Every spring I am fired up to get out into my yard and play in the dirt. I can pull weeds like a champion, but now that we’ve settled into our new-to-us house I want to establish a cutting garden.
In my last house we created a perennial garden that produced flowers from early spring to late fall, and I loved having fresh flowers in the house all the time!
Here are some of my favorite flowers for a cutting garden.
Peony Rose
My all-time favorite flower!
In my last house I cultivated and loved all over peonies that produced huge blossoms in various shades of pink. They make the best cuttings!
My all-time favorite flower!
In my last house I cultivated and loved all over peonies that produced huge blossoms in various shades of pink. They make the best cuttings!
{these peonies are from my garden at my last house}
Hydrangea
{these hydrangeas were at a house we vacationed at on cape cod – they were spectacular!}
Traditional Rose
There are over 100 species of roses, but these I would consider traditional roses that have thorns.
Coneflower
Zinnia
Snapdragon
Foxglove
Oriental Poppy
Delphinium
New England Aster
Russian Sage
Sunflowers
Black Eyed Susan
Sunray
Feverfew
Bishop’s Lace
If you are looking to start a cutting garden, there are so many resources out here on the interwebs!
Here are a couple articles to get you started.
Feed Your Soul: Plant A Cutting Garden at Gardener’s Supply
Grow A Colorful Cutting Garden at Hobby Farms
If you’re starting from scratch, bhg.com actually has easy-care garden plans that you can download and follow.
For small space gardening, check out Live On The Balcony: Container Garden Ideas & Inspiration
What are your favorite flowers to cut?
Cassie @ Primitive & Proper says
i love peonies, and daisies! and all of them! i am so glad we have peonies, and we also have a gargantuan russian sage.
Dana Frieling says
I wish I was your neighbor so I could enjoy your cutting garden as well!
pam {simple details} says
I wish I lived on the other side! 🙂 I have many of the same planted, but I need a spot dedicated to cutting!
Privet and Holly says
Fun, I just started
adding the annuals
to my cutting garden,
today! I love a mix
of perennials and
annuals. Zinnias in
particular, really make
me smile! I also put
in my herbs today as
it was a lovely 75, dry
and sunny.
Happy Tuesday,
xo Suzanne
Kelly @ View Along the Way says
Yes! I want to do this SO bad.
Urban Orchard Interiors says
Lisa, peonies and hydrangeas are my favorites too! This was so informative. I have been putting our garden together little by little over the years but really wish I had had a plan from the beginning. This post is so helpful and informative. Now I'm looking out my window and I want to rip everything out and start over! Thanks for some great inspiration.
-Lane
Carrie @ Hazardous Design says
Never thought to plant flowers for the sole purpose of cutting them. Oh! The money I'd save by not buying flowers at the grocery every week!
Lisa - A Room with A View says
I have a ton of hydrandeas and I love the variations in their color. The foxglove are gorgeous, too, and who does not love a beautiful rose!
Adelina Priddis says
Oh I would love a cutting garden! Flowers are not my forte when it comes to gardening though. Maybe next year I'll have to give it more of a try.
Jennifer L. Griffin says
What a fantastic resource! Love all of them and have a few in my yard as well. I absolutely adore peonies but have never planted any! Must rememdy that…