much!

[@wildbirdfarm]

It’s alway exciting to plan out our fields - looks like a great set up. Excited to hear how you plan to use your hoophoise this year as well!

[@newt52864]

Awesome plan 😀 How about some ninebark and baptisia shrubs for foliage, so pretty 🤩

[@SunshineFlora]

good suggestions!

[@cherierangel7459]

Wow!! Love your energy! Your space is just awesome!!!

[@SunshineFlora]

thank you! :)

[@judymckerrow6720]

Thank you Christina. Good luck. ❄️🫠💚🙃

[@KirstinLDavidson]

Holy smokes, Christina, this plan looks great! I don’t know how you do it all!

[@SunshineFlora]

😊😊😊

[@sallyazzato3481]

Love your space! Congratulations on the new additions and expansions! It's going to be a great season!

[@SunshineFlora]

THank you!

[@karengemmill6205]

I watching your videos Thanks for sharing

[@vivherman2296]

Wow...sounds like you're gonna hit the ground running this yr.! I was going to ask the same ? about the dirt on top of gravel. Sooo the dirt doesn't run out into the gravel at all? Awesome plans. That's one of the things you do so well. It's going to be epic!!!!!! Can't wait.

[@SunshineFlora]

I either edge it with rock, frame it in, or use landscape fabric. Then it stays put

[@berthaflores9733]

❤

[@sweetmissdaisy]

Fun plans! Where are you planning to grow your pumpkins?

[@SunshineFlora]

Same as last year! Forgot to mention those. :)

[@sweetmissdaisy]

@@SunshineFlora wishing you lots of success this year! Last year was my first year growing mostly flowers, and loved it so much that I ended up building out an entire new growing area for this year for flowers and various pumpkins and gourds. Looking forward to a bloomin’ good year!

[@MorganChapman-d4j]

Hey! Loving all the new planting space! Do you have any suggestions on how to turn lawn into planting space? Are creating raised beds the easiest? Thanks!

[@SunshineFlora]

If you don't want to remove the grass, lay cardboard on top of the grass. Then put compost on top of the cardboard.

[@GrettaVanMaanen-pj8ql]

😊

[@katebarrett1924]

Thank you for this great walk thru of your garden. It looks like an awesome plan! How will you save the later summer sunflower area for later planting? Landscape fabric? Interested in your weed mgt plan for there - and really any area!!

[@SunshineFlora]

Just pull the weeds that come up, but last year it was minimal

[@chucknorrisbarbie3043]

Are you planting pumpkins along the building again where you let the sunflowers reseed last year or will that be flowers this time?

[@SunshineFlora]

Yes to the pumpkins. No to the self sowing sunflowers. They get out of hand! :)

[@mhubertcfi]

Sounds beautiful. Do you use your cottage garden for photography backdrops? Don't be hard on yourself that last year wasn't perfect!❤

[@SunshineFlora]

Yes I do!

[@rbrown2746]

Hi Christina, I love your videos, how big is your growing space now? It looks so efficient

[@SunshineFlora]

Maybe around 5000 square feet? Not a lot, but you can pack a lot into a small space!

[@SE-zs6lr]

Hi there, very exciting new garden. Question: did you remove the gravel to add the top soil? Would like to know how you did that since Im facing the same situation with my new garden. Thanks

[@SunshineFlora]

Yes - had someone come in with a skid loader to scrape it all off, then added at least a foot of topsoil on top of existing soil

[@janiestrasser]

Thank you so much for sharing. What software do you use for your plan?

[@SunshineFlora]

just photoshop. It's what I use for my photo studio

[@janiestrasser]

Thx!

[@janeb1400]

Have you worked out how to clone yourself to look after all these plants (not to mention photography etc) 😲😜

[@SunshineFlora]

hahaha

[@sallyazzato3481]

How many total peony plants do you have?

[@SunshineFlora]

Around 40 I think? :)

[@bobuzbee5674]

☝️ Promo sm

[@judymckerrow6720]

Did Laura, GA, answer your questions ? Are you thinking about making and selling salt dough ornaments? ❄️🫠💚🙃

[@SunshineFlora]

I'm thinking of making some with flowers next year!

[@newt52864]

@@SunshineFlora they were so cute :)