How Do You Plant A Cut-Flower Garden?
Few pleasures in life are so simple as surrounding yourself with flowers, indoors and out. Great satisfaction comes when your vases are overflowing with homegrown blossoms. Spread the joy by sharing summer bouquets with neighbors and friends. Choose a site with well-drained soil, plenty of sun and easy access to water. Prepare the soil by clearing the garden area of grass and weeds. Work organic matter, such as compost, into the soil. See 106 Prepare an Organic Vegetable Garden. Design the garden for easy care and cutting. Arrange the plants in straight rows or 3-foot-wide (1 m) garden beds. Make paths wide enough for you to walk and work comfortably. Imagine the bouquets you want to create, including colors you love that work with your indoor colors when selecting the plants you’ll grow. Plant a mixture of annuals and perennials to have something in bloom at all times. Perennials come back year after year and often bloom early or late in the season. Annuals grow fast and many produce
