Grow Cut Arrange

09/11/2025

25/10/2025

I seem to have ended my season without ending my season…

The flowers sort of dwindled off as I kept the front in flower for the Porty Artwalk, something I now regret as I’m not sure many people actually came and visited the garden and I lost out on orders.

Then the dahlias have done well but as I don’t have huge space for them and they are first year tubers they didn’t produce masses of stems. Unfortunately a lot of them need disposed of due to gall and I had to buy more to replace.

So things just petered out.

In some ways the year has been a success. I’ve grown much more confident with my style, made bigger bespoke orders and feel confident doing bouquet work. I made lots of wreaths last Christmas and have 10 so far to make this Christmas and I feel less anxious now I know what I’m doing and keep copious notes on what works. Oh and the poppies!! My newfound favourites (I’ve got at least 30 plants on the go for next year).

But then, I lost entire £75 worth (for the corms only not including time, compost, pots, buying the tunnel) crop of ranunculus and anemone to the aphids. This was beyond my control, except from them maybe being underwatered due to fearing rot, as I lavished so much care and time on them. I also lost some customers and didn’t make as many orders due to not getting jam jars which orders - which the season before I was making 6+ some weeks. And let’s not discuss the disastrous attempt to sell down the beach…

So no, I don’t really make any profit. And yes, any business advisor would tell me to stop wasting my time and efforts for so little return but…

I keep going! The seeds have been sown and they are growing happily. The ranunculus and anemone have been pre-sprouted ready for a final attempt. The bulbs are sitting ready to be planted to bloom next Spring.

It’s always worth it because I love doing this.
I’m not setting any goals for next year because realistically my growing is severally restricted by my space (unless by a miracle I get an allotment) but long term I’d love to expand and start doing wedding/event floristry on a small scale.

So stay tuned for flower season 2026!

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14/09/2025

Some tiny beautiful dahlias.

The light levels are starting to fade in the back garden as the sun gets lower. So the flowers are getting smaller, but no less beautiful.

No idea what this one is or is meant to be - I’ve given up with trying to keep track!

Dahlias ~ Autumn Flowers ~ Changing Seasons

11/09/2025

Yes, it is only September but I have to get planning!

I will be offering wreaths again this festive season.

Each one will be unique but in the same style mixing textures and shades of festive green with pops of colour finished with a luxury velvety ribbon.

I’m likely to switch it up this year and use different dried and fresh flowers for decoration.

Due to rising costs, I am having to increase the price per wreath to £50.

In order to get an idea of it’s feasible to go ahead I’m asking people to reserve now. I have to order foliage etc in bulk and plan around this to be sure of how many I can make a week.

I’ll be offering them for delivery or collection on the following dates:
Saturday 6th, Sunday 7th
Friday 12th, Saturday 13th
Saturday 20th.

As these are fresh wreaths on a wicker and moss base they will gradually dry through the weeks. I kept mine up into February last year as I thought it still looked beautiful and couldn’t bear to bring it down, but if you want it looking at its best for Christmas Day, order later or commit to spraying it regularly. This is why I am not offering slots any earlier as I want it to look good all the way to the big day and beyond!

So, if you’d like one of my wreaths this year can you message me by the end of October so I can get planning!

Christmas Wreaths ~ Wreaths ~ Festive Foliage

10/08/2025

School may be back but I’ll at least a month left of the 2025 growing season. Though it does feel like yesterday I said I was ready to start it!

This is the season of glamorous dahlia, pretty cosmos, beautiful hydrangeas and textural amaranthus - along with lots of other bits of lovely! So there’s plenty of blooms to come.

I’ll likely stop taking flower orders at the end of September to take a break to get on with the hardy annual sowing and collecting and drying flowers for…wreaths! I’ll be doing a post on Christmas Wreaths beginning of October as I’m going to ask for pre-orders to make it a bit more manageable.

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26/07/2025

Scabious

This is an annual one - ‘Black Cat’ which I love for the deep dark red which complements the shades of pink and peach I get this time of year.

They are definitely one of my favourite forms of flower. I have the beautiful perennial Fama now along with Knautia and Cephalaria which are variations of the same pin cushion form in various sizes and colours.

18/07/2025

Ammi Majus

The most gorgeous star burst shaped seed heads.

Fresh they add texture to arrangements. When dried they make pretty star accents to things like Christmas wreaths…which yes, I will be making again this year.