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What happened next?

Last week we went to Stuart and Linda Highwood’s hop farm at Collier Street, to pick hops for a wedding. There’s something magical about wandering through the towering hopbines… and the smell in the hop garden (never called a field) is wonderful. This area was once covered with hop gardens, though they are now a

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Flowers to Hackney

Last week we provided flowers for a wedding in Hackney. The family was a little worried that the bride’s street would still be standing… Luckily, by the wedding weekend, eveything had calmed down. We hope that our flowers transport a little peace and calm from our Kentish plot.

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Come painting with Carole!

In a couple of weeks’ time, the plot will be getting all ‘cultured’ when Carole Robson comes along with her easel, to show us how to capture our flowers at their best. Anyone who has visited Carole’s studio (it was her annual ‘open studio’ last month) will know how stunning her pictures are. If you

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Bee Symposium

Despite working on a field of flowers, Bek and I still like to broaden our horizons. The other day we were invited to the Bee Symposium, a gathering of bee fans and campaigners, organised by Neal’s Yard and Sam Roddick. Sam is the daughter of Anita Roddick, who founded the Body Shop, and is a

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