You don’t need to grow cutting flowers to be able to step outside and put together a pretty posy - the vegetable garden also has plenty to offer for an unusual bouquet
The pioneering florist Constance Spry would often use vegetation not generally thought of as ‘flowers’ in her arrangements: brambles and bindweed featured, as did various plants from the veg garden. So next time you’re picking for a posy, perhaps try the veg bed instead.
Try using:
• Chard and/or kale leaves
• Pea and/or climbing bean foliage and flowers
• Herb flowers and foliage, such as dill, fennel, oregano/ marjoram, rosemary and chives
• Red cabbage leaves
• Nasturtiums
• Fruit tree and shrub branches (in blossom, leaf or fruit)
• Globe artichokes and cardoons
• Sweet potato foliage
• Carrot flowers (leave some roots unharvested to flower the following year)
This idea for a veg bed posy came from our August issue feature, ‘Beautiful Veg’ which is all about letting your edible plot shine. You can read more from page 94.
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