Fall Planting Hardy Annuals // Cool Flowers Deep Dive!!! // Northlawn Flower Farm

[@rosemarybushea3517]

I've been gardening organically for many years but found so much useful information from your videos. Happened to grow more flowers this past year and now I'm hooked! I found your video on the pumpkin fairy houses and am going to make these with my granddaughter when she visits next week. Thank you for these wonderful videos, and your garden is just amazingly gorgeous!

[@nadaferris5928]

I’m not a flower farmer but how you covered this topic is the most descriptive of any channel I follow. You could teach several of the growers here on YT as I’ve watched their comments on many of the flowers you covered. Thank you so much!

[@raulcorrea3284]

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[@karllentz6259]

Was going to gush about your great advice but I see everyone is as impressed and inspired as I am, so I'll keep this short as possible. I planted 8 linear feet of Sweet Pea seeds outdoors in the fall( zone 9B, Bay area California), They grew very slowly and spindly through the winter and I could not get them to climb the trellis. After an unusually wet winter here, they took off in April and are now a thick wall 7-9 feet tall loaded with so many beautiful blooms that I can' pick them fast enough to slow them down. Yesterday I picked 300 and it didn't make a dent. Our home smells lovely. And the Orlaya I planted in the foreground pairs perfectly in the vases with their umbrella like white blooms. I would send you a picture of my "flower wall" but I can't figure out how to attach one. I haven't seen the blue and black Nigella flowers that I planted with the Orlaya although they are the same height as the Orlaya but no flowers yet. Oh, and the Tetra Giant Snapdragons that you said would grow bigger and stronger in my area have exceeded their package height of 3-5 feet tall with flower spikes 3/8" in diameter and 5-6 ft tall.... Beautiful! The Cool Flowers book is now available on Amazon so I am waiting for delivery. What a great resource and thank you for the knowledge and inspiration to attempt growing in a way that I never would have thought possible.

[@jacintabyline]

This was one of the most comprehensive and instructional videos on cool season flowers I have ever seen. You are a natural teacher Danielle and I took notes all the way through. I'm in a temperate climate in NZ and I Fall seeded quite a few things earlier this year which are racing away now spring is here. I took your advice about putting my Larkspur in the freezer and I noticed last week I've had success with germination. Thanks so much for such a wonderful tutorial Danielle. Take care :)

[@josilbb]

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[@NiccoletteR]

HI , Jacint , Im also from New Zealand , Southland , Danielie a cool lady,

[@catherineengle4196]

I live in Dekalb county Alabama 7b. I live on top of Sand Mountain which is a fairly flat plateau with hilly areas. We have the enjoyment of not having to cut on air conditioning as early as those who live in the valley's of NE Alabama or southern Alabama. We usually have a constant breeze up until last of June or first part of July. We get plenty of rainfall here but we have had droughts on rare occasions. Our humidity hits around late June or July and it's a regular thing to have thunderstorms pop up then. I have always direct sown my sweet William. Actually I direct sowed my sweet William over 15 years ago and I have never had to sow it again because it self seeds prolific here for me. I have direct sown more in other flower beds from my first original bed of seed. Once I direct sow it I never have to sow it again. Bachelor buttons also I direct seeded at a previous property and they would self seed prolific. Balsam (touch me nots) and four o clocks all do the same once direct sown. Foxglove will do the same for me but it has to be in a part shade to dapple shade area with loose soil. Aquilegia likes same conditions as foxglove for me and is also prolific selfseeder. At my previous property I grew the opium poppy and was shocked how well they grew for me. Our soil here is slightly acidic but we don't have that thick red clay like most of the areas of Alabama. Our soil is a darker clay that is easily amended with compost. I have no issue over wintering my big elephant ears right in the ground. I just place an upside down flower pot over the area where the bulb is buried. I never knew you could leave dahlias in the ground here until a friend of mine grew some and said they come back every year for him. I will be moving soon and my new garden is going to have a lot more plants that I have stayed away from because I did not want to dig them up every fall. God bless hope this helps someone.. 😊😊😊😊😊

[@lisafeck1537]

I am curious, how do you find weed control with all your self seeding plants? Are you flower farming? I wonder if it is more weeding work than turning the bed in, and replanting, whether direct sown, or transplants, w mulch film. I have not tried either on thus property. I am planning to grow cut flowers for income, and I am thinking about past experience with some of the flowers you mentioned. Foxglove, Black Eyed Susan many varieties, Coleus, Forget me nots, even a little Snapdragon.

