Venturing into the unknown!

[Small pumpkin]

I'm considering growing some flowers for cutting. As I have recently started keeping a vase of flower going continuously. But as I only go shopping once every 3 months. This is proving to be quite tricky . Anyway when it come to flowers I'm clueless. So I would like flowers that will grow in my front garden borders ( without taking over), that I can butcher as and when they are required. And it has to be something that can stand up to some strong winds.
Sweet peas go without saying, I always grow them ( no always successfully )
What about Lupin ? Do they work as cut flowers.
All suggestions appreciated. I may need pictures as well

[muddled]

Lupins make beautiful cut flowers, last well in the vase and best of all they will self seed if you let them. If they are very happy they can take over a bit but their leaves are so distinctive they are easy to spot and hoe away.

Sweet williams are very lovely, they look like velvet in a range of beautiful colours (seed sold is always mixed colours). They behave well in a border, last well in a vase and smell heavenly. You can sow them up to september I believe for flowers next year.

Honesty gives flowers (pink or white) spring and summer and those beautiful 'moon discs' in autumn winter that look stunning in any arrangement.

Daffs planted now will give gorgeous early colour from February.
Tulips for March to may.

Herbs make excellent 'greens' to set off your vase of blooms... mint, rosemary lavendar etc.

[veggiechicken]

I recommend Flower Seeds For A Late Summer & Early Autumn Sowing. | Higgledy Garden for entertainment - and seeds.

[Small pumpkin]

Some fantastic ideas there that lot will fill my garden very nicely. I did find these Chrysanthemum ‘Rainbow Hippy Love Child’ on the link you found VC. I liked the name then I saw them and I thought cool. What do you think?
I do have a lovey big iris in the garden, but the voles have eaten all the young flowering shoots off it for the last two year ( little s.o.b )!

[WPG]

I've found that daisy-shaped flowers stay fresh for weeks on end in water. Ox-eye daisies, shasta daisies, and rudbeckia are among my favourites for cut flowers.

Also, for smaller posy jars, I really love nigella - they can be sown now for earlier flowers next year, and I've found the seedlings overwinter fine.