Would you like to receive seasonal blooms to arrange yourself? This season we are sending out Flower Boxes which contain a collection of blooms and foliage carefully chosen for you to create one bouquet or divide into smaller arrangements. Bit like a seasonal veg box! Each delivery contains a list of ingredients and suggestions on how to arrange and a focus …
First workshop of the season
The sun shone all day last Saturday, kickstarting the cut flower workshops. We toured the gardens discussing good flowers and foliage for cutting and tips for conditioning and then practised a spiral handle technique. By the end of the day the ladies were justifiably proud of their bouquets.
Growing in snow
We haven’t had significant snow for years but last week we did and it is still here! The ranunculus that were to be covered by the caterpillar tunnels was thwarted by several weeks of gales (and let’s face it torrential rain). A thaw has started but with that more torrential rain and strong winds. I now recognise a pattern in myself …