Winter flowers are precious. Should they stay to brighten the garden, or come inside? How many blooms can you spare to take on a visit to Great Aunt Agatha? What are the best cut flowers at this time of year?, How should you keep them blooming for at least a fortnight, and what's the best way to arrange them?
I follow the "bung" flower arranging method: pick a handful of blooms and bung them in a vase, either my tall brown one, the fatter clear glass one or the thin-necked brass one, each the right size to have the outside blooms leaning over the edge a little and the middle ones standing up straight. It takes three seconds, and our flowers usually last about two weeks.
