The Cutting
Garden
Growing a cutting garden is an excellent way to
bring the glory of your garden indoors. Conditioning flowers once
cut will help the blooms last to their full potential.
by Veronica Sliva
One of the nicest things about having a garden is that you
can cut a few flowers to bring indoors. For those of you who have
creative energies, flower arranging can be a fun way to vent them.
When working with the immense variety of colours, texture, shapes
and forms that are available in our gardens, it is virtually
impossible not to create a thing of beauty. Once your flowers are
cut though, they will last longer if you 'condition'
them.
Conditioning Guidelines
Here are some
general conditioning guidelines that will help to prolong the life
of your flowers and keep them crisp and fresh looking:
