Comments on: Fabulous Foliage and Fillers

By: BriAnn, Team Floret

BriAnn, Team Floret — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:39:53 +0000

In reply to Angela. Thanks for the suggestion! We share the botanical names for each variety in our Library and Shop description pages.

By: Angela

Angela — Mon, 29 May 2023 23:42:38 +0000

Hello from southern Australia! Love the article, and especially the reference to eucalypts (most Australians take them for granted!). Just wondering if you could please add in the botanical names when possible/relevant? Some are there, and the variety name does help, but common plant names are sometimes different in other areas/countries. Thanks again for so many great resources! :)

By: Emmy

Emmy — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 20:17:14 +0000

carrot blossoms look just like queen anne’s lace and they last wonderfully when used in arrangements. The green ferny leaves of carrots look beautiful as well.

By: ITA FORDE

ITA FORDE — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 07:34:07 +0000

I have a great interest in growing flowers with view to drying but have difficulty in sourcing seeds I found your article very informative and hope to experiment more with drying foliage,here in southern Ireland (Cork)I have a small garden my husband is great at growing and I am great at harvesting so often it can lead to conflict!!! ,thanks again

By: BriAnn, Team Floret

BriAnn, Team Floret — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 14:57:57 +0000

In reply to Aurora. We share information about if any plants are poisonous on the description pages for each variety in our shop.

By: Aurora

Aurora — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:33:41 +0000

Are any of these poisonous for chickens?

By: Heidi

Heidi — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 20:30:07 +0000

I see Butcher’s Broom in a lot of bouquets in the store. Would this be a good one to grow since it is evergreen?

By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:58:49 +0000

Thank you for this post. Here in San Francisco, I grow flowers and leafy plants in my postage-stamp sized garden. One of the plants you mention, Dusty Miller, is such a versatile plant. I grow the old fashioned variety, as I prefer the feathery look of the leaves over the newer variety with flat-wide leaves. DM grows like a weed here, so I harvest stems in early January and dry them. I always have a few in each arrangement in my home. They can be used in any season. In winter, they look great with amaryllis and in spring with ranunculus (which I bought from you years ago- best bulb purchase I ever made) and in summer with annuals, fall with chrysanthemums & dahlias.
Not having a big space, I can’t grow a whole lot of varieties of fillers, so DM fits the bill for being useful all year. And it looks great in borders, brings light to the border.

By: Linda Cobb

Linda Cobb — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:11:07 +0000

Your company and you are so kind and giving to your public. Your emails are full of valuable information for us gardeners here. I am eternally, grateful. Thank you so much.

By: June Moncrief

June Moncrief — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 14:37:13 +0000

Baptisia is one of my favorite blue flowers. The foliage is absolutely the best filler in arrangements. It’s available long after the flowers are gone.