How To Design A Cut Flower Garden
Use a grid to make your plan.
How to design a cut flower garden. Wide rows are the traditional approach. Find the best spot for your garden. Walled garden with beds dedicated to flowers.
My space is about 6 feet wide x 26 feet long. In fact growing a row or two of flowers in your vegetable garden is an easy way to get started. The most efficient way to set up a cutting garden is to grow your flowers in rows as you would vegetables.
Most cut flowers need lots of sunshine so keep that in mind when determining where to place your garden. It tends to grow in clumps and looks almost like a bush. Annuals ageratum floss flower cleome spider flower cosmos dianthus gomphrena globe amaranth gypsophila baby s.
Include a section with self sowing annuals like bachelor s buttons larkspur feverfew and calendula. The pickery area of these historic gardens is devoted to cut flowers. We placed my garden along a portion of the outside of our fence in a sunny location.
Use a mix of annuals perennials and foliage plants. Cottage garden seasonal flowers and plant nursery. For annuals consider zinnia cosmos strawflower and lisianthus.
Many perennials make fantastic cut flowers including coneflower black eyed susan bee balm and yarrow. Another great perennial for the fall cut flower garden is the perennial sunflower helianthus. This produces smaller blooms than the annual variety resembling a bright golden yellow daisy.