21/12/2025
Itās been a couple of weeks since Iāve posted anything on social media. As always it feels like itās been very non-stop and sometimes i forget to snap a photo or write a post.
I had the last of my Christmas orders go out today, so this evening feels like the ideal time to sit by the fire and look to the year ahead.
Out in the garden itās still all go, potting on, tidying and most importantly planning. Whatās going where next year, how much of each variety do I want, and how many Strawflowers are too many (in my personal opinion you can never have enough).
The biennials planted earlier this year are looking really healthy. Hesperis (photo1), campanula, sweet William and some Foxgloves. The foxgloves are new for me so Iām excited to see how they perform this year.
Iāve decided to do a trial run of Tulips for spring (photo2). Iāve only ever grown these for myself rather than as a crop so fingers crossed. Iāve planted them up in several crates, the theory being I can try and stagger the bloom times slightly. Something is currently trying to eat them all so weāll see how many make it through.
And finally lovely lovely ranunculus. Iāve got some looking well in the polytunnel (photo 3) and also had a crack at making some low tunnels (photo 4) for growing them outside. This should help protect them from the wind and rain, but I can still lift up the cover to give them plenty of fresh air.
Thank you to all my lovely customers for your support this year. I look forward to growing flowers for you again next year.
If you are still looking for any last minute dried flowers, please feel free to reach out. I am also planning to update the website to have its own dried flowers page in January.
