Cut Flower Gardening Guide

If you’re interested in growing a cut flower garden, this guide will help you select annuals, perennials and shrubs that have been tried and vetted to perform well as cut flowers. Annuals provide vibrant blooms during the growing season, while perennials offer a reliable return of flowers year after year. Shrubs add structure and longevity to arrangements, providing both beautiful blooms and interesting foliage. Growing the right shrubs can yield flowers, foliage and berries throughout the growing season, and even branches and evergreen foliage throughout the winter! By thoughtfully combining these three plant types, you can create a cutting garden that yields a diverse and abundant supply for your bouquets year-round.

Below, we’ll introduce you to a vibrant assortment of annual, perennial and shrub varieties that will produce fantastic blooms for your cut flower arrangements. You’ll also find some awesome cut flower tips from gardening pros like Natalie Keeton of Northlawn Flower Farm and garden influencer Casey Lynn Lawrence.

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With Danielle Keeton 

As a small scale cut flower farmer at Northlawn Flower Farm, Danielle Keeton knows a thing or two about designing bouquets. Using her grandmother’s antique pin frog, she composes artful arrangements using flowers grown in her certified pollinator-friendly garden. She intentionally allows a few of the blooms to spill over the sides of the vessel to create an air of abundance and organic richness. Placing the same type of flower with varying stem lengths throughout the arrangement brings balance even in asymmetrical designs.

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