Perennials for the Flower Vase

Beth Chatto began her world-renowned horticultural career as a style-conscious florist. Ernst Pagels tested all his legendary perennial selections for their suitability for vases.

A floral arrangement from one’s own garden is always something truly special. Personally, I’m usually terribly stingy with what I can and want to cut from the garden. But for special occasions, I too wander through the garden and cut what are probably the most enchanting bouquets that gardeners and florists can dream up. It’s an art I learned from my grandmother, Melanie Thomas, who produced cut flowers.

I taught courses at Beth Chatto’s garden center in the art of naturally elegant floristry using flowers from the garden.

Floristry, perennials, Peter Janke garden concepts
Melanie Thomas in our nursery

The following worthwhile garden plants last particularly well in a vase and are usually available for purchase at the HORTVS nursery (please always pre-order):

Floristry, perennials, Peter Janke garden concepts
Floristry, perennials, Peter Janke garden concepts
  • Acanthus
  • Aconitum
  • Agapanthus
  • Alchemilla mollis
  • Allium
  • Alstroemeria
  • Anaphalis
  • Anemone – (border forms)
  • Angelica
  • Anthemis tinctoria
  • Aquilegia
  • Arctanthemum
  • Asperula aristata
  • Aster
  • Astrantia
  • Bergenia
  • Campanula
  • Catananche
  • Centaurea
  • Cheiranthus
  • Chelone
  • Chrysanthemum
  • Convallaria
  • Cortaderia
  • Crocosmia
  • Cynara
  • Delphinium
  • Dianthus
  • Dicentra
  • Dierama
  • Digitalis
  • Echinops
  • Eryngium
  • Erythronium
  • Euphorbia
  • Galtonia
  • Helichrysum ‘Schweffelflicht’
  • Helleborus
  • Hermodactylus
  • Heuchera
  • Iris
  • Kniphofia
  • Leucanthemella serotina
  • Liatris
  • Libertia
  • Ligularia
  • Linaria
  • Liriope
  • Lobelia
  • Lychnis
  • Lysimachia
  • Lythrum
  • Monarda
  • Narcissus ‘Cedric Morris’
  • Nerine
  • Papaver orientale
  • Penstemon
  • Persicaria
  • Phlomis
  • Phlox

Contact

HORTVS
Peter Janke Gartenkonzepte
Hochdahler Straße 350
40724 Hilden

Office & Nursery:
Fon: +49 (0)2103 360508

Gardenshop & Floristry:
Fon: +49 (0)2103 396556
Fax: +49 (0)2103 2788092

E-Mail: mail@peter-janke-gartenkonzepte.de

Opening Hours

Garden & Nursery

April bis Oktober:
Do. und Fr. 10.00 bis 18.00 Uhr;
Sa. 10.00 bis 16.00 Uhr

March and November:
Thu. and Fri. 10.00 am to 5.00 pm;
Sat. 10.00 to 3.00 pm 10.00 bis 17.00 Uhr;
Sa. 10.00 bis 15.00 Uhr

Gardenshop & Floristry

April to November:
Thu. and Fri. 10.00 am to 6.00 pm;
Sat. 10.00 to 4.00 pm

March and December:
Thu. and Fri. 10.00 am to 5.00 pm;
Sat. 10.00 to 3.00 pm

Office
Our office can generally be reached Tuesdays to Fridays from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm. On Bank holidays the HORTVS
remains closed!

Entrance Garden:
5 € (up to 17 years free)
Annual Ticket „Garden‘s Friends“: 25 €

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