[@marilynledet6140]

Wow learned so much I am 76 years old and now I get it she explained it so well.

[@brendarosenau5880]

After my first year through cool flowers, the information you’ve shared is invaluable! I am in your zone, 6b, and your experiences are exactly as I have seen in the flowers I have grown. Thank you for taking the time to work through the details of Cool Flowers. 🌸 Just as you noted, it is especially helpful to gardeners to hear the experiences from a different zone. I really enjoyed this video!!! 😁

[@LisaBrady]

You put it so well 😊

[@heathermelanson5492]

Its funny that you mentioned the Bells of Ireland smell. I love it and the closes thing I can relate the smell to would be "apple mint". That's the best way I can describe it.

[@april091965]

I'm in Zone 5b (Southern Michigan) so have missed the date to get cool flowers going here but will be organized for next. I winter sow all the flowers that Danielle talked about in February successfully in containers on my deck and then transplant to my garden in the Spring. I've been happy with this method but it would cut down on a lot of work to sow directly in the garden in the Fall, and of course have earlier blooms with lovely established roots systems in the Spring. Great video, Danielle! So very informative and love how deep you dived into the subject!

[@letstalkgardeningwithrobin]

I am also in 5B but here in CT. I am winter sowing for the first time but not sure which flowers to start when? Any help is appreciated.

[@april091965]

@@letstalkgardeningwithrobin HI Robin. I have had good results winter container sowing in my Michigan Z5b climate with everything from perennials, biennials, herbs and veggie seeds. I always start my fave perennial seeds like poppy, columbine, Nigella, larkspur, snapdragon, rudbeckia, etc in this way. In the last few years I have tried herbs and veg and am now doing tomato varieties that I can't find in the nurseries with great success. The seeds just sit there protected in their mini greenhouses til the weather permits sprouting. My fave containers are deep so I use two Costco roasted chicken lids together and the large salad green containers. I have found that tomatoes like to be transplanted pretty soon after they get going and I order the cheap cloth grow bags online. Its been some time aince i watched this video so maybe you were looking more for direct sowing advice? I haven't done much direct sowing yet ( except after last frost date of annuals) but nature does with some of my perennials anyway. I think if you don't mind the messy look of containers on your deck or kind hide them, using containers is perfect in our zone. It gets us gardening without all the time & expense & space needed for an indoor grow station. I always think of it as an experiment so I'm willing to try any seed this way. The investment is small, it's fun, and I'm always left amazed at how often I have success. Hope this helps and good luck!

[@letstalkgardeningwithrobin]

@@april091965 Thanks for the information. I understand how to winter sow but wonder when exactly in our zone do you start your snapdragons? March? April? or now in February

[@april091965]

@@letstalkgardeningwithrobin I start my snaps now, in Feb.

[@NewEnglandBotanicals]

I've been waiting all season since you talked about cool flowers the last time! It almost feels like the start of the growing season when most think it's the end 😊 Thank you so much for all the work you put into your videos and I bought the book!

[@teresa4973]

I'm so glad you made this video! I literally said "YES!" I've been researching cool flowers ever since I heard about it from you and I got the book, "Cool Flowers" from my library, but I'm a visual learner so this is great. I also watch Gardener's World and they were talking about this same topic. It's amazing... I'm definitely gonna give this a go this fall. Thank you so much for all the information and inspiration you give us on this channel 🙂

[@kristinwilliams5927]

You are a fabulous educator!! I love how forthcoming you are with your experiences, I learn so much from your videos. Watching from central FL zone 9b, this is my first cool flower season trial. You have given me the inspiration, thank you!!

