Flower Journal
Yo shorty!
Small is beautiful... These gorgeous homegrown tulips only just grew tall enough for me to use - a benefit of making posy-sized arrangements! Most tunnel-grown tulips keep growing once...
Yo shorty!
Small is beautiful... These gorgeous homegrown tulips only just grew tall enough for me to use - a benefit of making posy-sized arrangements! Most tunnel-grown tulips keep growing once...
Pinch punch...
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...
Pinch punch...
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...
Thank you Mum
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...
Thank you Mum
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...
A bit like 'Ribena'
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...
A bit like 'Ribena'
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...
Hiya hyacinths!
The true blue of the lovely hyacinth is a welcome sight as we look forward to the Springtime. This spectacular showy bulb has been grown under glass and has a...
Hiya hyacinths!
The true blue of the lovely hyacinth is a welcome sight as we look forward to the Springtime. This spectacular showy bulb has been grown under glass and has a...
Pussy willow
Today we're celebrating the Salix caprea, or pussy willow. These early-Spring catkins are flower clusters (with no petals). Only the male plants have them and the fluffy hairs are a...
Pussy willow
Today we're celebrating the Salix caprea, or pussy willow. These early-Spring catkins are flower clusters (with no petals). Only the male plants have them and the fluffy hairs are a...