Gratitude Flowers

Gratitude Flowers Gratitude Flowers is a small specialty nursery and flower farm in Edgewood, WA. Seasonal floral subscriptions include tulips & sweet peas.

We grow cutting garden plant starts including classic favorites, heirlooms, and select natives, and lisianthus.

Fall planting time is herešŸŒ±Worried about cats digging up you freshly scatters seeds or rabbits eating your starts?Webbed...
09/03/2026

Fall planting time is herešŸŒ±

Worried about cats digging up you freshly scatters seeds or rabbits eating your starts?

Webbed nursery trays are great for detering these critters while your plants grow big enough that they lose interest. Just lay trays over everything after planting/sowing. Two tiers of trays work great for detering our little bird friends that may steal seeds as well.

Warning though, these trays don't help with raccoons. As my mother would say, throwing books at them all night to scare them away doesn't work either šŸ˜‰.

09/01/2026

You may know my smaller relatives spilling from summer baskets, but Iā€™m a perennial lobelia that stands tall in the garden. My flower spikes come in shades of blue, rose, and white, while my close relative, the cardinal flower, brings the brilliant red many gardeners recognize.

If youā€™re looking for a plant for that dreaded swampy area of the yard that only seems to dry out in summer, I may fit the bill. Iā€™m an eastern North American native that naturally grows along streams, wet meadows, and other areas where the soil stays moist. My tall flower spikes are also a favorite of pollinators and bring welcome color to the garden later in the season.

Most people donā€™t think of me as a cut flower, but I actually hold surprisingly well in a vase. My upright stems and rows of small blooms add height and a different shape among more traditional cut flowers.

Lobelia siphilitica
Plant Type: Perennial
Height: 24 to 36 in
Spacing: 12 to 18 in
Sun: Full to Part Sun

Cutting garden plants may get a lot of attention around here, but they arenā€™t all I grow. I also sow and propagate some wonderful landscape plants and unusual garden finds. Our nursery is open seasonally in spring, and the plants on the tables change as the season moves along, so itā€™s worth wandering through more than once. You never quite know what might be waiting on the tablesšŸŒ±

08/31/2026

ā€œWhen a flower grows wild, it can always survive; wildflowers donā€™t care where they grow.ā€
ā€” Dolly Parton

I love this quote because it speaks to the resilience we see in the garden and the reminder that we can grow through change too. Life is not always perfectly planted or carefully planned, and there is beauty in learning to embrace some of the imperfections along the way.

Hereā€™s to welcoming a new week for where we are and room to keep growing.

šŸŒæWhile the dahlias may be stealing the show right now, some of fallā€™s flowers are quietly getting ready for their turn.I...
08/26/2026

šŸŒæWhile the dahlias may be stealing the show right now, some of fallā€™s flowers are quietly getting ready for their turn.

If youā€™ve been pinching your chrysanthemums throughout the summer to encourage fuller plants and more blooms, now is the time to leave the snips behind. Late summer is when we want mums putting their energy into forming buds rather than producing more branches.

Keep them watered consistently as those buds develop, and before long theyā€™ll be ready to carry the garden into fall.

08/26/2026

Many florists think Iā€™m the catā€™s pajamas, the beeā€™s knees, or whatever phrase you prefer. However you say it, Iā€™m definitely a prized flower this time of year. My rose like blooms come in an incredible range of colors, and my long stems and exceptional vase life have earned me a special place in bouquets.

I take my sweet time getting here, though. Iā€™m notoriously slow to grow, but once my blooms begin to open, youā€™ll quickly understand why so many flower lovers think Iā€™m worth the wait. With layers of petals that continue to unfurl, a single stem can bring beauty to the vase for a surprisingly long time.

A little tip when harvesting me for the vase: my first bud often opens more than two weeks before the rest. Cut that first bloom for a little bud vase, or trim it off and let me save the real show for the blooms that follow.

