You don’t need a country estate with a cutting garden to create and enjoy fresh flower bouquets. A small garden or a collection of containers plantings can easily provide for the occasional fresh arrangement. If you are growing a mix of forms, colors and textures it’s easy to collect a bit of each to make a pleasing vase combination without diminishing your outdoor display.
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- Simply snip a gathering of flowers or foliage with sharp pruners or scissors, place them immediately into fresh water and arrange as desired.
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- Refreshing the water regularly and keeping the bouquet out of direct sun will extend its lifespan.
Using cuttings with some mix of the following characteristics assures a lush and attractive composition.
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Daisy-like blooms (Shasta Daisy, Coneflower, Coreopsis) |
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| Vertical blooms (Salvia, Russian Sage, Foxglove) | ||
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| Lacy blooms (Yarrow, Angelica, Baby’s Breath) | ||
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Layered blooms (Carnation, Double Petunia, Roses) |
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| Broad-leaves (Hosta, Colocasia, Caladium) | ||
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Narrow, vertical leaves (Ornamental Grasses, Dracaena/Cordyline) |
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Soft, fuzzy leaves (Lamb’s ear, Sage, Dusty Miller) |
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| Trailing leaves (Vinca Vine, English Ivy, Sweet Potato Vine) | ||
