Ageratum ‘Blue Horizon’
Excellent annual cut flower with long vase life. Used in our mixed bouquets. Also dries well. To dry, cut when bloom is still tight, and hang to dry indoors out of direct light. In the dried state, ageratum is useful in wreaths and arrangements.
Ageratum ‘Red Top’
Excellent annual cut flower with long vase life. Used in our mixed bouquets. Also dries well. To dry, cut when bloom is still tight, and hang to dry indoors out of direct light. In the dried state, ageratum is useful in wreaths and arrangements.Alyssum ‘Carpet Of Snow’
Wonderful low growing annual for hanging baskets or the front of the borde. The nice thing about this annual is that it blooms all summer and will stand light frost, so it provides fall color as well!
Aster ‘Giant Princess’
Wonderful annual that is a long lasting cut flower. It is useful because it blooms into the fall. Asters can be dried in silica gel for use in dried flower work.Aster ‘Matsumoto’
Wonderful annual that is a long lasting cut flower. It is useful because it blooms into the fall. Asters can be dried in silica gel for use in dried flower work.
Bed Of Zinnia “Cut & Come Again”
Wonderful annual that is a long lasting cut flower. It is useful because it blooms into the fall. Asters can be dried in silica gel for use in dried flower work.Burgundy Cosmos
Free blooming annual used in our mixed bouquets. Colors range from white, to pink, to dark magenta. Colorful addition to any garden.
Calendula ‘Pacific Beauty'”
Like cool weather for bloom. Useful in late summer and fall for garden bloom. Good cut flower which we use in mixed bouquets. Blossoms edible and rich in carotenoid for use as a dye. Annual.Chinese Forget-Me-Nots
This is a row of Chinese Forget-me-nots which are annuals. Note how colorful they are. They are good cut flowers and in the row (or in a group in the garden) they add lots of color.
Cosmos ‘Sensations'”
Free blooming annual used in our mixed bouquets. Colors range from white, to pink, to dark magenta. Colorful addition to any garden.Cynoglossum (Chinese Forget-Me-Not)
Blue is not an easy color to obtain in flowers, but this one is a clear, lovely blue. Used in our mixed bouquets. Will self sow. Annual.
Digitalis (Foxglove) ”Foxy’
Wonderful biennial which is a long lasting cut flower. Used in our mixed bouquets. This plant will be in bloom five months after sowing.Flowers Drying In Workshop
Many flowers dry well by just hanging them upside down in fairly dark airy place. Keep them hung up until they are thoroughly dry, then either use or store them.
Garden Overview
Shows a row of peonies and two lily rows that have been cut over in foreground. Background shows Chinese Forget-me-nots and other annuals in lower rows. We use grass between rows because it is much cleaner for handling flowers and looks well.Golden Ageratum
New variety of ageratum that dries well, but the stems do not seem to be strong enough to do well as a cut flower. Blooms all summer.
Helichrysum (Strawflower)
Strawflowers are a colorful and very useful in dried flower work. They seem to last forever, and are a great addition to wreaths and arrangements. We even use them on our Christmas wreaths. They are annuals.Hemerocallis ‘Stella D’Oro’
One of today’s most popular daylilies because they bloom most of the summer, are low growing and virtually need no special care to keep on living and blooming.
Malva ‘Fastigiata’
Long lasting perennial cut flower we use all the time in bouquets. It grows well in nearly any soil. Easily grown from seed, and self sows readily.Marigold ‘Double French’
Marigolds are the staple of many gardens, offering bright colors, and longevity. Good cut flower.
Matricaria ‘White Wonder’
A prolific blooming tender perennial (grown here as an annual). Long lasting cut flower and can be dried, though it turns a creamy white upon drying. Blooms all summer.Nicotina ‘Niki’
Annual, easy to grow in any average soil. Blooms from July to frost. Reseeds readily.
Non-Stop Begonia
A begonia that will tolerate more sun than most. Nice in front of the shady border, in hanging baskets or containers. They are very colorful.Pansies
Pansies are very useful in the garden and containers in spring, early summer and fall. They are colorful and in the springtime, one of the first flowers to bloom. They like cool weather. They bloom well until weather turns warm then tend to slacken in bloom until cool weather returns.
Phlox Paniculata (Variety Unknown)
Phlox are the background of the mid to late summer garden. This perennial is easy to grow and is a good cut flower if harvested when florets are still tight in the blossom. No self respecting garden should be without phlox!Phlox Paniculata ‘Bright Eyes’
Showy perennial that blooms for several weeks from late July into August. Good cut flower if cut before all blossoms are open.Row Of Marigold ‘Double French’
Marigolds are the staple of many gardens, offering bright colors, and longevity. Good cut flower.Rudbeckia Hirta (Black Eyed Susan) ‘Indian Summer’
Blooms from July to frost. Used in late summer bouquets. Long lasting cut flower. We treat this rudbeckia as an annual in our zone (3-4).Tithonia (Mexican Sunflower) ‘Torch’
This annual adds lots of color to our mixed bouquets and to the garden all summer. Fairly good cut flower.Tithonia ‘Goldfinger’
This annual adds lots of color to our mixed bouquets and to the garden all summer. Fairly good cut flower.