Table of Contents
1 Getting Started
Choosing your blooms 10
What makes a good cut flower? 12
Think in terms of ingredients 14
Consider color, scale, texture & scent 16
Time for a reality check 22
Sourcing your plants 28
The tools 32
Planting ideas 34
The flower grower's year 42
2 Annuals & Biennials
The powerhouse of your cutting garden 46
Collecting seed 58
The annuals & biennials 60
3 Bulbs
Sleeping beauties 98
The bulbs 100
4 Perennials, Shrubs & Trees
Adding the magic 146
The perennials 148
Flowering branches 180
Flowering shrubs 186
Flowering climbers 190
5 Foliage & Fillers
The backbone of your mixed arrangements 194
Foliage annuals 196
Foliage perennials & shrubs 200
Scented foliage, herbs & aromatics 202
Evergreen climbers 206
Trees 208
Grasses 210
Berries, hips & edible fruits 218
6 Harvesting & Arranging
Enjoying the fruits of your labor 224
Styling your bounty 232
A word on vases 236
Keeping it simple 238
Arranging in the hand 242
Building a display stem by stem 246
A cluster of bud vases 254
A cheat's garland 256
The wreath 258
Curating still lifes 260
Gifts 264
Resources 266
Index 268
Acknowledgments 272