The English Home

HARVEST BLOOMS

Take pleasure in nurturing seasonal flowers and foliage to pick and savour indoors by creating a dedicated cutting garden. Raised from seed or seedling to bring exquisite colour, perfume and personality to any room, there is little to rival the deep satisfaction of gathering an armful of one’s own garden-grown blooms.

The advantages of establishing a cutting garden are many. Not only can the plant selection be curated to suit personal preferences and colour palettes in the home, but new plant combinations can be trialled without upsetting the balance of meticulously designed and highly visible borders. Reducing the monetary and environmental cost of imported

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