The Blog

Farmgirl Flowers is turning sixteen, so founder Christina Stembel wrote a letter to the 16-year-old girl eating lunch alone by the pool. Fair warning: it’s not short.

Everything I Have and Love (along with everything on my very long wishlist)

What to cut back, what to leave for the birds, and why hope is not a winterization strategy: our 12-step garden checklist from the Farmquarters.

Roses, sunflowers and orchids are in. Lilies are very much out. Here's which flowers and plants are safe for cats and dogs, straight from the ASPCA list, plus how to send a pet-safe bouquet.

The flowers our mothers and grandmothers tucked beside barns and back porches are back. Here's our guide to 12 old-fashioned flowers and how to grow them in your own garden.

Get the depth right, leave them alone, and a peony will bloom for 50 to 100 years. Our guide to how to grow peonies, straight from our peony farm in Central Oregon.

The best flowers for a new baby are actually for the new parents. Here's what to send based on who they are, what to skip entirely, why the hospital is the wrong address, and what to write on the card when the words won't come.

Red means love and yellow means friendship, but there's a lot more to rose color meanings than that. Our take on every shade, including the trendy browns and the garden roses we can't stop staring at.

It's tulip planting season (yes, already!). Christina on when to plant tulip bulbs, how deep to plant them, and the tulips we're growing at the Farmquarters this fall.