Plukjebloemen is a pick-your-own flower garden and landscape design service based in Leusden, Netherlands. The garden focuses on providing inspiration and resources for creating personal cutting gardens, whether on a large plot, a small balcony, or a single raised bed. The operation emphasizes sustainable practices, biodiversity, and growing flowers that are beneficial for bees and butterflies.

The primary produce available for self-picking consists of cut flowers. The garden itself grows a wide variety of annual and perennial blooms that are suitable for bouquets. A detailed list of recommended, easily-grown annuals for self-picking includes Lathyrus odoratus (sweet pea), Zinnia, Cosmos (cosmea), Scabiosa, Lavatera, Ammi Majus, Centaurea (cornflower), Nigella (love-in-a-mist), Salvia viridis, and Bupleurum. Many of these flowers bloom from spring through autumn. The overall picking season stretches from early spring (starting with bulbs like bluebells and anemones in March) to late autumn (with flowers such as dahlias and heleniums still blooming in November). In addition to the main garden, the business also sells a seed box containing a curated selection of the ten best cut flowers.

Plukjebloemen is open Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 09:00 to 17:00, and Thursday from 09:00 to 00:00. The business is closed on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The property is noted as having a wheelchair-accessible parking space.

What visitors say

A new garden owner found invaluable guidance from Marjolein in transforming a multitude of ideas into a manageable and smart picking garden. Marjolein’s extensive knowledge and experience were precisely what was needed, further enhanced by a thoughtful gift of seeds and plants. The reviewer highly recommends ‘Pluktuin’ (Picking Garden), a book co-authored by Marjolein. This book is praised for its clear and simple approach, making it accessible for any beginner, even those without a traditional garden, as it focuses on cultivating in containers and pots. Its beautiful design, featuring drawings instead of photographs, makes it particularly engaging. The overall experience was deemed well worth the investment, highlighting Marjolein’s palpable passion for gardens, plants, and flowers. Marjolein, in turn, expressed gratitude for the sweet and beautiful review, cherishing these interactions as a gift of shared enthusiasm, and even hinted at a future visit to see the garden’s progress.

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