Northcombe Flowers

17/12/2023

If you haven’t had a chance to decorate your front door there is still time to order a bespoke wreath.
Just look how the sun catches the light on honesty.

07/12/2023

Stuck for gifts for the gardener in your life.

02/12/2023

Looking for something a bit slimmer….?

This is the second year we are selling Silver Firs! They are a low needle drop tree, they smell lovely and they are a bit slimmer than Nordman Firs!
But be quick! Last year they sold out fast!!
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27/11/2023

Tulips are in! Sprinkled with chilli 🌶️ flakes hopefully to stop the 🐀 eating my bulbs I lost a lot last year.
We also had our 1st frost over the weekend. Which I’m happy about it means I can start to sort the beds out for next spring, after wreath workshops though!

28/10/2023

12/10/2023

This is with Lazyjacks Restaurant and Bar in Sandbanks Poole

05/10/2023

Sorry to mention the C word! We all know how you love a Christmas Wreath workshop. Places are going so don’t dither, I’d hate you to be disappointed. Message me for more information.

05/10/2023

Dates are going. Please Message for more information. 🤶 🎄

13/09/2023

Join us for indian Cookery and Christmas Wreath making on the 30th November. Message me for more information.

12/08/2023

ORACH or its latin name ….Atriplex hortensis, I bloody love the stuff! Also known as mountain spinach, often grown as an alternative to spinach as it grows well in the summer months, but I grow it for it’s amazing seed heads. In my garden it grows to over 8 foot it looks amazing and it has a great vase life. An all round great plant, is a member of the amaranth family.
Ps It will self seed but I love this aspect of it! I have 4 colours of not that clear in the photos.

06/08/2023

I love an orange flower! But then i love an apricot one a pale pink in fact I’m passionate about flowers !
Just as well as I grow many varieties all without the use of harmful pesticides and nasty chemicals. The pollinators certainly love my flowers.
My flowers are available by the stem, bunch or bucket.

05/08/2023

Another grey wet weekend ahead at the dahlias are cheerfully doing their thing. I love this peachy apricot yellow vibe. It certainly cheers up a wet August Saturday morning that feels more like November than August.
I’ll be posting more dahlias over the weekend.

14/07/2023

I’ve had a few new followers recently so thought I should show my face! I’m on the right photographed with my flower friend Jo we’d just spent a heavenly morning flower school using all Dorset grown flowers, grown by us!
We are both local to each other. We both grow flowers and it’s fab to have someone that understands the whole process.
Growing flowers in the uk is challenging to say the least,
A cold wet spring, a month of no rain and now wind and rain. I do love the challenges and when you succeed it does feel like a huge win, sense of achievement.

What are your floral triumphs this year?

11/07/2023

Nigella, love-in-a-mist or devil in a bush! What do you call it?
So much detail in this flower that will self seed everywhere.
The flowers are fairly fleeting in the vase but you are then left with the amazing seed pods that dry well as well.

26/06/2023

thank you for your seedlings that made it through the winter.. mine didn’t! It always does so much better from an autumn or self seeded sowing.

23/06/2023

Can we take a moment and give these nasturtiums some love!
I thought they deserved a place on my grid!
Their flowers, leaves and green seed pods can all be eaten! The green seed pods if put in vinegar can be used as a replacement for capers. The leaves can make a peppery pesto.
Plus their leaves remind me of dinosaurs footprints!
Do you like them or grow them?
These varieties are Alaska, Bloody Mary and Ladybird Rose.

17/06/2023

I love flowers! This is the 1st time I’ve grown pansies from seed and just look at these beauties, I’m hoping for a little longer stem length but they would be perfect for bud vases. It’s called chianti mix from

Enjoying my new favourite drink a dash of gin, a splash of elderflower cordial a glug of fizzy water topped up with Prosecco. It’s delicious.

07/06/2023

My daughter wanted to give her A level teachers flowers, I was happy to make up bunches but she wanted jam jar posies such a lovely gesture and I’m sure they brighten up their desks today!

05/06/2023

Hello Monday,

What are you all up to this week? I’ve a few orders going out so will be juggling home life, it’s a heavy A level week for my daughter, flowers and watering all the new seedlings, we are lucky to have spring water for the garden.

