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Bloom & Gather: Favorite Flowers from My Cutting Garden
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items There’s a special kind of joy that comes from filling a vase with flowers you’ve grown yourself. Each stem carries the memory of early morning watering, the buzz of bees in bloom, and the quiet pride of watching a garden flourish. These are my favori...
Their elegant, rose-like flowers with a long vase life, making them ideal for bouquets, arrangements, and selling to florists. They come in a wide variety of colors and have a romantic, charming appearance that adds elegance to any floral design.
Lisianthus - They Look like Spray Roses
Long-lasting, vibrant colors and low-maintenance, drought-tolerant nature. It is also excellent for cut flowers and can be dried to retain its color for crafts like wreaths and potpourri. Additionally, it is resistant to pests and diseases and attrac...
Gomphrena
Striking, tall flower spikes in a wide variety of colors, which add height and drama to garden beds and are excellent for cutting. They are also great for attracting pollinators like bees and butterflies to your garden
Delphinium (Larkspur)
Incredible variety in color, shape, and size, which add "instant drama" to gardens and bouquets. They are also easy to multiply, produce profuse blooms from summer until the first frost, and can be a low-maintenance way to add beauty and value to you...
Dahlias
Know for striking, globe-shaped flowers and their low-maintenance, pest-resistant nature. They are visually appealing in gardens, attract pollinators like bees and butterflies, and can be used in both fresh and dried flower arrangements
Allium Flowers
People grow tulips for their vibrant colors and for the cheer they bring after winter, as they are some of the first flowers to bloom in spring. They are also valued as cut flowers, are easy to grow and maintain, and come in a wide variety of colors ...
Tulip Bulbs
Grow daffodils because they are low-maintenance, cheerful, and perennial flowers that provide one of the first pops of color in the spring. They are also hardy, long-lived, and a natural deer and rodent repellent due to their poisonous and bitter sap...
Peach Cobbler Double Daffodil
Grow celosia for its unique, velvety flowers in various shapes like plumes, cockscombs, and fans, as well as its bright, eye-catching colors. It is also a low-maintenance and productive plant that thrives in hot weather and can be used as a cut flowe...
Celosia
You can grow snapdragons for their beautiful, wide variety of colors and heights, their ability to attract pollinators and beneficial insects, and their easy care and potential to reseed. They can also be grown for their symbolism, which includes str...
Snapdragon
Grow ranunculus for their beautiful, multi-petaled blooms that come in a wide range of vibrant colors. They are excellent as cut flowers, with a long vase life of eight days to two weeks, and are popular for floral arrangements, centerpieces, and bou...
Ranunculus Bulbs
Grow peonies for their long-lasting beauty, as they can live for decades, and for their gorgeous, often fragrant blooms that symbolize good fortune and happiness. They are a worthwhile investment plant that requires minimal care once established and ...
Peony Roots
You should grow statice because it is easy to grow and versatile, making it a profitable and low-risk choice for both fresh and dried flower arrangements. It thrives in heat and drought, is deer resistant, and its papery blooms come in a wide variety...
Statice
Grow asters for their late-season beauty, vital support for pollinators, and low-maintenance care. These star-shaped, daisy-like perennials bloom in late summer and fall, providing a crucial food source like nectar and pollen for bees, butterflies, a...
Aster
Grow strawflowers for their vibrant colors, long-lasting blooms, and ability to be used both fresh and dried. They are low-maintenance, drought-tolerant, heat-loving plants that also attract pollinators like butterflies and bees to the garden. Their ...
Strawflower
Grow Asiatic lilies for their vibrant colors, wide range of hues, and early blooming season. They are easy to care for, don't require staking, and are excellent for cutting, as well as for attracting butterflies and other pollinators to your garden.
Asiatic Lily Bulbs - Starlette