I would like to share a Gardening Self-Help book with you this morning called Growing Flowers: Everything You Need to Know About Planting, Tending, Harvesting and Arranging Beautiful Blooms (Flower Gardening for Beginners) by Niki Irving (Author). I received a copy of the book in exchange for this review. Inside this post is my affiliate links. If you click on the links and make a purchase I will make a small percentage from the items you purchase.
I remember as a child helping not only my mom’s mom plant flowers but my dads mom as well. When Charlie was little we would go to the Nursery and pick out flowers to plant. Charlie always knew what we wanted before we arrived at the Nursery including one time when only pick flowers would do.
Finally in our Mobile Home all the kids grew up and David said I could plant Flowers. I purchased climbing Rose Bushes with other flowers for the yard. But the LORD had other plans for us and we moved. I brought all of my plants down to my mother in law including the Rose Bushes we re-planted.
We moved into our Townhome and I thought my gardening days was done but the LORD blessed us with a front porch back porch and a balcony to decorate. I have a small Garden outside and now that they’ve taken the Bushes up I can grow my garden even more. I can’t wait to get started and Charlie is waiting to go to Walmart’s with me to pick out more flowers. Would you like to come with us?
Before we go to the store Charlie and I will be reading Growing Flowers so we get the right flowers not only for the front porch but the back porch as well. Then I will be sharing my book with my best friend Debbie who is wanting to get Flowers for her porch but knows nothing about gardening and would like mine and Charlies help but isn’t one to listen to anyone so having the book to refer to will keep arguments down.
I wish you could see the beautiful flowers on the cover of the book that would make a pretty arrangement for my mother in laws table and describes Summer to a T. Charlie and I use our book to decorate our Coffee Table with because it’s so pretty. I love how the Author reminds us to get to know our Climate.
Then she goes over how to lay out a garden plot because most times I never think about these things and just do and sit down in front of the spot I want to plant flowers or plants in and start planting. We learn what tolls we need and how composting works which would have been a great homeschool lesson for Charlie.
In the back of the book is a Plant Hardness Map and I am in Texas and shows me what to do. There is a list of resources for us to check out as well. The picture of Tools Charlie and I printed out and labeled what we would like to have and started a Amazon wish list so people could purchase these items for us because we don’t need school supplies we need gardening supplies.
There is a Fall Garden Chore list Charlie and I will be working on this year. Would you like to help us? We learned about cover crops which Charlie can now teach his grandmother about. As you can see there is so much to learn about gardening that I hope you pick up a copy of this book for yourself and any gardeners you may know.
About the book:
Master Flower Gardening and Learn to Grow Flowers for All Seasons
“Anyone wanting to get started with a flower garden will find plenty of expert guidance here.” ―Publishers Weekly
#1 Best Seller in Annual Flowers Gardening, Bulb Flower Gardening, and Perennial Gardening
Master the art of cultivating cut flowers, from seed to stunning arrangements, with this indispensable guide for gardening novices and pros alike.
Create botanical beauty. Niki Irving’s Growing Flowers whisks you away to the serene mountains of Asheville, NC, where her boutique flower farm thrives. Learn to grow florets and cut flowers with the same sustainable, natural practices Niki employs on her mountain-fresh farm.
Boost your horticultural skills. This garden journal not only introduces you to the pleasures of growing a cutting garden but also guides you to arrange your flowers into simple-yet-gorgeous bouquets. Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of flower farming and discover techniques using not just blooms and greenery, but even artichokes, vines, and berries.
Inside, you’ll find:
- Practical guidance on organic flower gardening, from selecting the right seeds and seedlings to mastering seasonal rotation
- Insightful techniques for arranging cut flowers
- Tips and tricks from Niki Irving’s successful boutique flower farm for cultivating your own cutting garden
- Engaging photographic content that transforms the book into a delightful coffee table addition
Growing Flowers is a wonderful addition to any collection of garden books. If you’re looking for gardening gifts for gardeners or enjoy flowering plant books and flower books like Floret Farms Cut Flower Garden book, Floret Farm’s A Year in Flowers, or The Flower Gardener’s Bible, you’ll love Niki Irving’s Growing Flowers.
Step Inside the House of Flowers
In the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, Niki Irving’s boutique flower farm grows specially cut, Mountain-fresh flowers with sustainable, natural practices.
Now, Niki Irving brings her organic gardening techniques to your home, helping you grow, harvest, and arrange lush, seasonally-inspired flowers.
Turn your flowers from doomed to bloomed. Unlike old-school gardening books, Irving’s beautifully photographed gardening basics book features fun, simple, and engaging know-how enabling you to grow, harvest, and arrange a cutting garden of flowers.
An instructional guide to gardening for beginners and those looking to hone their budding botanical skills, Growing Flowers teaches everything from caring for a cut flower garden to making simple-yet-gorgeous flower arrangements and botanical bouquets,
Meet the Author: Niki Irving
Niki Irving is the flower farmer and florist of Flourish Flower Farm, a 9-acre specialty cut flower farm nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina. Niki grows over 300 varieties of cut flowers and foliage and creates seasonally inspired designs for weddings and special events. Niki loves growing, nurturing and creating beauty and believes that flowers make the world a more beautiful, joyful place.
She is an active member of the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers and Slow Flowers, has been featured in numerous national publications. She sells her flowers wholesale locally and nationally, plus hosts floral design and flower farming workshops on her farm. Niki tends the flowers alongside her husband William and their menagerie of animals.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
