A Cutting Patch

I've fancied some of those but as I'm on clay I haven't tried - everything I like seems to need digging up for the winter.

Would hydrangea heads be good for cutting?

I've dried hydrangea heads - sometimes deliberately.

Would hydrangea heads be good for cutting?

I've seen them in bouquets in the shops, so yes, they must last well in water.

My next idea for greenery/ fillers. Would fuchsia branches work? The fuchsia need pruning anyway. What do you think?

Would hydrangea heads be good for cutting?

Yes, lots of people use these. Fresh and dried. They last for ages.
I've never had much luck growing these- in the summer they need watering everyday here on my clay and I couldn't bother doing that to keep it going - right plant/right place.. I have managed to keep an oak leaf hydrangea going in a semi shady area, and a little damper than the rest of the garden but it always struggles - would love some of those "limelight" hydrangeas.

My next idea for greenery/ fillers. Would fuchsia branches work? The fuchsia need pruning anyway. What do you think?

I would cut some and try them indoors in your house - see if they last. I only have one in my garden so never tried it.

I've tried fuchsias, the magellanica type. They look pretty but the flowers started to drop the very next day and I decided they were not worth the bother.