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08/12/2024

Oh what a week that was…. Crazy busy and flying solo with Martyn away with work in Europe…. Everyone survived though! 🙃

If you’d like a wreath please order online. It will be for Friday or Saturday collection….

Huge thanks to everyone who came to yesterday’s workshops at The Kirkgate in Cockermouth. It was lovely to be back there - a venue I worked closely with when I worked in the arts - and so fantastic to meet so many customers and supporters and some new faces too. Everybody did brilliantly. Please share your photos (either in comments, on instagram or by email as I’m not able to access Facebook!). I didn’t take any!!

We will be closing next week for our winter hibernation. We close in January and then sell in a limited capacity in Feb/march. One of the joys and necessities of a seasonal business is that we have a really busy spring and summer (and autumn!), and then when it’s quieter we need to take the opportunity to rest! And of course, there’s planning and paperwork……

So final orders please!

❄️🙏✨

04/12/2024

Autumn or Winter? When I took this wedding booking in October I had to remind myself that in recent years we’ve had all the winter weather at the end of November… snow, ice, -17c. - but it was mild right up until the week before. We didn’t have snow and it only dropped to -8c but it did sadly knock out a few of the less hardy chrysanthemum. Nonetheless, we love this wild autumnal bridal posy we created at the very end of November using blooms.

Provenance: Sweet William, eucalyptus, honesty and grasses grown here. Chrysanthemum are ours and from Norfolk, with Cornish heather.

And yes those of you with a good memory may remember me declaring our 2024 weddings finished… but then I took two bookings! We’ve another one next week too 🎉 We are very happy to flower winter weddings, funerals and events but only if you fully understand the limitations of the season. I think this post shows though that even with daytime frost and limited options, our flowers are simple and stunning!

01/12/2024

December! Wasn’t it only a few days ago that we were acknowledging the end of October… time is doing crazy things… we’re now very busy (aside from one glamorous interlude) making wreaths! Orders are now closed for this week, but we’ve got capacity for 12/13/14th December. Please book though because everything is handmade and we’ve other orders (a winter wedding 🎉 etc!) to do too!

Please order via our website. Facebook DMs can’t be answered, please email! Thank you x

30/11/2024

Well now I wasn’t expecting that! A HUGE thank you to the incredible anonymous person who nominated Cumberland Flower Farm for the In-Cumbria Business Awards in the ‘Best Green Business’…. I wish I knew who you were to thank in person … And a HUGE thank you to the judges who awarded it to us! It was such a delight to be in a room with so many brilliant Cumbrian businesses, meet some excellent people and to walk away with this… wow!

Planet. Profit. People. Sustainability’s three pillars. I’m so grateful to the people who buy, recommend and champion our flowers - quite literally the people who make this sustainable business a reality - and I couldn’t do it without all the people behind the scenes who help too. In particular a huge thank you to Shona, Frances and Sarah for being so much more than skilled professionals. Brilliant women, running their own brilliant businesses and supporting me with mine too. Thank you x

(If you’re reading this on Facebook, please remember I can’t access my account or reply to private messages!)

29/11/2024

May your Black Friday be full of colour! ❤️🌸✨

November is whizzing to a close and on a day designed to extricate cash from your bank accounts, I’d like to thank you for all the bright, seasonal, local and British flowers you’ve already bought this year. The support we have is truly wonderful. Thank you!

This is one of the last gift bouquets we made, just last week, filled with flowers, including some of our own chrysanthemum, eucalyptus and Sweet William, alongside British Alstromerias and chrysanths.

Our gift bouquets will be back in March for Mothers Day, but for now our seasonal sustainable business is handcrafting wreaths. You keep us busy!

Supporting small independent businesses really does make a huge difference to the wealth and breadth of your community. Thank you so much for supporting us! 🙏🙌🎉

26/11/2024

Why// One of the things I had to get clear in my head as part of the accreditation was our business purpose:

Our Mission is to grow cut flowers, and sell ‘grown not flown blooms’, so people in Cumbria can choose flowers for their life events that don’t contribute to the world’s climate crisis.

