Fall Planting Hardy Annuals // Cool Flowers Deep Dive!!! // Northlawn Flower Farm

Today I'm fall planting all my hardy annuals. Flowers that are winter hardy in your zone can be fall planted 6-8 weeks before the first frost.

List of Cool Flowers
Corn Cockle
Ammi Majus
Lisianthus
Green Mist
Godetia
Dara
Snapdragon
Bells of Ireland
Bupleurum
Bachelors Buttons
Nigella
Feverfew
Larkspur
Bellflower
Foxglove
Delphinium
Iceland Poppy
Pansy
Dropmore
Throatwort
Orlaya
Pincushion Flower
Sweet William
Rudbekia
Yarrow (Sorry I forgot to cover this. I plant it in very early spring)
Lambada
Calendula
Strawflower

Cool Flowers Lisa has added to the list - Carnations, Stock, Statice, Golden Drumstick, Atriplex. I have grown all these in the past. I do not grow them anymore. Some due to pest issues (stock and atriplex), but mainly because I found them less valuable than others.

[nadaferris]

I’m not a flower farmer but how you covered this topic is the most descriptive of any channel I follow. You could teach several of the growers here on YT as I’ve watched their comments on many of the flowers you covered. Thank you so much!

[jacintabyline]

This was one of the most comprehensive and instructional videos on cool season flowers I have ever seen. You are a natural teacher Danielle and I took notes all the way through. I'm in a temperate climate in NZ and I Fall seeded quite a few things earlier this year which are racing away now spring is here. I took your advice about putting my Larkspur in the freezer and I noticed last week I've had success with germination. Thanks so much for such a wonderful tutorial Danielle. Take care :)

[karllentz]

Was going to gush about your great advice but I see everyone is as impressed and inspired as I am, so I'll keep this short as possible. I planted 8 linear feet of Sweet Pea seeds outdoors in the fall( zone 9B, Bay area California), They grew very slowly and spindly through the winter and I could not get them to climb the trellis. After an unusually wet winter here, they took off in April and are now a thick wall 7-9 feet tall loaded with so many beautiful blooms that I can' pick them fast enough to slow them down. Yesterday I picked 300 and it didn't make a dent. Our home smells lovely. And the Orlaya I planted in the foreground pairs perfectly in the vases with their umbrella like white blooms. I would send you a picture of my "flower wall" but I can't figure out how to attach one. I haven't seen the blue and black Nigella flowers that I planted with the Orlaya although they are the same height as the Orlaya but no flowers yet. Oh, and the Tetra Giant Snapdragons that you said would grow bigger and stronger in my area have exceeded their package height of 3-5 feet tall with flower spikes 3/8" in diameter and 5-6 ft tall.... Beautiful! The Cool Flowers book is now available on Amazon so I am waiting for delivery. What a great resource and thank you for the knowledge and inspiration to attempt growing in a way that I never would have thought possible.

[rosemarybushea]

I've been gardening organically for many years but found so much useful information from your videos. Happened to grow more flowers this past year and now I'm hooked! I found your video on the pumpkin fairy houses and am going to make these with my granddaughter when she visits next week. Thank you for these wonderful videos, and your garden is just amazingly gorgeous!

[catherineengle]

I live in Dekalb county Alabama 7b. I live on top of Sand Mountain which is a fairly flat plateau with hilly areas. We have the enjoyment of not having to cut on air conditioning as early as those who live in the valley's of NE Alabama or southern Alabama. We usually have a constant breeze up until last of June or first part of July. We get plenty of rainfall here but we have had droughts on rare occasions. Our humidity hits around late June or July and it's a regular thing to have thunderstorms pop up then. I have always direct sown my sweet William. Actually I direct sowed my sweet William over 15 years ago and I have never had to sow it again because it self seeds prolific here for me. I have direct sown more in other flower beds from my first original bed of seed. Once I direct sow it I never have to sow it again. Bachelor buttons also I direct seeded at a previous property and they would self seed prolific. Balsam (touch me nots) and four o clocks all do the same once direct sown. Foxglove will do the same for me but it has to be in a part shade to dapple shade area with loose soil. Aquilegia likes same conditions as foxglove for me and is also prolific selfseeder. At my previous property I grew the opium poppy and was shocked how well they grew for me. Our soil here is slightly acidic but we don't have that thick red clay like most of the areas of Alabama. Our soil is a darker clay that is easily amended with compost. I have no issue over wintering my big elephant ears right in the ground. I just place an upside down flower pot over the area where the bulb is buried. I never knew you could leave dahlias in the ground here until a friend of mine grew some and said they come back every year for him. I will be moving soon and my new garden is going to have a lot more plants that I have stayed away from because I did not want to dig them up every fall. God bless hope this helps someone.. 😊😊😊😊😊

