Growing a Cutting Garden with Cheerful Annual Flowers
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2021
- My new cutting garden is a cheerful mix of ten annual flower varieties, selected for their shape and color. Although cutting gardens are gardens grown for the purpose of cutting, or harvesting flowers for use in floral arrangements, I wanted mine to serve double duty. I selected flowers that would not only look good in a vase, but also look good in the ground, set against terraced stone beds. In this video, I'll take you through the process of creating my first cutting garden - beginning with planning the garden (last winter) all the way to today, when the garden is in full bloom. I'll also share what I learned along the way, and what I'll change for next year.
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Я восхищаюсь вашим садом и вашими трудами! Пусть вам всегда светит солнышко!
That is very kind of you to say. Thank you very much! 🌞🌞🌞🌳🌹🌷
I feel like I am visiting a cherished family member's home when I sit with you (with my cup of tea) and listen...same feeling like when I get to visit a favorite aunt or something. You have such a lovely warm & gentle spirit about you.
That is the sweetest thing to say ☺️. I'm so glad you find the videos "comfortable". What a lovely premise to talk about gardening 🌹.
Thank you Pam's Garden ☺️🌿🌺
Rosanne, not only are you an extraordinary gardener with incredible gardens, you have the best selection of topics and themes. And you share your first-hand experience generously-the good, not so good and meh. Always such great success tips too! Thank you so very much!! Those pink zinnias and the petals are fabulous!
A friend just mentioned that her dream some day is to have a cutting garden. I will share you video tomorrow! Ah yes, flower power🌻
Wow, thank you! I am so pleased to hear you enjoy my topics and content (and honesty 😉). The challenge of gardening is one of the things that makes it so much fun. Great to hear about another cutting garden in the works, or at least dream stage💐.
Thanks for watching and commenting with that kind feedback 🌹
Rosanne you’re doing such a nice job. You’re an inspiration to me. Thank you for sharing your beautiful garden with us.😎
You are so welcome. Thank you for that kind feedback 🌹
You are such an inspiration! I will be planting flowers next spring and will be growing them from seed a few months in advance. I will come back to this video for reference. 😊 Thank you Rosanne! Love from New Brunswick, Canada ❤
Greetings to New Brunswick, Canada! I'm so happy to hear that you'll be growing flowers from seed. It's so rewarding! 🌹💐🌺
Love your flowers. I live in zone 4 too and it can be a challenge. Great planning and doing what gardeners do noting the beauty and thinking about the fun you will have in spring of 2022!
So true! Thanks for watching and commenting! 🌹
I love your video, I always grow as much Alchemilla mollis as I can, it is a great filler for the vase.
Thanks. That's a really great idea. I grow it as a border plant, but I never think of the flowers for use in arrangements. Great tip.
Great information. Similar to what I plan for my next growing season. Thanks for sharing.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Rosanne! They are beautiful! I have golden glows growing all over the place here. This is my first full year living here and it’s an acre. I am just getting to know what’s living here, what needs to be moved, and what I want to add to it. It’s been a busy year with the vegetable garden and some minor house renovations but next year is flower year. I plan to spend the winter planning what exactly I want and where to put stuff. I am super excited to do the flower beds and create something stunning. Thanks for all your beautiful and informative videos. I will probably re-watch most of your videos during hibernation. Have a wonderful weekend. 🌹🌷🌻🌸
Thank you Mary! I am just so pleased that next year is "flower year." Planning is really a great winter activity, so I hope you have a lot of fun with it. Also, you are very kind about the videos. Thank you. Yours in gardening, Rosanne 🌹
Love to see your garden turned out so well, Rosanne. Isn't it lovely to have fresh-cut flowers the whole season? Missed the Lathyrus, nothing more beautiful and scenting than Lathyrus. I think I made 60 bouquets this year. And Dahlia's, like the Bishop of Oxford, give lovely cuttings too. We had snow in April, endless rain that killed a lot, feasting snails and slugs did the rest. All my perennials were fine, the seedlings were eaten but for the Tropoealum Ken Ashly and the Cobaea Scandens Alba, who both explode of flowers. Thank goodness for my pots with Dahlia. to give cuttings. I am looking out for your "double" seedlings next year, Rosanne.
