News– Page 31– Common Farm Flowers

Our August news.....

August 02, 2018
Posted by Georgie Newbery

Goodness the heat! Throughout early July there was I, sagely nodding my head, and forecasting downpours from the 14th July (St Swithun’s Day,) floo...

August in the garden

August 01, 2018
Posted by Georgie Newbery

So what is there to do in the garden this month? Well, other than watering, do cast your mind forward to next year. We have biennial seedlings fat...

Flower farm on telly

July 31, 2018
Posted by Georgie Newbery

Sometimes we just have a really fun day, for the fun of it. And today was just one such. Some weeks ago a chap called Charlie from Escape to the ...

Tips for flowers on cakes

July 30, 2018
Posted by Georgie Newbery

There is a great fashion for putting fresh flowers on cakes. And what an attractive fashion it is! However, there are a few things to think abou...

Why buy British grown flowers?

July 26, 2018
Posted by Georgie Newbery

So many good reasons to order British flowers. Here are just a few: Buy British flowers because flower growers feed the bees. As Fabrizio always...

Natural funeral flowers

July 25, 2018
Posted by Georgie Newbery

The greatest compliment we as florists can be given is to be asked to do funeral flowers. The flowers chosen to celebrate a life are there for man...

Gardening in a drought

July 24, 2018
Posted by Georgie Newbery

Ok, so it's not funny any more. These endless boiling hot days of relentless sun are getting me down. I really really really would like some rain...

Wildflower Wedding Flowers

July 23, 2018
Posted by Georgie Newbery

In the same way that there's no point in trying to make a small room look larger by paining it a light colour, there's no point in trying to compet...