August Bucket Club
What’s Blooming in June
Ammi (Dill), Purple Basil, Celosia, Dahlia, Lisianthus, Rudbekia, Scabiosa, Snapdragons, Zinnia
What’s new at Hidden Gem
Kara landed a big (to us) grant from Kentucky State University to build a walk-in floral cooler and expand our post-harvest storage for bouquets!
We planted 500+ sunflowers for fall harvest, and prepped hundreds of cool-hardy seedlings for spring blooms.
We started selling at the Woodford County Farmers Market most Saturdays from 8 am-noon and have loved meeting customers in person!
John researched and purchased a walk-behind, two wheel tractor that will allow us to turn over our flower beds and increase the number of flowers we grow each season. Did you know that Earth Tools is largest distributor of walk-behind tractors in the country and is based right here in Kentucky?
We celebrated the end of summer break with a kayak excursion on Elkhorn Creek, complete with rapids!
Arrangement tips
When you’re not sure how to start your bouquet, follow the 3-5-8 formula.
Choose 3 focal flowers
Add 5 stems of greenery or foliage.
Choose 8 accent flowers. These can be 8 of the same type, color, or size.
start with a hydrangea bloom to fill the vessel opening
cross some of your taller filler in a X shape through the middle of the hydrangea bloom
turned to the side, stems of the focal flowers threaded through the hydrangea
color contrast, height, volume, stability!
Tips for Care
Dahlias don’t last long! Local dahlias are sought after by floral designers because brides love them but these flowers don’t ship well and they don’t have a very long vase life. Enjoy the moment, there will be more in September!
Zinnias last a good long time if you continually snip the bottoms so they can continue to drink water. Every 48 hours or so, replace your water and snip a ¼ inch off the stem.
Use scotch tape to make a grid or guide on wide mouth vases and support the stems in your arrangements
BloomScroll
Don’t doom scroll! Bloomscroll! Have you been to Springhouse Gardens in Nicholasville? It’s where I buy a lot of my native plants and it’s home to Kayla Weber’s art studio, where she displays KY centric art and home accessories. I participated in her Maker Market earlier this month selling Hidden Gem flowers and pottery. Her mahjong mats are gorgeous! Follow her work at @kaylaweberart on Instagram.
