|
| Hi everyone,
I am new as a "cutting garden" gardener (I typically planted herbs and veggies in containers before I moved into a home with land to plant on!) What flowers would you recommend for someone like me to grow? I am open to annuals and perennials. I would like to direct sow, if possible ~ but would start seeds indoors if needed. Thank you so much!
|
Follow-Up Postings:
|
| Hi Jeannie! I'm in a rush to get out the door (should be on my way to work and not on GW, lol!) but here's a quick link to a thread with people's favorite cut flowers. Hope this helps! Have fun! |
Here is a link that might be useful: favorite cut flowers
|
| I'm going to add another of my favorites. I't a saldago called Cloth of Gold. It starts blooming early,June,and continues all season. |
|
- Posted by gardenerme z9/21 inland socal (My Page) on Fri, Jan 15, 10 at 18:29
| If you are growing from seed, you need to investigate winter sowing on this site. It's fun, cheap and amazingly successful. It stretches a dollar a long way . . . . |
|
- Posted by jeankeeter 6 (My Page) on Tue, Jan 19, 10 at 15:28
| Thank you gardenerme! I decided to take your advice and just did some winter sowing today. My first try ever! You can read about it on my blog at http://www.mythreegardens.com Thank you for the suggestion! |
Here is a link that might be useful: My Three Gardens
|
| Good idea on the winter sowing. I was stunned with my great results last year at growing all those perennials I could never grow or paid too much for. I even cut a delphinium bloom here in Missouri in November! My seed order should be here any day for winter sowing; however, for direct sowing, I enjoy cosmos and Benary's zinnias for many blooms in mid to late summer. I noticed that this site no longer has the history it used to have. I picked up many good ideas from some of those older posts. Teresa |
|
- Posted by all_bout_flowers (My Page) on Fri, Jan 22, 10 at 15:46
| Jeannie, You are very organized. Just a reminder columbine, lupine, echinacea most of your perennials will not take off for a few years so make sure you plant plenty of annuals to fill the gap. |
|
- Posted by perennialfan273 zone 5 (My Page) on Wed, Mar 10, 10 at 22:15
| Lavender is easy to grow as long as your soil drains well. It's kind of hard to grow from seed, though. Santolina likes the same conditions as lavender, but I'm not sure if you can start it from seed. Both of these smell amazing after you cut them to bring indoors. |
|
- Posted by garden2010 6 (My Page) on Thu, Mar 18, 10 at 13:23
| Lavender is not hard to grow from seeds at all. I just did. and i'm new to gardening. just put the seeds in a moist paper towel and put that in a zip lock bag. in 3 days my seeds sprouted. put them in rich potting soil and you are good to go. |
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in. If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Cutting Garden Forum
Instructions
- You must be a registered member and logged in to post messages on our forums.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review the contents and make changes.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- It is illegal to post copyrighted material without the owner's consent.
- HTML codes are allowed in the message field only.
- No advertising is allowed in any of the forums.
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.