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Countryside Flowers

Name: Countryside Flowers
Address: 65 Tile Barn Lane, Lawford, Manningtree, CO112LT, GB
Telephone: +447933992446
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We grow & arrange seasonal flowers for all occasions on our farm on the borders of Essex & Suffolk
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20/06/2024

Well here we are at Midsummer already, although it’s hardly felt like it with the weather this year we can finally see a change at last!
It was chilly in the flowers this morning but it was just so wonderful to watch the sun come up and just enjoy the quietness at that time of day with the birds singing and the odd rabbit to keep me company!
We have lots of lovely flowers coming on well now, so summer is here and with a wedding today it’s going to be a busy but great day to celebrate the summer solstice.
Enjoy your day whatever you’re doing!

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17/05/2024

Sweet Williams are here again & they really are just wonderful!
They’re not the quickest thing to grow as these were planted last summer but wow they’re worth the wait.
If you love them as much as us and would love a bunch or a bucket full we’re tomorrow 9.30-1pm, we’re selling them on our farm gate stall in Lawford or you can send us a message to order direct.

13/05/2024

These pretty little bottles and bud vases are perfect to brighten up anyone’s day!
They’re perfect as a gift ( 3 or 5 are always a nice number)
They’re great to decorate a table for any occasion whether it’s a party, birthday, hen do, baby shower, wedding or just because you want to brighten up the kitchen table.
We love these pretty pastel colours for this order last week, full of ranunculus, sweet williams, calendular, nigella, mint, briza grass, senecio, sage and a couple of gorgeous anemones.

26/04/2024

This Sunday we will be back with flowers at the lovely Farmers Market in Lavenham 10am -1.30pm.
It’s almost the last chance you’ll have to buy tulips from us as they’re already coming to the end for another year. We’re hoping the sun comes out & it’s a beautiful day even if the forecast isn’t so great!
Pop along to see us & lots more wonderful food & craft stalls at this great market!

17/04/2024

Today’s flowers having a good drink in my favourite old bucket. The zingy lime green of the Viburnum & Euphorbia just makes everything look so spring like especially with the gorgeous orange tulips & lilac Camassia.

05/04/2024

One of my favourite jugs full of spring lovelies!

10/03/2024

Happy Mother’s Day!
We hope you’ve all had a lovely day, we have had a quiet end to a hectic weekend eating chocolate and jumping in muddy puddles!
Thanks for your orders and for your love for our little flower stall!

14/02/2024

Happy Valentines to you all!
We’ve had a busy time making up small & big bunches of beautiful seasonal flowers, we think you’ll agree that these British grown tulips are just as good as a bunch of roses!

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01/02/2024

Welcome to February!
We now have lovely seasonal British flowers for sale again, although they are not grown by us, they are grown in Lincolnshire and then bunched up with our greenery from the garden.
We’ve gone pink this week but every week they’ll be different, with the weather looking brighter here, why not pop over for a cuppa in their lovely cafe and pick up a bunch before they go!

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29/01/2024

❤️❤️❤️Valentine’s Day is fast approaching & this year we’re trying something different. Although we don’t have any flowers of our own ready at the moment, we do have lots of fresh homegrown greenery & have ordered some beautiful seasonal Flowers from other British growers. You can now order Bouquets to collect from us or we can deliver locally in the Manningtree area.
These are all made to order so be quick to get your orders in before we sell out, ladies you may need to hint to your other half so they don’t leave it until the last minute! ❤️❤️❤️

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26/01/2024

I know I’m a bit late to the new year but I thought it was about time I reintroduced myself to all of my old and new followers.
I’m Caroline, a trained florist of over 30 years, a flower farmer of 5 years, a mum, wife and jack of all trades on our smallholding on the borders of Essex & Suffolk.
I have always loved being outdoors and messing about in the dirt, having grown up with parents who grew fruit & vegetables for 40 years on a LSA ( Land Settlement Association) smallholding.
Flowers have been and are a big part of my life, I love creating arrangements for all occasions.
2023 was a great year for flowers, I grew lots, sold lots at our lovely local Farmers’ Markets, on our farm stall at the gate, to local shops, Weddings, funerals and bucket after bucket to florists and DIY Weddings!
2024 is looking to be another exciting busy year, I have lots of plans, Weddings booked in and am hoping to grow lots more variety in our flowers.
If you need flowers for any occasion, just send me a message, email or call to see how we can help!
Thanks for following our Flower Farm!

13/12/2023

It’s a starry evening here, I made these last year and they were really popular so it’s a bit of a production line tonight!

