Summer Cutting Gardens

Summer Cutting Gardens

There are so many beautiful flowers that come out in the Spring and Summer. Some are great for cutting and enjoying inside but there are others that should be left to enjoy outside. Here are a few that you can enjoy inside.

Ageratum
Ageratum produce small clusters of fluffy white, blue or lavender blooms. They will flower from early summer and can be enjoyed right through the Fall.

Larkspur
Larkspur is one of the taller garden flowers, growing up to 4 feet tall. They bring a light scent and great colour to any garden. Larkspur is a great cut flower as well. You can see them in many local florist in colours such as pink, white, blue and a soft purple.

Gladiolus
These tender bulbs are planted in the spring, then every few weeks to ensure continuous bloom. Gladiolus are a very elegant flower there tall stems and ruffled flowers that all smile in the same direction. Gladiolus come in many colours and you can find them sold by the bunch at your local flower shop.

Sunflowers
There are many varieties of Sunflowers the most recognizable Sunflower is the one with the bright yellow petals and the large brown centre. You will see Sunflowers popping up at your local flower shop in the early summer. Sunflowers are one of my many favorites.

Sweet Pea
Sweet Peas have a intensely fragrant flower that grow as a cool season annual vine. They can been seen in many colours and are also sold at local flower shops as cut flowers.

Gerbera Daisy

A Gerbera Daisy Secret

So what is the secret to long-lasting, cut gerbera daisies? It’s really simple, this technique also works very well with many other cut flowers displayed in a glass vase.

Here’s the secret: Place your gerbera daisies in a vase in which the water is no more than about three quarters to one inch deep. An ideal vase is one that is a tall cylinder, so that the cut stem is inserted into a relatively large volume of shallow water. Be careful using a small vase with only a tiny amount of water at the bottom this may dry out and your gerbera daisy may wilt more quickly.

It turns out that cut gebera daisies can soak up water through their stems and essentially begin to weaken and decay if the water is too deep. By keeping only shallow water in the vase, this problem is reduced and the stems stay stronger much longer and continues to keep the flower robust.

Another simple little trick to extend the life of a gerbera daisy is to watch for the cut end of the stem to discolour and look like it is getting soggy. Just cut off a little bit of the stem so that the remaining stem is strong and your gerbera daisy will continue to look fresh longer, for weeks. Many other flowers also last longer when displayed as single stems or as a bouquet of the same flower. You may also ask your local Vancouver Florist for more fresh flowers tricks.

Easter Time

Blossom is a term given to the flowers of stone fruit trees (genus Rruns) and of some other plants with a similar appearance that flower profusely for a period of time in the Spring. I was out walking our 2 dogs (Phoenix & Mee) the other day and saw the beautiful blossoms starting to flower as a Vancouver Florist it was so nice to see. I smiled and thought to myself it's Spring! I love this time of year Winter is on its way out and Spring is here. As a Burnaby Florist with Easter coming this weekend it is so exciting to see all the Spring flowers at the flower auction. Easter lily, Anemones, and Tulips are a few of the lovely Spring flowers that we are seeing. At our Vancouver Florist we will be making up fun and unique Easter Baskets for the Easter weekend. 

 

Spring Time

Tulips, daffodils and hyacinths. The big three in the bulb world are synonymous with spring.

Few spring gardens are not complete without the main show-off bulbs, but too little praise is given to the scores of other bulbs that also have their time in the sun. Many of these bulbs, if left on their own, will multiply over the years to make beautiful statements of spring colour.

You don't need a better reason to get outside than to just enjoy the beautiful nature that can be found right here in Vancouver. Once kids get out among the flowers, grass and trees they don't need an activity, somehow they find ways to entertain themselves.