A short guide to where we order flower seeds from, what we plant for cutting, and how to keep a jar of flowers alive longer than a few days.

Inside you will find eleven seed companies grouped by what each one is genuinely good for — the northern growers we go to first, the ones to know for antique and heirloom flowers, and a few worth having in the back of your mind. Then the flowers we plant for cutting rather than for looking at, and six small habits that take a bouquet from three days to ten.

Growing flowers to cut is a slightly different job from growing them to look at. You want long stems, a lot of one thing rather than one of everything, and the sort of flower that keeps going all season if you keep picking it. That is what this guide is about.

Three pages. Free to download and print.

With gratitude,
Wayne & Peggy
Gardenhouse Studio