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22/02/2024

These are the first little anemones flowering in the greenhouse, oblivious to the grim February weather outside. The continuous rain isn’t helping me get the shrubs in the ground, so I’ve been bashing out this months newsletter which should land in your inboxes this weekend. If you’d enjoy a little monthly update of what we’ve been up to on the farm and what we’re planning for this year, you can sign up at the bottom of any page on my website (link in bio). In the meantime, here’s a few shots of Springs past, to remind you of what’s on its way. Hang in there.. *tells herself that on a daily basis.

10/02/2024

Don’t forget we also do local subscription flowers for a regular fix of flowers throughout the season or just for a couple of months (lots of options to suit you)
Starting with those long awaited spring beauties in April all the way through to the Autumn lovelies in October. You can have them as a bouquet just to pop straight in a vase, or you can have beautifully wrapped loose blooms to arrange yourself at home. Perfect special Valentines gift to yourself!
All the info is in the shop on my website. Link in bio.

07/02/2024

It’s getting to that time in the year where we’re a bit fed up of the brown. We all look a bit pale and pasty and Vit D deprived and we’re all starting to crave a bit colour. So here’s a sneak peak of what’s just around the corner…and if you’re looking for locally grown flowers like these for a beautiful spring wedding we still have a few dates left for this year, and are already booking up for 2025, so do get in touch.

31/01/2024

FLORISTS// If you’re keen to work with the seasons and looking to use British flowers this year, do get in touch. Now we’re on a bigger site we’re looking to provide more quality seasonal flowers with a minimal carbon footprint, to more of you lovely florists. Looking for those unusual stems that elevate your wedding work or for something a bit different that you can’t find at the wholesalers? We got you.

19/01/2024

I thought a quiet Friday in January was a good time to jump on and say hello again 👋
Hello! I’m Min and I run Smokebush, a floral design studio and flower farm based in East Cheshire.
We have taken the move to upscale our flower farm this year to a much bigger site so we can offer local, sustainably grown, scented flowers to even more people.

So here’s a little recap of just what we offer:

WEDDINGS AND EVENTS// we absolutely love flowering up peoples special days using beautiful, seasonal flowers and foam free mechanics, so if being kinder to the environment is something you care about, so do we.

From April to October:
LOCAL SUBSCRIPTION FLOWERS// fresh, seasonal flowers, grown right here on the farm and delivered direct to your door. Lots of options for tailoring the length and frequency to suit you. We have a new Just Tulips subscription offering this year.

WHOLESALE FOR FLORISTS// A bigger growing area means we can now supply more of our lovely florists who support British flowers. If you’re a florist looking for quality British blooms do get in touch.

LOCAL, SEASONAL BOUQUETS AND FLOWERS FOR HOME ARRANGING // All cut fresh from the farm and delivered to your door.

SEASONAL WORKSHOPS// these are in the pipeline and coming soon! Watch this space.

To find out more details on any of the above, please head over to the website(LINK IN BIO) or email me at [email protected]
We’d love to hear from you 🤗

14/01/2024

6 things to consider when trying to decide on your wedding flowers..

Think about the style you’re looking for. Floaty and romantic or wild and rustic? Traditional country or urban chic? Clean and elegant or modern and colourful? What’s your vibe?

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

Think about colour and what might reflect your personality. Soft pastels or earthy tones. Neutral shades or vibrant hues and playful colours. Again, thinking about the season may also 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 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?

Trust your florist. Find someone whose style you love and trust their expertise to bring your vision to life.

09/01/2024

Not sure where to start to find the perfect florist for your wedding?

Ask around. Friends, family and colleagues who recently got married. Recommendations are a great starting point.

Social media searches. Instagram in particular. Look for local event florists, search relevant hashtags and bookmark your faves. Follow accounts that align with your style and check out their websites.

Check out reviews and testimonials to get an idea of the person behind the pictures.

If eco friendly flowers are on your agenda, ask about their commitment to sustainability and whether they can source locally grown.

Are they local to your wedding, if not make sure they’re willing to travel-this will obviously add to your costs.

Ensure they’re available for your big day before you get too invested. Suppliers get booked up early.

Fill in any website wedding enquiry forms and schedule a call. It’s good to get a feel and a vibe for who you’ll be dealing with. Do they understand your vision and make you feel confident and excited about your wedding flowers?

Any questions? Bob them in comments.

23/12/2023

The brood are home, bar one (miss you 😔), and we’re almost there. Time to step away for a little while to spend some time with the fam, have a little rest and reflect on the year just gone.

A huge, heartfelt thank you for all your support this year and for following the journey of our small flower business right here. I’m super grateful for every purchase, every email, every review, every like, follow and share. It really does mean a lot and enables me to carry on doing what I love.

