Starting Cool Flower Transplants Inside // Hardy Annuals Q & A // Northlawn Flower Farm

[@Dahliaismypassion]

Like I said before, you are the only gardener that I watch videos twice. So much information! Thank you for sharing your experiences Danielle. You have no idea how valuable this is for me.

[@LisaMonique]

I listened to one of Lisa's podcasts and she said they added several other varieties to their Cool Flower list after publication 8 years ago and you can find on their website (though I haven't been able to find as a list just in their seed store, looking at what they are selling.) I need to go back to their podcasts and see if there was a link in the description box, the issue is I listened while driving across country and pretty much listened to 20 hours of her gardening podcasts and don't remember which one she talked about additional cool flowers!! 🤪. This is one of my favorite of your videos and I have saved to make sure I can go back and re-watch at the end of summer when planning my cool flower beds.

[@Ohiogardengoddess]

Thanks again Danielle for all that you do and teaching us about how to grow these "cool" flowers. You've opened up so many possibilities. 🥰💐

[@RG-nv8nc]

Definitely a video to save and rewatch when needed! Thanks Danielle!!

[@eileenmason5492]

If you write a book, I'll be first one to purchase it. I'm a sixty-eight year old that follows your every word. I hope to meet you one day since you only live about twenty miles from me. This year, I have grown ranunculus, sweet peas, dara, nigella and tons of snapdragons, all by seed. I didn't think I could do it even though I have been gardening for almost forty years! I want to try growing lisianthus next year. You my friend, helped me get over my fear of failure and you are my mentor! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

[@princessLailasmom]

This is gold

[@MK-wm6gu]

Thank you for all this information, Danielle. I have Lisa Ziegler’s book, but it’s so helpful to hear your take on it and your successes and bumps in the roads. I’m going to watch this video again and take notes!

[@debramoore7049]

Thank you so much from the south Alabama !! I absolutely love your videos so much info. May GOD Bless & be with you

[@belwynne1386]

Brilliant compilation. I have the book and increasingly fall plant, but I learned so much from this video. Thank you from 7b.

[@flowergrrl232]

Danielle, I am so thankful for you! I am in zone 6b (Connecticut) and your videos are exactly what I needed. 🙏

[@leslienichols5268]

Danielle, This was a really superior video. I have almost worn out page 138 in the book and I still learned several things here! I completely agree about the moisture level playing an important role.Here the West, plants established in the Fall can just desiccate overwinter, so some are better in the spring.

[@lisafeck1537]

I agree, Danielle's explanation was so very clear and concise. I have the book, and completed Lisa Mason Ziegler's Basics online course. Every time I hear this concept explained as well as this, I celebrate, it just reinforces and clarifies it in my mind.

[@marthaduffy8386]

Great information. I saved it so I can watch it over and over for reference. Thanks!🙂

[@nicolechew1029]

This will be the year i try cool flowers, I'm determined 😂 Great video explaining everything!!

[@daisyjo5358]

I’m sooo happy to see this I’m sitting here this morning planning my cool flowers 💐 💜

[@lovetogarden2664]

This is my new go-to video for Hardy Annuals Danielle! Thanks SO VERY MUCH. This is one area I'm just venturing into and I've been trying to understand how to go about growing hardies. You've given me confidence to still try this right now!

[@olgabykov2630]

Hi! I am going to replay this video many more times until I have a solid picture in my head as to what I am doing this coming spring and the following fall. So much valuable info to take in! Thank you! Have you tried any of these cold hardy annuals in winter sowing method using milk jugs type containers? Tia

[@lisafeck1537]

19 thousand likes. Well deserved! Danielle, you absolutely nailed what Lisa Mason Ziegler teaches about "cool flowers". You did it so well, very clear and concise. I completed Lisa Ziegler's online Basics course, and loved it. I have been devouring all of her free content, The Gardener's Workshop is on KZbin, Instagram & FB, also she has podcasts. I also completed Dave Dowling's course, Perennials, Bulbs, and Woodies, and really loved that. I have misplaced my Cool Flowers book, I hope it isn't truly lost. Lisa's book Cool Flowers is out of print, it sold like crazy this summer. It is supposed to be available again, no promises, October. October leaves a lot of time still for many different growing zones to fall plant. This will be my first time fall palnting, I've been gardening all wrong my whole gardening life. This concept has made gardening an entirely new experience for me, I am so excited to see how fall planting turns out for me. Everyone, just start now, it's kind of like AA, yes, Alcoholics Anonymous. Learn your growing zone and your first and last frost dates, and you will be set as you go forward learning about the "cool flower" concept. I am in zone 7a, November 14th is my first frost date. April 21, is my last spring frost date, but I am prepared with hoop and row covers, in case we get a later frost. These dates are not absolute, they are an average, the frost dates will vary from year to year. Just be prepared if you want to protect your fall planted, or very early spring transplants. Also, Dave Dowling teaches that you can warm the soil using tarps, lay them down on the ground you want to plant into, the dark tarp traps the heat underneath, and helps to increase melting the snow and ice, and hold back those spring sprouting weeds, they are cold hardy, exactly like the cool flowers. Even if snow or ice fall on top of the tarp, it is easy to shake off, if your transplants are ready, and conditions are right. Well, you cna shake it off, if it's not a deep/heavy snow, or thick ice. Just leave it until you are ready to plant your transplants. I hope everyone has great success this fall, and a bountiful spring harvest to reward your labor.

