Ornamental Flower
Some Growing Dome owners run their domes as much for cut flowers and ornamental beauty as for food production. The controlled environment opens up flowers that wouldn't thrive outdoors at their latitude and makes year-round availability of fresh-cut blooms genuinely possible. From cutting gardens to pollinator-supporting plantings, dome owners are bringing flowers into their year-round growing approach. Explore cut flower species selection, the role of flowers in pollinator support, cutting garden design within a dome bed, succession for continuous blooms, and stories from owners on the ornamental dimension of their domes.

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Tropical Flowers in New Mexico Mountain Greenhouse
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Matt & Christie’s New Mexico Mountain Greenhouse is growing beautiful tropical flowers year-round If you are an avid user of the Growing Spaces Facebook Group “Growing Dome Enthusiasts”, then you are no doubt familiar with our December Growing Dome of the Month owner, Matt Larson. He often posts pictures of his extraordinary flowers in his…

Oregon Tropical Flowers in Winter
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This Growing Dome Greenhouse in Oregon is flourishing in winter