Flowers On The Hill Devon

26/07/2024

It’s that time again.

I will be at Crewkerne farmers market tomorrow in the new venue from 9am-1pm.

Come on down to grab yourself a bunch of locally grown flowers and a host of other fabulous local produce. Can’t wait to see you there. X

04/07/2024

The happiest of anniversaries to and

Thank you for allowing me to be part of your special day.

27/06/2024

It’s time…..

The sweet peas are here. Because the early ones have such long stems that are starting to make an appearance in bouquets.

Keep your eyes peeled and noses ready for them!!!

Thanks as always to the amazing you never disappoint!

23/06/2024

Wow, what an amazing and exhausting flowery filled weekend.

Starting with a delivery to setting up the display followed by a new time and place in Crewkerne.

Today was spent at the show and then back home to make up a bunch for the wonderful

Now time to relax and ignore the fact that the beautiful urn I created is stuck in the corner of the living room next to the clean washing. Oh to have a beautiful stately home fit for such a display!! 😂😁

22/06/2024

All set up at Crewkerne farmers market. Lots of lovely local produce to be had.

Come on down and say hello.

21/06/2024

So excited for tomorrow.

Crewkerne farmers market is having a spectacular re-launch, different date, different location but still lots of lovely local goodies to be had.

I’ll be there with some beautiful locally grown flowers and as always ready to answer any gardening questions you may have and of course talk about the beauty of British blooms.

Can’t wait to see you all there, 9am-1pm Falkland Square.

21/06/2024

A sneaky peek at the display I have made for

You can find it in the floral marquee.

It’s going to be a great weekend, make sure you head on down!!

06/06/2024

It’s and I am so excited that this is the first week that I have enough flowers to finally start getting them back into shops!!!

Today I dropped off some fantastic fresh blooms into find them near the door next to the delicious strawberries!!

06/06/2024

17/05/2024

I’m back tomorrow at Crewkerne farmers market.

Come on down between 9am-1pm to grab yourself a bunch of some locally grown plastic and pesticide free flowers.

There are lots of lovely other treats to be had too.

Now it’s time to relax and admire that beautiful sunset. Fingers crossed for good weather. Red sky at night shepherds delight!

19/04/2024

So excited to finally be back at Crewkerne farmer’s market tomorrow!

Find us in market square from 10am-1pm.

There are lots of lovely spring blooms available and treats galore from the other stall holders.

Come on down and say hello.

09/03/2024

Still time to get to and get those Mother’s Day gifts.

There are a few flowers left and some lovely treats by

Come on down and say hello.

09/03/2024

All set up at come down and say hello.

Lots of lovely fresh British flowers for sale, including tulips from and flowers and foliage from

08/03/2024

Thank you all for your pre-orders.

If you haven’t already placed an order, don’t panic.

I will at Millers Farm Shop tomorrow from 10am, alongside some other lovely pop up stall.

Come along and say hello and maybe treat your Mum, Grandma or Aunty to some wonderful, fresh and British grown flowers!!!

04/03/2024

The slightly less glamorous side of flower farming.

It’s that time of year to start sowing seeds.

First step is to clean all the tubs. Then remove the marker from last year. I would normally use nail polish remover but I couldn’t find it, so hit upon the idea of using hand gel! This combined with an old nappy insert worked a treat.

These tubs are the perfect size for my soil blocks. They then go onto a heated mat and at the first sign of germination get transferred into the greenhouse.

01/03/2024

💐💐Mother’s Day flowers🌷

Pre-order slots are filling up quickly, so make sure you don’t miss out.

Bouquets of beautiful British grown flowers including tulips are available for pre-order now. As always presented in fully compostable wrapping.

Prices start at £25. Collection and limited local delivery slots are available.

Get in touch to make your Mum’s day special.

24/02/2024

Mothering Sunday is just a few weeks away.

Pre-ordering opens today. All bouquets, as always, will contain British grown flowers mixed with home grown blooms and foliage.

All packaging is fully home compostable.

Prices start at £25, with collection and limited delivery options available.

10/02/2024

That moment when you finally get around to doing the weeding and you realise that your delphiniums grown from seed last year are coming back!!

I was very excited. Mad dash to the shed to get out the sheep’s wool to protect them from slugs and snails.

Also took the time to educate the junior assistant on why we do this. It’s pretty simple really, if you kill the slugs with pellets then you poison them. They then get eaten by birds, toads and hedgehogs. This will then poison them as well!

The sheep’s wool feels a bit scratchy to the slugs and snails so they won’t climb over it. The best thing about it is it’s a natural material and it can go on the compost heap!!

18/01/2024

Question 3

I am working through these as snails pace. I blame the January blues!!!

‘How did you get here?’

I tell this story every year, so apologies to those that have heard it before!

