Cutting Garden

If I have a sunny spot in my garden, I like to plant flowers that will be good for cutting bouquets. For just a few dollars and a couple packages of seeds, I can plant some easy growers like zinnias and cosmos.

I would plant sunflower varieties, too, but the squirrels and rabbits seem to love those too much.

I save salsa jars, syrup jars, and jam jars and use these as vases. Tie a ribbon around them, and you have an adorable bouquet to give as a gift.

I've already gifted two bouquets this week!

I should have plenty of flowers in the coming weeks, too. The butterflies, bumblebees and goldfinch get first dibs, of course. But they don't seem to mind sharing.

Blessings, cafe friends!