Lisianthus (Eustoma grandiflorum)
Plant Type: Annual
Height: 24 to 36 in
Spacing: 6 to 9 in
Sun: Full
Bloom Habit: Multi Progression

08/24/2026

ā€œI planted flowers, and they planted hope in me.ā€ ā€” Bhuwan Thapaliya

We just returned from a four state trek to drop our daughter off at college this past week. Emotions are high, and coming home to an empty nest last night has definitely brought moments of pause. It is a time to reflect on who we have been as parents, while also looking ahead to this new season and rediscovering a little of who we again are beyond that role.

There are so many moments in life when growth asks us to let go of something familiar. Maybe that is part of why the garden can feel especially comforting during times of change. The familiar rhythms are still there. Flowers need to be cut, weeds keep growing, seeds need gathering, and each day brings something a little different than the one before.

We spend so much time tending the things we love, hoping they will grow strong enough to eventually flourish on their own. Gardens have taught me that there is beauty in every part of that process, even the parts that feel a little bittersweet.

Perhaps that is where this quote feels especially fitting right now. We plant, we tend, we watch things grow, and somewhere along the way, a little hope is planted in us too.

Hereā€™s to all the parents watching their children grow their wings, one season at a time, as we learn to let them soaršŸ¦

šŸŒæ With so much still blooming in the garden, it can be tempting to keep reaching for the fertilizer. Unless youā€™re growi...
08/20/2026

šŸŒæ With so much still blooming in the garden, it can be tempting to keep reaching for the fertilizer. Unless youā€™re growing annuals that you want to keep pushing until frost, mid August is a good time to begin putting the fertilizer away for the season.

Dahlias may be in full bloom, but I stop feeding mine around this time, especially with anything high in nitrogen. At this point I want the plants to continue flowering without encouraging lots of tender new growth, while allowing the tubers below ground to continue maturing as we move toward fall.

Perennials, roses, shrubs, and other plants that need to overwinter also benefit from not being pushed into a flush of new growth at this stage in the season.

Sometimes taking something off the garden to do list is just as important as adding something to it.

08/18/2026

I may not be as big as my more well known counterparts, but my unusual coloring makes up for my smaller size. My reddish orange blooms with brown undertones and a yellow throat bring something a little unexpected to the garden and invite a closer look.

Something else delightful about me is that Iā€™m not a biennial like many other foxgloves. Iā€™m a perennial and, given a sunny spot with well drained soil, I can reward you with blooms more than once during the growing season. My smaller stature also makes me easy to tuck into the garden where my unusual flowers can really be enjoyed.

Sunset Foxglove (Digitalis obscura)
Plant Type: Perennial
Height: 18 to 24 in
Spacing: 12 to 18 in
Sun: Full to Part Sun

08/17/2026

ā€œThere is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of natureā€”the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.ā€
ā€” Rachel Carson

The garden has a way of reminding us that change is always part of growing. Some seasons ask us to hold on, while others gently teach us to let go and trust what comes next.

As a new week unfolds, there is comfort in the familiar rhythms of the garden, in watching things grow and change, and in knowing there is still beauty to be found along the wayšŸŒ¼šŸ¦

08/12/2026

Iā€™m a culinary treat with many flavors to choose from, but thereā€™s more to me than what I bring to the kitchen. I love the heat and really take off once the warm days of summer arrive. Keep cutting me and Iā€™ll continue branching, giving you plenty to enjoy throughout the season.

Did you know Iā€™m also wonderful in arrangements? My fragrant stems add beautiful foliage and texture to a bouquet. I can be a little prone to sulking after Iā€™m cut, but thereā€™s an easy way to make me happy. Cut me very early in the day and let me sit in cool water for a few hours to condition before you begin arranging with me.

Basil (Ocimum basilicum)
Plant Type: Tender Annual
Height: 18 to 36 in
Spacing: 9 to 12 in
Sun: Full
Bloom Habit: Cut and Come Again

Plant me once the weather has warmed and enjoy me all summer long.

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4420 110th Avenue E
Edgewood, WA
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