Cotswold Country Flowers

Cotswold Country Flowers Florist and grower of gorgeous, homegrown seasonal british flowers for all occasions, floral and gar

Supplier of gorgeous, homegrown seasonal british flowers and bouquets to individuals, businesses and florists located near Stroud, Gloucestershire.

I love working with my hands and would much rather have natural looking wiggly, rustic looking plant supports and struct...
27/10/2025

I love working with my hands and would much rather have natural looking wiggly, rustic looking plant supports and structures than anything too straight and perfect. I’ve made several hazel and willow tunnels over the years and the last iterations have been the most successful.

🌸 I first picked up these skills at a workshop tutored by the wonderful Norah Kennedy. I’ve also made willow wigwams for climbers, mini hurdles, plant supports for pots and unruly floppy plants, countless willow wreaths and a fat ball holder for the birds.

🌸 I then persuaded Norah to pass on her expertise at several willow workshops for me at Coaley Village hall and she also joined me on Christmas workshops teaching us how to make willow Christmas themed items. Thanks Norah for passing on your knowledge to so many people.

It has been a wonderful experience delivering flowers each month to so many wonderful people over the years. Most have b...
22/10/2025

It has been a wonderful experience delivering flowers each month to so many wonderful people over the years. Most have been gifts to a partner or mum or granny but some have been purchased a self care treat to look forward to each month.

🌸 From the lovely superfan Sarah who also attended workshops and whose wedding flowers I also provided, to the flower loving nonagenarian Eve whose thoughtful grandson gifted the flower subscription for several birthdays, to my most recent customer, who recently moved to the area and gifted it to his wife Sylvie and young daughter and I was looked forwarded to delivering to another Sarah who’s cute little front garden always reminded me of Cicely Mary Barker’s beautifully illustrated book “The Complete book of the Flower Fairies” complete with little sign that I completely concurred with “pardon the weeds we’re feeding the bees”.

🌸 I thoroughly enjoyed my fortnightly or monthly trips seeing my customers and taking in the fabulous local scenery while delivering my bunches of flowers from Wotton Under Edge, Nailsworth, Woodchester, Minchinhampton, Uley, Dursley, Kings Stanley, Arlingham, Frampton on Severn and lots of towns and villages in between.

💜 Thank you so much each and every one for your support.

Picking a favourite flower out of all the varieties I have grown over the years is so hard. But I have to say I do have ...
20/10/2025

Picking a favourite flower out of all the varieties I have grown over the years is so hard. But I have to say I do have a soft spot for Cosmos……

🌸 We go back a long way. I first started growing them over 30 years ago after being wowed by these gorgeous flowers my neighbour at the time was growing. I just had to know what they were as they just kept flowering what seemed like all summer.

🌸 I’ve grown them virtually every year since but obviously in more serious quantities since starting to grow cut flowers as a business. I love trying different varieties such as the aptly named Cosmos Cupcakes (blush is divine) and Cosmos Apricotta wows most people. Luckily I grew several successions of Cosmos and goodness they’ve done me proud. Just a few days ago I cut over 70 stonking stems for a wholesale order!

I love teaching and sharing my passion and knowledge of creating a cut flower garden and my Seed to Bloom to Vase course...
17/10/2025

I love teaching and sharing my passion and knowledge of creating a cut flower garden and my Seed to Bloom to Vase course allowed me to make the most of this.

🌸 Meeting monthly over 6 sessions in the first half of each year, strangers turned into friends and a mini community evolved. I’ve loved every session with every group from 2019 to 2025 (60 people altogether!)

To be honest it also kept me accountable and forced me to tidy up the garden/sheds and get a wiggle on myself. Nothing like a deadline!

🌸 The most challenging year was 2020 - I gave everyone the option for a full refund, but far from giving up the majority wanted to continue. I was amazed and grateful that the majority continued, albeit for on line sessions during those initial difficult months of Covid. We regrouped in person (outside of course) as soon as it was allowed.

🌸 By the end of each course, everyone knew the difference between hardy and tender annuals, biennials and perennials and when to sow or divide them. They all had plenty of practice sowing and transplanting seeds and always had a boot full of plants to take home at the end of most sessions. And for most, it has been the beginning of a seed sowing and journey.

💜 At the end of the course, (month 6) it was always a joy to see them proudly bring along a few of their own flower stems to arrange at the end of the course. I’m so grateful to each and every one of you for your enthusiasm and for making each session so enjoyable. You know who you are 😘

What needs doing in the garden at the end of a growing season? 🌱 Clear and compost beds of annuals that have worked so h...
16/10/2025

What needs doing in the garden at the end of a growing season?

🌱 Clear and compost beds of annuals that have worked so hard all summer
🌱 Mulch with home made compost or sow a green manure/cover crop such as phacelia
🌱 Planting out biennials and hardy annuals
🌱 Sowing autumn sweet peas
🌱 Planting narcissi and allium bulbs (best to leave tulips until November)
🌱 Start to pre-sprout ranunculus
🌱 Label dahlias before you forget what they are 😂

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The Ham
Coaley
GL115AS

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+447967416799

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Florist and grower of gorgeous, homegrown seasonal british flowers for all occasions and budgets including weddings, events and farewell flowers located near Stroud, Gloucestershire.