It is now the first week in May and the weather is cold, windy and very wet so I will lay off planting my seedlings out another week and lets hope for some better weather. The early plantings of Lupins, Gladioli, Iris and peonies have taken a bashing in this extreme weather but I think this is the lot of a Cornish Cultivator.

Seedlings ready for planting include:

Sown Late Feb/March ready to plant in the Garden first week in May

Achillea ‘Cerise Queen’
Achillea ‘Cloth Of Gold ‘
Achillea  ‘Summer Pastels ‘
Achillea ‘Ptarmica Pearl’
Agastache ‘Liquorice ‘
Agastache ‘Liquorice White ‘
Ammobium alatum ‘Bikini ‘
Anethum Graveolens Mariska
Antirrhinum  Aromas Mixed
Aster Gala Burgundy
Aster Gala Lavender
Carthamus shiro
Carthamus Nemo
Cerinthe Major purpurescens
Craspedia globosa
English lavender
Gomphrena ‘Sunburst Mixed ‘

Lagurus Ovatus
Molucella laevis
Pennisetum Villosum
Phlox ‘Promise Peach’
Pumpkin ‘Summer Ball ‘
Rudbeckia ‘Saffron ‘
Rudbeckia ‘Prairie Sun ‘
Salvia farinacea Cirrus
Salvia farinacea White
Salvia Hummingbird Mixed
Sunflower ‘ Ruby Eclipse ‘
Sweet Pea ‘High Scent’
Sweet Pea ‘White Ensign’

The hardy annuals will be succesionaly sown every Month to provide a continuous supply of cut flowers.

Planted outside

GladIoli
Peonies
Iris
Phlox
Liatris
Lilies
Roses

Sown undercover late March/April

Aster
Bupleurum griffithii
Chamomile
Chrysanthemum ‘Crazy Daisy’
Cleome ‘Helen Campbell’
Cosmos
Dill
Echinops Ritro
Nicotiana affinis
Rosemary
Sunflowers
Verbena Bonariensis

Direct sowing late March

Ammi majus
Cornflower ‘Blue Boy’
Cornflower ‘Pinkie ‘
Cornflower ‘Red Boy ‘
Cornflower ‘Snowman’
Cosmos ‘Sea Shells Mixed’
Annual seed Mix
Ox-Eye Daisy

Sow May inside

Agapanthus praecox ‘Headbourne’
Centaurea dealbata
Centaurea macrocephala
Cephalaria gigantea
Dahlia ‘Cactus Flowered Mixed ‘
Eryngium Blue Glitter
Eryngium bourgatii
Eryngium planum
Eucalyptus citriodora
Eucalyptus globulus
Eucalyptus gunnii

Eucalyptus niphophilia
Euphorbia marginata Snow Top
Gourd Small Fruited
Lavender Ellegance
Pennisetum Ruepelii
Pennisetum Villosum
Setaria Italica
Gypsophila ‘Elegans Covent Garden’
Gypsophila ‘Elegans Rosea’

Hollyhock ‘Spring Celebrities’
Molucella laevis
Nasturtium ‘Double Gleam’
Nasturtium ‘Tip Top Apricot’
Nasturtium ‘Empress Of India’
Nicotiana affinis
Nicotiana ‘Lime Green’
Nicotiana  ‘Perfume Antique Lime’

Nigella hispanica
Nigella ‘Miss Jekyll’

Nigella ‘Persian Jewels ‘
Ptilotus ‘Joey ‘
Scabiosa stellata ‘Pingpong’
Stocks ‘Miracle Mixed’
Sunflower
Sunflower  ‘Starburst Lemon’
Sunflower  ‘Ruby’
Sweet William

I was going to hibernate and plan next seasons growing until I was asked to do a seasonal January wedding.
Challenging but so enjoyable to use Helebores and Hydrangeas as they both need special conditioning methods, pictures of the wedding to follow but here is the inspiration conversation I have with all my brides through images

Home sweet home,at last!
Thank you to every one who has supported us in finding the perfect place to make dreams a reality.
The dream is to create a place where people can pick flowers, learn about creative organic cultivation and relax in this quiet corner of cornwall.
Be inspired by our contemporary floral and garden design and our use of flowers that stimulate the senses through scent and texture.
Understand the ethos of the Cornish Cutting Garden …. a place where every member of the community can get involved in a new approach to cultivating. Combining old fashioned methods with upcycling and contemporary eco-products.
No cello wrapped, out of season flowers and plants, just the freshest blooms and plants for sale, direct from the flower bed.
If you would like to be a friend of the garden and volunteer in our social enterprise we promise you friendship, learning new skills within eco-therapy and organic cultivation and most of all fun and free flowers!

Just been had by someone who has nothing better to do with their time than sabotage someone who is new to all this social media. I am just dipping my toes in the water of blogging and did not realise there were so many sharks circling!

Welcome to the cornish cutting Garden, I have been a florist for years and worked in education and have a degree in garden Design. The cutting garden at Vellanuson hopes to combine education, community support through eco-therapy and flower growing with design.