[@goingbacktoeden798]

I'm in 5b and love in a mist and orleya do fine for me fall planted.

[@NorthlawnFlowerFarmandGardens]

Wonderful to know friend! Thanks so much for letting us know! 5b friends check this out!

[@goingbacktoeden798]

@@monawolfe I actually started mine a little earlier outside in trays and transplanted just recently (love in a mist). But I direct sow the orleya, it comes up in the fall and will overwinter for me just fine and then is gorgeous by next year. The ones I wintersowed this year were nothing compared to the ones I direct sowed in late summer last year. Hope that helps.

[@Carols64]

Thank you Danielle for being so easy to understand, and a pleasure to listen to. I've learned so much from your videos. 💌

[@emkn1479]

I followed your advice for direct sowing last fall and had the strongest, tallest, most robust plants come spring. I’m just a home gardener but it was still so helpful and much easier honestly. I’ve looked through Lisa’s book but it also helps to see it in action ☺️

[@NorthlawnFlowerFarmandGardens]

Thank you for sharing friend! I'm so happy to hear you had a great experience with cool flowers!

[@emkn1479]

@@NorthlawnFlowerFarmandGardens Sure thing! Listening right now to this week’s Joe Gardener podcast with Lisa herself!

[@bertharios7413]

Thanks so much Danielle for all this information we really appreciate. Specifically people like me

[@gr8gardn]

Perfect timing! Love how you augment Lisa’s book with details & your experience 💗🌸 I saved this video and your deep dive into cool flowers on my phone for easy reference AND added more in my notebook which now has a “Danielle” Section 🤗🌻. Thanks so much for emphasizing the need to consider we are growing bouquets, not just the flowers we like 👍🏻💡. Could you comment on some flowers that were not included in Lisa’s book like statice, stock and annual phlox? Do these fit into Cool Flowers?

[@DragonBabyLove]

Good question. I am starting stock indoor at the moment to be transplant out later. First year trying it in the Fall 🤞🏼

[@jordonsflowerfarm]

These are my favorite videos of yours Danielle! I find myself referencing them so often because you share so much knowledge! Video idea…. Would you share your favorite varieties of each for cut flowers, like specific snapdragon and rudbeckia varieties etc? Thanks for always sharing your knowledge!

[@MsElsarios]

Very informative indeed, one of my favorite channels to watch! Definitely appreciate Danielle🤗🤍

[@ltuerk]

Garden Rescue, this is a great idea! Danielle, if you consider sharing favorite varieties in one video, I would appreciate it too! Many thanks for sharing your beautiful garden, experience and flower farmer wisdom ❤️

[@mkwats5375]

Pen and paper at the ready! Thank you for simplifying cool flowers for our zone!

[@hylandgundy2698]

Thank you for my early Friday morning lesson.

[@suzannehager7036]

Such a valuable video resource. Thank you! I am in 6B in Ohio so the info is even more valuable to me!

[@debbyfletcher2941]

On your recommendation I ordered this book and love it🌻 we started seeds last fall and had a wonderful amount of blooms this spring and summer. Thank you🌻🌻

[@jmcreek7936]

Danielle you are so generous and knowledgeable! 😊 Thanks

[@joansmith3492]

I appreciate that you qualify and validate what you say from years of personal experience or a resource book. You don't just repeat what some one else said on a video. Very useful information here. Thank you

[@jacksgrowingdiaries5974]

I left some of my snap dragons in ground that I had winter sown last year and cut them back almost to the ground when I was planting my fall bulbs in the same area. They all came back with long strong stems in the spring even the ones I thought were dead. Edited to add my growing zone is 6b.