[@shirleyjames9697]

I'm in zone 9A and grew a few of these flowers last year and they did great. The bachelor buttons looked amazing. I am growing several of the flowers listed in the book this year for the first time and was very excited when Danielle said how easy nigella is to grow and am looking forward to see those.

[@laurawolfe7336]

Suggestion for Sweet William, try a winter sow. I use a milk jug, start in February and have great success here in Northern CT, also a zone 6B. And like straw flowers, the Dollar Store sells packets of "Tall Double Mixed Colors" 4 for $1!

[@GardeningOnTaylorMountain]

Absolutely informative and comprehensive! I’m taking notes and pulling out my cool flowers book too!!! Thank you too for sharing your top 5. These are the exact things we need to hear and learn! Thank you Danielle 💚

[@NiccoletteR]

Hi Danielle, and others, Im from New Zealand, Southland . Iv never been able to Subscribed before, as i watch you on my T.V , But now, i can watch you on my pink little apple. and T.V , I love what you show, and ask peoples , what do you think. I know this morning, you were showing your mum and dad, place, tell your dad, Tell, or ask dad, has he ever seen Rod Steward Train collection. His is not like your dad, His is inside, but, man, Id love to see it, in person one day, But i still think your dad is pretty cool as welI, love how his is and runs around his garden. I havent had time to watch it yet, by the start of the program, I see , where you get your love for gardening,

[@jessicadupont9218]

This is everything I’ve ever wanted!!! You explain this soo well! I’ve been so confused. Thank you!

[@KaylaNeece]

I’m a first year gardener and had SO many questions. Thank you so much for this video. 💕

[@ruthmccauley8546]

Thank you for the information. Also thank you for the photos of the bouquets they are beautiful and so artistic.

[@lyubay.3870]

Great video as usual! I was failing of growing Bells of Ireland for a couple of seasons but was never giving up on them. So I was so determined to to have them in my garden and what I did for the last two seasons was putting the seeds that require stratification on wet paper towel then fold it and place them into the ziplocked bag and freeze for a couple of weeks. After a couple of weeks I place ziplocked bag on the counter away from direct sunlight and check them every two to three days. After usually five days sometimes a week 95% of seeds germinate and you can carefully plant them. I'm telling you that method works excellent for all the seeds (even for those that do not need stratification just do not place them into freezer). The seedlings are happy and healthy. Besides no worries on wasting potting mix and space under the growing lights.

[@jeanettehawkins7472]

I was looking for a comment like this thanks😊 . I figured they might need a little coaxing out of their shell when she was explaining the seed to me. So don't cold stratification just paper towel trick no light!

[@hollieallan7262]

I was also hoping to find a post like this, I am so determined to have them in my garden. I did a similar trick with lavender and rosemary seeds. I put them into damp soil seed tray then into the freezer for a couple of weeks and it worked! Very high germination rate. I also tried Cypress vine many times with no luck until I saw someone clip the end with nail clippers then put them in damp paper towel. I tried it and it worked! Thank you all so much for sharing your experiences, I hope mine can also help spread the joy

[@yukouchida7947]

I watched your last year year’s video about cold hardy annuals and this fall I’m direct sowing a few of your favorites. Last year, I didn’t know about sowing these seeds in the fall but my spring sowed and dara bloomed so beautifully in the summer. So amazing. Thank you for the information. I love your videos very much.

[@msmaddox2918]

Love this Danielle! I fall sowed some larkspur, pincushion and bachelor's buttons last year and they were 4 feet tall this year! I was so surprised and pleased that they did so well! Thanks for always giving us such great advice! 💜

[@donnaschaner3216]

Thanks for your knowledge. I love my flowers. Zone 5

[@ajkirk22]

I will watch this video over and over! Tysm!! Very helpful! ❤️❤️❤️

[@joydavis4087]

Really, really enjoyed this video. Thank you so much. I want to learn as much as I can. Looking forward to growing cool flowers. ❤❤❤

[@nickles4652]

Great information! Thank you so much for this video! 💝 I'm in 5b and had an accidental fall sown bachelor's button pop up in my garden this summer. That one plant was so much hardier than all my other bachelor's buttons. It produced twice the amount of blooms and didn't need staking. 🤩

[@tomjones2157]

Wow did you take seed from this hardy one??

