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June news

June 05, 2019
Posted by Georgie Newbery

So how are we doing? Well the season is about to go into turbo charged mode! I am breathing slowly, sitting as much as I can, preparing for the ma...

May News

May 04, 2019
Posted by Georgie Newbery

Well the season is upon us truly now, isn’t it? I’ve been taking my crop in my hands and planting out like crazy (crazy being the operative word -...

April news

April 01, 2019
Posted by Georgie Newbery

Well March is almost over, and it’s felt sort of topsy turvy to me because Mothering Sunday is so late and the Country Living Fair is so early, so ...

March News

March 03, 2019
Posted by Georgie Newbery

Will March be upon us like a lamb or a lion? Though it feels as though it’s April already out there now with the sun we’ve had beaming down on us, ...

Top tips for sowing cut flower seed

February 16, 2019
Posted by Georgie Newbery

Today is the first Saturday after Valentine's day, and in many a flower farmer's callendar, this day is known as Seed Sowing Saturday. At last we h...

Top tips for sowing sweet peas

February 05, 2019
Posted by Georgie Newbery

It's early February and so naturally my mind turns to sowing sweet peas. We keep the system simple here at Common Farm Flowers. We sow three crops ...