Sunflowers!

It was fun bringing sunflowers to the market today. I have been experimenting with the timing and the size. I planted these seeds in the greenhouse in the winter hoping for a Mother’s Day bloom. They were one week late, which is fine. This is my first year, and I am still learning. Only a handful were ready today, so I arranged them into a spring bouquet. They say it can be tricky to grow sunflowers that will fit into a bouquet, so you want to try and stunt their growth, which is what I did. When you take these extra measures to keep the heads smaller, the easier they are to work with in the vase. I am looking forward to experimenting with different varieties and sizes of sunflowers throughout the summer and will keep you posted! They also suggest picking them while the head is still partially closed so if you buy any that look like this, they will continue to open in the vase, giving up a longer vase life.