Flower Arranging PlantsFlower arranging plants... Planning is THE most important step in deciding what plants to grow for flower arranging. Or for gardening of any type, for that matter (see our page on Wild Flower Gardening for general tips)... but for flower arranging there are a few extra considerations to take into account, over and above those on the wild flower gardening page. Which kind of flower arranging do you admire? Have you got suitable books to help you in deciding the plant material you need for your arrangements? If not I would recommend The New Flower Arranger by Fiona Barnett. (Read all about it on the Flower Arranging page - you will find a convenient link back at the bottom of this flower arranging plants page.) for general tips)... but for flower arranging there are a few extra considerations to take into account, over and above those on the wild flower gardening page. Which kind of flower arranging do you admire? Have you got suitable books to help you in deciding the plant material you need for your arrangements? If not I would recommend The New Flower Arranger by Fiona Barnett. (Read all about it on the Flower Arranging page - you will find a convenient link back at the bottom of this flower arranging plants page.) Another important question is... how large an area of garden [or tubs, window boxes & hanging baskets] can you devote to flower arranging plants? The answers to the above queries should point you in the right direction. A factor to take into consideration when choosing your flower arranging plants is that in most cases flower arrangers use more greenery/foliage than florists. And further to this... there is normally little choice of foliage at florists and other flower selling outlets. You may therefore consider planting foliage plants as a priority... just a couple of words of caution. One, most are very slow growing. Two, in Spring, when the leaves are first coming out the sap isn't advanced enough to allow the foliage to be picked and conditioned and used in an arrangement. All you will get is sad droopy leaves and branches... most disappointing, as the fresh leaves look SO beautiful. You could consider a few carefully chosen evergreens to help with the latter problem. Buying flowering plants for flower arranging needs careful consideration too... whether you choose to go for perennials, bulbs, shrubs, trees, or just for an annual flush of colour or choose to use both needs deciding in advance. As an alternative annuals could be used for the first year or two, with small perennial plants interspersed and allowed to grow, before they are used for picking. Another thing to consider is what is available to buy at the florists? If something is readily available to buy, maybe you could use your space more wisely and productively growing something more unusual and which is not available in the many flower outlets. A few links follow which could be of assistance... Crocus is a famous and extremely well respected web destination site, with just SO many features. As well as over 3000 plants, tools, flowers, garden furniture and loads of helpful advice... you also have the Alan Titchmarsh newsletter and Charlie! Just in case you want to grow your flower arranging plants from seed here are two links to top class suppliers...
So if you are an American citizen, looking for flower arranging seeds, there is no better place to try. Just click the link above and see the amazing number of choices which are on offer. T&M... most packets of flower seeds come with growing instructions and on this website...Thompson & Morgan...there are full online germination guides. Before you choose your seeds you can check on the website to see where they will grow best, to check heights, and suitable cultivating conditions... in fact just about everything you need to know before your purchase AND after! Now a worldwide supplier and a very useful resource for perennial foliage plants for flower arranging... BALI-HAI MAIL ORDER NURSERY - Specialise in Hosta 300+ varieties, Phormium, Rhodohypoxis and other Perennials by mail-order, shipping worldwide. Situated in the lovely Glens Of Antrim, Northern Ireland, U.K.
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