Putting a good vase on it; Garden cuttings deserve container consideration.(HOME & GARDEN)

From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | Date: July 17, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

Now that the summer's bounty is blooming in your garden, it's a perfect time to bring some of that outdoor beauty in.

Making select cuts won't decimate your garden. In most cases, it will help it grow. But some gardeners are hesitant to make that first cut, primarily because arranging flowers in a garden is far different from arranging flowers in a vase.

The process begins with choosing the right vase from the assortment - ranging from works of art to cast offs - that most of us have. We pull a vase from the cupboard and plunk in the cuttings.

But our hard-won harvest ...

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