A Lost Garden Tradition We Need To Bring Back
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- A cutting garden is a special type of garden grown specifically for the purpose of harvesting flowers. Cuttings gardens are grown so you can bring blooms indoors to create beautiful arrangements.
Imagine having a fresh bouquet of flowers on your dining table, kitchen counter, and night stand, all grown from your own hands.
One of the great things about cutting gardens is that you don't need a lot of space to start one. This season I am starting small. Even if you live in an apartment with a small balcony or patio, you can still grow a wonderful selection of flowers in containers.
I will be focusing on flowers I can direct seed into the garden. Zinnias, cosmos, and sunflowers. I hope you'll join me.
Thanks for watching.
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Historical footage provided courtesy of the Library of Congress
Constrance Spry images are courtesy RHS Lindley Collections
Sissinghurst Castle Cutting garden image
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Photo of the gardens at Versailles
Photo by Paolo Costa Baldi. License: GFDL/CC-BY-SA 3.0
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Photo credits for the Cloisters images used in the video are as follows:
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My grandma emigrated from Europe in 1920 and her cottage garden in Ohio was a wonderful patchwork of flowers vegetables herbs and fruits. Before she left the house she always picked a fresh bouquet to bring to the homes she visited. Sometimes it was just a “posie” small handful. I do the same with the small bouquets from my gardens. It makes me look deep into my borders to select a combo of interesting foliage and random blooms. It’s mindfully and lovingly assembled. Good therapy in this chaotic world.
Oh how I would love to visit that cottage garden built by your grandma. It sounds wonderful. Such beautiful memories. Gardening is definitely good therapy for this hectic world. Thanks for watching.
I always feel guilty cutting from my ornamental gardens. When my family left home, my veggie garden shrunk by two thirds and the remainder became a cutting garden. No more guilt. One of my better decisions!
That is fantastic. I have the same issue with not wanting to cut flowers from the garden. I think planting flowers specifically for cutting is the way to go. Thanks for watching.
You made me cry with your story at the beginning, not because of the sickness and eventual passing, but with your act of using what you had to bless another. I don't have a "cutting garden," but I have learned to grow cutting flowers in the borders of my veggie patch and landscape borders. I have yet to share a bouquet with anyone. I always think my flowers aren't perfect enough. Another great lesson learned. Thank you!❤
My thoughts exactly. Perfectly said. I was struggling on how to say what you said. Well there it was for me. Thank you. Really, thank you. I was crying .....full of love and joy for all "Moxie" shares but not having the finesse to explain my graditude to her for just how much peace and calm she gives us. I for one, and I think you too, do appreciate her efforts. Thank you for putting into words how so many of us feel.
Thanks so much. I was truly touched when my neighbor told me how much her Mom loved that little bouquet. I think our gardens are very special places for sure. Even just a couple blooms put a smile on most faces don't they? Thanks for your note.
Shortly after the Dunblane massacre in Scotland, Princess Anne visited the town and took a bunch of snowdrops she’d picked from her garden that morning. That small gesture had a big impact on me (and many others) at the time. A simple act of love and respect, much more meaningful than the fanciest florist’s bouquet.
@@jmeaton9538 Wow. That is such a great story. Thank you for sharing that.
I’m sure your flowers are exactly perfect! Think of it this way… many people don’t grow or have flowers and would be sooo touched that you even thought of them!! My fav flower sharing story for now is: I lost my job right away in March 2020 due to Covid… I began pulling the lawn of weeds from my Dads yard with the time I was given and began planting. Bc of that I was able to re-connect with the neighbors and I met sooo many friends! Once restrictions began lifting I started thinking of my fav places… to look for a job. On my bday, I carefully cut and arranged a jar of flowers and wrote my name, contact number, and a short message in lieu of a resume and took it to my two fav shops. The flowers were for them, the gift was also to myself🌻 I’ve been working at my fav local market that sells their own fruits, veggies, and flowers for about three years now.
Cutting gardens are becoming popular again in Britain, including on allotments, which are more traditionally for growing fruit and veg. You are possibly familiar with Sarah Raven, who wrote a very popular book called The Cutting Garden.