21/10/2023

And just like that our flowers are finishing for another season.
Our last flower orders went out this week and now we’re having a little break before we start on CHRISTMAS!!!
Thankyou to everyone who has bought our seasonal flowers this year, it has been our busiest season yet and we can’t wait for next year!

02/10/2023

How can October be here already?
We ( me & the flowers) are absolutely loving this warm weather at the moment, the days may be shorter now but still the buds keep coming and giving me some beautiful blooms for you all!
Today’s colours are just beautiful, sometimes I wander for ages deciding what combinations to put together, these will be bunched and wrapped ready for orders tomorrow.
Hopefully there’s still a few more weeks of these beauties so if you’d like a bunch, bouquet, jam jar, table arrangement or funeral tribute just send us a message.

21/09/2023

The Amaranthus or otherwise known as Love lies bleeding this year has been wonderful, this is the second crop and definitely the best we’ve ever grown!
It’s just loved the wet and warm weather we’ve had lately and has grown to about 4ft tall!
It’s on the list for next year but in another colour aswell.

07/09/2023

Wow these hot sunny September days are certainly making it challenging for us flower farmers!
It’s darker in the morning and evening now so there’s not much time for cutting before it gets really hot.
These were cut for orders early this morning, they have definitely been the colours of the summer too.

02/09/2023

We were meant to all be in Colchester today for the wonderful Farmers Market but unfortunately due to circumstances way beyond their control the market is cancelled.
If anyone would like any flowers please message me as I will have lots out on my flower stall at the farm gate instead!

26/07/2023

Another beautiful funeral spray, this was full of our seasonal flowers including the first of the dahlias, cornflowers, grasses, lavender, echinops, scabious,clary, mint, nigella, antirhinums and tanacetum.
It was made completely foam free in moss which is definitely the way forward in doing our bit to help the environment. We no longer use floral foam in any of our arrangements, yes sometimes it takes longer to make something and more thought in how we do it but the end results are the same, a beautiful arrangement.

22/07/2023

Tomorrow we’ll be back in lovely Lavenham for the Farmers Market from 10am-1.30pm.
We’ve been cutting some gorgeous flowers for you all this morning, if you’re wondering what to do tomorrow then come along and see us all, there’s so many wonderful stalls to see!

18/07/2023

Harvested some more flowers today for drying, this year we’re learning all about how and when is the best time. These helichrysum have such wonderful colour, we’re also trying some small white ones and a lovely pinky mixture which aren’t ready yet.

13/07/2023

Delphinium’s matching the changing colours of the sky today

04/07/2023

A pretty spray for a funeral last week, all made with seasonal homegrown flowers.
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29/06/2023

Lots of our mixed bunches delivered to this morning, there’s some lovely seasonal flowers in these bunches this week including scabious, achillea, tanacetum, larkspur, astrantia, statice, clary, ammi majus, antirhinums and nigella, perfect for
Pop in to buy some of our flowers for the weekend and have a cuppa and lunch while you’re there!

27/06/2023

The first wheelbarrow of bright summer flowers cut this afternoon and then bunched and hung up for drying.
These will hopefully then extend the season into the Autumn and Winter with some beautiful bunches of dried flowers, I’m looking forward to seeing how they dry!

15/06/2023

It’s been a hectic morning with a florists bucket order , a cake flower collection, garden party flowers, funeral flower appointment, wedding flower appointment and our first delivery of mixed bunches this year to a local farm shop.
Now it’s time for a cuppa and fill up a paddling pool for a 4 year old!

07/06/2023

It’s sweet william time!
This one is just stunning in our garden at the moment, I’m going to struggle not to cut it!

16/05/2023

It’s our first year growing Ranunculus, they’ve been beautiful, so many shades of pink and so many ruffles.
They’re on the list for next year too but if you’d like some for yourself now, we’ve got lots of white ones and a few pink ones available this week, just send us a message to arrange collection.

12/05/2023

We’re back in Colchester tomorrow for the Farmers Market
We’ve got lots of our lovely spring flowers and seasonal plants ready today, come along to see us again 9.30am-2pm.

04/05/2023

Coronation jars ready for the weekend, these ones were delivered yesterday, if you’d like one or more for your table, then message us today for delivery or collection tomorrow.

28/04/2023

Funeral flowers don’t need to be sad, this beautiful spray was made with our lovely tulips, greenery, narcissi, herbs and british grown stocks and anemones.

