BEFORE the growing season gets going in earnest at Brown Flowers, I take stock of the ground available and plan where each variety will be planted, taking care to rotate the annual crops from the previous year. Rotation improves the health of the soil—and, therefore, the plants—by continuously introducing new root structures to the various beds.
In the greenhouse
The majority of seeds is sown in March and April. We plan to grow 50 separate varieties of annuals, resulting in about 6,000 plants. The selection is based on notes honed over the years,