I wasn’t sure if a tiny business needed this sort of corporate detail, but I do continually consider as I plan ahead, consider opportunities and review the season. Providing these seasonal, sustainable flowers brings me joy and satisfaction, but it’s the wider purpose that keeps me going when the challenges come along. I guess it’s my ‘ikigai’.

It was a huge challenge to do the accreditation but it was a really valuable process. What do you think? Is this level of framework corporate nonsense or a business basic? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

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22/11/2024

I’ve been a bit quiet recently, but here I am… wreathing! I’ve closed wreath orders for next week but if you’d like one for the following week (6/7th) we can help! ❤️

Head to our webshop to order please! 🙏

18/11/2024

‘Tis the season…

… well nearly!

(I’m a seasonal Christmas in December type!)

Now that the weather’s turned cold, wreathing and christmassy things feel much more seasonally appropriate. It takes a good 10 months, but I think I’m ready…. 😆

09/11/2024

Winter Wreaths//

It’s started to feel colder this past week and more wintry. As our newsletter recipients know, our Pre-order is open for Winter Wreaths and wreath kits. If you’d like a beautifully handmade, sustainable wreath for your door please book!

Thank you so much to everyone who has already ordered, and also to those booked for the sold out workshops at The Kitkgate.

06/11/2024

In Ancient Greece wreaths were laid at funerals as an act of respect to symbolise eternal life.

Enduring traditions like this have been adapted to fit their age; our wreaths are made using sustainable methods with sustainably grown British flowers to befit the challenges we face. This wreath is completely compostable and made with our own Cumbrian grown flowers - roses, dahlia, zinnia, rudbeckia. Is sustainable a compromise? We don’t think so.

05/11/2024

Simply seasonal and sustainable.

(And stunning?!)

31/10/2024

About as spooky as I get….

Turns out my patience for Halloween really wains when it’s half term and the boys aren’t in school for the best part of the day. This grumpy mum doesn’t need a costume! 🧟‍♀️🤭

Anyway, I’ve taken myself off for a quiet half hour and filled a pumpkin with flowers. The orangey brown ones are from Lincolnshire, otherwise I picked everything from the field when I was walking the boys/dog earlier!

Not bad for the last day of October 🍂

29/10/2024

Armfuls Of autumn 🎉

25/10/2024

I read yesterday that a UN report has said that we’re heading towards a catastrophic temperature rise of 3.1c.

Do you know what that means?

Photo: our sustainable floristry (zero carbon emissions, zero waste)

# Britishflowers #

23/10/2024

Fancy crafting your own wedding day? Our DIY Wedding Buckets are popular throughout the year. Here is a Cumbrian selection, waiting patiently for their moment, in mid-October.

We’ve dates available next autumn, as well as some availability in spring and early summer but we’re looking busy for 2025 🎉

(Please remember: i don’t access messenger so please email enquiries!)

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21/10/2024

We finished our 2025 Wedding Season at the weekend! 🎉 It’s been an excellent year for weddings, filled with gorgeous flowers, very lovely people and lots of colour. I am so thankful to everyone who booked their flowers with us, and chose seasonal, sustainable flowers 🎉🙌🙏

It was particularly pleasing to be supplying our last wedding, mid October, with 100% Cumbrian flowers, including dahlia, roses, chrysanthemum, asters, celosia, cosmos and limonium. Lots of autumnal varieties providing seasonal colour.

My head is already very much in next year, planting bulbs, sowing seeds, plotting and planning. We’ve got availability at the moment for 2025 and 2026 dates opens in January. But I am also looking forward to a few slower lazier weekends over the next few months too!

