The garden is looking full and lush now, with leaves as deep green as they will ever be and many of the more luxuriant ...

7 cutting flowers you can grow at home 1. Sweetpeas. Growing up to 6 feet tall, sweetpea flowers top long, elegant stems that make them perfect for taller floral arrangements.

If plants fade as temperatures rise, cut them back, continue to water as needed and watch for new flowers when the weather cools. These will reseed readily so watch for welcome seedlings the ...

After cutting, bring flowers inside and, using bypass pruners, cut stems at a 45-degree angle while holding the stem end under water. Remove any leaves that will be under water in the vase to ...

Even beginning gardeners can set aside some space to grow beautiful flowers for enjoyment indoors. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 62°F. Tuesday, May 20th 2025 ...

1. Buy dahlia tubers or sow them. Try any variety with long stems and watch it grow like mad from mid-May. Dahlias are incredibly productive as cut flowers as they regrow in the same season ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Simple, natural and sustainable. It’s how organic gardener Lisa Ziegler grows healthy, prolific crops at her cut-flower farm in southeastern Virginia. For more than a ...

Flowers and plants should be cut in the early morning (before 10 a.m.) or in the evening (after 6 p.m.). The heat of the day sends them wilting like melting ice cream. So, stick to morning or ...

7 cutting flowers you can grow at home 1. Sweetpeas. Credit: Shutterstock. Growing up to 6 feet tall, sweetpea flowers top long, elegant stems that make them perfect for taller floral arrangements.

It’s much easier to cut and arrange flowers with naturally long stems, since these will help the plant to stand up tall in a vase. You can always trim the stem down if needed, but you can’t ...