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- Silicone cup case holders along with test tubes & small vases give diversity in displaying cut flowers
- Hellebores will not droop if cut once the seed pod has set
- Floral place settings look good
- Twisted hazel provides a great scaffold for floral displays
- Rosa Souvenir de Mal Maison – grows best in own root stock – so take a long term view & make cuttings this autumn
- Don't sow seed directly into soil in these northern climates: sow in trays & prick out – tiresome but worth it for healthy plants. However sow calendula directly into prepared seed bed.
- Make sure you can walk between your cut flower beds – carefully think about paths / stepping stones etc.
- Ensure the cutting bed is in direct sun light
- Feed your cutting beds as years go on
- To encourage flowering – keep picking your annual flowers
- Consider the need for 'crop rotation' of annual flowers. E.g. wallflowers (erysimum) are in the brassica genus (Family – cruciferae) so are likely to develop 'club root' if sown annually in the same spot!
- Yellow & white flowers look good in a grey vase
- Get off to a great start each year by using a 3' x 1' heated propagator. You can reduce germination time by 5 days or so.
- Species plants come true from seed e.g. Orlaya
- Poppies provide a great mid-season splash of colour
- Consider foliage combinations with flowers
- Take care with euphorbias – can develop allergies due to latex content
- Always support your cut flowers with 12” to 6' stakes & pea netting
- Experiment & have Funfrom Trish Rodgers' Notes
