TLC Country Floral: June 2018

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Plumeria

Our Plumeria plants are beginning to bloom and it looks like there will be many more to come! This plant has grown a seed pod. It’s going to be a project that will require a bit of patience. We’ll have to wait a few months for the pod to dry and turn brown then we’ll remove the seeds and plant them. Hopefully we’ll have some Nebraska-born Plumeria plants! I just love all of our little experiments!

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Tiny Bubbles

The Latin translation for the word ‘ferment’ is ‘to boil’. This jar of dill pickle spears fermented with garlic, dill, lemon and Bay leaves will be in full fermentation-mode for our Saturday class. When I tip the jar it will literally look like it is boiling! It’s amazing to see all the bacteria hard at work creating healthy probiotic-filled foods to help support our gut health! Our Saturday class is filled but we’ll get another one scheduled soon! Happy Fermenting!

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Our First Cucumber!

Our first cucumber! ‘Jackson Classic’ is a pickling-type cucumber and is perfect for growing in a container! We plant six cucumber plants into two large containers and harvest 60 to 80 cucumbers annually. ‘Jackson Classic’ is the perfect choice for fermented and refrigerator pickles. All of this home-grown goodness harvested from a very small space! Do you want to learn how to make your own fermented and probiotic-filled pickles? Get registered for our our June 23 ‘Lacto-Fermenting 101’class on our website...www.tlcinthekitchen.com.

Monday, June 11, 2018

Datura ‘Purple Petticoats’

Datura ‘Purple Petticoats’! Our first bloom of the season! It’s really rumbling out here on the flower farm! Keep your eye on the sky and stay safe!

Saturday, June 9, 2018

Open Today From 9 To 4!

It’s ‘Second Saturday’! We’re open today from 9 to 4! Check out the gardens, new treasures in the shop, original garden art and lots of beautiful succulents! Final clearance on annuals! Hope to see you!

Friday, June 8, 2018

Second Saturday!

It’s time for our June ‘Second Saturday’! We’ll be open tomorrow from 9 to 4. Stop by to see what’s blooming in the gardens, check out the new treasures in the shop and the beautiful succulents in the greenhouse. For those of you who have been asking for bottle trees...we have some amazing ones right now! Hope to see you tomorrow!

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

A Favorite!

My favorite Iris in bloom...’Cajun Rhythm’. The fragrance is incredible!

Welcome!

It all starts with a seed! Welcome to our blog! TLC Country Floral is nestled on the Nebraska prairie between Fremont and Hooper. We grow and dry flowers harvested from gardens located on our property. We use many methods to dry flowers including air drying and freeze drying. The beautiful blooms harvested from our gardens are used to create stunning arrangements in traditional, vintage and contemporary containers. Others adorn wreaths and swags. Our extensively landscaped property includes a potting shed, gazebo, granite patio, rose garden, pergola and cutting garden. Our landscape includes over 100 container gardens that showcase the unique and unusual plants we sell in our greenhouse. Each year we hold two to three scheduled open houses. During the growing season we host shop and garden tours by appointment. We invite you to follow our blog as we share decorating and design ideas for your home and garden. We will show you what’s blooming behind our garden gate and share with you how to grow it in your own garden. We will show you the new designs and treasures available in the shop and give you ideas about adding life and texture to your home with the use of flowers. You may even see a familiar face on our blog when we post pictures of some of our summer visitors. Thanks for sharing this amazing journey with us! It really does all start with a seed!