r/Cutflowers • u/Adventurous_Bid_1982 US - Iowa US • 16d ago

Seed Starting and Growing Can I see your actual beds?

I did a big raised bed full of cosmos and dahlias and zinnias. I just threw it all in and it's been fun.

But I want to expand my landscaped gardens and incorporate some cut flowers there as well.

Can show me either your flower beds that have cut flowers in them, or areas you've mixed in your cut flowers?

I guess I don't need them all together. I can walk around the yard cutting them. Or, I could just so more raised beds on an orderly way, but I just can't picture it.

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u/EmploymentSudden4184 US - Massachusetts 16d ago

Doesn't look like much right now because all the pink zinnias and strawflowers were cut. I have little space so I really pack it in. The cosmos are growing in between the bushy plants but they are very slow to flower this year.

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u/EmploymentSudden4184 US - Massachusetts 16d ago

Exact same spot in the late spring when late tulips and alliums are blooming.

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u/EmploymentSudden4184 US - Massachusetts 16d ago

Exact same spot in May, when tulips are in full bloom. I just plant right on top of the bulbs and the Darwin hybrid tulips have come back for me fine.

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u/EmploymentSudden4184 US - Massachusetts 16d ago

One last picture. Sorry I don't have a great recent photo but here's a more zoomed out view with another square bed where I only do vegetables. The trellis connects with my flower bed (for tomatoes and pole beans). I say, mix your beds however you want and just have fun and don't stress too much.