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Forager, Flower Farmer, Florist, Freelancer. Growing and gathering with the seasons. Dried flowers throughout the year. Enquiries of all types welcome!

Contact and Order via email [email protected].

16/12/2024

It’s that mini wreath offer moment!

Ten inches, Ten quid and ready from today ( Monday 16th ) until Friday .

From scratch, for you, made on a smaller heart or wreath ring,
Simple, fresh, perfect for your backdoor, gate, cabin in the woods, narrow boat ( we can only dream…)

Content varies dependant entirely on my foraging and what little trinkets I’ve got -

Just drop over a message and tell me which day you are calling for yours….

13/12/2024

You’re just in time to order a table centre for your home!
A candle bowl like this is ideal to pop on your festive table, wildly twiggy and full of naturally good things.

Orders welcome either for collection or for Ludlow (town only) gift delivery from the middle of next week till the end ~ 18th to 21st Dec.

I will be cutting the freshest foliages and assembling bowls like this for my customers who’ve already reserved, and have capacity to create a few more for new orders for a just four days - knowing they’ll be sprightly and squeaky-fresh for Christmas Day. These are £30.

After that, I’m done - snips down, hands scrubbed and filthy potting shed to be cleared down.

Closed from the 21st December for new orders, but I’ve plenty of on-going dried flowers commissions to fulfill throughout January…

Hazel hearts from scratch (with dried flowers) workshops are planned for Valentines and Easter,
So do drop me a line if you’d like a priority notification of dates before the general release.
Not that I’ve actually earmarked exact dates yet…😉😬
Kim x

[email protected]

08/12/2024

December is well under way for us all and regardless of that storm blowing through, everything has gone on as usual here, apart from foraging which was just too risky in the big blow!

All our Christmas workshops have sold out, both the ticketed and the private workshops for groups of friends and businesses like Brewe Coffee - up the hill in Clee village.
The last is on Sunday 15th when we will be making hazel hearts at The Clive.

Today’s workshop was for 10 participants - creating a forager’s wreath, the results were incredible!
The hall at Ludlow Mascall Centre was the perfect venue, we were well looked after, the space was perfect.

Next week there’s another huge pile of pre-orders like these to fulfill; wreaths full of fresh foliage and interesting textural bits.

The finale for wreaths is Frank P Matthews Tree Shop all-day fair on Saturday 15th. I’ve got some lovely,lovely bits and pieces ( dried and fresh) to take to sell.
Why not come along and enjoy a proper Christmassy event?

You’ll be able to browse 40 stalls, graze at a food quarter, hear great live music and enjoy the incredible festive atmosphere that the whole tree team pull together to create.
It’s truly well worth visiting. Under cover too - should we have some of that fabulous rain…
Say hello if you see me there!
Kim x
Ludlow Mascall Centre
Frank P Matthews Tree Shop
The Clive Arms

06/12/2024

Let’s try something different for the door this year.
A change from the wreath: Consider a heart ♥️.

Good reasons why?
Firstly - this is a lighter, neater and a smaller option.
Perfect for a composite door where a nail or a screw-in hook would lead to a fun, festive divorce.
Pop a removable adhesive hook on the door and you are good to go.

Ideal too, if you want something gorgeously original, handmade and unique at Christmas - a hazel heart ticks those boxes, the perfect backdrop for all those family photos!

Your hand-made heart will elevate your Christmas decor, definitely one for the ‘gram… # # #

What about provenance ?
Locally cut hazel, local fresh evergreens, a varied and ever-changing mix of home grown Shropshire grasses, cones, seed-heads…

Just a velvet ribbon and tiny berry pips that weren’t foraged, grown or collected around the county.

Drop me one of your special poetic messages ( fully loaded with festive emojis) - I will add your heart to my work schedule and you’ll be able to collect a lovely and unique decoration - you could even hang it indoors, y’know!
They are just £20.

If you’d like a memorial heart, for someone you miss - particularly at Christmas, just mention that; I can make a heart suitable for a green or ecological burial site, with fully natural and compostable content.

[email protected]

01/12/2024

Fancy joining a December wreath-making session?
I’ve a final couple of spaces at two workshops - both at Ludlow Mascall Centre.
This coming Saturday the 7th from 3pm
Sunday 8th from 10 am.