[@nickles4652]

@@tomjones2157 sadly no. I didn't look into how to harvest seeds from bachelor's button. But It did make me realize the benefit of fall sowing for hardy annuals. This summer, If I did things right, I should have a few plants that were started last summer as well. 🤞

[@joanshute3384]

Danielle thank you for all this good information as I will use it. You have me so excited about my Gardens. So until next time God Bless you and your family and have a Blessed day and stay safe my dear and Special Friend. 🙂💚🦋

[@kmarch6630]

I still don't know why you don't have more subs. You are so knowledgeable, especially to us beginners.

[@kathyreasor637]

After watching this video, I now understand why I didn't have any luck with the Sweet William this year. I definitely will give some of these cold hardy annuals a try next year... I think I am probably too late for zone 6a. Thanks for the informative video.

[@Sunny14136]

Excellent video, Danielle. I'm in Zone 9B Southern California, and I'm excited about the idea of being able to Fall plant these flowers. I really appreciate your positive, supportive approach.

[@PlantRelated]

I’m just over here watching this again. Thanks Danielle 🎉❤

[@tracyhillman]

No worries about being negative your being honest and that's what us newbies need. Thank you

[@PhyllisLeck]

Thanks , you have made it reassuring of what I am planting this fall

[@cbak1819]

I live in WNY Great Lake region. 6a. I found your video last winter. I started flowers indoors for early spring.. I planted in a new bed under a old tree. They didn't do so well.. everything is stunted.. then the rodents came in and chopped some and chomped leaves off.. The straw flowers ate very tall but a good foot from grown leaves are missing.. I didn't find it worth it for me. I planted fox gloves a few years ago that said it took two years and got them glowering the first year.. same with lupine. I have a Lupine flowering now in August. It was under cover in m lettuce patch ... I did have about 11 ranunculus grow beautifully this year thanks to you videos on them !

[@gildamolinar5155]

thanks for all your expertise info. Your arrangements are exquisite.

[@lisafeck1537]

That peachy digitalis image at the beginning of the video is just... no adjective worthy to express how impressive. You captured in one image the essence of the fruit of digitalis, I see abundance, rich rich color and exquisite beauty. Well done capturing that image.

[@commonlaw5400]

Danielle, being in Glen Rock Pennsylvania-southern York County near the Maryland Line- I SOOOOO very much appreciate your generous sharing of all the garden knowledge you acquire. I thank you.

[@LisaBrady]

Hi I’m in The UK I have a Balcony on the Seafront so wind is a Huge issue the Plants get Burnt by the Wind there’s not really the room for A Green House the little Pop up Tunnels get blown away and damage Neighbourhood Cars this was my first year Growing Flowers I invested in all Perennials I’m just just Putting them all to bed with lots of Mulch and Taking Clones of my Favourite Plants in my indoor Garden 😅Thanks for all of the Knowledge !

[@marlenegoho1778]

Thanks for this video. I’m so interested in this topic. Keep up the great work, Danielle.

[@debrabray8855]

Perfect timing 👌

[@tonyquinn22]

Was looking for some ideas to plant fall bulbs. This lady has so much info. She seems to have a degree on the subject. She is such a gorgeous lady too. Wow!

[@christinekelly3671]

you are a very talented florist!

[@dianeasberry7928]

I live in north central Texas letting larkspur, poppies and dill self seed when I pull them out, except the dill is Winter hardy too. I leave dill for the catapillars too.

[@allisonsnz]

Every time I listen I learn something new! Thank you

[@bryonyhellis]

So interesting and helpful, I was watching this with my “ Cool Flowers” book in hand!

[@s.b.6571]

Great information. Thank you for sharing your experience with these cool flowers.

