Planting our wedding flowers - test run for our backyard wedding

We are taking on the task of growing our very own wedding flowers! Since we will be hosting our wedding in our very own back yard among our fruit trees and grass fields during the spring time we are hoping to have an abundance of colourful flowers! Our wedding is only in 2026 so we are using this year as a test run to see what time of year we should plant our wedding flowers and see what grows the best. We visit our local nursery to pick different flower bushes including Daisies, Hibiscus and Roses as well as seeds such as Sunflowers, Zinnias, Namaqualand Wildflowers as these will be prominent throughout the valley naturally and we want to add even more to our farm land. Lots of the flowers we plant are good pick flowers meaning they will last a long time once picked off the bush so we have the option of making our own bouquets or decorating other areas. But before we get to planting we need to dig up the ground to create a garden bed with a stone walk way through. We also set up an irrigation system to water the garden by simply turning on a tap. So what do you think, are we crazy planning a backyard wedding and hoping to grow all our own flowers!? Leave your advice in the description below we’d love to hear your thoughts or where you are watching from. Make sure to subscribe as it is free to do so and helps us out more than you know! See you in the next episode

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