I think Sarah Raven is wonderful. I check out her Instagram account all the time. I love seeing her walking through her beautiful garden. It looks like a dream space for sure. Thanks for sharing an update on what's happening in the UK. I appreciate your note.
I am English with an allotment cutting garden. Now it’s 3 years old and very easy to maintain with a mixture of foliage plants, perennials, spring bulbs and annuals. I can pick a bouquet for myself or as a gift, 12 months of the year.
@@ruthpearsall2618 That sounds wonderful.
Just last week I planned to purchase a birthday balloon for a fellow basketball mom. I then thought, why not cut some of my roses from my garden and give them to her. She was so touched and was even more thrilled that they actually came from my garden. ❤
Exactly! I think getting flowers from someone's garden is the best gift possible. Thanks for sharing that.
Hi! It’s me again that is building a garden from scratch at 58yrs. And yes last season I had cut flowers tucked in here and there but made a dedicated area for them this year.
Fantastic! I'd love to hear how your garden building from scratch goes this season. That sounds like a great adventure. Thanks for watching the video.
I take my elderly Mom out into my fledgling little garden and cut her whatever she wants. It makes her smile and is a place where we can just be. I can see that one day in the not too distant future I will just be picking and taking them to her. I think I will definitely make a real cutting garden just for that purpose.
I love this story. My Mom loves to be in the garden too. I think we are lucky to have gardens we can share. Thank you for sharing your story.
I have a bag of zinnia seeds the size of a small pillow. Will be spreading and sharing those seeds and resulting bouquets for sure! Thank you ❤
That is awesome. I love zinnias. I especially love that they aren't too fussy about their soil which makes them great for some of the areas of my garden that are a bit "rough". Happy gardening!
I love having fresh flowers in my home. I too plant zinnias and cosmos. Those are my two favorite plants for cutting. I then add whatever else is in bloom. A little wonky at times but always beautiful in my eye. I also love to give small bouquets to friends. I have yet not to see a big smile and deep appreciation from those who I share my love of flowers. Peonies are happily shared at this time. Thank you for sharing your garden and your gardening adventures. I also love the history of gardening you throw in now and again. 81 years old here, needing a bit of help this year from my granddaughters due to foot surgery earlier this year.
I do hope you get healed up quickly after your foot surgery. It sounds like we share a love for zinnias and cosmos. I think bringing our flowers inside makes the whole house happy. Thanks for being here.
Unbelievable coincidence, yesterday, I put together a few bouquets for my home and today I saw your video on cut flowers. Thank you!
That's an awesome coincidence. Yay!!
Such a beautiful video Sue. From sharing the cut flowers with your neighbor's sick mom, to the history lessons and images to seeing you embark on another project to bring beautiful flowers inside. And let's not forget the Constance Fry book filled with inspiration and knowledge. Thanks for making this video for all to see.
Ahhh....thanks so much my dear friend!
Yes! I made my first cut flower garden last year and I found my husband and I slowed down on life more and just watched nature. It was hard work but we loved the results. Liked your video.
I love this story. I am with you trying to slow down and enjoy nature more. Thanks for being here.
One of the most inspirational gardening videos I have ever watched. Thank you for the research and information….but mostly the inspiration!!
Dear God, yes, thank you!!!
Ahh...thanks so much. I am so glad to hear you liked the video.
What a sweet story. I feel we gardeners need to take the initiative to share our flowers with others. I save jars throughout the year to use as vases to give bouquets to our older confined friends so they don't feel obligated to give a vase back. Hope you're cutting garden brings much joy to you and others too!💐
Thank you. You bring up such a great point about sharing our gardens. I save old jars too for that same reason. Thanks so much for being here.
Loved learning about past cutting gardens, Sue. You’ve certainly made me want a few zinnias and cosmos.
Thanks Peggy. I had such great luck direct sowing zinnias into the garden last season. I even added some in July and they were blooming for the Autumn in a space left from some spring blooming plants in my pollinator garden. I'd love to see photos if you plant them.
Wonderful idea . I usually go out on Sunday morning before church and pick a large book for my pastor's wife.
she is so appreciative And it is.
A way to let her know how much I appreciate her
Your pastor's wife is a VERY lucky lady. I bet she loved getting those beautiful bouquets. Thanks for watching the video.
