Flower Seedlings

Flowers! Who doesn't love them! With our seasons in Loudoun County, we have SO many options for the visual effect of flowers. With British movies and tv so accessible, we can all enjoy those beautiful English gardens. At Old Apple Valley Farms, we purposely grow flowers for our honey bees so they have forage for as long as the season allows. We like to use native plants as much as we can too. So how do we choose since we can't grow them all. Color is certainly a primary factor. It's interesting that honey bees do not prefer red as most people believe. But certainly people love red and it has a lot of impact if that is your intention. Spring tends to bring the pastels forward with pinks, lilac, white, pale yellows and purple. Summer flowers are vibrant reds, orange, yellow, green and deep blues and purples. When fall rolls around, we are looking for the oranges and deep reds as the landscape tends to fade a bit. My experience has been that flowers are the most difficult to grow from seed. Each variety requires different light, watering times, fertilizer, and different seed starting dates. For those flowers that succeed, the reward is great, Our effort in growing seedling flowers in small pots at a reasonable price is so you can try some of those flowers you have always wanted, without spending a fortune. Take a look at our seedlings list and see what you might like. One bit of information: Most flowers are either perennial or annual. The main difference is that perennials come back next spring and get larger each year. The annuals bloom one season and then are gone. So keep that in mind as you design your garden.