Cut Flower Garden
An 8×4 garden designed to produce armfuls of fresh-cut flowers from spring through fall.
About This Template
Bring the beauty of your garden indoors with this dedicated cutting garden. The 8×4 layout is arranged with tall flowers like sunflowers at the back, medium dahlias and zinnias in the middle, and compact marigolds at the front. This succession of bloom times means you'll always have something ready to cut for bouquets, vase arrangements, or gifts throughout the growing season.
Benefits
- 1Fresh bouquets from your garden all season long
- 2Succession of bloom times ensures continuous flowers
- 3Saves money compared to buying cut flowers weekly
- 4Attracts pollinators that benefit the entire garden
- 5Makes thoughtful, homegrown gifts for friends and neighbors
Growing Tips
- 1Cut flowers in early morning when stems are full of water
- 2Remove leaves that will be below the waterline in vases
- 3The more you cut, the more flowers most plants will produce
- 4Pinch zinnias and cosmos when young to encourage branching
Included Plants (8)
Sunflower×4
Helianthus annuus
Spacing: 45 cm · 18 in
Cosmos×4
Cosmos bipinnatus
Spacing: 30 cm · 12 in
Dahlia×2
Dahlia pinnata
Spacing: 60 cm · 24 in
Zinnia×3
Zinnia elegans
Spacing: 25 cm · 10 in
Snapdragon×2
Antirrhinum majus
Spacing: 25 cm · 10 in
Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Spacing: 45 cm · 18 in
Marigold×6
Tagetes patula
Spacing: 25 cm · 10 in
Black-eyed Susan×2
Rudbeckia hirta
Spacing: 45 cm · 18 in
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