Florist & Flower Grower
Whilst dog-sitting Spud the Spaniel the other day, I was brought three hedgehogs, one after the other. After they were dropped at my feet, I scooped them up using a catering tin and a spatula. I felt rather like Alice in Wonderland, playing crazy golf with hedgehogs. Spud was most pleased with himself. Here’s Rowan […]
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Bek and I have been really excited this year, about our new spring-water irrigation system. The stream that pops out at the base of the Greensand Ridge, in the middle of Loddington Farm where we grow our flowers, has been tapped to supply the orchards and our flower plot! How cool is that? I’m sure
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Here are a few pics of the garden. One before planting and several of the finished result. We were thrilled by the response from the public and the fantastic coverage on Gardeners’ World… Plus, Silver Gilt wasn’t too bad! Well done to Heather (designer and now, TV star), TWIG and everyone involved. It was exhausting
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I have escaped back home to our flower plot to sort out wedding flowers for several brides. It’s hectic. But nothing like as crazy busy as Day 4 at Hampton Court. Here are a couple more pics of the Russian Garden by Heather Appleton (et al). Keep up the good work guys, and see you
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Day three – Hampton Court Here are a selection of photos from our third day of planting up the Russian Garden,with the team from TWIG and Heather Appleton who has designed this striking Garden. You can also follow our progress on the Blooming Green twitter feed and our facebook. [nggallery id=2]
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Blog entries tend to be inversely related to how busy we are! So, apologies for lack of news. It’s not because nothing is happening. Far from it! Hampton Court is just around the corner and, while Bek runs around titivating, watering, feeding and soaping-up our plants (to kill off the aphids) we are busy with
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