08/08/2026
field notes - week 32
After months of rain we are finally getting glorious sunshine and that means the field expansion is in full swing. Hopefully before summer arrives I’m aiming to double my growing space to have lots more blooms to share this summer. It’s a big job but a very satisfying one.
Luckily for me my family was visiting from the UK this week so I’m between beach trips and catch ups and my flower deliveries we moved 150 sleepers onto the property in a rented Ute. Normally I have them delivered by truck but it’s just too muddy for a truck to come onto the farm yet, and I’m running out of time to get the plants in the ground for October flowers.
The original plan last summer was to finish the field expansion in June, with plenty of time to plant up this week in early August.
But Mother Nature had other plans, so spring plantings will be a week or two late but hopefully will still happen this month with another couple weeks of dry on the forecast🤞
600 dahlia cuttings arrived this week, and I have a greenhouse full of seedlings ready to go once the beds are built next week. Things are shaping up for a gorgeous summer of local blooms!
As well as bed building, the sunshine has brought on lots of spring harvests, including lace, snaps, poppies, sweet peas, jonquils and strawflowers. There’s more statice, delph, lace and hopefully foxgloves coming up in the next few weeks too 😍
Hope everyone else is enjoying the sunshine as much as I am, time to get the housework done quickly so I can get another few beds planted up this afternoon ✨