[@monawolfe]

Same happened to me 2 yrs ago, and those plants were unbelievably strong. Tried it again last year though & the same root balls did not make it, not sure if it was too cold or too dry. They did self seed & I got some reverted hybrids, they weren’t as strong & bloomed late, but at least I had some Snaps without planting any.

[@SwissTinyGarden]

Just in time when I was wondering do I start cool flowers now .

[@BigDemocracyEnergy]

Danielle, I continue to learn from you… I think it’s awesome that you always give credit to people who have been a mentor for you either through books or videos… So thanks for crediting Lisa Mason Ziegler. Because you recognized her and talked about her book I was able to get it for myself and share one with my friend and we are trying the flowers this fall! I’m definitely doing imperial blue Larkspur after seeing yours and hearing you talk about it… I’m giving up on diva delphiniums for now! I can’t wait to see everything that’s coming next… I really enjoyed your last garden tour everything looks awesome! You are the master of hydrangeas! ♥️

[@bohemiangardensandgourdfar8812]

Thank you so much for addressing this topic!! This is the second video of yours that I have found at a time when I have been trying to figure cool season flower sowing out. Been gardening and marketing for 26 yrs. Your never too old to learn something new, thanks again!!!

[@Cherryparfait41]

What a great rundown, Danielle! Thank you. Our 6b zones are quite similar. I’m in Southern, Ohio. Yep, moisture and late storms and ice is a biggie. One big difference is my last frost date is more early/mid May. It’s where things struggle the most with warmth that wakes them up and snap freezes that stress them or take them out. Weighing out the pros and cons and experimenting is so helpful. Thanks for sharing! Also, I feel ya on the row covers! 😅

[@bethlynch1909]

Thank you for another informative video. I love all that you do.

[@laurie4914]

Wow! This was jammed pack full of great info! I am going to watch this a couple of times and take notes. Thank you!

[@geneswiech4381]

Very good information !!! Thanks for sharing :) 🌻

[@RhinehartGirls]

This is the most helpful gardening / cut flower video I've seen. I'm interested in your "wind breaks" I think you said. I'm in the mountains of NC - 6b as well. Wind is a problem... we JUST changed to 7A too, but I've always tested my luck with zone 7 too. Temperate rain forest... massive humidity. I'll fight 8 degree temps, flood level rains & then clean it all up wearing a t shirt & shorts - running the fan in the greenhouse.

[@Itsalwayssomethingaroundhere]

So much great information Danielle, thank you! It is only my second year fall planting so this was so helpful to me.

[@juliehackenberger1521]

Thank you so much for all the great knowledge! I’m in zone 6b Pennsylvania as well and I have been starting to plant cut flowers! You touched on so much helpful info in this video!

[@Blake.Cooper]

Love when I get the notification that you have a new video! So excited that I found your channel!

[@durendalawson2373]

Fabulous video. Thank you!!!

[@dwoodbury]

Dara overwinters for me here in Portland, Maine, Zone 5b!

[@stevieb6173]

I'm amazed you haven't got more subs ,this channel is so interesting and informative , keep up the great work danielle

[@denisemiller9610]

You always provide such valuable information. Last fall, based on your cool flower video, I threw a bunch of seeds in my garden and was so happy to see excellent results. Thank you for these great videos.

[@pameladeweese9585]

zone 7a and did fall planting of Dara and Snaps last year- loved the outcome. Appreciate all the knowledge you share- thanks.

[@reginamitchell9532]

Thanks for such a thorough video. I never have luck with fall planted cool flowers but I am inspired to try it again this fall! I learned so much!

[@AndreaAubertin]

Oh my gosh Danielle...u did an amazing job on this video...this is honestly the most comprehensive explanation I have heard on cool flowers. It makes alot more sense to me now. Thanks for making this video for us! I think I am going to start cool flowers right now

[@flowerswiththefossfamily5941]

Another really informative video! Thank you Danielle!

[@judymckerrow6720]

Thank you Danielle, great information, I just might try some of those. I don’t sell at a stand they would just be for my early enjoyment. 🌺💚🙃

[@allisonsnz]

Great information, perfect timing. This will be my first attempt at Cool Flowers 🤞🌱🤞🌱🤞

[@raffaelahusner6922]

Just in time what I needed🥰!!! Thank you❣

[@sussiekraglund4038]

Danielle, this is so inspiring! I have purchased the Cool Flowers book and with your instruction and experience, I am trying fall plating of Bubleurum, Nigella, and Larkspur this year. I also have sown some Verbascum in the greenhouse that I will transplant into the garden soon. (I live in Denmark, and have no idea what zone I am in, but our first frost date will be around 9th Oct.) Thank you for sharing your flower expertise with us! 🌼🌸

