Making bouquets is also good for the plant. Here is why:
- removing flowers encourages more flowers.
- cutting flowers encourages a closer look - you might even find disease or insect issues earlier than if you hadn't been in search for bouquet participants.
- putting flowers together in a vase makes it easy to determine which plants should be neighbors in the garden.
- the more bouquets you make, the better you'll get at it and the more enjoyment it will give you.
Deep rosy-pink Asiatic lilies are blooming in two places in my garden. I wondered if they were the same variety and patted myself on the back for coming up with a simple test: I'd cut them and put them together in a vase! Fortunately or unfortunately, they're not the same. It's subtle, but in the photo you can see that one variety is more peachy than the other. I don't think the colors detract from the bouquet, expecially since I've added some true pink and lavender-pink to the mix along with white.
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| Two Asiatic lily hybrids with Itea 'Little Henry', Stachys 'Pink Cotton Candy' and the last pink double peonies. |
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| Removing the pistil and stamens from lilies keeps pollen from getting all over everything. |
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