Here are easy ways to showcase your favorite flowers with stands and buckets. From DIY wheelable stands to Dollar Tree wall displays, find practical ideas for tabletops, small spaces, and even weatherproof options below.
20.12.2023 - 14:25 / gardenersworld.com
Meet Cel Robertson, our flower grower
I love growing plants from seed! I run a cut flower farm in North Norfolk where I cultivate lots of annual and perennial flowers for cutting, all grown from seed each year. There’s a particular satisfaction that comes from raising plants from seed – isn’t it amazing to see something beautiful in bloom that you’ve managed to grow from the tiniest of seeds? Despite years of growing experience, I still feel a little thrill at the start of a new growing season. It’s great to discover new varieties to grow too, and there are certainly a couple from the Free Seeds 2024 campaign that I’ve never grown before!
Growing togetherI’m going to be growing six varieties of flower seed which you will receive between January and June. I’ll be recording my activities and progress each month, and I’ll be sharing sowing tips and planting ideas so we can make the most of the seeds together! The seeds I’ll be growing along with you this year are zinnia, echium, xerochrysum, sunflower, cosmos and foxglove.
Now, I don’t actually have a garden at home at the moment as my husband and I have recently moved house and the garden is a building site! Instead I’m going to use one of the beds on my flower field to grow the plants and I’ll also be planting up some containers at home for a display of summer colour. That’s their end destination, after I’ve raised the plants from seed which we’ll sow and grow on together.
I’ll be showing you the different methods I use to sow seeds and you don’t necessarily need any special equipment to get going. I’ll show you how to
Here are easy ways to showcase your favorite flowers with stands and buckets. From DIY wheelable stands to Dollar Tree wall displays, find practical ideas for tabletops, small spaces, and even weatherproof options below.
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