Cut Flower Garden 101: What to Grow for Stunning Arrangements All Season Long 🌸

Want to grow your own flower arrangements straight from the garden? In this video, I’m sharing the building blocks of a cut flower garden arrangements from focal blooms like dahlias and roses, to supporting flowers, textural accents, and greenery. 🌿

I’ll walk you through:
✅ Which flowers to grow in Zone 6A for all season blooms
✅ Planting methods for spring bulbs, annuals, and perennials
✅ My go-to seed and tuber sources (Johnny’s Seeds, Floret, Grace Rose Farm) check local farms in your area.
✅ Bonus tips for greenery, foraging, and favorite new flowers to try this season

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🌸 Four Key Elements to Grow in Your Garden

Focal Flowers
• Spring: Peonies, Poppies
• Summer–Fall: Dahlias, Sunflowers, Roses

Supporting or Secondary Flowers
• Spring: Ranunculus, Anemones, Daffodils, Viola, Tulips
• Summer–Fall: Zinnias, Cosmos, Strawflower, Marigolds, Rudbeckia

Textural Elements
• Spring: Muscari, Sweet Pea
• Summer–Fall: Queen Anne’s Lace, Celosia, Amaranth, Yarrow, Scabiosa, Bunny Tail Grass, Statice, Gomphrena

Height Elements
• Spring: Hyacinth (amazing fragrance!), Astilbe, and more
• Summer–Fall: Snapdragons, Larkspur, Stock, Delphinium, Veronica plus tall greenery

Greenery
• Basil, Mahogany Splendor Hibiscus, Eucalyptus, Dill, or foraged branches and foliage

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🌱 Flower & Seed Sources
• Johnny’s Seeds: Cut Flower Section
• Floret Flowers: Shop Seeds
• Dahlias: Check local farms for tuber sales or try Stark Farms
• Roses: Grace Rose Farm – beautiful bare-root roses and care tips

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Whether you’re just starting with zinnias by your mailbox or diving into a full cutting garden, you’ll love having fresh flowers to bring indoors and share with family and friends. 🌸 Enjoy watching the bees and butterflie dance and rest in your garden all season long.

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 ⏱ Chapters
00:00 – Intro
02:15 -Elements of Design to Grow
09:30 – How to Grow the Different Elements
23:00 – Wrap Up