Cut Flower Garden
Time
Budget
Skill
★ ★ ★ ★Whether it’s a bouquet for a loved one, a dining table centerpiece or a few flowers on your desk, flowers grown in your own cut flower garden can provide enhancement to any indoor space! By planting a cut flower garden in your yard, you can take your favorite annual and perennial flowers directly from your own yard to enjoy in your home.
Tools
Landscape Spray Paint
Manure
Mulch
Plant
Potting Soil
Rototiller
Round Shovel
Watering Can
Choose a sunny (6+ hours of direct sunlight) location.
Spray paint the desired area.
Rototill amendments into designated area.
Place plants in bed before planting, spacing according to tag recommendations.
3-D: Tall in the middle to short on the margins of the bed.
2-D: Tall along the back to short on the outside margins.
Plant plants.
Water thoroughly.
Spread 1-2” of decorative mulch.
Some Recommended Plants for Cutting
- Yarrow (Achillea )
- Cosmos (Cosmos)
- Crocosmia
- Dahlia (Dahlias)
- Gerbera Daisy (Gerbera jamesonii )
- Cone Flower (Echinacea purpurea )
- Sunflowers (Helianthus)
- Garden Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla )
- Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia )
- Panicle Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata)
- Iris (Iris)
- Beardtounge (Penstemon)
- Roses (Rosa)
- Annual and perennial Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia)
- Zinnia (Zinnia)