by greenandgorgeous | Dec 11, 2015 | Blog, Cut flowers, dahlias, Weddings
During the season Fridays tend to be rather frenetic with weddings to arrange and flowers to be picked for our Saturday shop, last minute pick ups and arrangements to be made for all the Saturday goings on and of course there are still the plants themselves that need...
by greenandgorgeous | Nov 27, 2015 | Blog, Cut flowers, dahlias, Floristry
After falling somewhat behind with the blog this year I have decided to catch up over these quieter winter months starting with the latest news and working backwards. The reason for this retrospective is that it has been another incredibly productive and creative year...
by greenandgorgeous | May 17, 2015 | Blog, Photography
Before May is over I just wanted to have a little look back at the season so far which has kicked off with a flurry of weddings, a new Flower Photography course, the return of Flower Club, three photo shoots, the reopening of our farm gate sales, preparing for Hampton...
by greenandgorgeous | Apr 14, 2015 | Blog, dahlias, propagation
Hello and welcome… I have a feeling this might have been due a couple of weeks ago but the season has moved from pottering and contemplating to racing around the garden at full throttle. With a fully booked season ahead I have a lot of sowing and planting to do....
by greenandgorgeous | Feb 16, 2015 | Blog, Cut flowers, dahlias, propagation
This time last year I introduced my first Grow Along with a real garden favourite – Sweet Peas. Now is the perfect time to start a new one with the first flower I ever grew for cutting twenty years ago – the Dahlia. Although dahlias were deeply unfashionable...
by greenandgorgeous | Feb 9, 2015 | Blog, Cut flowers, Polytunnels
After an article in the Organic Grower last year I started dreaming of more protected cropping and I started talking to Haygrove Polytunnels. I had never approached them before as I thought they would be way too expensive, but I was proved wrong and wish I had done so...