Keep your vases full with flowers you grew yourself.

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Having gorgeous landscaping is essential for curb appeal.

What Is a Cutting Garden?

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A cutting garden is a garden planned specifically to grow flowers for bouquets and floral arrangements.

Tips for Starting a Cutting Garden

“Design your landscape like your arrangement.

“Probably over half of your planting should be something that is your focal flowers.”

Its better to plan and underplant than get overwhelmed.”

“Coneflower and black-eyed Susanare also great options.”

That can be anything from tiny flowers to grasses, branches, and greenery.

Consider bloom times

Every flower has its season.

That way, as one flower fades, a new one starts to bloom.

Don’t forget greenery!