Looking forward to sharing more with you all next year as we get our new field off the ground, grow and arrange lots more flowers, deliver some beautiful weddings, plan some exciting new projects and properly move into our new workshop.
(I’m a bit haphazard at posting on here so if you want to keep properly up to date with all our going’s on it’s all in our monthly newsletter which you can sign up to at the bottom of any page on the website. Link in bio)

Wishing you all a peaceful, restful time this Christmas. Til next year! X

18/12/2023

Still stuck for a gift for that special someone?

1) new for 2024 a 2 or 3 week tulip subscription- a carefully curated mix of our speciality tulips, think long stems, double, parrot, lily flowered, fringed and some are even scented! Crucial information: these bear no resemblance to the ones you find in the supermarket!
OR
2 ) how about a full flower subscription of weekly/fortnightly or monthly flowers. Fresh from the farm and delivered direct to your door.
OR
3) if you want to give them the option, we also offer gift vouchers that can be used towards fresh flowers or workshops.

You can find all these offerings in the shop on the website. Link in bio.

03/12/2023

It’s hard not to lean into the slower pace of shorter days and dark afternoons (natures way of slowing us down) and I have certainly felt the lure of hibernation these last few weeks. This little spell of freezing weather has put paid to some jobs, but we’ve not gone totally underground just yet. A few snippets of what we’ve been getting up to these last few weeks.

1- Cold and frosty, but sunny, days prepping beds at the new farm.
2- Finished planting out the spring bulbs (just a few more to get in, in crates in the greenhouse which I keep forgetting!)
3- Digging up the last of the chrysanthemum in the greenhouse, but they were still happy even in this chilly weather.
4- ‘office Christmas party’ with my fab florist pals
5- frosty dog walks
6- wreath workshop prep
7- wreath classes are go. Welcoming lots more wreathers this week.
8- Assessing the plant babies on the new field in their first proper cold snap.

09/11/2023

I did close my books, but had a special request.

This is a bucket full of chrysanthemums still happily flowering away into November. I know a lot of people have an aversion to chrysanthemums based on their ‘petrol station flowers’ rep, but there are sooo many beautiful varieties out there, none of which you will find on a forecourt! So many different colours, shapes and scents and they last a good two weeks plus in a vase. Keep an eye out for another post on some of the different varieties that I grow and hopefully you’ll start to see them in a different light.

07/11/2023

Rachel’s and John’s joyful, colourful wedding up in the Peak District last summer…always tricky to keep your veil under control in the hills! They chose the Bouquets and Buckets service where we made all the bridal party flowers and also supplied plentiful buckets of fresh, locally grown, seasonal flowers for friends and family to decorate the teepee.

If you’re tying the knot in the north west next year and are looking for fresh, locally grown, seasonal flowers for your wedding, we’d love to hear from you. Head over to the wedding section on the website (link in bio) for lots of information and inspiration on the way we work and the different types of services we offer.

Beautiful images from

23/10/2023

A few of this seasons favourites:

1. Chrysanthemum Percy Salter - starts off peachy fades to a creamy yellow
2. Rudbeckia Sahara mix - lots of different tones and colours, all from the same packet of seeds
3. Aster Lady Coral Chamois and Lady Coral Lavender, new to me this year and in love with their fluffy vibes
4. Dahlias Linda’s Baby, Wine Eyed Jill, Small World
with Sunflower Vanilla Ice. The dahlias in general have weirdly loved this seasons weather, warm and wet.
5. Icelandic Poppies - pastel mix. Hard not to love their exquisite, papery beauty and flowers for weeks.
6. Ranunculus Citrinus and Geum Totally Tangerine the perfect airy filler flowers in colours that pop.
7. The second sowing of ranunculus where all the labels went awol. Pinks/whites/peaches and salmon 8. Fritallaria uva vulipis - their delicate, dancing stems are a total joy in early spring.

12/10/2023

It’s that time again. I’m not going to mention the C word yet, but wreath workshops are now available to book on the webshop. We’re back at in Wilmslow again this year for some festive fun, so head over to the shop on the website to find out all the details. Link in bio

10/10/2023

I’ve been trying to appreciate where we’ve got to instead of always looking ahead at how far there is to go! Its easy to keep seeing the next jobs on the list, but these last couple of weeks we’ve been super busy trying to get plants in the ground for next years flowers. My knees are telling me we’ve planted 750 perennials plus the biennials, so I’m taking that as a win. Still spring bulbs and autumn sown hardy annuals to get in there too, but we are moving forward. Just gotta hope they grow now 🙏
Massive thank you to lovely Lulu and .hedley for grafting like troupers..not forgetting the ginger princess for endless cuddles for tired flower farmers 🐶

04/10/2023

Last orders for this season. Just a few subscriptions left to fulfill and then I will be closing my books for orders this year. It’s a little earlier than I would usually close, but I feel I really need to concentrate on the new field before the weather properly turns. We have hundreds of perennials to plant out, thousands of spring bulbs, plus biennials and autumn sown hardy annuals to get in the ground, plus planning the next section to get planted up with bare root plants this winter 🫣
Huge thank you to all my lovely customers, wedding couples and florists who have bought my flowers this year, I really do appreciate each and every one of you 🧡

19/09/2023

So excited to see these pics land in my inbox of Liz and Phil’s super chic, city wedding back in June at with .
Awesome 📷 by .land

10/09/2023

Bridesmaids bouquets don’t always get their moment. There were four, but I only have two hands 😉

07/09/2023

I’ve heard people say they don’t like zinnias. How is this possible?

