The Nightingale Garden

10/07/2024

Are you looking for teacher gifts for end of term? How about a lovely wrapped jam-jar posy filled with July seasonal flowers, locally grown with no pesticides slug pellets or nasty chemicals used in the process. Dm to order yours Lx

08/02/2024

Valentines Day Flowers 💕 If you would like an all British grown, gorgeous bouquet delivered directly to your door next Wednesday 14th don’t forget to place your order. Limited local delivery slots are filling up fast. Link in bio for more information and to book yours. Lx

01/02/2024

Good morning Hello and Imbolc blessings to you my flowery friends on this lovely first day of spring. The days are getting visibly longer and new fresh growth is everywhere you look. I have had a bit of a break away from Social Media in January but am well and truly back in time for Valentine’s Day orders and up and coming spring workshops. I will be amending my website this weekend with all the exciting new dates for you all so watch this space. During the meanwhile I hope you have a lovely day and a fabulous new growing season ahead….whatever you may grow. Lx

14/11/2023

It might be autumn heading into the winter months but look…life is on the way. Found these knobbly fat Jerusalem anemone corms from last year in a dark corner of the shed. Made my day! My fresh flower season has well and truly finished now. Best get these beasts planted up then it will be time again to get wreathing! Lx

24/10/2023

And it’s a wrap. What a lovely day it was too and a fab way to start half term. Thank you all for coming to my autumn wreath workshops at Nethergong. What wonderful creative time we all had! So lovely to meet you all and watch you create your own masterpiece. Lx

20/10/2023

This years Christmas Wreath making Workshops at the lovely Grain Store Studio are now live on my website. Come and enjoy a creative evening getting in to the festive spirit making your very own bespoke door wreath. Click on link below for more information and to book your place. Lx

https://thenightingalegarden.co.uk/collections/christmas-2023/products/diy-eco-wreath-kit?variant=40839363100844

20/10/2023

A campsite set on 26 acres of beautiful woodland and pasture

16/10/2023

12/10/2023

Wow how time flies….and then just like that it was autumn again… Already I am clearing beds, tidying up, planting bulbs and new crops planning ahead for the next growing season as this one comes to an end. The cold is on its way and my chrysanthemums are about to pop. Fingers crossed jack frost gives me 2 more weeks so we get to enjoy them in their full splendor. My first bespoke autumn wreath went out yesterday. Willow wreath base (from my home grown willow) with all locally grown hops, hydrangeas, nigella pods, statice and panicum grass. Dm me to order yours or better still come and chat to me at Whitstable Farmers Market this Saturday Lx

29/08/2023

Hello flowery friends I have been away in Norfolk for 5 days and come home to a field full of flowers all popping open after missing my market on Saturday. Please dm me if you would like me to deliver you a bunch for your kitchen table or gift bouquet. Lx

25/04/2023

Hello flowery friends. I am excited to announce my upcoming workshops Come and make a lovely festive flower crown for the Coronation Bank Holiday Weekend. Link in bio to book your place or dm me for more details. I like to keep my workshops small so places are limited. £40 pp. We have afternoon or evening places available. First come first served. Hope to see you there Lx

23/03/2023

Hello spring! I can make these bespoke to order. Starting with a moss covered willow base decorated with long lasting foliage, little bulbs and plants. These look lovely for weeks if you keep them regularly hydrated. Dm me or click on link in bio to order yours ready for the Easter break Lx

20/03/2023

New workshop coming up for spring wreath making Brenley Farm, Faversham on the 1st of April 2023. Come and learn how to create your own bespoke living door hanging with me. Visit my website or dm me for further details and to book your place.

09/03/2023

I love to teach and share my skills with you. There are still a few spaces left on both of my Handtied Bouquet workshops…time to treat yourself or a flower lover in your life maybe even bring Mum along…or start dropping hints to your partners….See link to book your space in bio. Hope to see you there.

01/03/2023

01/03/2023

When you are asked to make a tribute for a loved one with a sunny and bright disposition and it’s the end of a grey February and you only use British seasonal stems…..Pam you definitely broke the mould when they made you. You truly were an inspiration to us all. You will be missed but never forgotten Lx.
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24/02/2023

Mothers Day workshop at the lovely Grain Store Studio. Bring your bestie, mum, daughter, partner or husband and come and create a lovely hand tied bouquet of spring blooms and learn how to gift wrap them like a pro! DM me for booking details. Hope to see you there Lx

16/02/2023

Thank you all so much for all my Valentines orders. Your support as always is is very much appreciated! This was a little mixed media posy requested by a customer that wanted to include everlasting in his message so asked for some everlasting flowers to be mixed in with fresh stems ❤️.