[@janwhite6212]

Wish KZbin gave us a Love option because I love this!!! Thank you so much.

[@jaysgardenjournal]

Your content is TOP NOTCH! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@catherinekuczmarski3114]

Thank you so much, Danielle! So much information & inspiration!

[@ruthwuebbeling9584]

Thank you for this very informative video. Your gardens are absolutely beautiful. I truly enjoy touring your gardens online and look forward to your garden for 2023. Keep up the great work!

[@SuperBlakes2]

Just looked back on comments. I must have watched this video last year. So helpful to watch again. 😊

[@saonalim5318]

Thank you so much for sharing! I’m not a flower farmer but I adapt this for my home garden. I did buy the book a while back because you recommended it. I enjoy watching your videos so much.

[@allenbeachy3511]

Thanks for a great video! Anne

[@amassing]

Great video - really interesting to compare to how I do things in the UK. You're growing, what I would class as Biennials, in the same way as Hardy annuals and it clearly works out just fine for you. I sow Biennials like Dara, Foxgloves and Sweet Williams in late June, grow them on in pots and then plant out in October once they are substantial young plants. I also sow some Hardy Annuals in September but they go into a cold frame or unheated green house to over-winter and then get planted out in spring. I'm pretty sure if I planted out my hardy annuals in October whilst they were still very small they'd all get eaten by slugs and snails or just rot over winter in my heavy clay soil.

[@CCRiley]

Wonderful video. So much info. Thank you. I really enjoy your videos and the music you play with them.

[@jenniferrose5908]

thank you for all this information. Knowing how to listen to nature and learning from it. This is the reason I follow your channel.

[@dppeterson05]

I live in 5A/5B in the mountains so I have missed the Fall planting as we are still putting the garden together. SO very thankful for you and your videos.

[@tinastexasgarden]

Thank you so much for all of this amazing info. Love the ending how you showed how you sow your seeds. I bought Lisa’s book lol. Thank you Oh. I’m just a home gardener but have never grown from seed and never really had a cut flower garden. But hope to get it going in my new Texas home 🌸

[@marlaschaefer2544]

In Boise Idaho I have Delphinium as a perennial. We are quite dry, but use sprinklers for watering from mid spring, summer and into fall. We have very little rain. It stays perennial and I rarely lose any plants over the winter.

[@eyrerosecottage1970]

I don’t know how I missed this video, but it’s so helpful!!! Thank you so much!

[@WesternMONo-TillGardening]

It was very helpful to hear about your experience in 6b. I am in 6b, too, and have not always had luck with the planting dates in Lisa's book.

[@monicahorta6122]

I am an in zone 10b, we do not have any frost ( actually it happened once in 40 years) so cool annuals and tender perennials are a great idea. From some experience and mostly from what I have read some of these flowers can bloom into late spring if they bloom before Christmas. My self sowers will grow in size and wait until March to bloom. Johnny seeds has some information… they called it the Persephone date (I think) the last day we have 10 hours of daylight. So, in frost free areas latitude matters. I would use this date as a frost date, since we don’t have one. I hope this is helpful to zones 10-11.

[@bloomingreece5005]

thank you very much, that was very helpful!

[@camillesnyder6604]

Very helpful to this 10a gardener!!

[@y.peffle2802]

I'm in Philadelphia and surprisingly my dollar store seed delphinium came back this year ! I'm a hobby gardener

[@Plant-Grow-Bloom]

Thank you for all the detailed information! I realize I’m a couple years late in watching this 😆 but I just came across it while doing searches as I start my own little flower garden endeavor. I appreciate your honesty and knowledge of the subject matter, thanks again! 💚

[@mmladyg]

Fan.tas.tic video at the perfect time for my WA state Zone 6b garden. First frost Oct 15ish. Just put my toe into the water of cut flowers this year. Was a little late for cool flowers but am ready this fall. Woo hoo! Can't wait to DO THIS! 💪🏼👏🏼👊🏼😎

[@ElderandOakFarm]

It's so nice to have you to learn about cutflowers from. I've been veggei & flower gardening a long time, but not with cut flowers or more specifically cool flowers. & our climates are similar whereas a lot of other channels have much different climates. We get an average of 66 inches of rain per year, have cold winters & hot summers also.