[@andrea26831]

6b also here in central NJ. Love your channel! And this video. I heard about the cool flower technique originally from you then I bought Lisa’s book. Tried starting feverfew and snaps inside but I think I fried them with a heat mat and dome. Sweet William however we sprouted in just 3 days. Will try the snaps again even though I’m probably too late for fall planting. But now I know I can also try an early spring planting thanks to you. :)

[@pattiohare4280]

Thank you Danielle. You always have such great information. I was wondering if you could do a video on hardening off. The whole process. When you start putting them outside, for how long, sun or shade, etc. :)

[@katharinaammermann9850]

hei, i am from norway and enjoy your beautifull work, garden and videos. And it is so truth, seeds outside in cool climate give strong plants. Tried this with sunflowers this year in spring: sunflower seeds in a pot and snow above.

[@judithkeyes7232]

Great information Danielle. I wrote extensive notes. I grow in zone 4, Vermont so I paid close attention to spring planting. Last frost date May 30. I will see if I can break frozen ground in early April. Thanks for your sincere and encouraging videos!

[@ambethk77]

Incredibly helpful, as always!

[@gingerquinlan7953]

This was such an amazing video!! Thank you For all this information and your experiences with cool flowers. Priceless!!

[@BrianRosenberg92]

Danielle, I have had the exact same experience with the two different ammis. For three years in a row now I have tried to fall plant both, ammi majus and ammi visnaga (green mist). The majus has always made it and the visnaga never has. I will no longer be fall planting the visnaga! Also, same experience with snaps. I’m in the Pacific Northwest, so I agree with you that it is the wet, not the cold that is doing them in.Thanks for the great video.

[@meandmysunshine1]

Thanks for the information! I still have troubles wrapping my head around the cool flowers. Your videos are always helpful! Thank you!

[@nikkichevere]

yayy i have been waiting for this

[@adunn5173]

Thank you for the tip in Lisa Zigliers book!

[@conniegriner1847]

Great information, Danielle! Thanks for sharing.

[@betsymaltby6788]

When I saw the topic of today's video I immediately grabbed Lisa's book and a pad to take notes! I have always started my foxglove in the winter and would have to wait a season for blooms; this year I am going to try your method. Have my seeds and starting indoors tomorrow! I also looked ahead to make sure I had the seed to direct sow some, Larkspur is definitely on the list. Thank you Danielle. I seriously learn SO much from you!

[@NorthlawnFlowerFarmandGardens]

Wonderful friend! I should have also mentioned I grow an annual foxglove. Foxy foxglove will bloom the first year.

[@betsymaltby6788]

@@NorthlawnFlowerFarmandGardens I couldn't wait until tomorrow, sowed Foxy foxglove and Camelot White & Mix tonight. I have been following your channel for a while, thus why I purchased the Foxy foxglove!! :)

[@hebert2361]

Thank you for the time and thought you put into creating such informative and practical videos! I did have 2 questions for you. 1. What varieties of snapdragons do you plant? Do you aim for an early, mid and late summer harvest? 2. Roughly, how many plants of each variety do you aim for? I know this will vary with spacing and productivity in the garden, but I didn’t know if you had a “formula” you use to help determine how many focal, disc, filler, & etc. flowers you aim for when seed starting. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@wingingitsemiretiredlife2981]

Hi Danielle. I tried the milk jug method for the first time last year. I'm in zone 6 also. I must say I'm a lazy gardener and I liked this method. I can tell you I think I only watered them once I had some successes and I have to say these were much hardier at the gate. And yes I struggled with what flowers to start because I had to order them because there are no seeds available in stores at this time. Thanks for you input on this it was really helpful. Oh ps the reason why I chose this method was lack of indoor space so this worked for me and it was actually fun to see them sprouted when I looked come early spring.

[@laurabaughman1272]

You are so well spoken and clear, Danielle! Thank you so much for taking the time to explain this phase of your cool flowers process. I don’t have Lisa’s book yet, but I have seeds and garden space to do a small trial this year and you’ve given me the information I need!

[@winniebogaert5918]

Yarrow or Achillea Millefolium is not on the list because it isn't a hardy annual but a hardy herbaceous perennial. Loved the video, Danielle!

[@elizabethweavil2178]

Thank you for breaking this down!

[@morgaynelove9327]

Wow! Cool flower planting. Great information! Thank you! 🌻🌻🌻

[@renejohnson37]

Thank you for laying out the information so well. Have had the cool flowers book for years but never gave it a try. Thanks for giving me the confidence to try. Happy gardening.

