From seed to bouquet: grow your own flowers for cutting

  • Sunflower Concert Bell 5 grows 10-12 flowers on each stem. COURTESY PHOTO | ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS
    Sunflower Concert Bell 5 grows 10-12 flowers on each stem. COURTESY PHOTO | ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS
  • Zowie! Yellow Flame is a semi-tall zinnia with a unique bicolor pattern of blooms with scarlet-rose center and yellow petal edges. COURTESY PHOTO | ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS
    Zowie! Yellow Flame is a semi-tall zinnia with a unique bicolor pattern of blooms with scarlet-rose center and yellow petal edges. COURTESY PHOTO | ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS
You don’t need a lot of space or a big budget to grow and enjoy gardenfresh bouquets. Just fill a few vacant spaces, add an extra row in garden beds or fill a container with easy-care flowers started from seeds. You’ll jump-start the season and enjoy earlier blooms by starting some of the seeds indoors to transfer into the garden after the danger of frost has passed. If you’re not in a hurry,…

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