With arthritis and sciatica, I'm more limited than I used to be. I've hired.people to haul and distribute mulch, for example, and am thinking about no-dig methods. Also I'm fascinated with a cutting garden after your inspiring video. Thank you for helping me to find a.new way to keep gardening in my 70s.
In the Soviet Union times we used to fill the bathtub with water, plunge bunches of roses presented for the birthday in it, keep them there overnight, and then in the morning fresh and revived back to the vases. Repeated that for several times. Thank you for your videos, love them a lot. Odessa, Ukraine.
Bunny I cannot tell how thrilled I am that you did a video on a cutting garden! I just love them! I have a very small garden but have dedicated it to cut flowers. I cut them for my home & make posies for friends & neighbors. Thanks for the great tips as well!
Excellent video Ms Bunny! I just built raise beds to plant up all my dahlias in addition to other flowers for a cut-flower garden. This was right in time. Thank you!
I have my flowers scattered in beds and am not fully satisfied with that arrangement. Thanks for the Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival for the idea that cut flowers do not need large beds.
Such beautiful flowers, I am now inspired to grow a cutting patch next summer. Thanks Bunny for another one of your interesting and informative videos 👍 and I can't believe some people put a thumbs down to this, what is wrong with people 😕
I can’t bear to cut anything in my beds Bunny..like cutting my arm off.. We have quite a bit of shade, but need to look at putting in a bed for cutting blooms…this falls project.. Absolutely look forward to every episode.. thank you Bunny!!
A tip I received from a florist - a way to revive any dropping flower from the florist etc is to completely submerege it in water for a couple of hours - the water is absorbed through every "pore" in the leaves.
I’m in Australian with two mammoth old gum trees in the front yard and never thought to grow one for cut flower arrangements, how obvious! Will do it on my nature strip! Also my mother always put hydrangeas and some other flowers in hot water as well as splitting the stems. I use this for my hellebore and spring bulbs and it works a treat, they last for ages. I leave the stems in hot water for a few hours then put them in a vase. Not sure if other plants would tolerate this as it seems very counterintuitive
I do a cut flowers bed every year as I dislike cutting flowers from the display beds, making them look bare and depleted. The essential cut flower for me is Sweet William - tall stems, fragrant, longlasting pretty blooms, and the small spiky foliage around the flowers is so pretty.
Is it just me? I'm sitting here trying to figure out a way to add a cut flower garden to my space. I can't bare to cut any from the flower beds so this would solve my dilemma. Many thanks Bunny.
Bunny, please will you tell me what the tallest purple stem with tiny little floating flowers is? And the thistley type thing? I think one of the most important things when arranging is to have variety - it's all to easy to be tempted in by the big showstoppers but I think they look much better with some whimsical and romantic shapes in there too!
@@bunnyguinness oh thank you so much for your reply, I wasn’t expecting one! Straight on the wishlist. I do in fact have a globe artichoke growing for the first time at the moment but I’ve never thought of it as a cut flower before and had no idea it would turn out like that. Also love the idea of green raspberries. Thank you!
That’s a favourite of mine it’s Hydrangea sargentiana , it is large - up to 3m. The flower heads dry in winter on the shrub and hang on there till early spring some years. 🐇
Thank you for sharing all your knowledge is remarkable. 🙏🏾
With arthritis and sciatica, I'm more limited than I used to be. I've hired.people to haul and distribute mulch, for example, and am thinking about no-dig methods. Also I'm fascinated with a cutting garden after your inspiring video. Thank you for helping me to find a.new way to keep gardening in my 70s.
Each year the cutting garden is slowly spending more and more in our garden borders . It is so glorious to have flowers in our Florida Home.
I look forward to your videos Bunny. You inspire me and Im learning so much. Thank you
In the Soviet Union times we used to fill the bathtub with water, plunge bunches of roses presented for the birthday in it, keep them there overnight, and then in the morning fresh and revived back to the vases. Repeated that for several times.
Thank you for your videos, love them a lot. Odessa, Ukraine.
Great tip will try many thanks 🐇
Thanks so much for the advice Bunny! It was very moving and poignant to hear about your friend and his hydrangea gift to you! 🌹
Nothing better than cutting your own flowers to bring in or share. Also wild flowers growing by the road are nice also.