[brendarosenau]

After my first year through cool flowers, the information you’ve shared is invaluable! I am in your zone, 6b, and your experiences are exactly as I have seen in the flowers I have grown. Thank you for taking the time to work through the details of Cool Flowers. 🌸 Just as you noted, it is especially helpful to gardeners to hear the experiences from a different zone. I really enjoyed this video!!! 😁

[heathermelanson]

Its funny that you mentioned the Bells of Ireland smell. I love it and the closes thing I can relate the smell to would be "apple mint". That's the best way I can describe it.

[joydavis]

Really, really enjoyed this video. Thank you so much. I want to learn as much as I can. Looking forward to growing cool flowers. ❤❤❤

[april]

I'm in Zone 5b (Southern Michigan) so have missed the date to get cool flowers going here but will be organized for next. I winter sow all the flowers that Danielle talked about in February successfully in containers on my deck and then transplant to my garden in the Spring. I've been happy with this method but it would cut down on a lot of work to sow directly in the garden in the Fall, and of course have earlier blooms with lovely established roots systems in the Spring. Great video, Danielle! So very informative and love how deep you dived into the subject!

[NewEnglandBotanicals]

I've been waiting all season since you talked about cool flowers the last time! It almost feels like the start of the growing season when most think it's the end 😊 Thank you so much for all the work you put into your videos and I bought the book!

[teresa]

I'm so glad you made this video! I literally said "YES!" I've been researching cool flowers ever since I heard about it from you and I got the book, "Cool Flowers" from my library, but I'm a visual learner so this is great. I also watch Gardener's World and they were talking about this same topic. It's amazing... I'm definitely gonna give this a go this fall. Thank you so much for all the information and inspiration you give us on this channel 🙂

[laurawolfe]

Suggestion for Sweet William, try a winter sow. I use a milk jug, start in February and have great success here in Northern CT, also a zone 6B. And like straw flowers, the Dollar Store sells packets of "Tall Double Mixed Colors" 4 for $1!

[marilynledet]

Wow learned so much I am 76 years old and now I get it she explained it so well.

[commonlaw]

Danielle, being in Glen Rock Pennsylvania-southern York County near the Maryland Line- I very much appreciate your generous sharing of all the garden knowledge you acquire. I thank you.

[emilyr.]

I’ve been waiting for this video! Thanks for all your videos. I get so much inspiration from you 🌿🌸🌿

[kristinwilliams]

You are a fabulous educator!! I love how forthcoming you are with your experiences, I learn so much from your videos. Watching from central FL zone 9b, this is my first cool flower season trial. You have given me the inspiration, thank you!!

[KaylaNeece]

I’m a first year gardener and had SO many questions. Thank you so much for this video. 💕

[ruthmccauley]

Thank you for the information. Also thank you for the photos of the bouquets they are beautiful and so artistic.

[GardeningOnTaylorMountain]

Absolutely informative and comprehensive! I’m taking notes and pulling out my cool flowers book too!!! Thank you too for sharing your top 5. These are the exact things we need to hear and learn! Thank you Danielle 💚

[msmaddox]

Love this Danielle! I fall sowed some larkspur, pincushion and bachelor's buttons last year and they were 4 feet tall this year! I was so surprised and pleased that they did so well! Thanks for always giving us such great advice! 💜