Gardening School
Articles with tips, advice, and lots of inspiration in gardening
Here we share tips, advice, and inspiration about cultivation from all the experience we have at Florea and our ambassadors. When it comes to cultivation, you never really stop learning, it’s always a fantastic journey for new experiences. One year, spring comes early, the next it arrives late, the third year there are extra many killer slugs, and the fourth year we get no rain. What we’re saying is that no year is the same as the other, and growing zones don’t have to be set in stone.
Our motto is that a seed always wants to sprout and it’s okay if you fail. Even the most experienced do not always succeed with their cultivation, and that’s how it will always be. Sometimes, it’s not the result that’s most important, but the journey there. Welcome to read our articles to get tips, advice, and also be inspired about what new things you should try this year?
Grow Melons
Dare to try melon growing! Today there are several varieties that are suitable for different climates. With a sunny and sheltered location, you can look forward to harvesting sweet and juicy melons.
Grow Broccoli
Broccoli is a cold-hardy cabbage plant that produces a large harvest. The whole plant is very nutritious. The main attraction is the green flowers, but the stems are also very useful in cooking.
Grow Pumpkin
There are a huge number of varieties of pumpkin. Butternut with its smooth taste. The spaghetti squash with its stringy flesh. And all the beautiful decorative pumpkins. Maybe tinkering with a giant pumpkin is what you are looking for? The heavyweight who set a new world record in 2021 weighed an unimaginable 1226 kg!
Grow Squash
Squash is a firm favourite in the vegetable garden. It is an easy-to-grow and lush plant that produces an insanely generous harvest.
Grow Scallions
Scallions are an easy-to-grow onion plant with a fine and mild flavour. It is similar to leeks but smaller in size. Scallions come in both white and red varieties. It is a cold-resistant plant that makes a lovely spring starter on the lunch plate.
Grow Aubergine
Eggplants give cultivation an exotic feel. The fruits hang like shiny, tropical jewelry among lush leaves. With early sowing, warmth and wind protection, eggplant gives a good harvest even in our northern latitudes.
Grow Giant Verbena
The Giant Verbena manages to be both ornamental and stately at the same time. Butterflies love the clusters of bright purple flowers that last well into late autumn.
Grow Lovage
Lovage is an easy-to-grow perennial herb that grows 1-2 metres tall. The plant is lush and beautiful in the country, but also works well on the windowsill as a houseplant. The flavour is rich and can replace broth.
Grow Poppies
Poppies are fantastically easy to grow. It is equally at home in the vegetable patch as in the flower patch. The large flowers really shine in the country and the seed pods dry to beautiful eternelles.
Grow Hollyhocks
Hollyhocks Hollyhocks have an old-fashioned charm reminiscent of grandmother's garden and old country houses. The flower colour varies greatly from variety to variety and can range from light pastel to...
Grow Lemon Balm
Lemon balm is easy to grow and survives most things. It is beautiful when in bloom, smells wonderful and has been used for garnish, tea and as a mosquito repellent.
Grow Basil
Basil is a fantastic herb that smells as delicious as it tastes. It doesn't really thrive in our latitudes, but with a little extra care and warmth it can be grown here too.
Grow Coriander
Coriander is the favourite spice of many. It is indispensable in Indian, Central American and North African cuisine. It can be grown almost anywhere and is packed with flavour, both in the leaves, stems, root and seeds.
Grow Spinach
Spinach is a fast-growing and nutritious crop, making it ideal for those who grow it to eat. The tender leaves can be eaten in early summer and the autumn harvest can be used throughout the winter.
Grow Lettuce
Lettuce goes with almost everything and is easy to grow. With many fast-growing varieties, it is perfect for the impatient grower.
Grow Parsnips
Parsnips are an easy-to-grow root vegetable. It is so cold-resistant that the roots can be stored in the countryside for the winter and enjoyed as a spring starter. The frost only makes it even more tasty.