Sadly you are not supposed to pick wild flowers here in the UK
Bunny I cannot tell how thrilled I am that you did a video on a cutting garden! I just love them! I have a very small garden but have dedicated it to cut flowers. I cut them for my home & make posies for friends & neighbors. Thanks for the great tips as well!
Your videos are always so full of helpful information. I look forward to them every week! 🌸
More on cut flowers please. More videos in general please. Thanks
Excellent video Ms Bunny! I just built raise beds to plant up all my dahlias in addition to other flowers for a cut-flower garden. This was right in time. Thank you!
I have my flowers scattered in beds and am not fully satisfied with that arrangement. Thanks for the Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival for the idea that cut flowers do not need large beds.
Such beautiful flowers, I am now inspired to grow a cutting patch next summer. Thanks Bunny for another one of your interesting and informative videos 👍 and I can't believe some people put a thumbs down to this, what is wrong with people 😕
Thank you Bunny for your sharing your knowledge. Your videos are full of priceless gardening tips.
Lovely content, thanks
Inspiring stuff I need to boost up my plant collection for next year thanks
Good advice as ever.
Great video Bunny !
Wow lovely garden sharing thank you friend
Thank you for the valuable tips. A cutting gardens is in my future here in Florida! Love your videos
I can’t bear to cut anything in my beds Bunny..like cutting my arm off..
We have quite a bit of shade, but need to look at putting in a bed for cutting blooms…this falls project.. Absolutely look forward to every episode.. thank you Bunny!!
Many thanks!🐇
Love to You Bunny and more power to you.
Warmest regards
Jennie
Thank you so much for your input .. great info ...
Excellent as usual Bunny!! Im off to cut some hydrangeas now, feel truly inspired.... many thanks 😍
Beautiful
A tip I received from a florist - a way to revive any dropping flower from the florist etc is to completely submerege it in water for a couple of hours - the water is absorbed through every "pore" in the leaves.
Great tip thanks will try it 🐇
I’m in Australian with two mammoth old gum trees in the front yard and never thought to grow one for cut flower arrangements, how obvious! Will do it on my nature strip! Also my mother always put hydrangeas and some other flowers in hot water as well as splitting the stems. I use this for my hellebore and spring bulbs and it works a treat, they last for ages. I leave the stems in hot water for a few hours then put them in a vase. Not sure if other plants would tolerate this as it seems very counterintuitive
Fascinating thanks will try this 🐇
I do a cut flowers bed every year as I dislike cutting flowers from the display beds, making them look bare and depleted.
The essential cut flower for me is Sweet William - tall stems, fragrant, longlasting pretty blooms, and the small spiky foliage around the flowers is so pretty.
Is it just me? I'm sitting here trying to figure out a way to add a cut flower garden to my space. I can't bare to cut any from the flower beds so this would solve my dilemma. Many thanks Bunny.
Bunny, please will you tell me what the tallest purple stem with tiny little floating flowers is? And the thistley type thing? I think one of the most important things when arranging is to have variety - it's all to easy to be tempted in by the big showstoppers but I think they look much better with some whimsical and romantic shapes in there too!
The tall one with mini purple flowers is Thalictrum Elin, great border plant and the thistle one is a globe artichoke. Both great plants.🐇
@@bunnyguinness oh thank you so much for your reply, I wasn’t expecting one!
Straight on the wishlist. I do in fact have a globe artichoke growing for the first time at the moment but I’ve never thought of it as a cut flower before and had no idea it would turn out like that. Also love the idea of green raspberries. Thank you!
Thanks for such a great video. what was the name of the purple hydreanga that you had in the vase, it's just beautiful? thanks
That’s a favourite of mine it’s Hydrangea sargentiana , it is large - up to 3m. The flower heads dry in winter on the shrub and hang on there till early spring some years. 🐇
@@bunnyguinness so greateful for your reply. thanks
Lovely video Bunny, and did you say David Austin is your uncle?
Hello Jeanette 😁yes she did, also said again in her latest video. Bunny is such a star, just like you x
@@juliedubberley1192 I did not know that! No wonder she’s so brilliant with such a great gardening background, and thank you Julie 😍
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Is there a list of good cut flowers?
Never saw Milton in US what is it's equivalent, here.
It’s just a bleach for sterilising babies bottles. 🐇
I plunge my hydrangea in boiling water when I cut them, this keeps the hydrangeas stem open…. Really works