How to Make Elderberry Syrup
Elderberry syrup is both delicious and incredibly good for you. This is why we grow and make our own syrup from scratch - and you can too!
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Petals Bouder
- Aug 31
- 2 min
Garden Secrets: Fall (September/October/November)
All your Fall garden to-do lists in one place! Plant out Fall bulbs, split your dahlias, drink in the greenhouse - its all here!
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Petals Bouder
- Aug 29
- 4 min
How to Become a Flower Farmer
About five years ago I quit my job in academia (I taught History) and decided to become a flower farmer. If I'm being honest, in those...
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Petals Bouder
- Aug 24
- 2 min
Caring for Dahlias
Its late summer and you've successfully brought (or bought) your dahlia plants into bloom! Congratulations! Reading this without a...
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Petals Bouder
- Apr 7
- 1 min
April Garden Log
Everything you need to be doing in your garden right now, in one handy checklist!
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Petals Bouder
- Mar 8
- 2 min
The Science Is In: Flowers = Happiness
Have you ever noticed that you can’t help but smile when someone brings your flowers? If so, you aren’t alone! Multiple studies and...
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Petals Bouder
- Mar 3
- 3 min
How to Grow Sweet Peas
How to Grow Sweet Peas from Seed
An easy step-by-step guide with photos from an organic flower grower Petals Flower Farm in Boulder, CO
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Petals Bouder
- Mar 10, 2021
- 5 min
March in the Garden
March is when all the good stuff starts. Snow or shine there is plenty to be done in the garden this month to get ready for Spring!
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Petals Bouder
- Feb 22, 2021
- 2 min
February Garden 'To Do' List
6 things you can do for your garden RIGHT NOW. February to do list for gardens to get ready for spring planting!
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Petals Bouder
- Nov 11, 2020
- 2 min
Leaf Mold: The Best FREE thing you can do for your garden...right now.
Some days this week just FEEL like spring... Those sunny moments can easily be put to use getting your garden flower ready!
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Petals Bouder
- Nov 11, 2020
- 3 min
Gardening to Feed Your Family
There has never been a more appealing to to start growing your own food. Here I detail the surprisingly edible things to grow.
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Petals Bouder
- Nov 11, 2020
- 3 min
Tips and Tricks for Indoor Seed Starting
Get your grow on with your starter post on all things seed starting. There is no better time to start than now!
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Petals Bouder
- Nov 11, 2020
- 5 min
70's Garden style - ornamental grasses not disco balls
The 70s are 'in' big time this year, from fashion to floral design, and everywhere in-between. Think goldenrod accents and tan foliage...
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Petals Bouder
- Nov 11, 2020
- 3 min
Gardening - the ultimate delayed gratification in a world of instant everything.
We live in a world where instantaneous gratification is promised, packaged, & delivered on a daily basis. Gardens don't play that game...
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Petals Bouder
- Nov 11, 2020
- 2 min
Growing Love in a Puff
Love in a Puff, a magical vine with heart stamped seeds straight out of a fairy story.
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Petals Bouder
- Nov 11, 2020
- 2 min
Why are flowers SO expensive?!?!
Jet fuel is what makes flowers expensive. Learn how to buy local and save the planet, bees, and gardeners all at the same time.
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Petals Bouder
- Nov 11, 2020
- 3 min
For The Farm
Let's get honest here for a moment. I wrote this blog about a month ago and have been sitting on it. It's not like it's anything...
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Petals Bouder
- Nov 11, 2020
- 2 min
How to Press Flowers
Pressing flowers is an ancient tradition dating back centuries in China and Japan. The craft gained popularity in Victorian England...
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Petals Bouder
- Nov 11, 2020
- 4 min
Fall Planting For Spring Beauty
My very good friend Alex always texts me in the spring saying she really wants tulips in her yard and I always have to say "you can and...
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Petals Bouder
- Nov 11, 2020
- 2 min
Make Your Own Pumpkin Puree
Easy and So delicious - take it from a flower farmer who LOVES to grow pumpkins - homemade pumpkin puree makes everything pumpkin better!
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