Thats the beauty of a designated cutting garden.
Find a sunny spot in your yard andfill it with plants that are grown to be cut.
Then treat your cutting garden as your private source of flowers for bouquets to brighten your indoor spaces.
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Think you dont have any space left for a new garden, even if its tucked away?
How about designating a few rows in your vegetable garden to flowers.
You get flowers to cut and the flowers will attract more pollinators to your vegetables.
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Many annuals tend to repeat bloom and you might grow them quickly.
check that the area isweed-free.
Your cutting flowers will need soil that is rich inorganic matterto improve water retention and drainage.
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Work in several inches ofcompostorleaf moldbefore planting.
Incorporate a dose of a balanced, slow-acting, granular, organicfertilizerat the start of the season.
verify you check the growing needs of your flowers first.
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Some flowers, like coreopsis, actually bloom better in poor soil.
Plan the Layout
Ease of access is very important in a cutting garden.Wide rowsare the traditional approach.
You wont have to reach as far to cut stems.
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Be sure to leave paths between them that are wide enough for you to move in and work.
You dont want the shorter plants to be engulfed by the tall ones.
They wont get enough sunshine and it will be more difficult to reach them for cutting.
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Arrange Flowers Based on Bloom Sequence
Flowers dont all bloom at the same time.
As spring bulbs fade, for instance, early summer annuals cover the bulbs' fading foliage.
Spread More Seeds Throughout the Growing Season
Annualsoften dont last an entire growing season.
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Use Mulch
Yes, even in a cutting garden,mulch is necessary.
It doesnt have to be fancy or expensive.
you could mulch with shredded leaves or straw.
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The mulch helps deter weeds from moving in while also retaining soil moisture.
The last thing you need is another garden to weed.
Many plants will set new flowers after cutting the first flush of blooms.
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ensure your flowers get water at least weekly, more if youre having a particularly hot, dry summer.
A cutting garden is designed specifically for growing flowers to then cut for floral arrangements.
Ultimately, what you plant comes down to your taste and what grows well in your climate.
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However, this can vary depending on the individual needs of the plant species you choose.
Plan Now for a Beautiful Flower Cutting Garden.Michigan State University Extension Website.
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Purple and white garden flowers including catmint, white bellflower, peonies and larkspur.Ron Evans / Getty Images
Yellow snapdragons (antirrhinums) are a colorful choice for a cutting garden.Image Bank / Getty Images
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Dusty Miller has eye-catching silvery, fuzzy leaves.Duaa Awchi / EyeEm / Getty Images
