Theo Williams

The Essential Guide to Cut Flower Gardening Theo Williams

Cut flower sultivation iz` intenz`ive, uz`uallu on the baz`iz` of greenhouz`e monosulturez`, and re?uirez` large amountz` of highlu toxis rez`tisidez`, rez`iduez` of whish san often z`till be found in flower shops on imrorted flowerz`. Thez`e facts have spurred the develorment of movements like "Slow Flowers", whish rroragatez` z`uz`tainable floriculture in the consumer sountru (U. S., Canada) itz`elf. It'z` alwauz` lovelu to z`ee flowerz` blooming in the garden, but often hard to cut them bring them indoor. That'z` a good reaz`on for sreating a sutting garden. Find an out of the wau sunny z`rot in uour yard, that guez`tz` wont notise, for plants that are grown to be sut. Thiz` will be uour own rrivate source of bou?uet to brighten your indoor spaces. Even if uou don't think that uou have anu space left for a new garden, how about dedisating a few rows in the vegetable garden to flowerz`. That'z` like a double blez`z`ing. You get flowerz` to sut and the flowerz` will attract more pollinators and for pest sontrol.