The Cutting Garden Flower Challenge 2014

[Dorothy rouse]

Um not really cut flowers but I thought these buttercups worked. [ATTACH]45188[/ATTACH]


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I agree, they look nice

[Two_Sheds]

those lupins were supposed to be blue, so they're all coming out: about 20 plants

[WPG]

Sweet rocket, aquilegia, thalictrum aquilegifolium, with some ferns and honesty seedheads.
And I've just realised I'm allergic to one of these, as my wrists have come out in hives

[Bex]

The arrangements are all gorgeous, next year I'm growing flowers as well as veg


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[Two_Sheds]

cut flowers, mid-late May



* although I do have to spray (Vitax Organic 2 in 1) for blackspot on the roses: picking the leaves off doesn't work

[Raybon]

The wallflowers! Nooooooooo!

[shushkin!]

What lovely displays. I just cant bring myself to cut any of my flowers. I love watching the bees hopping from one flower to the other. I try to grow flowers that will provide food for my local bee population.

[Two_Sheds]

I try to grow flowers that will provide food for my local bee population.

As do the rest of us.
I only cut a small proportion of the flowers in my garden, and I'm only doing it this year, for this thread.

[shushkin!]

Sorry, not trying to upset anyone.

[Two_Sheds]

3 June



honeysuckle, Iceberg & Boule de Neige roses, cerinthe, sweet pea

[Alison]

What lovely displays. I just cant bring myself to cut any of my flowers. I love watching the bees hopping from one flower to the other. I try to grow flowers that will provide food for my local bee population.

As do the rest of us.
I only cut a small proportion of the flowers in my garden, and I'm only doing it this year, for this thread.

Sorry, not trying to upset anyone.

I tend not too cut mine either for a variety of reasons, OH gets bad hayfever and they usually last longer in the garden. I do however grow loads of them so that I can see them flowering through the windows so get a display that way. That said, am liking looking at some of these, particularly as most are natural looking rather than horrible contrived things that were popular a while back and never really reflect the natural beauty of the flowers.

[WPG]

I don't mind cutting flowers when I've got a glut of the same flower. At the moment my allotment is getting overrun by ox eye daisy and poppy, so picking a few doesn't make any difference. I've also added some ferns, honesty seed-heads and a few chive flowers.

[Nicos]

Just wanted to say how much I am enjoying your flower displays peeps!....thank you for sharing

[scarey55]

I don't really do cut flowers but my dog (Trevor he came to us with the name ) has taken to chasing lizards in my flower border - these were hors de combat so I pooped them into a glass with a bit of water, I thought they looked quite pretty.

[Bigmallly]

You should start "doing" cut flowers Scarey, they look really nice................It's not often you get a bloke saying that but credit where credit's due.............