This photo was taken workshop on Friday, what a great way to start a weekend. Left to right we have Claire Jo me Charlotte and I know Jo and it was a pleasure to meet you both.

04/06/2023

More flowers

03/06/2023

I had a brilliant time thank you pure escapism.
All the flowers were grown by and apparently we all achieved perfect spirals.

23/05/2023

INSTAGRAM ONLY.

🌿🌿GIVEAWAY 🌿🌿

Why?
For a number of reasons.
1. To celebrate RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023.
2. It’s the last of the bank holidays coming up for awhile and who doesn’t like fresh flowers.
3. I’d really like to hit 2,000 followers!! 🙏

You could win a bucket of flowers and foliage 80 stems plus.

How do you win?

1. Make sure you are following me.
2. Like, share and tag as many friends as you like.
3. Save post by using the bookmark symbol.
4. Add to your stories for an extra entry.

T and C’s Flowers to be collected or delivered at a mutually convenient time, with in Poole, Wimborne, Blandford area.
Winner to be announced Friday evening.

Instagram only

09/05/2023

Banned in Dorset on council land, disposable barbecues still pose an ever-increasing fire and environmental risk. Dorset’s ancient hill forts may offer stunning views to their thousands of visitors, but they bring a challenge for farmers. Jim Bettle – Dorset charcoal maker and countryman, makes ...

05/05/2023

Latest edition out now!

Our resident flower farmer Charlotte Tombs loves tulips. A lot. And she has something she needs to get off her chest ...
Northcombe Flowers

04/05/2023

the photos were taken 03/05/22 the stocks I have treated the same as these ones last year are at least 2 weeks if not 3 weeks behind! Oh well that’s the wonder of growing nothing is ever the same!
I can’t wait to smell these again!

01/05/2023

Bank Holiday Monday….. yay what are you all doing with your day? I’m planting out and then doing the green house cold frame juggle to make space for yet more seeds. The juggle is real! 🤣

Did you know I write a monthly column for about cut flower growing, back in the Autumn Courtenay Hitchcock came and took some photos and Tracie then interviewed me for the on line magazine.

https://www.theblackmorevale.co.uk/

You can subscribe for free and it’s jammed packed with great articles. That’s your Monday sorted!!

22/04/2023

I can’t tell you what a wonderful feeling it is to be picking/pulling buckets of gorgeousness.
The 🦜 🌷 have arrived nothing quite about these.

17/04/2023

Everything you need to know about preserving your wedding flowers... Just hit the link in my bio 🌿🌻

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10/04/2023

Well hello… wow that was a busy week hosting the FFTF account great fun but I was rather glued to my phone. 🤣 Welcome to my new followers and thankyou.
My tulips are loving this rain and the sunshine over the weekend means they are ready!
So if you fancy a bunch or a bucket do please get in contact!

Thank you for the amazing photos.

Tulip season is well and truly here.

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28/03/2023

Today I took a different route home and saw a beaten up sign with Daffs on, I went to investigate and met Robert who is in his early 80’s and has been growing daffodils for 50 years, lots of different varieties that he dug up and moved from his parents house 50 years ago. These have bought me so much pleasure on such a grey cold day. A fabulous discovery.

16/03/2023

Couldn’t resist planting some supermarket herbs into this wreath. I still have some spring ones planted up if you are stuck for a Mother’s Day present.

10/03/2023

It will soon be ranunculus time! There are some budding in the green house. Some under their caterpillar tunnels (low plastic tunnels) and the last lot just sprouting in the plastic zippy green house that’s if they haven’t frozen.
Ranunculus are divas but so worth the attention if they had a scent they would be perfection. They come in an array of colours and are so welcome after the winter. Plus they have the most amazing vase life. They are a win win flower!

07/03/2023

Dahlia Peaches was new to me last year and was one of the last to flower and she didn’t disappoint. I do hope the tubers have made it through. 🤞🤞🤞

28/02/2023

Mothers Day gift treat. Learn to stencil and make a living wreath, Saturday 18th March. Melanie Ward Creative

26/02/2023