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And so it begins ... the first 'found and 'foraged' wreath of the season made in preparation for the first workshop this...
27/11/2025

And so it begins ... the first 'found and 'foraged' wreath of the season made in preparation for the first workshop this evening followed by quite some more over the coming fortnight. Five years on, it never gets old - it's still one of my VERY favourite things to do alongside those who have made wreaths before and those who haven't ... everyone crafts something stunning and unique without fail. Returning wreathers tell me that they love the experience because it signals the start of their Christmas - and what a beautiful way to take a deep breath before the the Advent countdown!
Along with recent carnage in the garden, Storm Claudia did at least bring me the gift of some huge fallen branches nearby - free foliage to make the wreaths extra full and textured this year. Seed pods and other treasures have been drying and collecting in my workshop pretty much throughout the seasons. Huge thanks to those who know me by now and always send more treasures my way - hops, teasels, pheasant feathers, evergreen hedge trimmings ... all the ingredients to make a truly gorgeous wild wreath!
I make them to order for anyone local who is interested. I've a little more availability, so do feel free to get in touch.
And if you're joining me for a workshop this year - I can't wait to see you!

So there we have it - the end of the cut flower season for 2025 at HOMEstead GROWN HQ. My foray into growing a wider ra...
27/11/2025

So there we have it - the end of the cut flower season for 2025 at HOMEstead GROWN HQ. My foray into growing a wider range of crysanths outside for the first time was short-lived as it happened, thanks to Storm Claudia which stripped the stems bare of leaves and buds that never had a chance to bloom, and the cold snap that followed and blackened the leaves. Such is the unpredictability of seasonal flower farming!
But until then they were completely glorious, and those in the warmth and protection of the poly tunnel flowered their socks of for weeks and weeks, filling the space with that unmistakeable fresh foliage scent which doesn't come wrapped in plastic at the supermarket.
This was the last delicious vase-full of shapes, textures and autumn shades, including the last hurrah of dahlias, picked for a final subscription delivery of 2025 - not bad to still be cutting fresh flowers into early November!
Never defeated, I will cut down and put the crysanth plants to bed ready to take cuttings in the spring.
No time to put my feet up, of course .... 1,000 tulip bulbs to plant next 😃

Just a little extra because we can't get enough of Christmas wreath making ... Congleton friends and beyond?!...
23/11/2025

Just a little extra because we can't get enough of Christmas wreath making ... Congleton friends and beyond?!...

10/11/2025

Local high streets and small businesses deserve and need our support …why not choose to shop local and small this Christmas!

November. How did we even get here?! The year is fast accelerating though a sometimes-calm, sometimes-wet and blustery ...
09/11/2025

November. How did we even get here?! The year is fast accelerating though a sometimes-calm, sometimes-wet and blustery autumn, against a backdrop of beautifully turning tree leaves. These are just a few snapshots of my October.
Now in my fifth year of growing flowers for cutting, the cycle really is continual, cumulative, and every process feels intertwined. For sure, the garden never sleeps and all four seasons are in my head and hands at any one time.

Jack Frost recently wafted through which means that the dahlias are heading for their last hurrah after a glorious show in a newly-planted bed of 100 more last spring. Really speaking, the only blooms left to shine this month are a border and polytunnel of rich chrysanthemum varieties in colours and shapes that I’ve not grown before – very exciting to see them start to unfurl! I'm delighted to have extended the growing season beyond October and into winter for the first time.
Eight Christmas wreath workshops are almost fully booked, and the prep and resourcing for them has been a work in progress for weeks. The first fresh wreath of the season will soon be made here in my home workshop, which always fills me with a Christmassy anticipation of the joy of creating seasonal beauty with so many other people too.
Meanwhile, several hundred more bulbs are still to be planted with the spring promise of scented, buttery-white narcissi and gorgeous speciality tulips for PYO and bouquets, also ‘snakeshead’ fritillary, spiky blue camassias and stately purple alliums.
Late summer and autumn seed-sowing of hardy annuals and perennials is my newest obsession, and I've been collecting much of my own seed from the spent flowers. With a good rate of germination already underway, many baby plants will need nurturing under cover through the winter to give me the best foot forward on next year’s flowering season.
So it’s quite the balancing act - savouring one season while dreaming of the rest to come!
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Large, local pumpkins in soft shades and rambling, seasonal flowers - my perfect combo at this time of year to bring the...
21/10/2025

Large, local pumpkins in soft shades and rambling, seasonal flowers - my perfect combo at this time of year to bring the outside inside. Also one of the best ways to showcase the best of autumn's hedgerow fruits, flowers, seed-heads and grasses - the beautiful morphing of one season into the next.
I've been enjoying looking back at some past workshops and creations - this year I'm just making them to order locally. Let me know if you'd like one!
I recommend it as a fun project for anyone with a spare jam jar and time for a spot of autumnal foraging ... and in this neck of the woods, you can't go wrong with a visit to for an amazing array of pumpkins to choose from.

Hurrah for a long summer AND autumn of dahlias! And it ain't over yet.Having recovered from the recent minor panic of a ...
12/10/2025

Hurrah for a long summer AND autumn of dahlias! And it ain't over yet.
Having recovered from the recent minor panic of a rudely early touch of frost, we are still going gangbusters in the dahlia patch here at HOMEstead GROWN HQ. It is a source of huge pride and daily joy. I still think the pompoms are my favourites - how about you?
Digging up a 10m long border last spring and laying drip irrigation to dedicate to 100 new tubers in gorgeous sunset colours from has been a Very Good Move. Not least because of the seriously glorious boxes in which they are lovingly wrapped in tissue and delivered, but also because it's one of the sunniest spots in the garden. And for a girl who has always turned her nose up at orange, well, these shades have won my heart, is all I can say.

A flower-growing buddy passed on a natty trick to deter the nibblers which, I confess, was getting me down a little: an order of 100 mesh drawstring gift bags to put upside down over the opening buds. It looks as though I'm growing little ghosts and it really works! Did you catch me already browsing through the catalogue turning over the corner of every page for many more next year....🫣

Lovely new stockist alert for our hand-made wood and test tube stem vases which look beautiful with both fresh and dried...
09/10/2025

Lovely new stockist alert for our hand-made wood and test tube stem vases which look beautiful with both fresh and dried flowers. Perfect for unique gifts or to treat yourself!
Always good to shop with small and local businesses and support the high street - wherever you are.
And if you’re in Macclesfield town, please stop by and check out these artisan makers!

06/10/2025

A week today we will be activating the ticket link for the Mayor of Macclesfields Christmas wreath making workshops.

On the 13th October you will be able to book/pay for tickets to the event run for us by the lovely Rachel at HOMEstead GROWN. This year we will be running an afternoon session AND an evening session!

Everything you need will be provided and all monies raised will go to the charities that Mayor of Macclesfield Cllr Emma Gilman is supporting this year - Friends of Park Lane Special School and Cardiac Risk in the Young

Next Saturday! Come and say hi…👋
19/08/2025

Next Saturday! Come and say hi…👋

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