Sue, you are a blessing to many! Thank you for sharing your story. When I was a little girl, I would pick flowers from my father's garden and take the bouquet to my teachers at school, many of whom were sisters (nuns). When my girls were in grade school, I would help them pick a small bouquet for their teachers. It always brightens everyone's day!❤
Thanks so much. I bet your teachers always loved getting those beautiful bouquets. Such a thoughtful gift indeed. Thank you for your kind note.
I could listen to you talking for hours!!! Your kindness and positivity is so admirable. Your neighbor’s mom was so lucky to have met your kindness 🙏♥️♥️
Ahhh...thanks so much for the kind words of encouragement. I appreciate you being here.
@@GardenMoxie please make a million more videos 😁🌸🌸🌸🙏
@@chrismarchetti-olson6632 LOL. Thank you.
Your videos are so therapeutic to me! I love the backstories about gardeners of the past.
You've inspired me to plant my own cutting garden.
By the way, I noticed you dig your grass out to begin a new garden space. Have you ever tried the no-dig method? I did for the first time this year, and I will never go back to the backbreaking work of digging out grass again! It's changed my gardening life! 😊
Thanks so much for the kind words. I need to try sheet mulching. You are right about it being much less work. Thank you.
I started growing dahlias in pots last year and so enjoyed having cut flowers until frost ! 🌸🥰🇨🇦
That is wonderful! Dahlias are such extraordinary blooms, aren't they? And as you mentioned, they last right up until the end of the season.
I love your content so much! The history of gardens is so fun to learn. I'm on my second year of a cutting garden. I can't believe how rewarding and generous it was last year. Can't wait for this summer's bouquets.
Thanks so much. I am excited to hear you talk about how much you love your cutting garden. I used to try and save the flowers in my garden and didn't cut them very much, but that is something I have changed. I love having a tiny bunch of flowers from the garden to cheer up the house. Thanks for your note.
Another wonderful video Sue - I love the story behind it as well as the historical detail - I used to grow the rose 'Constance Spry' but knew nothing about her until now 🥰 After almost 50 years of gardening, I still grow zinnias and cosmos from seed - wonderful plants that keep the color going in the garden and good for pollinators too. Thanks for sharing your garden and your garden perspective with us ❤
Hello Lynn and thanks for your words of encouragement. I am with you on growing those zinnias and cosmos. Such great flowers to have in the garden. They always look happy in bouquets too.
I cannot help but wonder if a cutting garden really needs to be on its own, or could be found within the larger landscape - to leverage truly special plants - ideally self seeders - that *gently* find their way into the borders and provide that truly natural billowy feel to the borders That is my goal But my garden is still at its beginnings in many places, my focus is on resilience --creating those insectaries…
Such a great point. I love self seeders in the garden too. Thanks for sharing your suggestion. I love your focus of resilience.
Your videos are such a blessing! Thank you for sharing your gift of story-telling with us.❤
Thanks so much. I appreciate you being here. Thank you for your kind note.
Thank you for your beautiful gardens that we can enjoy through your peaceful videos! I created a cutting garden this year to grow snapdragons and zinnias. I started the snapdragons from seed in February, my first ever attempt at growing indoors from seed (loving it). I’ll be direct-sewing the zinnia seeds later today. I’m also in Southeast MI!
Every time I see a snapdragon it takes me back to being a kid and squeezing the flowers to pretend they are singing. Such great flowers. Isn't growing plants from seed fun? I had a few disasters this season, but I never get tired of seeing those tiny little seeds grow. It's wonderful to meet a fellow Michigan gardener! Thanks for your note.
What a wonderful story 🥰 very emotional 🥹
Hi Jasmine. Thanks so much for watching the video.
You are an inspiration, I have a small garden and I manage to plant some flowers to enjoy.
Thank you. Aren't flowers the best? They light up our spaces when we bring them inside even if it's just a tiny bouquet.
I've been growing cut flowers for a few years now and love it. I even briefly thought I might start a flower farm when we moved down here to Monroe. But, decided to keep personal gardens instead.
Hello and thanks for sharing your experience with your cutting garden. It's inspiring to hear your experience.
Your videos are so interesting and your gardens are beautiful. Thank you.
