The Little Flower Jar

05/10/2026

🌿 Flowers should have a sense of place.

There’s something lovely about knowing your flowers haven’t travelled halfway around the world to reach your vase.

I choose British-grown flowers wherever I can — because they belong to our seasons, support our growers and can provide precious food and habitat for our garden wildlife. 🐝🌸

And I love them for their imperfections too.

The wonky stem.
The little seed head.
The flower that isn’t quite the same as the one beside it.

They look like they’ve actually grown in a garden — because they have. 🤍

From spring narcissi to summer sweet peas and autumn dahlias, seasonal flowers remind us to slow down and enjoy what nature is giving us right now.

At The Little Flower Jar, my flowers are always British grown, but they may come a little bit further.

Because beautiful flowers don’t need to be perfect.
They just need to tell a story. 🌿

04/10/2026

🌙 Nicotiana — flowers of the night 🌙

There is something rather magical about Nicotiana.

Its trumpet-shaped flowers seem to come alive as the light fades, releasing their beautiful fragrance into the evening air. Perhaps that is why it has gathered a little folklore around it — a flower associated with dusk, night gardens and the mysterious world that wakes when we go to bed.

And there is a lovely reason to grow pale flowers in an evening garden too. White and light-coloured blooms are much easier for moths and other night-flying pollinators to find in the moonlight. Their evening fragrance can help guide them towards the nectar.

So while we might admire the garden in the sunshine, there is another whole garden quietly unfolding after dark. 🌿🌙

I love the thought that planting flowers isn’t just about what we see. It’s about creating a little habitat for the creatures that visit when we’re not even watching.

Nicotiana — beautiful by day, magical by night. 🤍

02/10/2026

🌿 Dried Flower Wreath Workshop 🌿

Join us for a relaxed and creative morning surrounded by beautiful dried flowers and natural foliage.

You’ll create your own unique wreath to take home — a timeless piece that will add a touch of nature and warmth to your home and last for years to come. 🌾

Enjoy a friendly, welcoming atmosphere as you create, chat and take a break from the everyday. No previous experience is needed, and everything you need will be provided.

There’ll also be delicious cake and a drink to enjoy while you’re crafting. ☕️🍰

Come along on your own and meet some lovely people, or bring a friend and enjoy the experience together.

🌸 All materials included
🍰 Cake & drink included
🌿 No experience necessary
🤎 A relaxed, friendly workshop

📍 Castle Park Arts Centre
📅 Saturday 21st November
⏰ 10am – 12.30pm

✨ To book:
📧 Email
💌 Send me a message
🔗 Or use the booking link in my bio

A chance to be creative, connect with others and leave with something beautiful for your home. 🌿🤎

30/09/2026

🌕🌱 The cycle doesn’t stop…

While we’re still enjoying the last blooms of this season, flower farmers are already looking ahead, sowing seeds for next year’s flowers.

There’s something rather magical about it — the garden may be slowing down, the nights are drawing in and the Harvest Moon is glowing above us, but beneath the soil, the next season is already beginning.

Seeds are being gathered, sown and tucked away. Bulbs are being planted. Beds are being prepared. Tiny beginnings are being made for flowers we won’t see for many months yet.

The old gardening traditions often followed the moon, believing that its changing light could guide the rhythm of planting and growth. Whether you follow the moon or simply follow the seasons, the message feels the same:

Nothing really ends in the garden. It simply changes.

One season gives way to another.
Flowers fade and leave behind seeds.
The harvest becomes the beginning of the next crop.
And somewhere, quietly beneath the earth, something is already getting ready to bloom. 🌱

So as we gather up this year’s flowers, let’s remember that next year’s little wonders are already on their way.

The cycle doesn’t stop. It just begins again. 🤍🌕

29/09/2026

Little morning wandering in with a mascarpone and fig ice-cream. 🥰

27/09/2026

What a lovely day at The Little Flower Jar! 🌸💕 From gorgeous jars for grandparents to thoughtful gifts and little treats, it was wonderful meeting lovely customers and talented creatives, sharing laughs and happy chats, and seeing people find something special. Thank you to everyone who visited and supported my little business—it means the world! ✨🥰🌿

27/09/2026

25/09/2026

A little posy in a period drama completely captures my imagination. 🌿

With the new adaptation of Sense and Sensibility on the horizon, I’ve been thinking about Marianne Dashwood and her love of wild flowers rather than those carefully cultivated in the hot house.

And I think I’m with Marianne. 🤎

Give me a little handful of meadow flowers, something gathered from the cottage garden, a few stems that bend this way and that… flowers that look as though they’ve simply been picked and popped into a little jug.

Whenever I see those tiny, romantic posies in period dramas, I find myself wanting to recreate them — the softness, the simplicity, the feeling that someone has just wandered into the garden with a basket and gathered whatever was blooming.

Perhaps that’s what I love most about seasonal British flowers.

They don’t need to be perfect.

They just need to tell a little story. 🌸

And if there’s a little Marianne Dashwood hiding amongst my wild flowers, I rather hope she’ll stay there.

With love from my little cottage garden 🤎🌿