Flowers of the Forest

Name: Flowers of the Forest
Address: Newton Stewart, GB
Telephone: +447789105721
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I grow flowers for cutting and make posies and bouquets to order. Also Christmas wreaths.

27/11/2025

More flowers to look back on. These are Lychnis coronaria or rose campion which I grew from seed. These are the perennials, but I have found that they tend to be short lived so I sow new plants every couple of years. I have some autumn sown ones overwintering in the greenhouse and hope to be cutting them next year.

25/11/2025

I have been seeing some beautiful wreaths on social media recently using dried flowers and fruit. I mostly use only traditional Christmas greenery and I let people add their own ribbons if they would like to. That way they can choose a colour to compliment their front door. Some thirty years ago when I started selling Christmas wreaths I used tartan ribbon to decorate my wreaths, but apparently it was the “wrong” tartan for one gentleman! I am still taking orders for Christmas door wreaths and table centrepieces and if you would like to make your own wreath there are still some places available at my wreath making workshop on Sunday November 30th at The Hive in Glentrool Village. See my previous posts for details of prices and sizes of the wreaths and details of how to book for the workshop.

24/11/2025

Some of my calendulas from the summer. Most of these are the familiar orange ones, but they also come in some gorgeous shades of cream and yellow and apricot. I love them! I think we often have a particular affection for flowers that we remember from childhood. These grew in the front garden of the house where I grew up in Kent. I am sure nobody sowed them so they must have been self sown every year as they are annuals. Unlike a lot of the hardy annuals that thrive from an autumn sowing I find that for me they are best sowed in late winter or early spring. They are hardy but when I have tried autumn sowing I have found that they often succumb to powdery mildew. They make a lovely cut flower with a real cottage garden vibe and the bees adore them.

23/11/2025

Thanks to those who have booked for the wreath making workshops at The Hive in Glentrool Village next weekend. There are still places on the Sunday afternoon workshop. Details above. I look forward to meeting everyone. I was out collecting some beautiful foliage yesterday from a wonderful forest garden a few miles from where I live. Just to clarify, I do have the owners’ permission! I grow all of the flowers that I use for my posies and bouquets, except very occasionally for weddings, but for Christmas wreaths I rely on people who very generously allow me to take what I need from their gardens. I am fortunate to have a large tree of red berried holly in my own garden which I have been using every year. A few years ago I planted some unusual yellow berried holly and I look forward to using it in another few years, but for now I must keep my secateurs away from it!

21/11/2025

At this time of year I would like to be weeding and mulching my perennial beds and digging up and dividing those that have grown too large. There’s no chance of doing that at present as we have had several days of very cold frosty weather and the soil is frozen solid and quite unworkable. It’s good to look back at photographs. Here is some of my astrantia which I am very fond of and use a lot in my cut flower arrangements.

18/11/2025

A colourful wreath from a few years ago. The holly berries were spectacular that year. I shall be making Christmas wreaths again this year and delivering them locally. There are three sizes, small, medium and large. The small is constructed on a 10” frame and measures approximately 12” in diameter with the foliage, medium is on a 12” frame and measures approximately 14” in diameter with the foliage and the large is on a 16” frame and measures approximately 18” with the foliage. Prices are £25, £30 and £35. These are intended for display outside where they will stay fresh for several weeks. I don’t use any plastics or floral foam and no two wreaths are identical. I make them to order and as I have a limited amount of materials and time it’s a good idea to order as soon as possible. I plan to deliver locally on Fridays from Friday November 28th to Friday December 19th and the prices include local delivery. See my website www.flowersoftheforest15.co.uk for lots of photos of wreaths from Christmases past and contact details.

16/11/2025

Looking back to the summer when I was busy preparing for my son George’s wedding. This was the bride’s bouquet with table flowers in the background. It was shown to much better advantage held against Elisha’s beautiful dress than as here against my grubby apron!

15/11/2025

A wreath from a couple of years ago which I made as a demonstration piece. I was leaving the berried holly for the ladies at the wreath making workshop. I really like this all green one. I shall be making Christmas wreaths again this year and delivering them locally. There are three sizes, small, medium and large. The small is constructed on a 10” frame and measures approximately 12” in diameter with the foliage, medium is on a 12” frame and measures approximately 14” in diameter with the foliage and the large is on a 16” frame and measures approximately 18” with the foliage. Prices are £25, £30 and £35. These are intended for display outside where they will stay fresh for several weeks. I don’t use any plastics or floral foam and no two wreaths are identical. I make them to order and as I have a limited amount of materials and time it’s a good idea to order as soon as possible. I plan to deliver locally on Fridays from Friday November 28th to Friday December 19th and the prices include local delivery. See my website www.flowersoftheforest15.co.uk for lots of photos of wreaths from Christmases past and contact details.

14/11/2025

Snapdragons from the summer. I think these are ‘Potomac Dark Orange’. Amazingly, there are still a few bravely flowering, though they’re starting to look a little straggly now. I sowed a lot of them in various colours a few weeks ago and they are growing well in pots in the greenhouse. I will sow more in February. We usually grow them as annuals here in Scotland, but really they are short lived perennials, so sometimes they will survive a mild winter. I like to have fresh plants every year.

13/11/2025

There are still some places left on the Sunday afternoon workshop and I recommend that anyone who would like to attend books as soon as possible. The workshop is limited to a maximum of eight people and as groups of friends often come together they are sometimes fully booked quickly. Many thanks to everyone who has booked a place for the Monday evening workshop. I shall look forward to meeting you there.

11/11/2025

Such a wet day! I’ve been working in the greenhouse potting on cornflowers. I find that autumn sown ones always do so much better for me than if I try to sow them in the spring. They germinate easily and the only tricky part is judging just when to sow them. If they’re sown too early they will try to bloom the same year and if you wait too long the plants won’t be established before the cold, dark days of winter arrive. I have successfully overwintered them outside as they are very hardy and don’t mind the cold. However, along with other autumn sown hardy annuals they don’t like being too wet. Despite my best efforts my soil can be very wet over the winter, so I usually have some under cover in pots in the greenhouse or the polytunnel. I grow them in all the colours. I have heard some flower farmers say they’re not worth growing as they don’t command a high price if you’re selling them wholesale and they are time consuming to harvest. I’m only growing them to use in my own arrangements, which I sell direct to my customers who seem to love them as much as I do.

10/11/2025

Another Christmas wreath that I made last year. I shall be making Christmas wreaths again this year and delivering them locally. My order book is now open. There are three sizes, small, medium and large. The small is constructed on a 10” frame and measures approximately 12” in diameter with the foliage, medium is on a 12” frame and measures approximately 14” in diameter with the foliage and the large is on a 16” frame and measures approximately 18” with the foliage. Prices are £25, £30 and £35. These are intended for display outside where they will stay fresh for several weeks. I don’t use any plastics or floral foam and no two wreaths are identical. I make them to order and as I have a limited amount of materials and time it’s a good idea to order as soon as possible. I plan to deliver locally on Fridays from Friday November 28th to Friday December 19th and the prices include local delivery. See my website www.flowersoftheforest15.co.uk for lots of photos of wreaths from Christmases past and contact details.

Address

Newton Stewart

Telephone

+447789105721

Website

http://www.flowersoftheforest15.co.uk/

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