‘Twas a night near the end of summer’
Me and my partner sat down to a delicious meal of courgette soup for starter, courgette quiche for main and courgette cake for dessert. We were surrounded by jars of courgette chutney and were looking out the window at a patch of courgette plants.

He turned to me and said ‘Charlotte, please don’t ever grow courgettes again. Why don’t you grow flowers instead.

At the time I liked arranging and did flowers for the church. So I started with dahlias. I interrogated all the members of the local gardening club for hints and tips.

I then developed it a bit more whilst on maternity leave with the junior assistant. I then met a fellow Mum at a baby group who told me about I joined and was inspired to grow more.

I then started doing small weddings, selling bouquets and doing funeral flowers.

So there you go, the moral of the story is grow too many courgettes. You never know where it may lead….

16/01/2024

Day 2 of

I always start out well….

A day in your life….

Well at the moment it involves a lot of procrastinating. I seem to spend a lot of time compiling lists of things to do in my head and never quite getting round to doing them….

But on a more positive note, a day in summer where the flowers are in full bloom goes something like this…

I set an early alarm, to either get up before I have to go to work, or take the junior assistant to school and get out into the patch to cut flowers before too much sun gets on them. These are then put in buckets of fresh water and put in the studio/garage.

These will be made into bouquets to either be sent out as gifts or sold in shops or my monthly farmer’s market.

I will then have a quick look round the patch to see what is coming next and make note of all the weeds which I then ignore as when the season is in full swing time for weeding is limited!!

07/01/2024

Welcome to day 1 of

I will let you into a little secret, I have never managed to complete this challenge, so maybe 2024 will be my year.

Each day I will attempt to use a prompt to let you know a little bit about me and what I do.

So let’s start with question 1. ‘Who are you?’

Well for those of you that don’t know. My name is Charlotte, I live in East Devon with my partner, 4 year old son and 4 cats. I grow flowers on a small patch in my garden and I also have a part time job analysing bull semen. The photo is a pic of me stood in front of the rather large pile of manure we accumulate at the stud, which often finds it way onto the patch.

Apart from flowers I like wine and cheese, watching terrible/amazing American dramas, being part of my local community and generally being around people.

I don’t like, fruit and meat combinations, (ham and pineapple pizzas should be illegal), bananas and being cold. The last one is sadly often an unwelcome side effect of growing and arranging flowers. I am currently sitting with a hot water bottle over my knees after getting a bit chilly when weeding the beds to finally put my spring bulbs in.

24/12/2023

Last chance to get your festive flowers open today until 12pm.

Beautiful bunches of fresh foliage and British flowers from

21/12/2023

Just dropped off this fabulous festive bouquets jam packed with lovely seasonal foliage and Beautiful lilies and tulips from

They will be the perfect Christmas gift or a wonderful addition to your own Christmas decorations.

18/12/2023

Taking a break from all things Christmassy to reflect on this magical farewell service photoshoot that I took part in earlier this year.

The aim was to show the most beautiful, relaxed and natural celebration of life.

The backdrop was provided by .holcombe
With the wonderful in the role of celebrant.
The stunning coffin alternatives were provided by
The essence of the day was captured by

Providing farewell flowers, which have a low impact on the environment is always such an honour. Arrangements are available all year round with the help of some amazing British wholesale growers.

16/12/2023

There are 2 remaining products left in our Christmas shop.

A beautiful pine wreath on a grapevine base and a mixed bunch of British lilies and mix winter foliage.

Both priced at £25. The bouquet is available for collection tomorrow morning or evening. Or local delivery in Chardstock. The wreath is available for collection until Wednesday or local delivery in Chardstock. Delivery options also available in Axminster on Monday evening.

Grab them while you can.









The wreath

16/12/2023

All set up at Crewkerne famers market. Come on down and say hello.

Fresh and dried flowers available, plus lots of other lovely goodies available.

15/12/2023

So excited to be heading back to Crewkerne farmers market tomorrow.

I will have a small selection of fresh flower and foliage bunches containing some fabulous British lilies.

In addition to this I will have some table centres and some dried flower wreaths and bunches.

Come on down and say hello. In the market square from 9am-1pm.

14/12/2023

I think the sky knew that I only have one more wreath to make this year! My hands are definitely ready for it to be over!

10/12/2023

Don’t forget to order your Christmas wreaths or table decorations. It will be the big day itself before you know it.

What door is complete at this time of year without a locally sourced, fully compostable wreath.

Prices start at £20, pm me to place your order today! Collection and local delivery options available. I will also be at Crewkerne farmers market on Saturday 16th December for surrounding areas collections.

07/12/2023

Cheering myself up on a wet and gloomy day by looking back at the fabulous Christmas photoshoot I did last year with some fantastic local suppliers.

I think we excelled ourselves by capturing the essence of the season perfectly.

Thank you again to the fantastic dream team

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