Thanks so much. I appreciate your note and thanks for watching.
I think the cutting garden has been “back” for years. I started5 years ago and felt late to the party.
Well then I'm very glad to join you even more late to the party. I think it's a wonderful addition to our gardens, don't you?
Thank you for the inspiration. I’m going to add more cut-able flowers to my flower border and share them!
Thank you! I think adding flowers that we plant to cut will be a lot of fun this season. Thanks for watching.
So much to glean from this, I love the therapeutic value, that is what my gardens are primarily for and they are never picture-perfect but they reflect me and bring joy to so many others. We have not added a fence along the side garden where I have the Rose Allee' and Rose Cottage garden as so many get such pleasure as they walk or drive by. We often get cars coming up our road then turning around and going back down extra slowly. The expressions of pure joy on their faces tells me just seeing it is a gift for them and we have never met. It is worth the lack of pure privacy to be able to share the joy!
Thank you for watching. Your garden sounds like such a blessing to everyone that gets to see them. That is wonderful. I love cottage gardens too so I can understand why people come to see your beautiful garden.
Love this story. Thankyou.
Thanks so much.
What a lovely idea. You inspired me with this video. Thank you!
That's fantastic! I am hoping to bring lots of flowers inside this season. Thanks so much for your note.
I so appreciate the history lesson today ! 🥰🇨🇦
Thanks so much. I am in love with old gardening books and I'm always inspired to learn about the great achievements of the gardeners that came before us. There is so much wonderful stuff to learn isn't there?
I am going to consider making a cutting garden following your example. What a beautiful, formal garden you have. 🌳
Thanks so much. If you create your garden I'd love to hear how you like it. I am looking forward to cutting flowers this season.
I’m so glad CZcams sent me this channel. I love this video, the history, your lovely voice, and your inspirational message. I am in my second year of a cutting garden of, guess what, cosmos, and zinnia.
Hello and thanks for being here. That is awesome that you are also a zinnia and cosmos lover. We should all share photos once our flowers start blooming.
I have done a cutting garden for a couple of years now because I couldn't bear to cut then out of my landscape! So I thought why not grow a specific spot for them intended for cutting. I lobe to share them and also have them in my own home. Thank you for sharing your story!
I feel exactly the same way. I am always reluctant to cut flowers. I think growing plants specifically to cut is a great idea. Thanks for watching.
I love my cutting garden and always want to add to it.
That's fantastic! You are inspiring me to keep at it. I am looking forward to cutting those flowers.
Enjoyed. I have a cutting garden which I started a couple of years ago-much more to go. I started it because I like to cut flowers but felt guilty taking them away from the bees, butterflies and birds I enjoy giving flowers and also having them in side my home. No more guilt. Everyone smiles when you give them flowers. You have a beautiful garden.
Thank you. It sounds like you started your cutting garden for the same reasons I am starting one this season. I always wanted the blooms to stay in the garden, but you are right. Everyone always gets a smile when you share a bouquet. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the calming video. Just watched a 'Live' and had to back out as it was poorly constructed and answers were not given, waste of time even though it is a rainy day.
I will be working on a patch of nettles and thistles and using extra plants and collected seeds and hope they survive deer and rabbits.
At one point in the video i thought you added a totem and it was the brown bag😅.
Thank you!
Thank you. I laughed about the 'totem'. I should probably be a little more aware of what I am filming. You are guaranteed to see hoses on the ground and landscape bags everywhere...ha ha. Thanks so much for being here.
What a wonderful video!
Thanks so much! Happy gardening.
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Thanks so much!
Lovely idea. Makes me think of the character Brother Cafael, always in his garden.
Thank you. And now I have a new person to learn more about because I am unfamiliar with Brother Cafeal.
I wasn't going to click on this video because I never cut flowers from my garden. I'm the one who finds it easier to buy them from the local florist or pick some up at the grocery store while I'm shopping. Your story of how you touched someone's life with the flowers from your garden has inspired me. And while you were cutting them, I can only imagine your beautiful thoughts of her in her final days. The bouquets on my table will now be my peonies and hydrangeas and stems from my own garden. Thank you for this video.
Thanks so much for your kind note. It's amazing how a tiny little bunch of flowers can brighten someone's day. It sounds like you have some amazing flowers to use for your own table. That is wonderful. Thanks for checking out the video.
