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Looking for Ways To Stretch Your Holiday Budget?
Are you looking to stretch this year’s holiday budget while still giving top quality presents that will delight your recipients? Scroll below for a handful of shopping tips from the elves at White...
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A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Sweet Peas
Sweet Peas (properly called Lathyrus odoratus) are one of the great plants for cutting, and they provide irresistible colors and fragrance for spring and early summer bouquets. The delicate flowers are...
View ArticleWhat to Do for Your Plants When Temperatures Plunge
For many, this winter has been characterized by abnormally mild temperatures punctuated by sudden and sometimes severe cold spells. These swings in temperature can be rough on plants. This is...
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Help Us Trial the Organic Fertilpot
White Flower Farm is making continual, concerted efforts to reduce our carbon footprint, eliminate nonbiodegradable waste, and prioritize sustainability across all areas of our company. To date, these...
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10 Tips for Creating Successful Patio Pot Combinations
Here at the farm, we have created plant combinations for plenty of patio pots over the years. Here are some of our staff’s top tips to help you plant yours: 1. First, wait until all danger of frost...
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Over the Rainbow: The Wide World of Iris
A breadth of colors is likely to explain why certain plants are called Iris, a term deriving from the Greek word for “rainbow.” (The ancient Greek goddess of the rainbow was also given this moniker.)...
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Know & Grow Hydrangeas: A Conversation With White Flower Farm’s Shrub Expert
Imagine if Hydrangeas were not just pretty shrubs to add to your garden or showy cut flowers for filling vases. What if they were your job? White Flower Farm’s Product Development Coordinator and...
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Antsy About Ants on Your Peonies? Have No Fear
“The Ant King Palace opens its carmine door: Peony in bloom.” ~Yosa Buson (1716-1784)* It doesn’t take a scholar of 18th-century Japanese haiku to know that Peonies and ants often go together. Some of...
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10 Factoids About Iris
From ancient Greek mythology to 19th-century art to today’s scientific analysis of anthocyanins, the breadth of Iris topics may surprise you. Here are 10 facts that we hope round out your view of...
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12 Top Picks for the Holidays
Every year we ask our staff to weigh in about their favorite holiday items for decorating and gifting. If you’re looking for some fresh ideas for your shopping list, this is a great place to start!...
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Want Earlier Dahlia Blooms in the Garden? Pot Your Tubers Indoors in Early...
It’s all too easy to get excited about the forthcoming season and plant out Dahlia tubers too soon. Unfortunately they fare very poorly in cold, damp soil and are liable to rot. If you’re looking to...
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Lessons from the Lloyd Border
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View ArticleWhen Will My Spring 2024 Order Ship?
We ship bulbs and plants ordered from our spring catalog and website in time for spring planting in your area. Shipping begins in early March. The exact time you receive your order varies by your...
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How to Choose a Preplanned Garden
One of the qualities that distinguishes great gardens from those created by amateurs or novices is the way in which plants are combined. Because both science and art are involved, and because not...
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What Do We Mean When We Talk About Native Plants?
Phlox paniculata ‘Jeana’, 2024 Perennial Plant of the Year If you’ve spent any time in recent years reading books or magazines about gardening, you will be aware of the growing interest in native...
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Our Recipe for a Successful Kitchen Garden
Everyone should experience the pleasures that come from planting and tending a kitchen garden. Whether you farm a large patch or keep a few herbs in pots on the patio or balcony, the rewards are...
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Determining Plant Hardiness in Your Garden: The New USDA Map & Other Resources
Have you recently had a perennial plant overwinter that you didn’t expect would survive because it wasn’t designated to be hardy in your area of the country? If so, you might be wondering why. A clue...
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Why Add Native Plants to Your Garden?
Native plants bolster biodiversity, which is fundamental to the web of life. Native plants have co-evolved for centuries alongside a region’s wildlife. They are host to a broad range of insects,...
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