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04/07/2025

Come and join us! It’s a busy month ahead with some gorgeous weddings and our second workshop of the season in the middle of the month. If you fancy coming along and having a little tour of the field, cutting some beautiful flowers and then making an arrangement, there’s a couple of spaces left for your little slice of flower land. We would love to see you 🤗 Link in bio

02/07/2025

Up early for the start of the mega cut for this weekends beautiful wedding in Cumbria. Huge thanks to my cutting comrade for prizing herself out of bed and to for letting us loose with the gator (so much fun!)

29/06/2025

You’ve got to get in the greenhouse early these days otherwise you turn the colour of these snapdragons and feel like you’re going to expire! Temperatures rocket from about 8am and it’s hard to do anything productive in there after that. So it’s early starts for cutting, clearing beds and planting at the moment. Think swedish sauna without the plunge pool 🥵

03/06/2025

Lot of love on stories for the giant ammi cloud towering in greenhouse so thought it deserved a place on the grid so I remember how crazy it was! From memory there’s only about 8 plants in there and not sure why it’s gone so bonkers. I mean, it always goes a little bonkers in the greenhouse but this year is another level. Rest of the pics are from a little dusk visit to the greenhouse last night when the I love the light in there. I’ll update you when I attempt to cut it 😬✂️✂️

30/05/2025

The flowers don’t wait so we’re running to keep up again. I thought I wasn’t going to have too many flowers because of everything that’s gone on, but lovely Anthony (who owns the greenhouse where I grow) kept everything alive when I was away 🙏 and so everyday something new pops up from autumn sowings or perennials that spring back into life. The snapdragons are as tall as the larkspur in the greenhouse this year and the ammi is hitting the roof..not sure quite how I’m going to harvest that 🤔

28/05/2025

Back in the field with my little shadow. So thankful for her over these last few months, a human in dog form. Current favourite on the field, a beautiful very pale lilac geranium (or some might argue it’s blue 👀)

16/05/2025

Not sure where to even begin getting back in the saddle here. The last few months have been some of the toughest of my life, losing my dad back in September last year and seven months later my mum also passed away last month, hence the radio silence. It’s been a lot. It still is a lot and feels as if the rug has been pulled from under me. I’ve been gradually getting back to the flowers and life in general, but it’s hard. I’m incredibly grateful to all my lovely wedding couples and regular customers who have been so kind and understanding when things got rough and to all of you who have offered love, help and support, a huge thank you from the bottom of my heart. Growing can hopefully be a healing tool and flowers don’t wait for anyone, so on we go. I’m just going to be doing the best I can with where I’m at, so I hope you can stick with me while I try and get back on track (and keep the flowers alive in this insane weather!)

04/03/2025

A few days of glorious sunshine at this time of year fills you with anticipation and hope for the season, but it also suddenly gets silly busy. Little snapshot of what’s been going on.
1/ won’t be long before the first few narcissi are here 🙌
2&3/ the greenhouse and field bathing in its first proper warm-ish (let’s not get over excited!) sunlight.
4/ some exciting digitalis gigantea that actually made it through the winter.
5&6/ the cabin is back up and running with some slight design amendments to hopefully stop the roof blowing off again🤞Massive thank you to Matt and for giving up his weekend while I …
7,8,9/ filled my cup in the Smoke with my best people ❤️…and don’t bother with the Saatchi Flora exhibition, thought it was really disappointing …apart from this amazing installation by
10/ seed sowing has begun in earnest.
11/ anemones just about to say hello 🙌

19/02/2025

Laughing in the face of the great seed sowing extravaganza that lies ahead. Now we have 10 hours of daylight we can tentatively begin🥳 Exciting as it is to get going (and it is exciting!), I have to make sure to pace myself so we get a steady supply of blooms throughout the season for all our beautiful weddings workshops, subscriptions and wholesale. Note to self..it’s a marathon not a sprint! Truth be told I have already started with a few snapdragons…cos they take forever, but sowing a few perennials to begin with. Enjoy having your hands in the compost again 🤗

12/02/2025

Imagine if Valentine’s Day was in June, these are the kinds of flowers (in a valentines palette!) we’d be cutting in the field in the UK. But, as it’s in mid February it’s just a tad too early for our lovely British flowers. So, if you’re looking for alternative, sustainable ideas for the flower or plant lover in your life (or would like to drop some hints😉)..here you go.
- Anything you can buy potted up now and then plant out in the garden after you’ve enjoyed them in the house, is always a winner…imagine how gorgeous a little pot of snowdrops/muscari/iris would be on your kitchen table and then you’d see them again in the garden the following year. Ditto hellebores.
- a bare root rose..perfect time for planting right now and will flower this summer.
- or if you don’t have a garden, the gift of future flowers from a local flower farmer (check out the website to find one near you) in the form of a gift voucher or maybe even a local flower workshop for the sunnier months…like the handful of Harvest and Create workshops we’re running over the summer -wandering the flower field, cutting your own blooms and making an arrangement. Something to look forward to?
All info is on the website. Link in bio.

10/02/2025

Not sure how to decide what flowers you’d like for your wedding? Here are 6 things to think about when trying to decide.

Consider the season of your wedding. Each season has its own magic and seasonal flowers will definitely enhance the natural beauty of your wedding. Notice what’s flowering outside and in the garden at the time of year you’re getting married.

What style are you looking for? Are you thinking traditional country or urban chic? Floaty and romantic or wild and rustic? Clean and elegant or modern and colourful?

Think about colour and what reflects your personalities. Soft pastels or earthy tones. Neutral shades or vibrant hues and playful colours. Again, think about the season and that may help you decide.

Consider your venue and how this will be the backdrop to your flowers. You want to harmonise with your surroundings and complement the style and ambience of your chosen setting.

Be realistic about your budget. Do you want fully bespoke wedding florals (check for minimum spends/starting prices) or could you involve family and friends in creating some of the florals?

Look around for a florist whose style you love and trust their expertise to bring your vision to life.

07/02/2025

We have news! If you’ve ever fancied wondering a flower farm, cutting your own bucket of flowers and making an arrangement to take home, picking up tips and tricks along the way, now you can! Finally our flower workshop schedule is up on the website. We’re running a handful of Harvest and Create workshops over the season as well as opportunities for groups to come together as a fun activity (think hen dos, big birthdays, team building) and then finally, bespoke sessions tailored for exactly what you’d like to learn. All the details and booking are on the website. We’d love to welcome you to flower land this year 🤗

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