Annual Cut Flower Garden Design

Zinnia purple prince zinnia elegans a classic cutting garden favorite purple prince zinnia s earliest appearance in the seed trade was in a 1949 catalog.

Annual cut flower garden design. We like to incorporate a dose of a balanced slow acting granular organic fertilizer at the start of the season. 8 to 48 inches tall and 6 to 18 inches wide. You can grow a beautiful cut flower garden with annual flowers to make stunning bouquets even if you re in a small space.

Here s how i designed mine using square foot gardening techniques plus some of my favourite flowers like zinnias snapdragons dahlias and calendula to grow. If possible take time to work in compost and all purpose organic fertilizer. This zone 5 to 8 garden integrates charming old time annuals and perennials herbs and flowering shrubs to produce a simple informal display that provides plenty of flowers for cutting.

Annuals for cut flowers acroclinium everlasting amaranthus caudatus love lies bleeding antirrhinum snapdragon arctotis grandis bushy arctotis. Perennial flowers are long living plants which bloom for a short duration about 3 4 weeks in each season. Whether you re a professional floral designer looking to add some unique options to special bridal bouquets or a home gardener who loves to bring a garden fresh bouquet in to grace your kitchen table growing flowers for cutting is a true joy.

You can select perennials that flower at different times so as to make the flower garden look lively. Spring flowers and foliage in burgundy pink and blue give way to yellow orange blue and ebony for summer and autumn. This heirloom beauty opens large fully double blooms in shades of burgundy purple on plants 24 to 30 inches tall.

When all the flowers on a blooming stalk have faded cut off at the base to encourage new growth. This flower garden design fills the wish list of amateur and expert gardeners alike with. A daydream you say.

Plants reach 18 to 24 inches tall. Work in several inches of compost or leaf mold before planting. Your cutting flowers will need a soil that is rich in organic matter to improve water retention and drainage.