[@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow]

Very informative video. Zone 7a here and I've been following THE Cool Flower book advice for about 3 years, its such an eye opener. I've had tiny larkspur. poppies and foxglove flourishing while covered with snow. I've had good luck with direct sowing of Sweet William, my Snapdragons start out great, but only seem to grow foliage, not flowers. It's so great to get a jump start on the flowers AND many vegetables; a lot of Perennials like to be started in the fall as well such as Penstemon, Hyysop and Dames Rocket.

[@NorthlawnFlowerFarmandGardens]

Thanks Jeri! I'll have to give direct seeding Sweet William another try. Do you grow the amazon series? Must be user error on my part! Love your channel!

[@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow]

@@NorthlawnFlowerFarmandGardens Hey Danielle, My sweet William is a Barbatus, so it is the amazon series. I collected seed off my own plants and tossed it in the garden last winter.. and they grew and grew! Now if I could just get my snapdragons to bloom once in a while, I'd be happy.

[@NorthlawnFlowerFarmandGardens]

@@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow Thank you so much for this information Jeri. I will follow your lead. Thank you!

[@melissagillespie9008]

Really enjoyed your video Danielle ! I am trying cool flowers for the first time this fall in Central Texas (zone 9--quite a bit different than you in Pennsylvania!!!!) but have been listening to lots of videos and doing some reading so I hope I select the correct flowers to start with my first year. I agree with Jacinta Higgins who commented a year ago about you being a natural with teaching and coaching gardeners. Keep up the great work! 🌷🌻🌸🌺🌼🥀

[@pVrocker95]

Thank you!! Fellow PA gardener here thankful for your clear advice!

[@kelly3560]

Heard 6b and subscribed… northern Maryland here .. used to be 6b.. but now typically 7a. Happy planting.👋

[@julieevans2591]

Loved this! I now know what people are talking about when I hear. Cool Flowers!Thank you,I’m ordering my book tonight. Hope I still have time to plant some! I’ve been planting perennials I got on sale from a big box store.

[@carolinamay8328]

Thank you for this video. It is very informative and inspirational. I recently moved from zone 10a (California) to zone 5a/4b (Montana) and am having to learn to garden all over again. I'm saving this video because it contains so much good reference material. And I"m buying the book.

[@camillesnyder6604]

Hi! I was excited to see 10a, since there's where I am now - Bay Area. I'd discovered a few cool flowers on my own simply based on what wintered over well here -- namely foxglove and snapdragons. But if you know of others, I'd love to know! I purchased the book last spring and plan to start the grand experiment in October, which is when I typically transplant snapdragons for the following spring.

[@margaretaklemming2492]

Your bouquets amazing. To be honest, some on yt are great flowergardeners but they do not have an eye for florist art. From glimps I see you have a beautiful home interior as well as an elegant garden. You are something else. Keeping standards high.

[@itsmewende]

Nice necklace.! I just pulled my book out the other day to get started on what I want to direct sow, I'll be following your lead. I'm in 7 on the shore in Maryland, which we should be moved to 8 in my opinion. I'm going to try over wintering everything, I seen Jenny Love over winters her Dahlias, I think she's zone 5, thinking I should be ok.

[@rb3102]

Yay, I’ve been looking forward to this video. You encouraged me to grow more from seed this growing season which really diversified my garden. Fall sowing cool weather annuals is a new concept for me. I’m excited to give it a try, thanks for all the helpful information. Great video!

[@mariehernandez6237]

I love your channel! You have a beautiful garden. 🙏🏻🙌🏻

[@juliepardo7767]

Excellent tutorial Danielle! Just started preparing some of my beds for sowing. Very helpful advice, thank you! Would love to see more:-) 💐

[@Carol-cb9yu]

I have watched your garden develop for years. Your a professional. I have a large flower garden out front that gets a lot of attention. Zone 9b and it's 105* degrees out. Next year there are flowers I will stop growing because of the heat. Many flowers self seed for me and chartreuse feverfew is one. I am looking forward to the fall planting.