Beautiful story! I love your channel and aspire to create garden spaces as beautiful and thoughtful as yours!
Thank you so much! I am glad to hear you liked the video.
Thank you for making me aware of Constance Spry and her wholehearted approach to decorating with flowers. I sprinkle zinnia and other seeds into my perennial gardens with good success and this way I have both the consistence of my perennials and the fun of a mix of annuals intermixed. I also have had success harvesting zinnia seeds for replanting the following season. I just put the flowers I deadhead into a paper to dry out and crumble the heads over the garden when it is again time to plant.
Thanks for sharing your zinnia tips. I am excited to grow some "new to me" zinnia seeds this season. I appreciate your note. Thanks for being here.
Hi my dear friend thank you so much for sharing this beautiful garden with us
Thank you. I appreciate you being here.
I am doing a small cutting garden this year. All direct sow. I loved your video! 💗🌸
That sounds fantastic. I love direct sow seeds, don't you? Thank you and thanks for watching the video.
Another great video, your story telling is magical. Constance Spry certainly had a very interesting life. The story goes that Constance and Rosemary Hume when running a culinary school in London came up with a chicken dish for Queen Elizabeth’s coronation in 1953. It has now become known as one of our most popular sandwich fillings, coronation chicken 😊. At some point I would love to grow flowers just for cutting. This year I’ve grown several different varieties of cosmos and zinnias, just potted on my cosmos they are very leggy, ran out of time. My zinnias look like yours, I was going to pot them on but I’m going to follow your lead and just plant them out.
Hello and thanks for watching. I was fascinated as I read more and more about Constance Spry. The libraries and archives available online thanks to the UK are filled with wonderful stories. I can't wait to see your zinnias. I hope to plant a lot of "new to me" varieties this season.
I started a cutting garden last year. It did not bloom as much as I wanted but I still was still productive thanks to the zinnias and cosmos, so this year I made some changes in hopes of getting more blooms. I also sow zinnia, cosmos and multi branching sunflower seeds in other areas of my garden for cut flowers. I absolutely love putting together a fresh bouquet for my kitchen island. My gladiola population increases each year so I love being able to keep some outside while bringing some in. There is something special about having a unique bouquet every week or so. Sometimes I'll even add herbs to it like rosemary or cut a few pieces of dusty miller, sweet potato vine, fern or coleus to the bouquet. Once I realized I was turning into the cut flower lady (lol) I went to my local Goodwill and picked up some cheap glass vases of varying sizes so I could put together more bouquets. I'm so happy you did this video because a cut flower garden is so special to have.
Wow! Your garden sounds amazing. I am just like you with going to Goodwill or Salvation Army to find fun vases. It's so fun! Thanks for sharing your experiences.
Cutting garden ✅ 2024 is ready to go. Coincidentally I chose zinnias, cosmos, also . I began last fall with excess tulips and irises. Everyone needs ( no maintenance) to take care of themselves in that crook 😂 ie. Plant and forget.
Way to go! I love your notion that those plants need to take care of themselves. That sounds like my garden. I think zinnias and cosmos are going to be perfect. Thanks for watching.
What a lovely video!! I retired earlier this year and one of my goals was to have a cutting garden form many of the same reasons you give. I am happy to say that I just completed planting all of the seedlings that I started and tended over the winter/spring and am anxiously awaiting the blooms. Thank you and take care.
That is so exciting! I'd love to see photos of how the garden turns out. Growing the plants from seed makes it that much more special, doesn't it?
There’s been a resurgence of cutting gardens since Covid. Floret, Garden Answer, and so many other gardeners have had such influence for the past several years. Dahlias in particular.
Absolutely! It's fun to watch those brilliant gardeners creating spaces for cut flowers.
You are such fun to watch and your ideas inspirational. A couple of years ago, I gifted myself with 6 raised 8' x 4' veg garden. Every year, I carefully design the planting by pairing the veg for healthy growth according to some books. On each box, I plant my favorite annuals, which I call my cutting garden. Some of the mainstays are snaps, zinnia, gomphrena, and marigolds. The boxes look beautiful when flowers are in bloom and cut them for small arrangements for.the house.
