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How to Build a Raised Bed for Cut Flowers

Fran Phillips

Fran Phillips

Business Owner - La-Di Dardy Flowers

Every gardener dreams of having an arsenal of beautiful flowers, fresh for display, just steps from their back door. Creating your own raised beds for cut flowers is a simple, sustainable way to always have a bouquet of blooms (grown by your own green fingers) set on the windowsill or mantelpiece.

You don’t need heaps of space to grow cut flowers, so raised beds are the perfect solution for those with a petite backyard – or one already chocka with foliage. And the best bit? You can grow anything in a raised bed that you’d grow in your border.

It’s easy to build a raised bed; read on for Rhino Greenhouses Direct’s how-to guide and top tips.

Two wooden Raised Beds

What are cut flowers?

Whilst we love the local florist, the cost of keeping a vase of flowers on the windowsill can soon add up. By making your own raised bed for cut flowers, you can save some pennies and feel the joy of growing, arranging and displaying your handiwork.

One of our favourite things about planning your raised bed for cut flowers is that the combination is at your fingertips. Whether you adore sunflowers or baby’s breath, you can choose your favourite blooms. Planning the colour combinations is all part of the fun, so prepare to sit down with your seed book. Plus, you get to change your style with the seasons.

You’ll also have hours of fun creating your own bouquet arrangements. And when your blooms have tired, you can have a go at drying them, too, so they’ll keep bringing joy for months to come.

How to build a raised bed

Now that we’ve sung the praises of building raised garden beds for cut flowers, here’s how to start.

Raised beds building built

Step 1: Consider your space…

The good thing about raised beds is that you don’t need much of a garden. That being said, you should be considerate of where you’re planting. Yo