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Adding flowers to your food garden improves biodiversity, enhances pollination, and increases the numbers of beneficial pest-eating insects—with the bonus of providing beautiful bouquets of cut flowers to brighten your home and give to your family and friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVegetables Love Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e explains the benefits of interplanting flowers and vegetables; offers detailed advice on \u003cb\u003ehow to add a cutting garden of vibrant annuals to your vegetable garden\u003c\/b\u003e; gives profiles of a range of pollinators and beneficial predators; and provides plenty of general gardening guidance featuring natural methods.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlongside \u003cb\u003egorgeous garden photography\u003c\/b\u003e, you’ll learn about:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGarden planning, seed-starting, growing, and harvesting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to make garden flower bouquets, with “recipes” for various arrangements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to attract beneficial creatures to pollinate your garden and prey on its pests\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePesticide-free pest-control measures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComposting heaps and bins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the right information and some careful planning, you can \u003cb\u003ehelp your plants thrive\u003c\/b\u003e—and \u003cb\u003ebeautify your garden\u003c\/b\u003e in the process. 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Learn the ins and outs of growing gorgeous blooms at home with professional flower farmer Lisa Mason Ziegler of @gardenersworkshopfarm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*2025 GardenComm Silver Laurel Media Award Winner*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether you’re \u003cb\u003ecultivating fresh-cut bouquets\u003c\/b\u003e for yourself, family, and friends or for others on a small commercial scale, you’ll go from sowing seeds to cutting armloads of colorful, long-lasting blooms with ease. Lisa’s unique approach and easy-to-follow advice on \u003cb\u003emulti-season planting and harvesting \u003c\/b\u003euses the natural warm and cool weather cycles present in almost all growing regions to maximize cut flower production.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis logical and nature-driven method is also a signature hallmark of her super-successful online flower-farming courses, and it’s one that \u003cb\u003etranslates equally well to both small urban backyards and large rural flower farms\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrowing your own cut flowers means you can \u003cb\u003eavoid bouquets laden with pesticides\u003c\/b\u003e (who wants \u003ci\u003ethat\u003c\/i\u003e on their wedding day?) and you can skip the trips to your local flower shop or grocery store to pay big bucks for a bouquet that has racked up more airline miles than you could ever hope to. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluded in this essential cut flower growing handbook are:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e50 extensive flower profiles\u003c\/b\u003e divided into their preferred season of growth. 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Known for her warm, encouraging voice and decades of hands-on experience, Lisa makes growing your own flowers feel not only doable, but deeply rewarding. \u003ci\u003eCut Flower Gardening\u003c\/i\u003e is filled with her signature practical wisdom—\u003cb\u003esimple, proven techniques that help beginners succeed\u003c\/b\u003e while avoiding common pitfalls. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on Lisa’s large-format book, \u003ci\u003eThe Cut Flower Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e, this new mini guide teaches you how to \u003cb\u003eplan for continuous blooms, grow strong, healthy plants, and harvest at just the right moment\u003c\/b\u003e for the longest vase life. At the heart of the book are 50 profiles of cut flower varieties, each carefully selected for beauty, productivity, and ease of growing for beginners, giving you a clear path to creating stunning, homegrown bouquets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust as delightful as the content is the book’s design. This \u003cb\u003ecompact, visually charming book \u003c\/b\u003eis part of the Grow Yourself series, created to coordinate beautifully on your shelf—making it as giftable as it is useful. 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