It’s a great time to harvest your lavender & hang it up to dry. Hydrangea heads dry well too. The physalis, or Chinese lanterns, in the image are now available and can be dried for Halloween/Bonfire night parties. We also have poppy heads. If you’d like advice on drying flowers, or would like to buy… Continue reading Autumn flowers
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Easter
It will soon be Easter – two Bank Holiday days, and time to spend with friends and family. I look forward to cooking some delicious food, walking in the countryside with my cocker spaniel, Rolo, and watching all the trees come into bud and blossom. Remember to buy some flowers for your Easter table. I… Continue reading Easter
Spring flowers
It’s so lovely to see flowers in spring – primroses, daffodils, crocuses, appearing first, after the snowdrops. The image is a little lane near my home, with the most beautiful arch created by cherry plum blossom. It epitomises the start of spring for me. Today was rainy, & the bright green of the moss accentuated… Continue reading Spring flowers
Valentines week
Valentines Day falls on a Sunday this year, jeopardising the opportunity to send flowers to all those people you’ve had your eye on at work, in your local bar, restaurant or shop for a while. We can tell from the panic phone calls from forgetful partners that office colleagues are receiving beautiful bouquets, & it’s… Continue reading Valentines week