Cutting Garden Design

Prepare the planting area making sure it is loose and weed less.

Cutting garden design. A cutting garden isn t supposed to look like a mixed border of plants so there s no need to get hung up on design principles. Work in several inches of compost or leaf mold before planting. The most efficient way to set up a cutting garden is to grow your flowers in rows as you would vegetables.

The sunflowers were not planted as densely. This garden is designed for a 7 foot by 7 foot planting area. Although this garden doesn t have to look pretty you still don t want your plants to have to compete with weeds for nutrients and water.

However it s also possible to create a cutting garden with perennial flowers. Many perennials will bloom more than once if the flowers are cut frequently or plucked after wilting. Visualize it more in terms of crops.

Cutting gardens often feature annual flowers because they will repeatedly bloom throughout the season. Give your cutting garden a sunny spot with well drained soil. In most cases we put 6 plants in each section about 2 plants per 1 foot x 1 foot area.

Your cutting flowers will need a soil that is rich in organic matter to improve water retention and drainage. You ll be planting in rows. If possible take time to work in compost and all purpose organic fertilizer.