Thank you. It is indeed lovely to have fresh cut flowers. It sounds like you have quite the garden - 60 bouquets! I can almost see and smell the flowers in your garden. Thank you for the lovely note.
Like to start as many plants as I can fit in front of my living room window. Zinnias, sunflowers, etc., had so many started gave a lot to my sister-in-law and she shared with her girls. I have those BUNNIES too, ate have my zinnias I started in doors. But they are so easy to grow, bought more seeds and scattered amongst the growing ones, up and flowering already:) You have given me so many ideas for next season. Thank you so much
Thanks Connie! That is very kind of you to say! It's funny that we are already thinking of next season.
Your videos are worth the long wait! Hint hint! Flowers are gorgeous but the terraced hardscape is stunning against the flagstone!
Hi! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thank you. I appreciate your comment about the terraced hardscape - I was thinking of changing the thumbnail for this video to one which showed the terraced garden. Your comment was very timely!
Alas, I do wish I had more time and energy for more videos - there's always so much competition for time 🤔.
Till next time 🌹.
Rosanne, your garden is always lovely. I love the cut flower garden and so glad you shared your thought process in the design and plant selection. Giving an honest assessment of the results is invaluable. I live in zone 9b, Sonoran desert. My longing for a lush green blooming garden has to be satisfied by watching channels like yours. Thank you, it feeds my soul.
Greetings to the Sonoran desert! Thank you. I'm so happy to hear that you are enjoying our garden 🌺. My husband and I love sharing our garden, and I sure do agree about gardens feeding the soul ...whether visited in person or online.
Have a great weekend.
The cut flower gardens look fabulous! I wanted to mention i planted some irish moss this year after watching your videos on it. i just love to go out and look at the color and texture of it. i just have two small areas but hope to add it to many more. my mom planted some in her garden as well after seeing mine. thanks for using your time and talents to make these videos. i have a learned a lot from watching your channel and tried new plants in my garden that i wouldnt have otherwise. thanks again and have a great fall!
Thank you Katherine! I love hearing how people are trying new plants in their garden after watching my channel. My goal is to have people try new things and have fun in the process. So, Yay! Also, I feel I'm an unofficial ambassador for Irish Moss, so "yay" again. Thanks for watching and commenting! 🌼🌼🌼
Beautiful garden Rosanne! I have really enjoy watching your garden progression and especially that cute little shed. Your husbands masonry skills are fantastic! Roseanne, you can direct sow Larkspur in the late Fall(especially in you growing zone) , this is what I do in November and they come up each season beautifully...much to my amazement. I'm in zone 6 here in Ontario, Canada. I do cloche the sowed area so that it doesn't get disturbed from the squirrels, rabbits and chipmunks...they love to swim and bury all sorts of things in the bed dirt! I also like to direct sow Stock around the Larkspur bed as well, but I don't do that until early Spring, Feb. or March, depends on the weather conditions. Save yourself the grow light space and direct sow the Cosmos next year. Cosmos are easy, reliable flowers to sow directly and they thrive with the heat of the sun.
If you get impatient in the Spring(I always do!) and want to sow early, shovel off the snow and ice(if any) and put down cloches to warm the soil for the areas you want to direct sow. Weather depending, I usually cloche the soil at the end of February. I leave the cloches on for a week or two, my growing areas are in full sun so it warm up rather quickly under the cloche. Once the soil reaches 70 degrees or higher you're good to go!
I do want to note(in case anyone reading this is wondering), always look at the sowing and germination instructions on your packets. Cosmos, for example, is not a cold hardy flower like Larkspur and is best direct sowed late Spring, Cosmos don't need cold weather to aid in its germination.
Hope this helps!
Thank you Julie! What great advice! I think you hit on something - that is to follow the package instructions, yet customize your approach depending on your climate. We can have (lots of) snow on the ground in late April, but it normally warms up very quickly that. I start many plants from seeds so that I get a jump-start on the growing season by maybe a month, although it doesn't always work out that way. I have often grown Delphinium tricorne by direct sowing seeds in the fall. Without protection, as you mentioned, the seeds often disappear with a disappointing display the next summer. That's why I like winter sowing in containers, so that I can start the seeds protected and grow them until they can withstand most of the critters. But, I sure love the idea of direct-sowing more. Thanks again 🌹.
