Starting A Cutting Garden | Flower Gardening | Lemon Lane Cottage

I have always wanted a true cutting garden that would provide fresh cut flowers anytime of year. Join me as I transform an old ...

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🌱 Patty's original YouTube channel, Life on Lemon Lane, was compromised and she is no longer controlling the content there.

🏡 She's now focusing on her new channel, Lemon Lane Cottage, where she's continuing to share content with a similar theme but possibly presented differently.

🌸 Patty is passionate about gardening, especially growing flowers, which has been a dream of hers for over 30 years since beginning with raised beds in her backyard.

🌼 Having more time in this "golden time of life," she is committed to gardening without the constraints of other commitments.

🌱 She emphasizes starting with seeds as the most economical way to grow a variety of flowers, including poppies, Larkspur, zinnias, and bachelors buttons.

🌺 Patty is transforming her former vegetable garden into an official cutting garden dedicated to growing flowers specifically for cutting and arranging.

🎓 She is learning to maximize the limited space she has to cultivate as many flowers as possible for her cutting garden.

🔬 As part of her journey, Patty is experimenting with various plants to understand their longevity as cut flowers and researching best practices for their care.

💐 Patty is focused on learning the balance between filler plants and flowers in arrangements and is considering various plants for their potential as fillers.

👩‍🌾 She shares a diverse selection of plants she's currently growing or considering for use in cut flower arrangements, including gerber daisies, camellias, ferns, lavender, alstroemeria, and snapdragons.

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00:19 Introduction by Patty, explaining her previous YouTube channel "Life on Lemon Lane" was hijacked, and she has created a new channel called "Lemon Lane Cottage".

01:08 Patty talks about her love for gardening and how her passion for it started with a series of stepped raised beds built by her husband over 30 years ago.

02:07 She shares her dream of having a flower farm and how life events throughout her 30s and 40s caused her to put this dream on hold.

03:00 Patty mentions spending the previous weekend planting seeds for various flowers including poppies, larkspur, and zinnias.

04:58 She visits Armstrong's nursery looking for more seeds and comes away with six packs of her favorite perennials like foxglove, Canterbury bells, and Columbine.

06:34 Patty is transforming her previous vegetable garden space into a dedicated cutting garden specifically for growing flowers for cutting.

08:02 Showing the flowers she currently has in the garden and her decisions to cut them, thinking like a flower gardener and grower.

09:00 She shows and discusses various plants she's clipped from her garden to experiment with in cut arrangements, including gerber daisies, camellias, boxwood, Jupiter’s beard, and other fillers.

11:01 Showcasing the blooming flowers in her garden currently, such as lavender, snapdragons, Iceland poppies, and feverfew.

12:49 Inviting viewers who love gardening to subscribe to her new channel and looks forward to discussing their favorite flowers and cutting gardens in the comments.

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Q&A

What happened to Patty's old YouTube channel?

Patty's old YouTube channel, called Life on Lemon Lane, was hijacked and is now being used as some kind of political channel, which Patty is not posting on.

What is the name of Patty's new channel?

Patty's new channel is called Lemon Lane Cottage.

Does Patty enjoy gardening?

Yes, Patty adores being outside in the garden and has always enjoyed growing flowers.

What is Patty creating in her garden?

Patty is transforming her former vegetable garden area into an official cutting garden for flowers.

Why is Patty not keen on growing tomatoes anymore?

Last year, Patty grew hundreds of heirloom tomato plants that produced very few tomatoes, so she realized she would rather buy tomatoes and focus on growing flowers instead.

What did Patty recently plant in her garden?

Patty planted various seeds, including poppies, Larkspur, zinnias, bachelor's buttons, cosmos, and basil.

What are some cut flowers and greenery Patty has in her garden as of February 6th?

As of February 6th, Patty has gerber daisies, camellias, boxwood, a tree with woody stems suitable for filler, Jupiter's beard for greenery, Yuka loves (likely a mispronunciation), ferns, Ivy geranium, lavender, Alstroemeria (Peruvian Lily), snapdragons, Iceland poppies, Kalanchoe (a type of sedum), rosemary, and feverfew in her garden.

Starting A Cutting Garden | Flower Gardening | Lemon Lane Cottage

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