27/08/2023

Lucy and Phil’s beautiful wedding yesterday filled with the best August has to offer.

Lucy chose the Bouquets and Buckets option where we design all the bridal flowers but also deliver buckets of freshly cut, local British blooms for friends and family to decorate the venue. Quickly becoming my favourite kind of wedding.
I get so many comments on how much fun was had creating the flowers and the joy they got from experiencing the beauty and quality of locally grown, seasonal flowers. Bringing people together and bringing joy. Simple.

Flowers from our field and greenhouse and extra blooms from my lovely friends and super growers and

02/08/2023

Slow to get going (aka zero sunshine for the last month!) but even the dahlias have given up waiting.

01/08/2023

Just loved this wedding last weekend. If you can’t predict the weather bring your own sunshine!

Carnival colours and lots and lots of buckets of flowers for family and friends to decorate the space. Rachel and John chose our Bouquets and Buckets for their big day. We make all the bridal party flowers and then deliver buckets of loose stems, all ready conditioned for family and friends to get creative. Such a lovely thing for everyone to get involved.
It rained all week but on Saturday the sun actually came and joined the party too. Happy days 🤗
Every stem Cheshire grown from our field and greenhouse and big thanks for extra stems from other fab Cheshire growers

27/07/2023

Hot pink carnival vibes for Rachel and John’s registry office ceremony yesterday. Then we’ve got the proper do on Saturday 💃

25/07/2023

All the maids for Becca and Adam’s beautiful wedding on Saturday. Tight timings and dreadful weather meant very few photos, but here’s one, early in the morning when it was still throwing it down from the night before (and carried on for most of the day)…but we’re used to ‘summer’ weddings here in the UK!

20/07/2023

Cutting the last few little extras for this weekends wedding before the rain returns.

04/07/2023

If being involved in arranging your own wedding or party flowers appeals to you, don’t forget we can supply you with buckets of loose flowers, cut fresh from the field and conditioned ready for you to arrange with your friends and family. We also offer a Bouquets and Buckets option where we will make the bridal flowers for you so you don’t have to stress over that part! Bookings are open for 2024 so feel free to hop over to the website and fill in our wedding enquiry form. We’d love to hear from you 🤗

28/06/2023

This little guy stole our hearts while we were setting up the wedding on Saturday. He just wanted to be in on the action and loved the flowers so much he wanted to roll in them..literally. But we forgave him because he just wanted a belly rub and a cuddle, just like the rest of us 😉

25/06/2023

The happiest of weddings for Grace and Conner on Saturday. Every stem was Cheshire grown from our field and the wonderful . We supplied a bucket of loose blooms for family and friends to arrange the table flowers and the wedding arch made by Conner, and we did the rest…with a little extra help from the cutest furry friend🤗

Massive thanks to the lovely Amelia .inflowers for working like a trooper (and stopping the cat from rolling in the flowers..that had catmint in🤦‍♀️)

18/06/2023

Bouquets and wholesale orders made it a busy week last week, along with trying to move on all the spent crops that have been going over so quickly in the heat 🤦‍♀️But, as I write this, it is actually raining proper! Hallelujah! Another busy week of wedding prep ahead for next weekend’s gorgeous wedding 🤗

15/06/2023

Just half of the 85 bud vases for the wedding breakfast, all packaged up and ready for the off. Effortlessly simple and perfect when table space is at a premium.

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Pastels looking 👌for this weekends wedding.

The field has been pumping out the blooms for British Flowers Week. Lots of lovely florists doing their thing to shout about our gorgeous British blooms. No air miles, no pesticides and as fresh as you’ll ever get them. 🤗 If you want to try British flowers yourself, let me know. Bouquets start from £30.

Yes that’s the rain you can hear! Trolley dash from the field and into the greenhouse for the next cut of sweetpeas on the vine, ammi, orlaya, calendula, snapdragons, Californian poppies and clarkia. Fresh, sustainable and pesticide free. Locally grown, scented flowers nurtured from seed. Zero air miles.

On the trolley from the field in between the showers yesterday. Conditioned overnight for some beautiful buckets of wedding flowers for the brides party to arrange themselves. No airmiles, no pesticides, just locally grown beautifully fresh, scented flowers. The sustainable choice.

Extra date..last one of the year. Come and get creative 🎄

This is the real McCoy! How beaut are they💫💫All British flowers from a grower in west Cheshire @carolsiddorn, for a lovely little wedding on Friday. If only you could smell them!

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