Cut Flower Plugs Ordered for 2026 - March 2026

This past weekend, I published the 25 items on my 2026 yard and garden to-do task list and included a number of cut-flower-related items.  Growing dahlias.  Supporting dahlias.  Growing more accent plants in the vertical garden.  All were on there.  But, so was another one - number 8:

8. Experiment with other cut flowers. Plant them in the ground (in the garden beds) and add some variety to my arrangements.

New varieties.  That means new (to me).  

I'm a foliage gardener.  But, I have had so much fun becoming a flower gardener, too.  I've learned so much about dahlias the past few seasons and have found some flowering perennials that I can use in some cut flower arrangements, too.  

But, this year, I wanted to try some new flowers that I can use in my arrangements.  Why?  Because, if you look at them, they're VERY dahlia-heavy.  That's not a bad thing.  But, if you're not changing and learning, you're missing out on understanding new ways the garden works.  

I spent a bit of time trying to get to know some new (to me) flowers by poking around the Web.  One of the first places that a lot of flower farmers start is Floret where Erin keeps a 'favorite supplier list'.  

On that list are a number of sources including Farmer Bailey who sells flats of 'plugs' to flower farmers. 64 plugs of one variety and such.  For people who are growing big numbers of flowers.  I had previously heard about Farmer Bailey from other gardeners that I follow, but the listing on Floret also talks about how Farmer Bailey has created a sub-brand called Garden Club that sells the very same flower plugs, but in smaller quantities.  

The online gardener who I follow the closest - and that I've posted about dozens of times here because she has taught me so much - Erin The Impatient Gardener - has also talked about/posted about Garden Club for plugs.  So...naturally...I went poking around their site. (Oh...if you didn't know already, Erin the Impatient Gardener transitioned her email newsletter to Substack.  You can check it out here.)

There are a couple of varieites that Erin posted about that were immediate 'add to cart', so once I figured out how many ship together, I had a goal. 

On the Garden Club site, you can find dozens of varieties of plant plugs that they sell in small quantities (from 3 plugs to 8 plugs) in tiny plastic 'greenhouses'.  

Most of what they have on offer is new (to me), so as I poked around, I researched the varieties.  

One of the unique features of Garden Club is that in addition to selecting the type and quantity, you also can select a delivery week or shipping week.  Based on your climate, you have the ability to customize when they arrive, which is pretty nice.

I ended up buying six different sets of plugs.  8 plugs each.  6 x 8 = 48 plants.  

Below is a screenshot of my order showing the varieties that I picked including

Lisianthus Celeb 2 Metallic Blue, Phlox Cherry Caramel, Plectranthus Silver Shield, Gomphrena Audray White, Eucalyptus Silver Dollar and Didiscus Lacy Blue.

I'll work on posting on each of these in the next few weeks - both talking about why I grabbed them and thinking about where they can go in the ground...knowing that sun is a premium in our garden.