Flowers for cutting

donald.cape · « **on:** December 05, 2007, 08:38 »

I'm going to give one of my raised beds over to flowers next year. I would like to plants flowers for cutting for vases at home.

Apart from sweet peas what does anyone recommend that are easy to cultivate and are suitable for cutting please.

I live up in the north of Cumbria.

The bed has been dug over and is covered with black plastic .

I haven't done any more apart from make some supports for the sweet peas, do I need to do anything at the moment?

Thanks in anticipation

Selkie · « **Reply #1 on:** December 05, 2007, 08:40 »

are you thinking about just annuals or perennials as well?

i've got a lovely book called ''grow your own cut flowers'' by sarah ravan (it's a gardeners' world one); there are loads of suggestions in it

donald.cape · « **Reply #2 on:** December 05, 2007, 09:07 »

I'm open to suggestions, I'm a novice when it comes to flowers. I'll have a look in the public library for the book you mention.
Thanks

gobs · « **Reply #3 on:** December 05, 2007, 09:54 »

If you get the book (or another similar) you will get plenty of ideas, also with pictures to chose from.

I think you should go for some perennials, bulbs though, only annuals can be a lot of work! Roses, lilies, gladioli all good for cutting.

splodger · « **Reply #4 on:** December 05, 2007, 10:24 »

dahlias - dahlias - dahlias

WG. · « **Reply #5 on:** December 05, 2007, 10:25 »

Think about making space for a few herbs - oregano and sage in particular give nice flower spikes which are a good addition to the vase. Thyme is useful too for year-round colour (no cut flowers though).

And don't forget the flowers for dried arrangements too, e.g. sea holly.

DD. · « **Reply #6 on:** December 05, 2007, 10:31 »

Quote from: "splodger"

dahlias - dahlias - dahlias

asters-asters-asters

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #7 on:** December 05, 2007, 11:07 »

Shasta daisy. So simple and pretty, easy to grow too

milkman · « **Reply #8 on:** December 05, 2007, 12:19 »

isn't that the one that gives off a rather nasty whiff? I used to have it in my garden but took it out because of the bad eggy aroma!

frazzy · « **Reply #9 on:** December 05, 2007, 12:57 »

i love spray chrysanthemums
them with a few dahlias. beautiful

David. · « **Reply #10 on:** December 05, 2007, 13:13 »

Sunflowers are easy to grow (I plant in cell trays in cold frame) and expensive in the shops. I grew about 250 - 300 this year, had flowers from July - October, re-paid favours with the excess and the birds had the rest.

Sweet William will provide blooms for cutting from May until the sunflowers come.

noshed · « **Reply #11 on:** December 05, 2007, 15:18 »

Yeah - you can't help smiling at sunflowers

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #12 on:** December 05, 2007, 17:16 »

Quote from: "milkman"

isn't that the one that gives off a rather nasty whiff? I used to have it in my garden but took it out because of the bad eggy aroma!

No... mine don't smell :!:

donald.cape · « **Reply #13 on:** December 06, 2007, 09:11 »

Thanks for the help everyone.

Asters, Sweet Peas, Sweet William and Sunflowers it is together with Sage and Origano.

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Flowers for cutting

Selkie

splodger

WG.

David.