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Cutting Garden Annuals to Grow from Seed

Cutting Garden Annuals to Grow from Seed

. Starting flowers from seed is a fun early spring activity and can save you a lot of money. If you want to grow flowers for cutting, it's...

New Dahlia Collections from Flirty Fleurs

New Dahlia Collections from Flirty Fleurs

 For spring 2020, we are excited to be offering three new dahlia collections from floral designer Alicia Schwede of FlirtyFleurs.com. Each of...

Cutting Garden Dahlias: This Year's Favorites

Cutting Garden Dahlias: This Year's Favorites

 Labor Day is approaching fast and there's no denying summer is on the way out. The days are shorter, the evenings cooler, and the annuals in...

Garden Foliage for Flower Arrangements

Garden Foliage for Flower Arrangements

Foliage plays a quiet yet important role in most cut flower arrangements. When a floral designer arranges a bouquet of flowers, at least 25% of it will...

Using a Cutting Garden for Spring Flower Arrangements

Using a Cutting Garden for Spring Flower Arrangements

Tulips, daffodils and other spring bulbs are excellent cut flowers and can be used to create beautiful spring flower arrangements for your home and to share...

DIY Wedding Flowers - Tips for Growing and Arranging

DIY Wedding Flowers - Tips for Growing and Arranging

Are you considering growing and arranging flowers for an upcoming wedding? Taking on a DIY wedding flowers project is not for the fainthearted, but it...

A New Backyard Cutting Garden Takes Shape

A New Backyard Cutting Garden Takes Shape

Not too long ago, the average bouquet of cut flowers featured some limp daisies and a few soulless carnations. Today, the flowers that are available at...

How to Design a Backyard Cutting Garden

How to Design a Backyard Cutting Garden

If you love making fresh flower arrangements, planting a cutting garden is the best way to ensure you will always have lots of beautiful, homegrown...

How a Floral Designer Chooses Flowers for Her Cutting Garden

How a Floral Designer Chooses Flowers for Her Cutting Garden

 Floral Designer Alicia Schwede After many years running a successful floral design studio, Alicia Schwede decided to take her business in a...