Definately a great way to start your festive season, the workshops are for anyone wanting to learn how to make an unusual half-moon wreath full of lovely fresh and dried materials in a friendly and lighthearted environment.

We will enjoy a couple of creative hours away from the hustle and bustle, talk through the wreath design and then you’ll watch me demonstrate the techniques, before I help as much or as little as you need when you make your perfect Christmas wreath…
There’s never a bad wreath made at these workshops!
Everyone is unique and generally…huge!

Workshop spaces are booked via email please - [email protected],
The cost is £50 and the workshop lasts between 2 and 3 hours ( no one’s getting chucked out for being slower and more mindful when they work !)

Including Refreshments of the mulled and mince variety to fortify you.

Kim x

24/11/2024

An overview of some of the goodies you could (and should) order for December,
or call and see what is available at The Frank Matthews Tree Shop Christmas Fair on Dec 14th
A lovely festive day out, between Ludlow and Tenbury Wells.

Hazel Heart as an alternative to a wreath, maybe?
Table arrangement with candles,
Cone hangers
Little dried flower hearts - festively trimmed
Bouquets of winter grasses, dried foliage and berries

I’m out of office for a few days after this Monday the 25th, but drop me a line with your order and I will respond on my return on the 30th - it won’t get forgotten or missed, but do send an email rather than a message - I won’t be checking the messenger archive.

Prices from£12 for little hearts to £35 for a big bowl of winter evergreens and candles.

Say hello and tell me what Father Christmas should bring you this year…
[email protected]

23/11/2024

A timely reminder about wreath workshops!

Afternoon of Dec 7th and morning of the 8th in Ludlow.

Please take this opportunity to book your place and scroll to see what you could be making, then please get in touch this weekend to make that booking!

After this weekend I won’t be able to respond to booking enquiries or wreath orders, until Sunday Dec 1st.

Next week is my mid-wales trip to collect my farm-fresh foliage order and to forage the final cones, twigs and fir for December workshops and wreaths.

I’m off grid in the Cambrians from Tuesday 26th to the 30th and won’t pick up any messages or emails for 5 days.
Staying in the remotest part of the Elan valley in a cottage with a generator, log burner and no phone, no wifi.
5 days of hikes, simple meals, coffee brewed outdoors - with the esteemed company of Foragey Dog.
I can hear you thinking - I’d love that too!

It’s a great way to dig in and really connect with the winter season - a recharge before I start my Christmas work in earnest - flat out for three weeks.

I won’t miss doom-scrolling on social media but I will miss connecting with you all.
To order or ask anything please drop me an email and on my return I will read and reply in a timely manner.

[email protected]

Any messages via Insta, messenger or WhatsApp are likely to be completely missed - I’m sorry!

Will bring you back a stick of rock, or a rock, or a stick….
I’m here till Monday evening to deal with all your nonsense, so don’t delay - drop me a line
Kim x

22/11/2024

Thanks for your pre-orders! The dried festive bunches now are ready for collection, and if you fancy one, I’ve 8 extra made up too.
If you’ve ordered, I will drop you a message later to confirm collection day,
However, if you wish you’d ordered one…Get in touch and pop over on Saturday to pick one!
Thanks all…
Kim

[email protected]

20/11/2024

Saturday December 14th - A Christmas Fair like no other…

This is my favourite festive event - The team at Frank Matthews Tree Shop ( between Ludlow, Tenbury and Leominster) put on a cracking annual fair.

You can’t beat it for Christmas atmosphere ; the staff are so helpful and friendly, there’s good food and hot mulled wine on offer and truly local, truly unique stalls to browse.

You’ll be able to chose your Christmas wreath, heart, or pinecones, order or takeaway a table centres of evergreens and buy a handmade dried flower gift from me. I will have festive bunches of dried flowers too.
I’ve added a stack of photos to this post to show what will be on offer.

Don’t forget to reserve and collect anything that takes your eye, drop me a line for any prices, I’m happy to respond and never pester you to buy!

Really hope you’ll all come along to get right into the festive spirit on the 14th.

20/11/2024

Would you like to order your wreath for collection in December?
I’ve a just few spaces in my work schedule for early in the month up to the 8th, then I’ve a full week of workshops, private classes and fairs, so no wreath orders.
Later orders will be freshly made and ready to collect from December 16th to 21st.
If you’d like a copy of this flyer in order that you can zoom in on the tiny text and teeny photos, drop me a message or email and I will gladly oblige.

