Far Out Flora

If you find yourself stopped at the light on First and Winnebago check out the Tithonias popping over the hedge.

The community garden plot is looking good. The vole prefers the speckled trout belly lettuce.

Chive flower vinegar deliciousness.

Glamour shots of my lettuce.

Check out all the fun flowers we'll be growing at Terra Growers this season:

Far Out Flowers 2023 Exciting news! We are going to be growing cut flowers for the very first time this year at Terra Growers where they will be available at their self serve farm stand, where you can also grab eggs, h…

Houseplants. Lots of them used to be outside plants in the SF garden.

Big shout out to for carrying here in Madison. Please go buy them all.

Marigold magic out front. Hard to believe it’s November in Wisconsin. Another big shout out to for having the BEST marigold seeds out there. 'Frances's Choice' 'Harlequin' and 'Burning Embers' were all started last March. I think Frances made very good choices.

Hard to believe how many flowers are still kicking it in my garden for November 6th in Wisconsin. Please don’t hack your garden and put it on the curb or diss on annual flowers. Most of these are from that I started last spring.

Megan on TikTok Loving their lawn replacement.

It’s Decorative Cabbage Season, Motherf*ckers:

It’s Decorative Cabbage Season, Motherf*ckers *Appropriated with brassica inspiration from one of my favorite McSweeney’s pieces ever: It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherf**kers by Colin Nissan Fancy as f**k cabbages at Klein& #821…

Zinnias and friends:

Megan on TikTok Zinnias and friends in my garden.

A bumblebee digging our 'Ultraviolet' annual cornflowers from Select Seeds : https://www.tiktok.com//video/7117793711408385326?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=6939178743329392134

Megan on TikTok Bumblebee fun in the cool ‘Ultraviolet’ annual cornflower from Select Seeds.

We have a bumblebee nest and can watch them fly back and forth from the Cerinthe: https://www.tiktok.com//video/7117282369349995819?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=6939178743329392134

Megan on TikTok Bumblebee nest next door.

The marigolds are popping, so I blogged about them: https://faroutflora.com/2022/07/01/marigold-magic/ Thanks to Select Seeds for having so many cool ones to choose from!

Cerinthe (Honeywort) fun in Wisconsin on the blog! https://faroutflora.com/2022/06/30/midwest-cerinthe-soiree/

I went a little crazy starting a bunch of fun stuff from seed this year, here's a new post about it: https://faroutflora.com/2022/06/21/diy-seed-starting-spree/

Some Olbrich Botanical Gardens springy goodness from this May: https://faroutflora.com/2022/06/17/olbrich-gardens-springy-goodness/

I started a bunch of Cerinthe from seeds in March and planted them all over the place. The bumblebees in Wisconsin seem to like them just as much as the California ones. You can also spot one of the Manihot grahamii babies on the porch.

Megan on TikTok Cerinthe and a bumblebee. 

Next door to the zinnia house party is one of our favorite purple housed, Madison gardens the Bowling Ball Coleus masterpiece. The have more than balls and coleus: https://faroutflora.com/2022/05/27/bowling-ball-garden/ Check it out if you need some coleus inspiration and more pictures of this rad garden. We updated our instagram web link to take you to the blog to make it easier to find.

Freshened up the website and posted about zinnias. Our zinnia party should be good this year: https://faroutflora.com/2022/05/27/zinnia-love-party/

Back when we shoved succulents in things in things that probably were better off without succulents in them: https://faroutflora.com/2021/06/04/friday-garden-fck-ups-garden-junk-gone-wrong/

Friday Garden F*ck Ups: Garden Junk Gone Wrong Cover your eyes! We’ve lived in California for nearly thirteen years and are heading back to Madison, Wisconsin in about two weeks.

Wildflower fun at the Carrizo Plain National Monument:
https://faroutflora.com/2021/06/02/carrizo-plain-flower-festival/

Carrizo Plain Flower Festival You would have thought I’d gotten enough California wildflowers on our stops at Antelope Valley, Lake Elsinore, and Anza-Borrego in March of 2019. Nope. I needed more, so in early April I wen…

https://faroutflora.com/2021/05/31/mori-point-tidy-tips-merriment/

Mori Point Tidy Tips Merriment Who the heck knew that there’s a spring wildflower freak out just south of San Francisco at Mori Point in Pacifica.

It's that special day of the week where we share fun stories about stupid things we've done in the garden. https://faroutflora.com/2021/05/27/friday-garden-fck-ups-pocket-gophers-pest-talk/

Friday Garden F*ck Ups: Pocket Gophers & Pest Talk Friday Garden F*ck Ups: Pocket Gophers & Pest Talk

Our second central coast succulently post visits GROW in Cambria and Botanica Nova's wonderful succulent gardens at Cambria Shores Inn. https://faroutflora.com/2021/05/26/15263/

Botanica Nova and Grow Nursery Botanica Nova and Grow Nursery

It's double succulent gardening on the central coast post day! First up is Gardens by Gabriel, Inc. This was a long time ago, so feel free to chime in if any of my info is incorrect. https://faroutflora.com/2021/05/26/striking-succulent-gardens-by-gabriel/

Striking Succulent Gardens By Gabriel Striking Succulent Gardens By Gabriel

We LOVE Palm Springs and the Moorten Botanical Garden Showplace https://faroutflora.com/2021/05/25/magical-moorten-botanical-garden-and-cactarium/

Magical Moorten Botanical Garden and Cactarium Magical Moorten Botanical Garden and Cactarium

One of my worst garden mistakes and I look so proud:
https://faroutflora.com/2021/05/20/friday-garden-fck-ups-pampas-grass/

Friday Garden F*ck Ups: Pampas Grass September 27, 2009 FOR SHAME!!!! What the living f*ck was I thinking? I look so proud in front of it with those terrible sunglasses on. This was way back before we took plant ID classes at City Col…

Take a tour of the fairy houses and gardens in Point Richmond, CA.
https://faroutflora.com/2021/05/20/pt-richmond-fairy-home-and-garden-tour/

Pt. Richmond Fairy Home and Garden Tour Fairy House on Washington Ave. We left Davis for the first time in forever to go visit friends Pat and Bob in Point Richmond before we head back to Wisconsin. Pat and my mom met about 44 years ago …