hough I love to grow things, I am TERRIBLE at flower arranging. Maybe I don’t have the right style of vases? Or maybe it’s my lack of style/decorating sense coming out, but I just don’t know what to do.
BUTTT, I’m growing flowers this year with the intention of actually cutting them and putting them inside my house, so here I am, making sad attempts at arranging bouquets.
Here’s my first one of the season… Benary’s Giant Zinnias, Black-Eyed Susans, Salvia, Cilantro, and Gardenia. These were the result of pruning around my walkways.
Fun fact, the more you cut flowers (or dead head spent blossoms), the more the plant will keep on flowering. It’s ultimate goal is to set seed before the fall gets here, so it’s going to put it’s energy (up to a certain point) into trying to do that by flowering, fruiting, and setting seed.
I’m slowly learning about cut flower growing, and one rule I’ve been hearing over and over is to stake plants BEFORE you think they need it. It just takes one strong wind gust or storm to topple tall growers, and afterwards, the plant is never really the same. After a plant is blown down, it will regrow, but the stem will be crooked (because it’s trying to grow towards the sun). So I’m doing my best to try to put stakes and twine up now… hopefully I can stay ahead of it!
Does anyone have any pro tips on flower arranging? Should I be using a bigger vase? Different shaped vase? Does this need more greenery? Drop some knowledge on me! I’m all ears!
