Jen Stuart-Smith

Now’s the time, not for picking tulips but for planting. Bek and Gary have been hard at work planting over 2000 bulbs in two days. Bless Gary, he just keeps on smiling, whatever we throw at him. Even if that means tulip bulbs. As well as tulips, we’ve been planting Dutch Iris and Allium bulbs […]

The frost has made our minds up for us, as to whether or not we are seasonal florists! The zinnias have copped it, as have the dahlias… so now we are concentrating on gardening, ordering seeds and plants, and gathering goodies for our Winter wreaths. In case you haven’t seen one of our funky wreaths

It seems it’s not just in the city that you find guerrilla gardeners Yesterday, I’d just nipped out for an hour, when I got a phone call. “There’s a man here, says he’s got some delphiniums,” said my friend Adrian. By the time I’d got back, this kind gentleman – who wants to remain anonymous

Last week we ran our first-ever hand-tied bouquet course at the gardens… and were chuffed to bits by how things turned out. We had 11 people on our course, who all learnt how to make a simple hand-tied bouquet using seasonal, local flowers. Everyone seemed to have a fun time, and we have had several

Over the weekend I found a pretend-grumpy message on my phone from my friend Zoe, telling me it was time we updated the blog. She said she was in need of her fix of Blooming Green news. So, for Zoe, and all our other friends… We’ve been crazily busy with weddings for starters. Weddings in

Kapitza is an independent design company run by sisters Nicole & Petra Kapitza who share a passion for everyday life, minimalism, patterns & colour. Their studio is based in East London, a vibrant and dynamic area which forms part of the inspiration for their work. Other inspirations include nature, people and software… (and Blooming Green!)