[@stacylesniewski107]

Thank you for such good information and sharing your experience!

[@mattkim3949]

Great summary. First time trying fall planting. I grew most of these in the spring…excited to see the difference.

[@elizabethwalters8790]

Fantastic video, as always… Thank you so much Danielle, so informative, you always motivate me to grow more.

[@katebarrett1924]

Danielle thank you for this info - your experience is so helpful!! I"m also in 6b so even better!

[@dianegreiner4054]

What a great explanation of this subject, Danielle!!! Thank you for all the detailed information! Greetings from Michigan! 😊

[@violettesteel8770]

This is invaluable information, thank you so much for sharing

[@karenbaker5485]

This is so helpful. Thanks for answering questions I didn’t even ask. Planning to plant cool flowers for the first time in zone 9b.

[@VilmaAnderson]

Hello Dalliene, just wanting to let you know I enjoy your videos. I am a wantabe flower gardener and perhaps one day I can be a flower farmer although my space is much less than yours. Anyhow, my BIG problem is deer, squirrels, rabbits and groundhogs just wondering if you ever had any of them, the deer alone would have a wonderful time in your type of garden. This past season after babying snapdragons and sunflowers, the squirrels destroyed all my seedlings....I almost cried. Even deer nibbled on my Zinnia (benary) flowers! I just can't win. Not giving up yet.

[@wagnerab1958]

Fabulous video, Thank you Danielle for sharing your knowledge.

[@nanaof07]

So helpful once again Danielle. I have Lisa's book, but I still get confused. I'm in a very similar zone to yours!

[@silencedflower8441]

🌱💗🙏🏻💐 Keep sowing. 🌱

[@marlenegoho1778]

Great video, thank you, Danielle for your great instructions!

[@daiseegray9110]

Great info🌼🐝

[@cynthiafisher9907]

Thank you so much for this information! I just got Lisa’s book from the library and want to start some cool flowers soon.

[@gardentherapySOS]

Thank you for all the great and useful information! I took notes and can't wait to try transplanting this fall.

[@adunn5173]

This was such a helpful video! And it’s doubly so for me bc I too am zone 6b! 🎉

[@sharonpoe675]

Such an informative video. Thank you so much for breaking this all down. I’m trying again this fall with several flowers that you mentioned. This spring and summer I ended with one or two flowers each. Next year I want bunches of each lol. Happy gardening!

[@jamesdean1989]

Danielle, thank you!! A super helpful video!! I'm moving onto a 5 acre farm this month and am anxious to start gardening with flowers 👍

[@blomsterimperiet6079]

As always an amazing video. Thank you so much. I tried starting Fewerfew inside, and they didn't germinate. But seeded outside worked fine for me. As you said everywhere is different. Here in Denmark I don't even know my zone, a guy told me zone 8 A, but I am not sure, since some things which can be grown in zone 8 doesn't grow well here. You are one of my biggest inspirations. I just love the way you do it.

[@jenniferkessener1111]

IThank you for all the information, Danielle. want to try some of these. It is amazing to see what they do. I had great success throwing larkspur and poppies out on top of the snow in late winter. I am a zone 5b to 6. They did tend to float to the edges of the bed, so I will experiment with some Fall sown plants.

[@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica]

Such a great information, I really need this! going to start planting some seeds soon!

[@clairemurphy9236]

Thank you Daniella

[@janetzveare7459]

Great informative video as always! Even though I live in zone 9b Florida, I still sow cool flowers. I just don’t have to worry about frost for the most part.

[@UnSharon]

It’s a great video, I have learned a lot from this video, I ordered some seeds from Johnny’s a few days ago, I am going to try some Fall sowing, thank you for sharing the information, I always enjoy watching your videos.

[@taniabudge5418]

Thanks for the inspiration! Now I need to try something. Maybe larkspur.

[@Ida_Marie]

This is such great information! Thank you so much for sharing your experience! I have decided to try some cool flower sowing this year (thanks to you and your videos) - my first year trying it out. Will be so exiting to see the results! So thank you again, I really appreciate you taking the time to make such a comprehensive video 🥰 🤩 Greetings from Norway! 💚🌼

[@tracymeyer4285]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! The issue I am finding in my smallish garden is that my tender annuals are still going gangbusters and I don’t have any room to get my Fall cool flowers in the ground

[@tracymeyer4285]

Any suggestions or tips appreciated

[@kbadmaeva4414]

Danielle! Great video!!! Please let me know- larkspur direct sown in the fall, right? Not started inside

[@NorthlawnFlowerFarmandGardens]

Correct!