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 Brussels sprouts
Brussels sprouts Brussels sprouts are a small, green type of cabbage with a high nutritional value and a mild, sweet flavour. Brussels sprouts were originally grown in Belgium and were...
Grow Strawberries
Strawberries The strawberries stood in tall bowls, baked and sugared, and smelled so strongly that you could smell them all the way out on the highway.’ This is what August...
Grow popcorn grass
Growing popcorn grass Growing popcorn grass is a simple and fun activity for the whole family. What's more, popcorn grass grows quickly, produces lots of greenery and is easy to...
Growing Rhubarb
Growing rhubarb Everyone can grow rhubarb! It's a vegetable full of flavour and antioxidants. In many places, harvesting starts as early as April and when the first pink buds appear...
Grow the Steppe Lily
Growing advice for Steppe Lily Steppe lilies, Eremurus, know the art of creating a wow experience with their distinctive tall spires. The flowers open from top to bottom along the...
Grow irises
Growing advice for Iris Irises are hardy and easy to grow with shapely foliage and spectacular flowers. There is an Iris for every garden as they come in a spectrum...
Grow Amaryllis
Amaryllis Amaryllis is a genus of plants with large, trumpet-shaped flowers in various colours. They are common as cut flowers but are also cultivated from bulbs all over the world....
Grow Hyacinths
Hyacinths Both Christmas flowers and spring joy When the year is at its darkest, hyacinths spread their fragrance indoors. But hyacinths are equally beautiful and easy to grow outdoors. They...
Grow Allium
Allium / Ornamental Onion Magnificent flower balls Ornamental onions from the Allium genus are a splendid addition to the garden. The spherical flower heads rest on tall, sturdy stems. Each...
Grow Crocus
Grow Crocus Colorful messengers of spring What a delight it is when crocuses emerge in shades of purple, white, and yellow. These bursts of color in the garden are a...
Winter sowing
Making use of winter to start sowing is a smart and time-efficient approach. Winter sowing means imitating nature’s own way of self-seeding. In other words, if a plant is left...
Grow Gladiolus
Gladiolus Gladiolus - the grandest perennial of late summer? Gladiolus has tall stems with trumpet-shaped flowers. Its beautiful, bright colors are a spectacular feature in the bed or pot. When...
Grow Dahlia From Tuber
Dahlia The dahlia is a very lovable flower that comes in many varieties of colours and shapes. It made its grand entrance in the early 1800s and is now found...
Grow Bare-Root Peonies
Grow Bare-Root Peonies Planting Bare-Root Peonies - Autumn or Spring The classic time to plant bare-root peonies is early autumn, in September-October. At that point, the peonies enter a dormant...
Plant Flower Bulbs
Flower Bulbs Flower bulbs are easy-to-grow eye candy for the open ground, pot, and bouquet. There is an enormous range of both spring and summer flowering bulbs. Many return faithfully...
Grow Yellow Onion From Seed
Yellow onion - Easy to Care for, Delicious to Eat The onion family is a large one. When you grow your own onions, you'll discover many varieties that you can't...