@@RosannesGarden I forgot to mention...If you want to tinker around this Fall, try direct sowing poppies too, they are easy to sow and reliable . The benefit, I find, with cloche on the soil is that I don't have to worry about the soil over heating or drying out, the cloche usually gets covered back up with snow and the hole at the top acts like a drainage hole to maintain moisture. Plus, I don't have to transfer from a container to soil, which can be stressful for the root systems. I've done the winter container sowing for years and had successful growth , however I find the root system seems to be stronger when I direct sow and cloche.
These are the plastic cloches I use if you are looking for economical value...
www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/garden/garden-care/plant-protection/10536-garden-cloches?item=ED903
Cheers!
@@juliepardo7767 Thanks again Julie. I do love to tinker and maybe will try Poppies again using the cloches. I love Poppies, but have had horrible luck with them and was thinking it might be my soil, which runs slightly alkaline. Also, thanks for the link. I'll definitely check the cloches out.
Wow I love nature connected thing 👌🇨🇭
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed the video!
A lovely cut flower garden, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thank you for your great and informational videos…I love to re-watch them in the winter and make a wish list of shrubs and flowers for spring planting.🥰
Thank you Kim! That is very sweet of you to say! I agree, Winter is the best time to watch garden videos and plan for the following spring. 🌹
I always find so much inspiration in your videos!!!!! Your delivery, filming and explanations are incredibly enjoyable! Thank you so much for sharing your passion for gardening and the gorgeous fruits of your labor!!!!!! Saying a hearty HELLO from Fair Oaks, California (Zone 9b)
Greetings to Fair Oaks, CA! Thank you so much for watching and commenting. My goal is to inspire more gardening and trying new things. So, Yay! It's especially great to hear that a gardener in Zone 9b can find a video from a Zone 4 gardener enjoyable and relevant. All the best in gardening 🌺.
Your garden and your videos are so beautiful and inspiring. Thank you for sharing all you do. I love your trial and error method. You just have to try and adjust what doesn’t work. 🤗
Thank you! I'm so glad you're enjoying my channel! 🌺 We love sharing our garden and what we've learned along the way. One of the many enjoyable aspects of gardening is the challenge.
Always look forward to your videos.
I appreciate that!
Thanks for sharing your beautiful cutting garden with us !
My pleasure. Thanks for visiting!
Enjoyed your video and your garden as always. A lot to learn from you. Thanks 😊
Thanks Indie! Thanks or watching! 🌼🌺🌿
Absolutely gorgeous!🌹💐
Thank you! 😊
Love your video your garden is so beautiful ... Thank You very much !!
I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you for watching and commenting! 🌹
Rosannes the best 🌹
Thank you 🌺🌿🥰
That orlaya is gorgeous 😍 never even heard of it before. Always Love visiting your garden. I have callas planted from your inspiration. Never bloomed but I'm hoping they will next year. I'm in zone 6b
Thank you Allyson! I hadn't heard of Orlaya until last year myself. I'm so impressed with how easy it was to grow. Sorry about your Calla's. Let's hope next year is the charm 🤞.
Good job ..🙂 I'm so glad about your beautiful garden ...💚
Thank you so much 😊 🌹🌿
Fun project, Rosanne! Thanks for sharing the video and for the new cut flower ideas! This year, in addition to zinnias, Calla lilies and the Golden Globes we planted asters and a few dahlias given to me by a friend. They both are a welcome addition to our cut bouquets.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. Sounds like we have the same taste 😉❤️🌺. I'm planning on getting some asters this week to add to the garden.
Great plan and execution!
Thank you!
Absolutely gorgeous!
Thank you! Cheers!
Hi my lovely friend 😊 Impressive from seeds 🙌!! It's so true, trial and error but all great learning lessons. Thank you for your knowledge in teachings!
