{"id":52620,"date":"2017-04-23T12:00:04","date_gmt":"2017-04-23T05:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/cut-flowers-almost-for-free\/"},"modified":"2017-04-23T12:08:50","modified_gmt":"2017-04-23T05:08:50","slug":"cut-flowers-almost-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/cut-flowers-almost-for-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Cut flowers (almost) for free"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nGrow them from seed and you\u2019ll have your own supply of cheap cut flowersNothing brightens up a room or makes a more personal gift than a bunch of fresh flowers. They can be costly, though \u2013 I mean really costly, both financially and environmentally. Small arrangements can easily sell from \u00a325 (and up) from a good quality florist. Sadly, the pesticides \u2013 often used in greater amounts than on edible crops \u2013 and transport miles involved in creating these displays can be considerable, too. Dictated by the demands of the global cut-flower industry, much of this material, despite being 3D-printer perfect in appearance is also boringly uniform. With stems so straight and petals so flawless, they are indistinguishable from plastic, and smell just about as fragrant.But if you get your species choice right, cut flowers can be among the easiest of all crops to grow. Capable of coming back year after year from just a single purchase of seed, they are far cheaper, too, some arguably free. They will have a stronger scent and longer vase life to boot. It really is win-win all round. Even if you have the smallest plot, there are options to give you months of colour and fragrance. Here are a bunch I am sowing and planting right now\u2026 Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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Grow them from seed and you\u2019ll have your own supply of cheap cut flowersNothing brightens...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-dGI","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":114630,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/for-flowers-that-last-the-answer-is-cut-and-dried\/","url_meta":{"origin":52620,"position":0},"title":"For flowers that last, the answer is cut and dried","date":"March 1, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"\r It\u2019s easy to grow your own flowers to dry \u2013 an affordable and sustainable way to create beautiful arrangements at homeMy first exposure to dried flowers was as dusty, pastel-shaded posies on doily-covered tables. 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