Comments on: The {Farmer} & The Florist Interview: Kori Hargreaves

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 22:20:57 +0000

Congrats winners!!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:18:12 +0000

Last season one of the few flowers I had growing on the farm were cosmos. I would cut large bunches of them to bring into the house. They brought me great solace during the incredibly difficult season. And they gave me a deeper appreciation for this incredible flower.

By: Jenna

Jenna — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 17:30:16 +0000

I’m a novice hobby flower gardener. I didn’t grow up around flowers or have any pivotal experience with flowers and a desire or dream to grow them. Life moved us close to some really good friends who have a love of flowers and shared that with me. It’s become this beautiful outlet for me as a busy mom of 5. On those hard days, the flowers help so much. Specifically my zinnias, dahlias, and cosmos. For now, those are my favorites. If the catalogs disappear (and for me that’s really Instagram and online ordering as I’ve never actually ordered or looked through seed catalogs) I would save my dahlias, zinnia and cosmos seeds. Hands down, they will always be grown in my garden as much as I can help it.
Thank you Erin for all you do to share your knowledge and flowers with the world!

By: Tim M.

Tim M. — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 10:10:30 +0000

Actually, IF I were one of the “chosen” few, those won seed of Kori’s would be what I would most as plants, and seeds, turn to, when sowing, watering, weeding-nurturing, esp. after reading all Kori heartfelt shared and exposed of her purest self.
I wouldn’t need any other. Those seed would represent it “all” to me.

By: Joan Levesque Arguin

Joan Levesque Arguin — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 01:55:02 +0000

All flowers bring me joy! From zinnias, the workhorse of the flower garden, to dahlias that grow from less than glamorous tubers to roses the divas of my flower garden. No greater joy can be had for a gardener than to see tiny, tiny seeds break ground and flourish. My New England flower garden is barren in the winter. To satisfy my need for fresh flowers through the long, gloomy winters, I raise amaryllis and cut the fabulous blooms for an extended vase life.

As a volunteer to the elderly in my community, I see many senior residents who are house-bound and their gardening days are long behind them. When the garden cooperates, I bring them a vase of cut flowers from my cutting garden. The joy this bouquet brings to their day outweighs every challenge I face in my garden.

Seeds that I continue to save from year to year are celosia, calendula and nigella.

By: Paige

Paige — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 07:09:13 +0000

One of the dahlia seeds I saved has just sprouted! I was about to give up on them, realizing that I’d harvested the majority of them too early. Gardening offers so many opportunities to learn, experiment, create and sustain our hearts and bodies. Sow the seeds, spread the joy!

By: Sandy Wheeler

Sandy Wheeler — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 04:37:28 +0000

I will continue to save sunflower seeds. Sunflowers remind me of the wonder I have shared with my children, neices and nephews and there friends who have marveled at the height, beauty and strength of these flowers as the have survived high winds, drought and seen them grow in poor soil where the birds have planted them throughout thebyard and garden as well as those we planted. But through poor and great conditions these flowers like the children who have shared gardening with me have grown strong and resilient and now they bring their children to my garden to share and learn about gardening and can eat veggies out of the garden and pick flowers including sunflowers to give to their parents.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 03:46:01 +0000

I bought your zinnia seeds for the first time a few years back and have now been hooked on growing zinnias each year. I check on them a couple times a day to see if there are any changes or new flowers blooming. When life gets hard the zinnias are the flowers that bring me most joy. And when I share cut flowers with others, the giant blooms instantly brighten their day as well.

By: Heather Lloyd

Heather Lloyd — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 17:14:13 +0000

In my experience I have always been drawn to trees in times of stress. The big, protective maples and oaks of my childhood provide a lovely little escape. This year, as I struggle through seasons of family loss and dreary winters, I’m excited to explore cut flower varieties. I’ll be growing my first zinnias!

By: Celeste

Celeste — Sun, 11 Feb 2024 21:36:24 +0000

#2 - Seeds I am saving...cilantro, chives, onion, shallot, kale, lettuces, broccoli, beets, parsley, green beans, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, nasturtium, ground cherries...to keep my plate delicious! For serenity and beauty to be shared with my family, neighbors and the curious passer bye, the birds and the bees of course... dahlias, black eyed susans, zinnias, cosmos, sunflowers, sweet peas, hollyhock, snapdragons, agastache, and cerinthe