Bundle on Specialty Cut Flowers and The Field Guide to Cut Flowers

These two titles can still go hand in hand. Imagine Armitage & Laushman’s Specialty Cut Flowers as the text for Cut Flowers 401. This is the text for Cut Flowers 101, and they complement each other.

Specialty Cut Flowers

Introductory chapters offer a discussion of domestic and foreign production, a brief overview of trends, and general comments and techniques for the postharvest care of flowers, including drying and preserving. The main body of the book gives extensive coverage of annual, perennial, bulbous, and woody species for commercial cut flower production, including propagation and growing-on methods, environmental factors, yield in the field, greenhouse forcing, stage of harvest, postharvest handling, and pests and diseases. Reflecting decades of research and writing by two distinguished horticulturists, Specialty Cut Flowers is an indispensable reference for the nursery bookshelf.

The Field Guide to Specialty Cut Flowers

This guide is a fundamental introduction to the commercial production of cut flowers. It is designed as a field guide, written primarily with new, small-scale cut flower farmers in mind, but may also serve as a valuable resource for home gardeners and experienced growers alike. The guide includes quick reference tables and easy-to-access information. It's similar in style to a Field Guide for say birds, providing a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the subject matter. The book will be physically robust, and we hope it will be tossed in the back of the tractor or pickup and referred to in the field.

Whether starting a small cut flower farm or just looking to expand your gardening knowledge, this guide will provide you with a solid foundation for success. You'll learn about cultivars, stage of bloom, propagation techniques, planting tomes, spacing and the all-important post-harvest procedures. With this guide in hand, you will have an essential tool for success.