I direct planted pink cosmos in a large pot on my deck last year. The thing took over 😄 My lesson learned was not to plant in pots again! I planted some Cardinal Lobelia in the ground this year, another lesson learned. I need to move them. It says they like full sun, but the blooms dried out before their true performance. They stand a good 4 ft tall.
Hard for pollination due to height and need hummingbirds to succeed. Organic matter as well. So, we'll see next year if their happier with their new home, when I'm done with them, in part shade 😉
Was nice to see you again, Rosanne! Sending hugs and best wishes always ❤
Hello Gina! Always nice to hear from you. I guess gardening really wouldn't be as much fun if everything always worked out 😉. Interesting about the Cardinal Lobelia. This year, with the cutting garden, we're finally seeing hummingbirds ourselves. We've always had lots of bees and butterflies, but not hummingbirds. This year, it it was really nice seeing them in the cutting garden. Never got film footage though.
Happy gardening 🌹
@@RosannesGarden black and bloom salvias, although annuals, will bring in the hummingbirds for sure! I had them last year. Getting them again next year. Besides, they are Striking!!! 💜
Love your garden!
Thank you!
Wonderful display of color! I tried a few annuals from seed this year. The only ones that worked out for me were poppies and bachelor buttons, mainly because of the location. I will know better next Spring! Love your Nicotiana, have to try that sometime.
Thanks! It did get colorful 💐. The Nicotiana and Orlaya were two of my favorites - easy to grow and gorgeous.
You are so clever! 🧡
Thank you! 😊 You are kind to say that.
Can you do a full garden tour soon please
I definitely plan on more garden tour videos, but I think it might be next spring or summer. Thank you for watching and commenting 💐
lots of great tips in here, thank you
Thank you Julie! Glad the video was helpful! 🌺🌿🌞
Just lovely 🥰
Thank you! 😊
Great video !
Glad you enjoyed it! 💐🌿💐
I would love a video on how to make your guards to keep out your rabbits.
Great idea Tammy! Thanks for the suggestion.
Very beautiful🌱🌸🌺🌷🙏
Thanks for visiting ☺️💐🌺
Thanks for sharing, as always so thoughtful and well presented, love your choice of flowers and your stone gardens are very pretty display and looks so neat and well organized. I am wandering if you removed plants from those areas to make a space for cutting flower garden?
Hi Bea, Glad you liked the cutting garden! That terraced area was previously a vegetable/herb bed. But, because my husband also grows vegetables in his own community garden plot (he's the veg gardener in the family), which gets more sunlight, we downsized to his veg garden. It's nice to have a space that can be so flexible.
She says “next year will start double”, made me smile. It is such a beautiful garden, thank you for sharing
So nice of you 🌺. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Thank you : )
You are welcome!
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Thank you! Cheers!
I love this video. Thank you for posting. I was wondering what tool you used to draw your garden map. It looks great!
Thanks Miriam! I use the free version of paint.net for my drawings. It's amazing what you can do with a few shapes and lines! Glad you liked it.
Was this garden space always terraced or did y’all build that recently? It turned out lovely!!! Thanks for sharing!
Hi Heather. My husband terraced it a few years back. We mostly grew vegetables and herbs in the beds until this year. I'm glad you like it. It matches the other stonework throughout our garden.
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I am constantly astounded by thr cleanliness of your sandstone flagstones. Do you pressure wash them or bkeach wash them? How do you keep them so pristine?
Hi Gwen, If our flagstones are in a lot of sun, such as in this thumbnail of the cutting garden video, we have not needed to do anything to them. If, however, they are in a shaded, or partially shaded area, they do get "blackish" over time. So, every few years, we treat them with "30 Seconds Outdoor Cleaner". I always wet the Irish Moss and other plants around the stones first, and when I'm all done, I rinse them again. It hasn't seemed to harm the plants, which is always a concern when using cleaning products. So far, so good. Here's a link to the product so that you can see it.
www.acehardware.com/departments/home-and-decor/cleaning-and-disinfectants/mold-and-mildew-removers/7130792?store=15367&gclid=Cj0KCQjw1dGJBhD4ARIsANb6OdnvgktDfXs7p2BoYzrBkFoUKS9mukjOZvXJ4zvgEXx44XhXJRoHbGgaApVKEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds