Little and Wild Flowers

Little and Wild Flowers Growing local, seasonal flowers in the south Shropshire Hills.

Giganteum poppies stealing the show at the moment! We’ll be picking these in the next couple of weeks if anyone would l...
15/07/2024

Giganteum poppies stealing the show at the moment! We’ll be picking these in the next couple of weeks if anyone would like some - they will dry beautifully!

Possibly my favourite bouquet of the week, full of juicy tulips, ranunculus, butterfly ranunculus, cerinthe and rose fol...
24/04/2024

Possibly my favourite bouquet of the week, full of juicy tulips, ranunculus, butterfly ranunculus, cerinthe and rose foliage. This will be the last week of the tulips, they seem to have gone so fast this year! But the cutting beds are filling up with lots of lovely late Spring flowers.

A massive thank you for all of your Mother’s Day orders - it is so very appreciated! The dried flower cards have been a...
09/03/2024

A massive thank you for all of your Mother’s Day orders - it is so very appreciated! The dried flower cards have been a huge surprise hit - so we’re working on a range for Easter! Stay tuned!

We’re excited to be able to offer more growing workshops now that we have the infrastructure to do so. The first in our...
05/03/2024

We’re excited to be able to offer more growing workshops now that we have the infrastructure to do so. The first in our sow & grow series is on plant propagation - come and learn different methods for seed sowing, taking cuttings and plant division. The focus will be on cut flowers, but the methods are also applicable for veg growing and general gardening.
You’ll also be taking home a good quality reusable seed tray, filled with 77 seeds for you to grow on a home. All this plus a detailed information hand out. We have accommodation close by for anyone travelling from afar, or who would like to make a short break.

We’ve got more workshops planned in the sow & grow series, including seed saving, planning a cut flower patch and biennials. We’d love to hear if there’s any others you’d like to see?

A rare moment of sun over the weekend, capturing the dried flowers at the back of my office. I’ve really been enjoying ...
04/03/2024

A rare moment of sun over the weekend, capturing the dried flowers at the back of my office. I’ve really been enjoying using my dried flowers over the last few weeks, I’m possibly just desperate for any kind of colour after what has seemed like the longest winter imaginable. I’m so grateful my dried flower cards have been so well received, we’re all caught up on the orders so have room for a few more this week. We’re also been exploring using the dried flowers in a few different ways, we’ll show more over the next few days.

March has definitely come in like a lion, so we thought we’d look ahead and see what’s coming up this month!1. There’s l...
02/03/2024

March has definitely come in like a lion, so we thought we’d look ahead and see what’s coming up this month!
1. There’s lots to look forward too!
2. It’s the last chance to order dried flower cards for Mother’s Day as we’ll be sending them out on Monday! We still have our flower subscriptions available, and have plenty of vouchers.
3. We’re running a bespoke dried flower workshop making lovely flower frames - we love working with you to create a workshop that you love - be it for a hen do, birthday, or perhaps with your mum?
4. A new farmers market for us - we’d love to see you there with the first of our spring flowers, seeds and dried flowers
5. Sow & Grow workshops focusing on plant propagations - sowing, taking cuttings and division
6. The first of our workshops .at - first up is making a living spring wreath perfect for Easter.
7. Finally at the end of the month our spring flower subscription starts - there is a link in the bio if you’d like to sign up!

Phew - I think that will keep us busy! Is there anything else you’d like to see from us?
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We’re putting the final growing plans together ready to start sowing seed next week, and are contemplating growing more ...
05/02/2024

We’re putting the final growing plans together ready to start sowing seed next week, and are contemplating growing more vegetables for the local community to go alongside the flowers. Would anyone be interested in having veg from us alongside the flowers? Rather than a box scheme I think it would be a weekly availability list from which you can order, along with the eggs! What do you think?
📸 of the beautiful Marina di Chioggia squash

Imbolc. The half way point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. The light is returning to our valley an...
01/02/2024

Imbolc. The half way point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. The light is returning to our valley and it’s just 17 days time until we reach 10 daylight hours, where seed sowing will begin in earnest. Fresh compost from is on its way, the seeds are ready and the sowing plans are nearly complete! It feels like it might be a good year 🤞

Final day of , and first social media challenge I’ve actually completed, so thank you to for organising!What’s coming ...
19/01/2024

Final day of , and first social media challenge I’ve actually completed, so thank you to for organising!
What’s coming up this year - lots of flowers obviously, but also lots of new ways to share them with you. Lots of hens, and eggs and veg. And lots of seeds, as part of a collaboration with . If you’d like to keep up to date with what’s going on, please consider signing up to our mailing list, link in bio. Thanks for following along!

Penultimate day of about favourite flowers, which for me is almost impossible as it depends what season we are in and ...
18/01/2024

Penultimate day of about favourite flowers, which for me is almost impossible as it depends what season we are in and what mood I’m in. Here’s a few favourites from spring - cannot wait to see these again!
1. Hamamelis × intermedia 'Jelena
2. Tulip Apricot parrot
3. Tulip Negrita parrot
4. Tulip charming lady & ranunculus crema
5. Ranunculus bianco sfumato
6. Colibri poppy peach

Day 8 of all about sustainability. It’s a huge topic, and I could probably spend a week talking about it! We have al...
17/01/2024

Day 8 of all about sustainability. It’s a huge topic, and I could probably spend a week talking about it! We have always been very keen to be as sustainable as possible, not because it’s the fashionable thing to do at the moment, but because it makes sense in so many ways, both environmentally and financially. We are the caretakers of our patch of land for a relatively short period of time, and I hope we leave it to the next generation in the best condition possible.

There are some big steps we have taken in our quest to be as gentle as possible on the land, including:
* no dig techniques
* no pesticides, herbicides or artificial fertilisers
*no floral foam in our designs
*limiting our plastic use

However there are many more things to look at in the future - our water use, composting, packaging, more seed saving and more understanding of soil science.
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Day 7 of all about colour. I am increasingly drawn to growing the colours that reflect the wider environment, especia...
16/01/2024

Day 7 of all about colour. I am increasingly drawn to growing the colours that reflect the wider environment, especially as we are nestled under the heather rich Long Mynd. Soft fresh colours in spring, greens and whites in high summer, and stronger saturated colours in the autumn. This was taken in our orchard in the autumn, perfectly mirroring the colours in the local landscape. Are you drawn to a particular colour?
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