Cutting and Drying Flowers
One of the greatest pleasures of growing a garden is having an abundance of flowers for picking. Some varieties take well to drying and will last into winter and beyond.
- Excerpted from How to Grow Practically Everything
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DK - How to Grow Practically Everything © 2010 Dorling Kindersley Limited When to Start: for cutting, autumn or spring; for drying, summer to autumn
At Their Best: for cutting, spring to late summer; for drying, all year round
Time to Complete: for cutting, 5 hours for sowing and pricking out and 2 hours for planting; for drying, about 2 weeks
Materials Needed:
- seeds of annuals
- bulbs
- perennials
- shovel
- well-composted organic matter
- watering can
- flowers for drying
- rubber bands
- tacks or pins
- hooks or paperclips
- string
Flowers for Cutting
Allium
Peruvian lily (Alstroemeria)
snapdragon
chrysanthemum
cleome
cornflower (Centaureacosmos
daffodil
dahlia
foxglove
peony
Rudbeckia
sunflower
sweetpea
sweet william
tulip
zinnia
Enlarge Photo+Shrink Photo-DK - How to Grow Practically Everything © 2010 Dorling Kindersley LimitedFlowers for Drying
yarrow
cornflower (Centaurea)
globe thistle (Echinops)
hare's tail (Lagurus)
lavender
love-in-a-mist
quaking grass (Briza)
sea holly (Eryngium)
statice (Limonium)
strawflower (Xerochrysum)
Enlarge Photo+Shrink Photo-DK - How to Grow Practically Everything © 2010 Dorling Kindersley LimitedCut Plants
Many plants can be cut frequently with little impact on the garden display; they just keep on producing more flowers. Plant a cutting border full of such varieties.
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© 2010 Dorling Kindersley Limited
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