Recently Drianne, a founding partner of our farm, held a workshop, for the Peconic Land Trust, about creating cut flower gardens. It was well received, with many participants seeking more information on the techniques and materials of this specialized gardening. In response we hereby form the Cut Flower Garden Auxiliary. It is essentially a blog that allows participants to pose questions and offer suggestions on the art of growing flowers for cutting. Our staff will chime in and offer help where we can. And, as we are a commercial farm, we hope to explore your interest in the plant and hard materials that we can make available to our audience.
A cutting garden is a piece of landscape devoted to growing ornamental plants, shrubs, perennials and annuals for the purpose of cutting them for indoor use. Most gardeners and landscapers (rightfully?) focus their attention on creating wonderful outdoor spaces. The cutting garden exists to have its fruit taken elsewhere. It may add to the esthetic qualities of the garden, or it may be a disheveled mess (see our farm) but its true value is measured in the pleasure taken elsewhere.
Cut flower gardens use many species and hard materials that can be difficult to source. Nurseries and landscapers are focused on shrubs and space filling perennials ignoring many delightful species. Thus, this blog is launched. It is experimental and exploratory. We hope to expand our business to serve a community who desire the beauty of flowers around them everywhere.