The Cut Flower Handbook: Select, Plant, Grow, and Harvest Gorgeous Blooms -- Lis

<b>The bouquet-building bible gardeners have been waiting for! Learn the ins and outs of growing gorgeous blooms at home with professional flower farmer Lisa Mason Ziegler of @gardenersworkshopfarm.</b> <p/> Whether you're <b>cultivating fresh-cut bouquets</b> 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 <b>multi-season planting and harvesting </b>uses the natural warm and cool weather cycles present in almost all growing regions to maximize cut flower production. <p/> This logical and nature-driven method is also a signature hallmark of her super-successful online flower-farming courses, and it's one that <b>translates equally well to both small urban backyards and large rural flower farms</b>. <p/> Growing your own cut flowers means you can <b>avoid bouquets laden with pesticides</b> (who wants <i>that</i> 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. <p/> Included in this essential cut flower growing handbook are: <br> <ul><li><b>50 extensive flower profiles</b> divided into their preferred season of growth. Cool-weather favorites include poppies, snapdragons, and bells of Ireland. Warm-season beauties include zinnias, sunflowers, and celosia. </li><li><b>P