The Cutting Garden : June 2026

June rolled into the cutting garden with bursting roses and bucket loads of rain. The month began with an annual weed clear out. Grappling bindweed, forget-me-nots and grasses to let the rain hit the earth and replenish flower beds.

The first wedding of the year saw the prettiest buckets of flowers leave the garden; roses, cornflowers, sweet peas, orlaya and nigella all shone like the stars that they are. The first harvest comes from Autumn sown seeds, something to remember and do this year if you haven’t.

Autumn sown seeds provide a plentiful crop of strong and sturdy plants. They get planted out late winter and become tough in the cooler temperatures, blooming exactly when heat and light increases. This years plants were in by early March and have been the best yet.

With a few big early June harvests, the beds are looking ready for a refill. The second half of the month will be spent doing just that. Refilling the cut flower beds with all there is in the greenhouse.

I’m really enjoying the pace of growing flowers this year. The rhythm of the garden is perfectly matching the rhythm of my business. Flowers are finishing just as the next batch are ready to be planted out. There has been no need to pot seedlings on. They are all ready to be planted into the ground and thriving because of it. I will try and stagger the next set of planting, mainly to stretch the season as long as possible.

If you have gaps to be filled in your garden, give direct sowing a try. Cosmos, Sunflowers or crazy looking Amaranth, germinate and grow quickly.

Plug plants are a really affordable and speedy way of filling gaps. Picked at Dawn remains my favourite place for plug plants. The varieties change weekly meaning you can fill beds as needed. Using herbs is another great way to fill gaps. Herbal Haven is a weakness, every plant has magical properties and naturally I want them all! Each plant has a detailed description of growing conditions so check your growing space to see what fits the bill.

For my own curiosity I often buy herbs for natural dying and tea making squeezing them in with mixed results amongst the cut flowers.

With curiosity in mind, use these summer months to take photos and notes of anything which inspires. It could be colour, smell or even taste that sets off the fizz of excitement. Ask questions and give things a try, this is what builds a magical garden.

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