{"product_id":"the-cut-flower-handbook-select-plant-grow-and-harvest-gorgeous-blooms","title":"The Cut Flower Handbook: Select, Plant, Grow, and Harvest Gorgeous Blooms","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe bouquet-growing bible gardeners have been waiting for! Learn the ins and outs of growing gorgeous blooms at home with professional flower farmer Lisa Mason Ziegler of @gardenersworkshopfarm. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*2025 GardenComm Silver Laurel Media Award Winner* \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether you're \u003cb\u003ecultivating fresh-cut bouquets\u003c\/b\u003e for yourself, family, and friends or for others on a small commercial scale, you'll go from sowing seeds to cutting armloads of colorful, long-lasting blooms with ease. Lisa's unique approach and easy-to-follow advice on \u003cb\u003emulti-season planting and harvesting \u003c\/b\u003euses the natural warm and cool weather cycles present in almost all growing regions to maximize cut flower production. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis logical and nature-driven method is also a signature hallmark of her super-successful online flower-farming courses, and it's one that \u003cb\u003etranslates equally well to both small urban backyards and large rural flower farms\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrowing your own cut flowers means you can \u003cb\u003eavoid bouquets laden with pesticides\u003c\/b\u003e (who wants \u003ci\u003ethat\u003c\/i\u003e on their wedding day?) and you can skip the trips to your local flower shop or grocery store to pay big bucks for a bouquet that has racked up more airline miles than you could ever hope to. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncluded in this essential cut flower growing handbook are: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e50 extensive flower profiles\u003c\/b\u003e divided into their preferred season of growth. Cool-weather favorites include poppies, snapdragons, and bells of Ireland. Warm-season beauties include zinnias, sunflowers, and celosia. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePlanting tips for a succession of blooms\u003c\/b\u003e that carry over from one growing season to the next without any additional work from you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIllustrations \u003c\/b\u003eshowing how to pinch plants for more blooms, how to make your cuts, how to erect support netting to keep your flowers straight and upright, how to dig a planting bed, and more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOver 200 photographs of the best cut flowers \u003c\/b\u003efor home gardeners to grow, the most effective methods for their care, and the most productive ways to organize them in the garden.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAdvice on caring for a cutting garden\u003c\/b\u003e, locating the best planting site, starting plants from seed, making the harvest, prolonging the life of your cut flowers, and so much more!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cut Flower Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ethe perfect balance of inspiration and education\u003c\/b\u003e for anyone interested in bringing more beauty into their lives by growing cut flowers at home.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0760382107\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780760382103\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Ziegler, Lisa Mason, Graven, Jessica\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Cool Springs Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Cool Springs Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (Feb 2024)","offer_id":46079908413637,"sku":"9780760382103","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780760382103.jpg?v=1776033013","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/the-cut-flower-handbook-select-plant-grow-and-harvest-gorgeous-blooms","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}