Pick a homegrown bouquet!

Start deadheading the flowers in hanging baskets as soon as they fade. Snip them off at the base of the flower stem. This keeps them producing more flowers right through the summer, providing you reme

Grow your own bouquet with a pretty garden cutting patch

The best way to get an abundance of cut flowers, be it for a wedding or a bedside posy, is to grow them yourself. You can, as I often do, simply go outside into the garden and snip a handful of whatev

Add structure, colour and foliage interest with pretty summer-blooming shrubs

A cutting patch, whatever the size, will give a warm glow of satisfaction in the garden, says Sue Fisher

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