07/02/2023

I am excited to tell you there are some of my beautiful dried flower bouquets all locally grown and naturally dried by me for sale at Frank, Harbour Street, Whitstable. These make a lovely sustainable gift for Valentines and are everlasting too. Photo credit .

01/02/2023

Happy Imbolc blessings my flowery friends. The celebration of Imbolc or St Brigits Day marks the beginning of spring in the Celtic calendar. The 1st of February is midpoint between winter solstice and the spring equinox. On this day in Ireland people make St Brigits crosses from reeds, straw and willow to hang on the door or stable to protect from fire, evil and hunger. Making this little willow cross today really made my hands ache and I had to let go and start again several times before I finished it. Bending and holding lively fresh willow between just a finger and thumb is hard work! There really are plenty of signs of spring in the flower field now. Bulbs and herbaceous perennials are showing their growing tips and buds forming and the days are definitely getting visibly longer. Hold on Spring is definitely in the air. Lx

26/01/2023

Hello my flowery friends don’t forget it’s our this Saturday 28th at The Old Coal Yard at the bottom of Millstrood Road. I will be there with my all British grown flowers and Kent foliage. This picture is from last year and taken on February 11th. Just a reminder the big day of Love ❤️ on the 14th Feb is coming at us fast. You know how time flies! Come and chat with me about sustainably grown flowers and floral gift ideas for Valentines Day this year and why you will never ever find a red rose anywhere in site in February…(unless it’s a dried one of course carefully captured at its seasonal best in summer and dried gently to preserve its everlasting beauty). My limited delivery slots have begun to fill so please come and book yours or dm me to avoid disappointment. Hope to see you there. Lx.

03/01/2023

Happy New Year 2023 my flowery friends! I just had to share this picture with you of one of my favorite bouquets of the whole year with a record 3 and a half week vase life so far….this gorgeous amaryllis still has a fourth bud about to open so plenty of vase life left yet. I have kept the water clean and fresh changing it every day or two and recut the amaryllis stem twice in all that time and it still looks so beautiful 😍I would like to also take this opportunity to say a big thank you to all my lovely customers that supported my little business in 2022…🙏 and here’s to another successful flowery growing season in 2023. See you at the Whitstable Farmers Market again soon on the 14th with non christmassy all British grown bunches of the first highly scented narcissi from Cornwall and gorgeous tulips from Lincolnshire all mixed with our lovely Kent foliage to give your kitchen tables a new whiff of spring…it’s on the horizon..hang in there Lx

15/12/2022

Last call for a bespoke wreath for your door. I have a couple of gaps left for next week. Dm or visit my Webshop (link in bio) to place an order. Free local delivery and hanging service. I would also like to thank all you lovely loyal customers that have ordered so far. You know who you are. Thank you so much for your continued support to my little business. It is very much appreciated Lx women in business

08/12/2022

Bespoke one off wreath orders are now underway. A huge thank you to all that attended my wreath making workshops over the last weeks. It has been absolutely lovely to meet you all and watch all your wonderful creations come together. So now I am back in my studio feeling very festive and inspired and still have a few gaps for local deliveries of my individual hand made to order creations over the next couple of weeks. Please get in touch if you would like me to create something special for your door. Free local delivery and hanging service. Dm or contact me via my Webshop (link in bio) to discuss your preferences and order yours. Many thanks to all that support my little business! Lx

06/11/2022

So the dahlias are now slowing right down ready to go into slumber for winter and like clockwork the chrysanthemums are waiting in the wings to take over the show……One last final floral hoooorah of the homegrown season. If you are thinking of getting married next November then beautiful chrysanthemums are your very best friend. Todays pickings from a grey rainy field…Lx

30/10/2022

Come and enjoy a creative festive evening creating a lovely Christmas wreath at one of our workshops Brenley Farm Faversham. Dates and booking details are now live in my Webshop.
https://thenightingalegarden.co.uk
Be quick to book your space as places are going fast. Link in bio. Hope to see you there..Lx

21/10/2022

Tomorrow is Whitstable Farmers Market. I will have lots of lovely home grown autumn goodies for you. Hope to see you there 🙏 Lx.

19/10/2022