First day of the month
Another first today is we have a brand new supplier. This 100 year-old Suffolk family business has fantastic stocks at this time of the year which add a delightful fragrance to the posies. We've also got Lincolnshire hellebores, perhaps their last appearance till next year.Watch out for those April 1st pranks today and make sure they all come to a stop by midday!
What's in the posy?
Tulip, stock, hellebore, rosemary, eucalyptus, pittosporum, alstroemeria, alder bud, narcissi, daffodil, brachyglottis.
What's fragrant?
Stock, rosemary, narcissi, eucalyptus.
Happy Mother's Day! It's impossible to thank mothers enough. With young children (and I expect older children!) there's always so much that needs to be done. Mothering Sunday as an opportunity to say thank you and it's always nice to say it with flowers!Out the window, we have been watching a pair of magpies toiling away, day after day, carrying huge twigs to the top of a tree to make an impressive nest. They've even been helping to trim off the wispy bits of my wisteria! The recent storms must have set them back but they just worked harder! It was a nice visual demonstration of a couple working together to achieve a common goal. Something all parents have to...
Ribes Ribes, the flowering currant is back again, yippee! 'Ribena' is loosely named after blackcurrants (Ribes nigrum) whereas the ones in this week's posy are Ribes sanguineum, the 'blood red' redcurrant. It's a great addition to a garden or park at this time of year as it's one of the first to flower and enjoyed by many a hungry bee. We've also got Pieris japonica for a change - a 'lily of the valley' looking flower. This week is full of texture from flowering rosemary, viburnum and pieris and strong colours from Cornish ranunculus with a touch of drama from the chocolate pittosporum.Each posy has a bright red ranunculus in honour of Red nose day. Perhaps you might catch some of the...
Show your support Blue and yellow is a great flower combo. As opposing primary colours they make an energetic, lively mix. They are also the colours of the Ukraine flag so we have been reflecting on the humanitarian crisis, and the proceeds from this week's posies will be going towards essential supplies as part of the DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. Thank you very much to a local resident who allowed me to trim her mimosa this week. Mimosa is very popular at the moment and has overtaken pampas as the 'bloom du jour', so rest assured with your posy you are a dedicated follower of fashion! I will also place some boxed posies in local parks today so do keep...
Homegrown Winter flowers
As we head away from Winter and towards Spring it's satisfying to create a homegrown posy (everything except the hyacinth!). We've got homegrown hellebores, snowflake, winter honeysuckle, daffodils and forsythia. Busy in the garden, we've put a couple of rows of nigella seeds in, trimmed back the ivy and put lots more leaf mould in and around the shrubs. The good thing about our sandy soil is it's great drainage, the bad thing is it needs lots of organic matter to keep it tip top. All this rain will help it all wash in nicely.
What's in the posy?
Forsythia, hellebore, winter honeysuckle, euonymus, hyacinth, snowflake, rosemary, box, viburnum, daffodil.
What's fragrant?
Winter honeysuckle, hyacinth, rosemary.
