I shared a photo of some of my favourite books over on instagram, thought I’d share the details here. Realised though, I missed out one of the most uplifting and comforting garden books, ‘The Morville Hours’ by Katherine Swift. I love the way the book …
Winter Flowering Shrubs
When the weather is cold and grim, we need a reason to get out in the garden, if only for a brief wander round between gusts of wind and rain. It truly amazes me even in cold soggy Cumbria how many flowers there are to …
Winter Evergreens
I have a ‘thing’ for evergreen shrubs and plants. People often dismiss them as being dull, or taking up space through the warmer months that could be filled with flowers. There are so many colours though, and not all even green. They add a good …
Garden Design
Many of you will know me as a flower grower and florist with a keen interest in plants and horticulture. Well, I also have a diploma in garden design so in addition to my usual floral offerings, I would like to offer my services as …
Why Use Peat Free Compost?
Recently, while delivering flowers I got talking to a gentleman on the subject of compost. I said “well, I use compost that is peat free….” He said, “What is all the fuss about peat free anyway” (or words to that effect”). This was before my …
The Flower Farmers’ Big Weekend 2020
The 14th – 16th August 2020 is the Flower Farmer’s Big Weekend, an event organised by Flowers From The Farm. This year, events being as they are, the Big Weekend has gone virtual. This meant getting to grips with video, camera, film editing software and …
What’s in Season – July
July is proper summer, flowers galore, lots of shapes, textures and colours to choose from, as well as seed pods, foliage and berries. A good month for a wedding! The tail end of July here in Cumbria sees those first few outside dahlias flowering too, …