[@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow]

That was such a wonderful personal story and a thought provoking question, not only "why do I grow flowers" but "WHY do I garden"? There must be as many reasons as there are gardeners. Thanks Danielle for your deep honesty and generosity in sharing all your expertise.

[@shelleyrodanisky944]

Amazing info! I live in Alberta, Canada. My Zone is 2b/3. But I love the info! Learnt a lot about new flowers! Thank you! 😊💕

[@nancykrehbiel8956]

What a great video! Your arrangements are absolutely stunning. You are such a talented artist, both in terms of floral arrangement and photography.

[@kathypope3010]

Thank you so much for making this video. This is what gave me the confidence to jump in there and plant cool flowers.

[@joycedagostino8869]

Very good to see you're back doing your videos. One thing that I was confused about after reading Lisa's book was her term "sowing" which to me meant sowing seeds into the soil but I think she also uses that term when she plants the small plants such as in the spring. Always appreciate your information. I am in zone 6B but in the Rocky Mountain region. I did have Lambada that self sowed from some last year that were in a container and they came up this spring in a very dry, gravel pathway in the raised bed area so they are hardy and might self seed in other areas too. This spring also planted some sea holly, they are doing well and hope to see them bloom next year.

[@drhappyplants]

I'm Texas Zone 9 and just started fall planting with information I learned from you and Lisa MZ. I agree, the fall planted plants don't come as early as one would think. They seem to bloom mid to late spring. Calendula was the earliest- Mar/April. My snapdragons and Dara Majus came in April, then bachelor's buttons and nigella late april, my Scabiosa in May. strawflower in June.

[@kristaself126]

I always learn so much from you. Thank you for sharing your love of gardening.

[@stenniewatts3663]

You are AMAZING!! I'm a 3rd year flower farmer and I use your videos as a tool when I struggle or need a refresher. I'm collecting seeds in the next few weeks, if I have any corn cockle I'll send it out to you. I'm in Z5 and I LOVED it, it added an amazing airy element to my bouquets. Thanks for all your hard work and sharing your knowledge Danielle!

[@catherineslavin7324]

Thank you! This was very informative and helpful. I went immediately outside to fall sow some seeds.

[@DonaLoope]

Hey, Danielle, thank you so very much for sharing with us so much great information on "Cool Flowers". I live in Billings, Montana, a zone 4B. Our first frost is usually September 10th or 15th and our last frost is May 15th or 25th. We are an arid climate. We do not get much rain or humidity. We can get down into the -20's in the winter and over 100 in the summer. I started growing flowers last year for the first time to make bouquets for neighbors and friends but would like to try selling them at a farm stand like yours along my fairly traveled road outside my house. I can't imagine sowing seeds her to overwinter. I would love to know if anyone has had success overwintering in a zone 4b. Thanks so much for your beautiful smile and your love for gardening. I have been encouraged so much.

[@UrbanCountryStyleByJudy]

I think this is my favourite of all your videos you’ve posted. Every minute was filled with valuable information. Thank you!

[@MCR-s9k]

You are an amazing flower gardener. I grow in zone 7 DE and pretty much follow your lead. Thanks for all that you do in the garden...beautiful stuff, and yes very helpful. And I have Lisa'a book!

[@VTtink]

So helpful, thank you!! Excited to try this for the first time this year!

[@Jess-kd3su]

I absolutely love watching your videos, they always pop up and I just realized I wasn’t subscribed 😮 you’re in my zone, your weather is very much like mine (Missouri 6B), and I appreciate you so much!

