Don is our cutting expert. Right now – early spring in Northern California – is the right time to plant chrysanthemums for fabulous fall...

Rose "Joseph's Coat" cascading over our gate If I titled this post “Keep Records” you wouldn’t read it and I wouldn’t blame you! But the...

I just finished planting 300 anemones to bloom early next spring, and I have 200 ranunculus ready to go in the ground soon, so I'll have...

My husband Don has been growing our heirloom chrysanthemums for a few years now, and they’re more beautiful and more popular than ever....

I’ve planted sweet peas every year for over thirty years now. Barring one sad year when all the seeds failed to germinate, I’ve had sweet...

You can make more plants for your garden. No, not by magic, but by taking cuttings and making divisions. Plants want to grow. It may not...

In our first year of growing flowers to sell, I wanted to grow everything.  It felt like I finally had permission to go bonkers and order...

Don and I worked like crazy in November and January, so now we can rest a little and think about what will be blooming for us in the next...

Whether you grow in a home garden or a flower farm, there’s always work to be done. Here at Tiny Footprint Flowers, our bouquet year is...

Every weekend from February to November, I make small bouquets for our subscription customers. These are made in Mason jars – easy to...

So far, this hasn’t been a great year for our heirloom chrysanthemums. The plants aren’t as tall as usual, and their summer growth was...

You’ve probably never heard of this flower, but if you go to a summer wedding, chances are you’ll see it in the bride’s bouquet. Lissies...

It’s finally summer around here! After the endless rain and cool weather we had for the first six months of this year, heat has arrived...

It’s mid-April now, and yesterday was the first day that seemed warm enough to call spring. Today, tomorrow and next week are going to be...

Today I’m showing one of my favorites from last spring – one of our subscription bouquets from May. It shows what there is to look...

We’re very spoiled here in California. We have sunshine and warmth earlier than many parts of the country, and more days to garden than...

We’re into tulip times here at Tiny Footprint Tulips, so I’m making a list of favorite varieties. I grew tulips for many years as a...

As I walked around my garden yesterday, I saw some baby plants that were not weeds – oh happy day! They’re annual flowers that come back...

For the home gardener, tulips are an easy way to make an impression. The trick is to think about tulips in early summer and get in an...

The first plants to bloom here in our gardens are daffodils and Iceland poppies. Different varieties of daffodils bloom at slightly...