Thank you. Your raised bed garden sounds magical. There is nothing better than cutting those small bouquets from the garden. Thanks for watching the video.
Love it! I'm actually in the process of adding cut flowers in a few of my existing beds. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you. That is great that you are adding cut flowers. I bet you are excited to pick bouquets.
I loved this and have used flowering shrubs, perennials, and some annuals to bring flowers inside and give to friends and families! I am currently in a new area which is beautiful in a natural part wood forested area and open area, it has a lot of structure pieces, Hollies, boxwood, some neglected roses, a small vegetable garden bed, all to say I am starting almost from scratch, I definitely will be starting on soon! Lived the history and your personal story! ❤️👏🏼
Thanks so much for your kind note. I am glad to hear you liked the video. Happy gardening!
Beautiful garden 🌼🐝
Thanks so much for being here and watching the video.
My favourite flowers for cutting are zinnias and Cosmos and Sweet William. I've also enjoyed Hyacinth Bean, Love lies bleeding Amaranth, and the taller sturdier Calendula called Goudsbloem. I coukd use more filler plants so I hope to have Dara and Bishops flower this year. I also often use Swiss Chard leaves, they can be so beautiful. Its such a lovely custom to being the outdoors in, and such a peaceful and therapeutic activity.
I really enjoyed your historical notes to this topic.
Thank you for your video!
Thanks for the lovely note. It sounds like you have a great garden for cutting flowers. Using Swiss Chard leaves is a fantastic idea. I bet they look beautiful. Gardening is the best. Thanks for being here.
Nice! I started a cutting garden this year also. I choose the same plants as well. I am going to succession plant 2 times and hope to get flowers until fall.
That sounds wonderful! I direct sowed zinnia seeds in the middle of the season last year when I had a big space in my pollinator garden where I grew poppies. Those plants looked great in no time. I think you have a great plan in place. Happy gardening!
Nice video - have you been to the Cloisters on Manhatten? it's a very moving space.
Thank you. I have only seen the Cloisters in photographs and it looks like a truly amazing space. I love visiting places like that and it is definitely on my bucket list. Thanks for your note.
One of the photos looked a lot like the garden at the Cloisters. Glad you recommended it. I've been there and it is an amazing place. Ft. Tryon Park is quite nice too.
@@diannej2406 One of my favorite memories of my visit to Manhattan in 2001!
@@diannej2406 You are right. One of the photos I used was the Cloisters.
Your garden is looking glorious! I have a 'Pollinator Patch' which I use for cutting as well. 🧡 Have you read 'An Island Garden' by Celia Thaxter? While on the subject of books, have just finished reading Constance Sory's biography 🧡
Thank you. I have started reading Celiz Thaxter's book. I love the way she writes. How did you like the Constance Spry biography? She seemed like an very interesting character.
@@GardenMoxie Very interesting with some surprises.
@@flowerfairy1950 I think I will need to add that book to my list. Thank you.
@@GardenMoxie There's always "Another one" lol!
@@flowerfairy1950 Ha! I hear you.
Could anyone please drop an expanded list of good flowers for a cutting garden? There were so many in the video I could not identify 😢
Hello,
Thanks for watching the video. Sorry if things were too fast to note. The flowers I am growing for cutting this season are flowers I can directly sow from seed into the garden. Those are zinnias and cosmos. There are a lot of plants the make good cutting flowers like:
Globe amaranth
Peony
Shasta daisies
Sunflowers
Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia)
Dahlias
Yarrow
Marigolds
And it's also helpful to have foliage plants to add to your bouquets. I love adding hosta leaves, fern leaves, coleus stems, ninebark stems, mahagony splendor hibiscus stems, and herbs like sage, lemon balm, and mint.
It hurts to cut off something I put so much effort into. Do you have any idea how I can overcome this?
I know exactly how you feel. I typically don't cut a lot of the flowers in my garden because I like to see them outside. So I know what you mean. That is why I want to specifically plant flowers to pick. Some of the plants, like zinnias, will flower again after you pick the blooms (the cut and come again varieties) and it helps to keep the plant trimmed nicely. I would try sneaking some plants into the garden that you know you will cut. Thanks so much for watching the video.