[@aalejardin]

Great video! I am inspired to try more cool flowers. I have gardened for years on a terrace in downtown NYC (7b) but recently bought a second home in the Hudson Valley (6b). I love Sweet William and it re-seeds all over my 7b terrace. I took a clump out to the 6b garden and am crossing my fingers! Dill and nigella also re-seed on the terrace. I've tried winter sowing poppies on the terrace and they have germinated fine but I don't have enough sun to keep them going. Never, ever had any luck with delphiniums -- those beautiful stands in English gardens are so seductive! No luck with sweet peas either, but maybe that is lack of full sun for more than a couple of hours a day. I am placing a seed order today for some of the flowers you discussed to make a cool flower cutting garden on the 6b property. PS, I am retired, kids are grown and I can finally spend more time gardening which is why I bought a place in the country. I used to work very long hours and would do the terrace gardening by floodlight at night after dinner, homework supervision, responding to client emails, etc. Thanks again for the very informative videos.

[@bellarosa009]

This is such a helpful video!! I have the Cool Flowers book and will have to check out the page you mentioned. Thanks so much for the great video! As for delphinium, mine lasted for at least 3 years and then it died from plants that I purchased. This year, I grew it from seed and it grew well, but I planted it out too late and the heat was too much for them. I had success growing them indoors in my mini-greenhouse and they germinated easily.

[@dianehernandez6051]

I'm in N California, Zone 9a. Page 138 that you shared shows the Winter Hardiness Zones for zones 3-8. So does that mean that I can grow all of these because they are below zone 9? I'm a bit confused...and I have the book! Ugh.

[@loralopuhovsky4990]

I was wondering the same thing I am zone 8b/9a on the gulf coast.

[@Ohiogardengoddess]

This video is amazing thank you! You've given me so much help in continuing my cool flowers experiments. I started out with some that you mentioned in other videos, larkspur, bachelor's buttons, dill, Dara, and everything did great! Looking forward to expanding! Also I do have delphinium here and its been doing great the past 3 years. Gives me two flushes per year.

[@toniasgarden3550]

Thank you so much for your videos! You have given me courage to try to experiment in my zone, 6/b-7a to see what I can push. I planted Sunflowers early (4-3!) and they bloomed early. I watched Gary P up in Maryland on KZbin for organic veg gardening and he overwintered his peppers, and grew new ones through this past winter. He basically dug down into the ground and built a frame in the soil, I think he went down 2ft but they did fine growing foliage giving him an early start on his peppers. I'm thinking of trying this with flowers, specifically snaps, sweet williams and strawflowers. I figure the best-worst scenario is if I get foilage or blooms on time. Worst is I lose some $ on seeds... I also want to check the "micro climates" around my house to see what I can push for the cool flower production. I am already making notes on what to try where... Just the opposite to push blooms quicker, I already know I have a spot for later Ranunculus Blooms in a cooler bed that worked this year. Thanks Again!

[@lisab.6818]

I missed this soooooo important video that I needed as I quit my job of 20 years and a bad case of shingles from the stress of it all. I bought the 📖 last summer per your suggestion. This video is what I needed to fully understand it before. I have a hard time Lisa's channel as it is very focused on flower farming. 🌼 Thank you so much!

[@carolhendley760]

Thank you! You answered so many questions I have about this topic! I’m 8b, south GA. I am looking forward to growing some of these that I thought wouldn’t grow here.

[@jaimemorgan5323]

Thanks so much, Daniella. I've watched lots of videos on fall-sowing, and I have a number of books that describe it (including 'Cool Flowers') - but your video somehow connected all the dots for me, and has given me the confidence I need going forward. I'm itching for Autumn - after three years of not being ready or able to fall sow my hardy annuals (beds not prepped, busy with newborns, etc), I have a good feeling that this is the year! I have my first patch of Feverfew flowering in my New Zealand garden right now, and will be watching with interest to see how it behaves when I treat it as a perennial going into next season. As far as Foxgloves go, I only grew the Dalmatian variety this season, which, like the Foxy series, doesn't require vernalisation. They are beautiful, and I am planning to try some 'wilderness zones' on our property, to see if two years of sowing lots of Foxglove varieties will self-sow and sustain itself into the future.

[@raffaelahusner6922]

Thank you soooooo much, this is so helpful 😍😘!!!