Comments on: Echinacea – Fab Cut Flower

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:56:07 +0000

Can you publish a picture of your whole garden? Autumn is the best time of year for this type of flower. The changes in colour in autumn are amazing

By: The Generous Gardener

The Generous Gardener — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:09:56 +0000

I can’t get enough of sweet peas. They are great for cutting, smell delicious and bring bees and other pollinators into my Kitchen Garden. Take a look at my blog http://hollygroveimages.blogspot.com/
and we can compare vegetable growing ideas.

By: Arianne

Arianne — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:04:53 +0000

I grow sweet peas and dahlia’s. They are doing really well this year ans la st yaer. I have a very small plot in my back garden so not too much room for flowers.

By: Jo

Jo — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:39:20 +0000

Andrea,
Thanks for the warning about the lilies. I did know about the staining aspect, but I’m being very careful.

By: Liz

Liz — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:46:36 +0000

I love echinacea, rudbekia, daisies, cosmos….I think they make a smashing combo….

But I cannot do without dahlias! Any color, any type. I don’t like the dinnerplate size because they droop terribly.

By: Sky

Sky — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:41:33 +0000

I’m loving leucanthemums at the moment – sturdy and lasts for absolutely ages in water!

Didn’t realise that echinaceas were good for cutting – your photos are absolutely fab. :)

By: Leafyleith

Leafyleith — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:31:27 +0000

Once again, some brilliant photos mtp.

I love sweetpeas – mine are blooming beautifully at the moment.

But one disappointment has been anemones. I’ve grown single and double flowering ones (in my opinion the single look much prettier).

They appeared, looked lovely and then all the petals fell off within a few days. I’m just left with some tall, green stalks. Not so lovely! Not sure if I’ve done something wrong or if this is just what anemones do, particularly after torrential rain. Any tips with anemones, anyone?

By: wills

wills — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:21:34 +0000

Could you post a picture of you whole garden at this time of year? I’d love to see the whole picture to see how it’s maturing. Still really enjoying the website.

By: Sally

Sally — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:12:12 +0000

Has anyone else tried leek flowers as cut flowers? If you leave a few leeks to bolt at the end of the season they produce massive flower heads like alliums that turn white and purple and are fabulous for flower arranging around this time of year.

By: Lucy @ Smallest Smallholding

Lucy @ Smallest Smallholding — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:52:01 +0000

I’m currently enjoying drinking echinacea and blackcurrant tea! I have an echinacea plant growing in my front garden, but it’s a bit rubbish because every year the blackfly seem to home in on it. And I’m too much of a live-and-let-live vegetarian pansy to flick/squash/spray them off. Ah well, such is life!