Our property has a huge fenced garden that the previous owners used to grow vegetables — along with grapevines along the fence. I love fresh vegetables, but we don’t need that much space for what we want to grow — blueberries, blackberries, zucchini, cucumbers, and lots of lovely heirloom tomatoes. That leaves a little under half of the garden space for my cutting garden.
This year, I planted seeds for many of my favorite flowers and herbs, but the most reliable of all are the zinnias.
Zinnias are like nature’s paintbox. So many shades of orange, pink, red and yellow. And they bloom for weeks from mid-summer til fall.
Every time I visit the garden, the zinnias are the ones covered in pollinators like this gorgeous monarch butterfly. 🦋
And they make the most gorgeous bouquets around the house. A cheerful reminder that simple is often best! 🌺
Wexford Lane 
Zinnias are wonderful…so many colors, shapes and sizes and the butterflies they attract are an added bonus. Even though I have lots in my Cutting Garden, I find it hard to actually cut them and bring them indoors when the butterflies enjoy them so. Do you?
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I would never cut all the flowers—I always try to leave some for the pollinators. Maybe the key is to plant twice as many as you need for bouquets! 🌸🌼🌺
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