If you’d rather just browse - drop over to The Frank Matthews Tree Shop Christmas Fair on the 14th for a magical festive day and absolutely loads of my handmade goodies. I promise you, you will LOVE this event!
Twixt Ludlow and Tenbury, down wintery lanes a warm welcome awaits…

20/11/2024

Were you planning to join in with this workshop, but have yet to reserve your spot?
Two spaces are available for each day, then we are full.

Full details are in the original post ( scroll down my page, you’ll find it posted on Nov 9th )

All the details are ready to be sent across via email if you’d like to book a spot.

This one is suitable for complete novices, you’ll be amazed at what you achieve !

[email protected]

20/11/2024

If you’re looking for something different, lighter and smaller, than a traditional wreath and you’ve checked out the grim supermarket selection, a hazel heart might just be the answer.

I can make a heart for a porch ( like this one, with grasses and berries )
One for an exposed door with more robust elements, or one for indoors with dried materials.

Hearts are made to order, £20, and can be collected from me on Temeside
( the road is going to be open within a week- at last! )
Freshly prepared for you from the 16 th to 21st of December.
Please order early, there will be a cut-off point when I can’t take more orders!

The heart frame is around 25cm across for scale reference.
Drop me a line, you know I love an email from you ☺️

[email protected]

19/11/2024

You won’t have much room on your Festive dinner table for a fresh arrangement on Christmas Day, but this natural bowl of moss, lichen, candles and foliage will look fab on the table for the days before and after.
Order now for collection from Dec 16th to 20th.

These are created within a circular low bowl with a woven hazel edge and every one is a little different. A suprise!
You can give me a word or two of inspiration “ wild and unruly” “neat and low” “traily for my mantlepiece”.

When you collect I will give you a long lecture about not burning your entire street down by leaving a lit candle unattended. 🙄 you know the drill.

Without a single doubt, these are my favourite make through December, it’s a great opportunity to really explore creative ideas and to forage the most interesting twigs and lichens and berries.
The concept is a European in style; low, clustered, textures materials- colour contrasts and seasonality.

If you’d like to complete your cosy Christmas home decor with a bowl of winter foliages like this, drop me a line. Something this size, shape and content will be £30.

Kim ⛄️

[email protected]

16/11/2024

Saturday evening seemed like a good time to share a few handmade hearts with you.
Dried flowers, grasses and preserved leaves, arranged on these foraged hazel heart frames, ready to hang.
A little colour for a wall or door on these darker November days.

The richer coloured designs will be the perfect addition to your Christmas decorations, and the softer toned hearts make lovely gifts, or the ideal calm home accessory for a bedroom.

These can be sent as gifts, boxed and with a little card message. Tracked and sent by Royal Mail 48hr service.
With P&P, each heart costs £25.

Better still, Collect from Anglers Cottage, Ludlow for £20.

These are just lovely, - such great provenance too; the grasses and foliages are locally gathered, the flowers grown and foraged here in Ludlow and everything carefully dried before being brought together in an original design.

If you use Instagram, you’ll always find current availability on my page, in the highlight called “Hearts £20” - that’s my virtual shop window and is updated weekly.
Find the one you like, drop me a message and allow me to arrange collection or delivery for you.
It’s a very straightforward process.
[email protected] for your orders and enquires ☺️

13/11/2024

The two wreath workshop on 7th and 8th of December feature a big, freshly hand made hazel wreath ring - with foliage and winter treasures woven to create a crescent moon to the side.

I’d love you to join me to make your own beautiful wreath like this in December.
You’ll craft a large, fresh, unique wreath ready to pop straight on to your door that will last long after the festivities.
Once you’ve made this beauty with me and I’ve shared my top tips, you could be out foraging and making these for your friends as Christmas gifts in the following weeks!

Workshops ( £50 pp) on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning are available, this workshop is at The Mascall Centre in town, where plenty of free parking is available on site.

Locally made mince pies, mulled wine and a relaxed, creative session await you!

Do just drop me an email to reserve your places and I will send across the booking details today. [email protected]

12/11/2024

Workshop news!