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Btw/ We’re still open for for Gift Bouquets! Please pre-order, link in bio x

19/10/2024

Chrysanthemum are one of my favourite crops, coming right at the end of the season when I’m usually hard pushed to have anything else. I adore their colours, shapes and the scent of their leaves is… well, it’s autumn in a sniff! Like all things their popularity goes in waves and some of these pretties are over used as cheap import, but for sustainable floristry they’re absolutely key to mid-late autumn, especially in the cold north! 🍂

18/10/2024

It’s been a great year for bright weddings and L&B’s wedding at the end of September was spectacular! Simple ribbon bunting, that was made by the family, adorned the barn eves, railings and chairs to create a joyous setting for the wedding celebrations. It was a delight to be involved in this special day, providing table centers and a few key feature arrangements of our seasonal, sustainable flowers, as well as the personal flowers.

I love paler, softer palettes too, but I do hope 2025 brings us more of these bright weddings!

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A shimmer // this bouquet for Sarah had gentle movement with the dainty feverfew, corncockle and jasmine softening the bright colours and giving it a meadowy vibe. It was a pleasure to make. Congratulations to Sarah and Andrew! 🎉🌸💕 #grownnotflown #cumbriaweddingflowers #weddingbouquet #bridalbouquet #cumbria #sustainablewedding #sustainableliving #sustainableflowers #britishflowers #farmflowers #slowflowers #flowerfarmerflorist #cockermouth #seasonalflowers #birdsong #seasonalweddingflowers #lakedistrictwedding #cumbriawedding #cumbriaflorist #inspiredbynature

Sold out - All gone I’m afraid, but I’m going to add a pre-order for bunches of peonies for next Friday / Saturday. I’m sorry that you may have missed out, but so thankful to everyone who order bouquets last week, and came to the Flower Stand for bunches. Thank you! Last night was magical (did you catch the Northern Lights?) but early this morning was pretty amazing too. Last touches for today’s wedding picked… Have a lovely weekend! ###

Peonies… theres a lull in harvesting in Lincolnshire where the weather has been bad. But when they do arrive they’ll be worth the wait! No Friday Flowers this week as a result though!! 🌸 (My peonies are still like marbles 😆) #seasonalflowers #britishflowers #cumbria #cockermouth #seasonalliving #grownnotflown

There are little signs of spring aren’t there? It does help doesn’t it?! Look for these little things today. If you do find this time of year tricky, planting snowdrops, winter flowering jasmine, witch hazel or viburnum bodnantense, or a hellebore to specifically flower now is a great way to help you through. Don’t underestimate seasonal nature connection! #cumberlandflowerfarm #Cumbrianflowers #natureconnection #winterflowers #seasonalliving #cumbria #Cockermouth #seasonalflowers #sustainableliving #sustainability #naturelovers #environmentdesign #cumbrialife #wintergarden

Happy Christmas! However you spend your Christmas time, I hope everyone finds some time for a little personal joy✨. And I’ll see you all again in 2024 for more beautifully natural, seasonal flowery loveliness. Thank you to everyone who has bought our flowers this year - it’s been a challenging year and yet your commitment to us and seasonal, sustainable flowers in more enthusiastic than ever, thank you so much. Thank you too for following our story on here, and in our newsletter, as all your likes and shares and kind words keep us going when it’s very muddy and not much fun. Thank you! I might try to do a 2023 review before the new year - something I like to do in readiness for a new calendar - but until then, ‘out of office’ is on and I’m Christmassing… Love to you all from our house to yours ### #happychristmas #christmas #outofoffice #flowerfarmer #flowerfarm #seasonsgreetings #cumbria #cockermouth #workington #westcumbria

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Cumberland Flower Farm is a smallholding located in West Cumbria between Cockermouth and Workington that specialises in bee friendly cut flowers for homes, events and businesses. We’ve grown flowers and veg on our allotments for 10 years, and sold our flowers since February 2018. After a lot of looking and negotiating we have finally secured some beautiful land on which to expand our cut flower production. With three acres of pasture and three acres of woodland located between Workington and Cockermouth we are so excited by the potential! By following our page you will be kept abreast of how our the farm develops, as well as when and where we’re selling our flowers.