Want to grow Cut Flowers from seed

Grow in my own garden cut flowers instead of buying that has been flown in.

Can you suggest a good seed supplier of cut flowers.

Can bring them on in the greenhouse then plant out.

One of my clients also wants cut flowers in her garden and I thought I coudl grow them on from seed.

Did you see gardeners world last night on buying British Flowers ?

 

Scotkat what flowers do you want? I would think that most seed houses have a good range of flowering plants and I know that Thompson and Morgan do a commercial growers range of seed. David.

 

DP shall check out T&M scented flowers some with vibrant colours which stands out in a garden and that also comes up every year.

 

Sarah Raven (who presented the British cut flowers special on Friday night) has been running a series of articles in Gardener's World mag, about how to grow your own flowers for cutting.

The most useful one was January 2007, it suggested types of flowers to grow so you have something to cut from around june til December, with good vase life (generally - although she also recommended sweet peas, which don't last long, but you've got to have some haven't you?) and generally other things to recommend them. I thought the list was useful, and the article that it was presented in, but the rest of it wasn't very well written.

She was recommending mostly annuals though, sounds like you're more interested in perennials?

She also has a company selling seeds, plants, kit, etc. but I couldn't recommend them, I ordered from them this year and missed some sowing times because they took so long delivering stuff - they were moving premises or something, which i guess can cause problems, but the thing that annoyed me was that they didn't keep me informed - and they were pretty expensive too!

 

Thanks Claire yes I am more interested in Perennials.

But still liked the idea of buying British Cut Flowers.

Its the big Dundee Flower and Food Festival next weekend so shall be popping over to that and see what is around to get some ideas.And new seeds and plants.

 

Don't forget things like gladioli, dahlias and other corms/bulbs which are good for a cuttings garden too.