There was just time for a smash and grab run out to the garden.
A posy of what's in flower this weekend. The roses have largely been ruined by the deluges, but the hypericum seems extra good this year. And the smell of the philadelphus is totally intoxicating.
I seem to have overcome my reluctance to cut flowers in the garden to bring indoors, but have exposed a serious lack of small leaved foliage in my garden to use in posies. What do you grow for that?
oh, so sweet! no fair! ;)
it would be nice to have a 'cutting garden' so that you still had some outside, but you wouldn't feel bad cutting from one particular place - that's how i feel, too.
Posted by: kirsten | 08 July 2012 at 20:03
I used to use viburnum for foliage, till mine got infested by some beetle which turned the leaves into lace. Hebe is good and very resilient for cutting!
Posted by: Jan | 08 July 2012 at 21:38
I do not have a cutting garden.
Will it be just fine to snatch and clip the grasses that I love? Stick them in a vase and called it done.
It is all good. Giving thanks to whatever is around us and that which is beautiful.
Hope you had some dry days.
Posted by: ellen kelley | 09 July 2012 at 02:42
have you tried using fresh herbs - they look lovely. It also encourages fresh new growth to help keep them young. Great for taming mint which can be a bit rampant.
Posted by: mandy | 09 July 2012 at 07:43
I planted cornflowers, stock and cosmos seeds at the allotment for cutting, the slugs said the seedlings were delicious!
Posted by: French Knots | 09 July 2012 at 09:06
I'm using some herbs when I need a bit of green and also a spirea arguta, which has lovely little pointy leaves. Oh, and my bronze fennel which is self-seeding like a mad thing.
The philadelphus looks wonderful. I have very few flowering shrubs to rely on.
Posted by: Dragonfly | 09 July 2012 at 12:06
I'm snipping very similar posies at the moment, but alas my poor roses - petals are strewn all over.
Nina xx
Posted by: Nina - Tabiboo | 09 July 2012 at 13:13
mmmm green foliage. I have nettles you can have if you like..........
Posted by: driftwood | 09 July 2012 at 16:37
Pittosporum is excellent for cutting foliage, hosta leaves look great around posies of garden flowers and you can never go wrong with some rosemary leaves!
Posted by: Kate | 09 July 2012 at 17:01
Jacob's ladder might be nice, and it comes in variegated foliage, as well.
Posted by: Laura | 09 July 2012 at 21:38
Rosemary is a good standby. I often use escalonia (the young shoots) and have a pretty fuschia with small lime green leaves which is always useful. Also winter flowering jasmine.
Posted by: Viv | 13 July 2012 at 22:13