Grow your own cut flowers
Growing your own cut flowers is both enjoyable and less expensive than going to the florist. The term “cutting gardens” has become a common expression that implies that what you grow has a purpose. It is very nice when you get to pick your own bouquet and put it in a nice vase, or when you can decorate every room of your home with home-grown plants. Read more here about how to make a bouquet with all the outdoor flowers in your garden.
The joy of a beautiful garden bouquet
There is something special about making a flower arrangement or a bouquet of flowers you have picked yourself. If you have also grown the flowers yourself in your garden or on your balcony, you will probably feel a little proud when the flowers stand there as a beautiful sight on a shelf or on a table. Many also find that it seems more personal to give a bouquet of flowers that come from your own garden.
Tips for plants and flowers
There are many plants and flowers that can be placed in flower beds, outside or on the balcony – and that together look good in bouquets. Here is a selection of flowers with festive colors that both spread joy and inspiration.
- Cornflower
- Sunflower
- Coneflower
- Aster
- Decorative basket
- Scabiosa antropurpurea
A great advantage with many of these flowers is that they can also be dried and that way they become a nice dried bouquet.
Sow a seed and let it grow
Start sowing seeds in April/May for the coming summer. Then the flowers and plants will be ready to pick in June – perfect for all the summer parties that await. With us you will find all kinds of seeds, which will soon give you an inspiring garden.
More and more people are growing cut flowers
More and more people are saying that they actually sow and grow their own cut flowers at home. This has increased interest in growing them, as well as knowledge about different plants. This is only positive! The growing trend has also influenced fashion and engagement when it comes to interior design.
Advantages
There are many benefits to growing your own flowers and plants:
- Good for your health. You are out in the fresh air and use your hands and body when working in the flower beds and picking flowers.
- You contribute to a creative way of thinking. You get a sense of color and shape both when it comes to flower beds and bouquets.
- Economical. You save money by growing flowers yourself. Maybe you can even sell them on?
- Social. Growing can be social, and you get to share your interest with other like-minded people, perhaps in a common growing area.
Bouquets for different occasions
With your homegrown flowers you can make bouquets for weddings and parties, as gifts for parties and not least as interior decoration. Make bouquets that add harmony and good color combinations to the room. Don't forget to take care of the flowers by changing the water and keeping the vase clean. Good luck!
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