Mother's Day Gift Cutting Garden
Cutting Garden in a Box
Your mom deserves bouquets of flowers all summer long, not just on Mother’s Day. Give the gift that keeps on giving. All of our seedlings make excellent cut flowers with good vase life. Plant in full sun.
8 premium seedlings grown with love in Hollis, NH. All are cut-and-come-again varieties, meaning the more flowers you cut, the more blooms they push out. Five of the seedling varieties are hardy annuals ready for planting out in early May: calendula, snapdragon, pincushion flower, rudbeckia, and gomphrena will all survive chilly nights. Lavender is a short lived perennial and will survive for several years.
Cosmos and zinnia are more tender annuals and should wait until Memorial Day before planting out. They can be hardened off outside starting now, but if temperatures drop, they should come inside for the night.
$20 for 8 seedlings, one of each variety (shown below)
or
$40 for 16 seedlings gift wrapped
Pre-order by May 4th using our pre-order form. Local orders with self-pickup only.
We reserve the right to change one or more varieties in the mix if seedlings are not sufficiently mature (or are overly mature) for Mother's Day. Unfortunately, we cannot control the weather in New Hampshire (or the date of Mother's Day).
Calendula
Calendula ‘Orange Flash’
Calendula officinalis
Also known as Pot Marigold
Peach/orange and yellow 1½-3” blooms with bronze center. Long blooming from mid-summer to fall if deadheaded or used as cut flowers. Self sows. Rich, well-drained soil.
Hardy annual
18-24” mature height
6-12” mature width
Deer resistant
Cosmos
‘Versailles Mix’
Cosmos bipinnatus
Early blooming with strong stems. 2 ½” blooms of pink, white and red. Long blooming from mid-summer to fall if deadheaded or used as cut flowers. Grows in any soil. Soil too rich may result in very large plants with reduced blooming.
Half hardy Annual
40-48” mature height
9-12” mature width
Attracts butterflies
Attracts bees
Attracts beneficial insects
Rudbeckia
Rudeckia ‘Sahara’
Rudbeckia hirta
Also known as Gloriosa Daisy
A combination of soft pastels and fall colors in carmel, copper, pale yellow, dusty rose all with a chocolate center. 2-3½” single, double and semi-double blooms. Strong stems and dependable blooms. Long blooming from mid-summer to fall. May self-sow. Average, well-drained soil. Tolerates poor soil. Heat and drought tolerant once established. Rudbeckia bloom better with ample moisture and moist, fertile well-drained soil.
Perennial (but maybe not in our zone)
20-22” mature height
12-18”mature width
Deer resistant
Attracts butterflies
Attracts bees
Gomphrena
‘QIS Pink’
Gomphrena globosa
Also known as Globe Amaranth
1 ½” pink blooms with lighter tips. Blooms mid-summer to frost. Regular, well-drained soil.
Half hardy Annual
24-30” mature height
18” mature width
Attracts butterflies
Attracts bees
Good dried flower for crafts
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
Color mix may include white, light pink, pink, rose, red, orange, apricot, yellow, lavender, or burgundy. Rich, well-drained, moist soil.
Half hardy annual
28-36” mature height
4-12” mature width
Deer resistant
Attracts bees
Pincushion Flower
Johnny’s Formula Mix
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Colors of white, black, blue, cream, pink, red, or rose. Strong slender stems. Long blooming from early summer to fall if deadheaded or used as cut flowers. Rich, well-drained soil.
Hardy annual
24-36” mature height
9-15” mature width
Deer resistant
Attracts butterflies
Attracts bees
Attracts beneficial insects
Attracts hummingbirds
Zinnia
‘Jim Baggett’s Mix’
Zinnia elegans
Bright colors including red, orange, pink, yellow, salmon, magenta or blends with 4-5” dahlia-flowered or cactus-flowered single, double, or semi-double blooms. The workhorse of the cutting garden. Prefers fertile, well-drained soil.
Tender annual
28-38” mature height
9-12” mature width
Deer resistant
Attracts butterflies
Attracts bees
Attracts beneficial insects
Attracts hummingbirds
Lavender
‘Ellagance Purple’
Lavandula angustifolia
Deep purple first year flowering lavender. Perennial in zones 5-7. Edible flowers. Plant in a light, well-drained, gravelly soil. Lavender likes a protected, south-facing location.
Perennial
12-18” mature height
12-18” mature width
Attracts butterflies
Attracts bees
Attracts beneficial insects
Good dried flower for crafts
