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CUTTING
GARDENS
TO VISIT
Kemper Cutting Garden at
the Missouri Botanical
Gardens in St. Louis.
Immerse yourself in the
display gardens, then
browse the cutting garden
to pick blossoms for home
(314/577-5100; mobot.org).
Miss Effie’s Country
Flowers and Garden Stuff
Donahue, Iowa. Spend a
day on the farm picking
from among 90 different
annuals and perennials
(563/282-4338;
misseffiesflowers.com).
Lilly House Cutting
Garden at the Indianapolis
Museum of Art. Collect a
bouquet from 10 acres of
blooms at the historic 1920s
mansion (317/920-2660;
imamuseum.org/explore/
lillyhouse).
Turner Farm Cincinnati.
Snip a few stems at this
certified organic garden, or
become a member of the
flower share program,
which lets you cut 10
bouquets throughout the
season (513/561-7400;
turnerfarm.org).
Cross Cutting Garden at
the Minnesota Landscape
Arboretum in Chaska,
Minnesota. Although you
can’t cut plants here, you
can check out 29 types of
annuals and perennials and
get ideas from University of
Minnesota experts
(952/443-1400; www
. arboretum.umn.edu/
displayandspecialty gardens
.aspx).
Visit Omena Cut Flowers
Seven miles north of Suttons
Bay, Michigan, on M- 22 in
Leelanau County (231/271-
6432; omenacut owers.com).
Hours: Dawn to dusk daily
from May to October.
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