Landscape Plants That Create Stunning Bouquets

The heavenly scented flowers of this shrub will fill up your home more than any candle or air freshener. Lilac clippings do require a lot of water. Check out this article on how to prep your lilacs to prevent them from wilting.

One of the biggest complaints about azaleas is that the flowers are so easily ruined by the Spring rain. To protect and prolong your enjoyment of the flowers, simply clip some branches and bring them inside for a bouquet.

When you want the look of hydrangea, but you're hydrangeas aren't blooming yet...Look no further than the classic viburnum. The 'Snowball' varieties are especially stunning and offer sturdy, interesting foliage as well.

This vigorous growing shrub always has plenty of branches to prune. If you have an established forsythia, you could probably clip enough branches for 2-3 bouquets without noticing.

Another prolific blooming shrub that provides plenty of flower-covered branches for clipping. Much like the lilacs, the sweetly scented flowers will fill the room with a beautiful aroma.

Available at every florist and grocery store, this one shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone. Whether by themselves or in a mixed arrangement, all hydrangeas make great cut flowers.

This traditional perennial brings stature & elegance to any arrangement because of its striking colors & upright habit. 

For the longest vase life, cut the flower spikes with the lower half as open florets, but before the entire spike opens.

To ensure long lasting blooms, use a sharp knife instead of pruners and trim more mature flowers.

Anenome continues to grow after cutting. Start with buds and leave space in the arrangement for them to open.

This unique flower adds a special touch to any arrangement. For best results, cut only newly-opened flowers.

Though not widely grown for commercial use, this abundant bloomer makes a great cut flower.

Rarely thought of as a cut flower, the long branches and large masses of flowers work similar to hydrangeas & phlox.

The Virginia state tree and flower should never be overlooked as a cut flower. A few cuttings can truly brighten any room.

The unique branching adds to their value as a cut flower. Heart-shaped leaves can also be used for foliage after blooming.

Whether a Saucer Magnolia (pictured), star magnolia, or Southern Magnolia, they all make exceptional cut flowers.

These Spring favorites make for great cut flowers that can be forced to bloom early indoors, once the buds have set.

This native tree, which nobody knows, can add texture contrast and stunning fragrance to any arrangement.

The foliage from this popular specimen tree will add color and texture contrast to a bouquet of flowers.

Long stems & interesting foliage, that appears hand-painted, make this a great addition.

When looking for an interesting visual effect, the color & shape of this perennial (from the thistle family) is perfect.

The large leaves of this popular shade perennial have, in recent years, become very popular among flower arrangers.

This seems obvious in flower arranging, but popular garden varieties add so much more than traditional florist ferns.

Also known as Coral Bells, this perennial has exploded in popularity as new varieties provide a variety of foliage types.

The soothing color and soft texture of this classic perennial make it a great addition. It's tall flower stalks can also used as well.

This large shrub (or small tree) has unique burgundy or chartreuse color that resembles the shape of eucalyptus.

Both the flower and foliage of this unique perennial are perfect if you're looking for something a little different and "funky."