Immerse yourself in a creative festive afternoon of hearts…
The Hazel Hearts workshop is to be held at The Clive, right next to Ludlow Farmshop and Kitchen at 2pm on Sunday 15th. December.

Leave the washing up, forget wrapping pressies, instead come and join me and make a couple of unique hanging hazel heart frames, decorated with natural, local foliage and dried flowers, seed-heads and berries.

One for your front door and a bunch of little hearts to hang on your tree or in the window - or perhaps you’ll make a second larger heart for a friend ?

Tickets for this workshop are £50, drop me an email to book yours…
[email protected]

06/11/2024

Join me in Ludlow for a relaxed festive wreath making workshop : A couple of hours of creativity with a group of like-minded individuals.
A break for you from the busy pre-Christmas hustle.
You’ll take home a gorgeous artisan wreath made just how you like it ; full of evergreens, dried elements, pine cones and berries - ready to take pride of place on your door. Hang it straight up and just like the song says : Step into Christmas !

When:
Saturday 7th Dec 3 till 5.30 ish
Sunday 8th Dec 10 till 12.30 ish

Where: The Mascall Centre, Ludlow - free parking on site.

Cost: £50 pp

How to book : Drop me a lovely email and I will reserve your space.

More than half of the availability for Saturday has already been pre-reserved by returning customers, Sunday is now open for booking

[email protected]

31/10/2024

Hello all, 👋

A reminder about market day - this Saturday 2nd at the lovely Ludlow Market in town centre.

All my dried bouquets and bunches ready arranged for your jugs and vases,
Masses of little hanging hearts,
Wreaths - perfect for a plain wall.

Long lasting colour for your home throughout the darker days of winter
Simple, natural dried flowers and grasses together with preserved foliages to encourage you to either nest or hibernate…

Market opens from 9am on Saturday and the best almond croissant in the world will be available too - just a few stalls away from mine!

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You’re just in time to order a table centre for your home! A candle bowl like this is ideal to pop on your festive table, wildly twiggy and full of naturally good things. Orders welcome either for collection or for Ludlow (town only) gift delivery from the middle of next week till the end ~ 18th to 21st Dec. I will be cutting the freshest foliages and assembling bowls like this for my customers who’ve already reserved, and have capacity to create a few more for new orders for a just four days - knowing they’ll be sprightly and squeaky-fresh for Christmas Day. These are £30. After that, I’m done - snips down, hands scrubbed and filthy potting shed to be cleared down. Closed from the 21st December for new orders, but I’ve plenty of on-going dried flowers commissions to fulfill throughout January… Hazel hearts from scratch (with dried flowers) workshops are planned for Valentines and Easter, So do drop me a line if you’d like a priority notification of dates before the general release. Not that I’ve actually earmarked exact dates yet…😉😬 Kim x [email protected]

An overview of some of the goodies you could (and should) order for December, or call and see what is available at The Frank Matthews Tree Shop Christmas Fair on Dec 14th A lovely festive day out, between Ludlow and Tenbury Wells. Hazel Heart as an alternative to a wreath, maybe? Table arrangement with candles, Cone hangers Little dried flower hearts - festively trimmed Bouquets of winter grasses, dried foliage and berries I’m out of office for a few days after this Monday the 25th, but drop me a line with your order and I will respond on my return on the 30th - it won’t get forgotten or missed, but do send an email rather than a message - I won’t be checking the messenger archive. Prices from£12 for little hearts to £35 for a big bowl of winter evergreens and candles. Say hello and tell me what Father Christmas should bring you this year… [email protected]

Yo! Newsy thing! …Only a spot on Ludlow Market this coming Saturday ( v. pleased to snag a spot) 2nd of November, that’s all ! The 🌤️forecast is good 👍🏻 BTW: That thing on my head - it’s a flowery candle ring and it’s totally up for sale - you might even get to pluck out some strands of hair 🫣- 🤢 My treat. You’re welcome. I will have : Lots of dried flower bunches and bouquets, many hazel hearts, wreaths, little teeny posies. Also Info and booking opportunities for the few places left available on my workshops. Pay by cash, bacs or cinnamon buns / puppies. Needless to say, it would be so good to see you there ; browse all the bunches and wreaths, choose your favourite. Promise I won’t stare at you or make you feel weird(er) whilst you check out the goodies…

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