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65 Tile Barn Lane, Lawford
Manningtree
CO112LT

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+447933992446

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Buckets and buckets of June blooms freshly cut early this morning and ready for collection. If you are looking for flowers as a florist or if you have a wedding or party coming up and want to arrange your own flowers send us a message we have lots of flowers coming on now. #flowers #seasonalflowers #flowerfarmer #wegrowflowers #britishflowers #essexflowerfarm #essexflowers #diyweddingflowers #flowersforweddings #manningtreeflorist #manningtreeflowershop

We’re cutting lots of beautiful blooms for orders ( wholesale & retail) , local farmers markets, the farm gate & weddings. Send us a message if you’d like some flowers, we have lots coming on now especially if the sun finally makes an appearance for a few days ! #cutting garden #seasonalflowers #flowerfarmer #whowillbuymybeautifulflowers #buybritishflowers #mayflowers #flowersforalloccasions #essexflowerfarm #flowersfrommygarden #flowersformarket #flowersfordays #flowersfortheweekend

A Spring time wreath in beautiful yellows & greens with a few blue muscari dotted here and there. The garden is giving us some lovely greenery at the moment, this wreath has hebe, pittosporum, rosemary, laurel, mahonia, euonymus, forsythia & plum blossom. If you’d like a beautiful wreath to decorate your door or gate for easter pop us a message! #easter #springwreath #springtime #springdecor #easterwreath #wreaths #essexflorist #manningtreeflorist #flowerfarmerflorist #yellowsandgreens #yellows #lovespring #wreathforanyseason

Our little resident robin ‘Ivan’ (named after my dad because he’s always sitting watching me work!) has been loving this gorgeous spring weather we’ve had today. It really feels warmer and brighter and we’ve loved working outside today, let’s hope there’s no more rain for a while so the ground can start to dry up a bit! #robin #ivantherobin #alwayswatching #springday #springsunshine #robinsinging #lovebeingoutdoors #nomorerainplease #lotstodo #workingoutside

With Mother’s Day just over 2 weeks away we’re taking orders now for beautiful seasonal bouquets, bunches & jam jars, why not brighten up your mum’s day! ( especially if it’s still raining) #mothersday #mothersdaygift #mothersdayflowers #treatyourmum #manningtreeflorist #essexflorist #everyoneneedsflowers #loveflowers #springiscoming #flowersinmarch #seasonalflowers #buylocal #buyflowers #treat

As I’m sowing, pricking out and planting a few flowers at the moment it’s got me dreaming of brighter days and lots of beautiful blooms, so here’s a few of last years in May & June. #mayflowers #juneflowers #dreamingofflowers #seasonalflowers #flowerfarming #flowerfarmer #igrowflowers #britishgrownflowers #essexflowerfarm #essexgrownflowers #2024seasonahead #cantwaitforsummer #cantwaitforflowers

This year we have cut and dried lots of our flowers to keep us going through the winter months. It’s been a big learning curve seeing what dries well and the best time for cutting. Some things have been great and some not so much, but overall we’re pleased with how they’ve turned out! #driedflowers #driedflowerbunches #flowersfordrying #extendingtheseason #flowerfarmer #flowergrower

I’m not the only one enjoying the weather and the dahlias today. #dahlialove #dahliasofinsta #dahlialovers #beehappy🐝 #happyday #flowergarden

Welcome to my flower shed, I thought I’d show you what’s going out for orders today, lots and lots of dahlias again , I do think they are my favourite summer/ autumn flower, they just keep going and looking beautiful! #welcometomyworld #flowerfarmerworkshop #flowerfarmer #essexflowerfarm #buyflowers #buylocalflowers #britishflowers #dahlias

Everything is coming on full now, we have some lovely summer flowers for every occasion, contact us if you need a florists bucket or 2 or 3 or more! #floristsbuckets #buylocalflowers #britishgrownflowers #essexgrownflowers #flowerfarmer #flowersforalloccasions #summerflowers

The bees we’re having a wonderful time in the poppies this morning! #poppies #beesonflowers #beelife #beeslovinglife #lookafterthebees #myflowers #loveflowers

It’s #britishflowersweek so we’re celebrating with a wonderful mix of ammi, nigella, veronica, lavender, pennycress, cornflowers, scabious, astrantia, larkspur, achillea, agastache and the first few dahlias of the year. #britishflowers #wegrowflowers #lovebritishflowers #summerflowers

When a lovely lady gives you a wonderful variety of pots, baskets and watering cans to fill with flowers for a family wedding reception in her garden in August it’s best to have a trial on what things you might use even if they are in different colours! I love this basket, perfect for a country style arrangement, i may have to just keep it for myself or buy an identical one! #basketofflowers #countrystyleloves #lovethesecolors #countryflowers #farmerflorist #summerflowers #summerweddingflowers