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 | Jul 11, 2014 | Blog, dahlias, Floristry, roses
We were able to have a day off the farm yesterday and get off to Hampton Court Flower Show. Rachel was invited to do a floristry demonstration and we were able to help man the ‘Flowers From the Farm’ Stand. The stand was very busy all day and was...
by greenandgorgeous | Jan 7, 2013 | Achillea, Asters, Cut flowers, dahlias, Floristry, Floristry Courses, Galega, Monarda, Phlox, roses, Sweet Peas, Tanacetum, Weddings
It has been a long time since I wrote my last blog, I think it was in June when the rain and wind came, after that I was too busy battling with the elements. It certainly tested my resolve as a flower grower as I watched countless flowers rot in the ground or be...