The Cut Flower Patch

Grow your own cut flowers all year round

By: Louise Curley

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Hardcover | 6 March 2014

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There’s nothing quite as rewarding as cutting flowers for your home, and this fresh take on the subject, full of tips and advice, shows that a cut flower patch is the most economical and eco-friendly way to enjoy cut flowers today.

Starting in spring with seeds, bulbs, perennials and even shrubs, Louise Curley shows you how to create the most diverse displays, from subtle bunches to armfuls of blossom.

Full of advice on what to grow – from favourite hardy annuals, half hardies and biennials to spring and summer bulbs to adding foliage and fillers to balance arrangements – and suggestions on how and when to sow, how to support your plants and tips on weeding, deadheading, pests and feeding,this book is the complete guide to growing and cutting your own flowers.

This book also comes with step-by-step plans and guidance on making a cutting patch in a garden or allotment, this guide has everything you need to create the most beautiful and fragrant cut flower displays, every month of the year.

Providing growing information on more than 100 plants for foliage and flowers plus expert tips and time-saving tricks that allow you to dive in at the deep-end, this inspiring guide will help you transform a small patch of ground, be it on an allotment or in a garden, into a cut flower patch which produces flowers from early spring to late autumn.

Industry Reviews

"Cut flower books abound this year but I really like The Cut Flower Patch ... this girl grows her own cut flowers ... would please most gardeners" The Oxford Times "handsome and accessible" Buckinghamshire Life "a useful and attractive starting point." The Garden "immensely practical and inspirational book ... a book that makes the whole subject accessible and Jason Ingram's fabulous photographs have a simple beauty that make them a perfect accompaniment to Louise's words ... an excellent guide and a visual treat." Gardens Illustrated 'an excellent book' Amateur Gardening 'Louise Curley shows that growing your own cut flowers can be economical and enjoyable.' Period Living "encourages new gardeners to tackle growing cut flowers ... no jargon and each chapter is clearly labelled." The English Garden 'Jason Ingram's delicious photographs will have you rushing down to the garden centre to stock up on seeds." The Sunday Times 'The Cut Flower Patch by Louise Curley is now one of the prettiest books on my bookshelf and is also my new bible [...] Louise just takes you by the hand and leads you through the joyful process of creating and enjoying your very own cut flower patch. It's bloomin' marvellous.' Poppy Loves blog "an enchanting new book ... thoughtfully constructed and handsomely illustrated ... excellent practical chapters ... a whole section on wedding flowers" The Lady

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