the land gardeners cut flowers

The Land Gardeners is a beautiful book, with information on how to grow over 100 varieties of organic flowers. Homegrown flowers are better for the planet and soil, help local wildlife, last longer and have better scents (no plastic either)

Learn how to make your garden for pets (all bulbs are toxic, along with some other plants and mulches). Never face indoor foliage to gardens, to help stop birds flying into windows

In this visual diary of life in the garden, the authors share their beliefs on importance of soil health, introduce you to their favourite blooms and inspire you to create your own cutting garden, with expert knowledge on how to grow, and what to gather by season. Based in the original walled garden at Wardington Manor, the Land Gardeners have revived the tradition of working with the land to produce abundant, seasonal flowers for use in design and events.

Bridget Elworthy and Henrietta Courtauld both trained as lawyers before studying garden design. Bridget studied horticulture in London for three years before spending 3 years in her native New Zeland, then moving to Wardington Manor. Henrietta studied with designer Tom Start-Smith and then began her own design business. They both now specialise in the design of productive walled gardens.

a beautiful book of seasonal flower projects

flower philosophy

Flower Philosophy is a book of seasonal flower projects to inspire and restore. Designed to free readers from the pressures of perfection, this book of beautiful ideas designed to encourage freedom. Flowers are not perfect, nor should arranging them be!

Create truly original flower arrangements, with 25 combinations of stems and foliage, letting each unique bloom inspire with this honest and liberating florist’s guide. Start with nature, then find a wealth of practical tips including budget-conscious choices (like small humble buds, weeds, foliage, fruits and vegetables).

With author stories, poems and musings, there are also tips to improve your wellbeing with nature, and an unorthodox flower index of often-forgotten blooms (with ideas for pairings and benefits to senses, mood and meanings). Arranged by season, this flowers can all be bought, found or foraged from your local neighbourhood.

Anna Potter is founder of a flower shop, which she opened after taking a Fine Art degree at Sheffield University. She learned floral design, while working in various flower shops, and now has almost 200K followers on Instagram, yet still retaining a little flower shop in the heart of the community, which brings an unexpected and uniquely wild feel to the industry, drawing inspiration from imperfection and the rich darkness of Dutch still-life paintings.

where to buy seasonal organic flowers

the 50 mile bouquet

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Many people buy flowers from florists, supermarkets and petrol stations, which arrive off long-haul flights covered in chemicals, feeling a bit the same as you would. They are frequently wrapped in plastic and have no scent (and don’t last long). Below are links to florists that sell local artisan seasonal flowers. This helps to retain heirloom varieties and encourages local farmers to grow organic flowers that help the planet and create local jobs.

  1. Organic Blooms (based near Bristol) sells locally grown organic flowers, in bouquets or buckets.
  2. Flowers From the Farm lists local indie floriests who grow artisan blooms – loved by bees and you!
  3. Common Farm Flowers (Somerset) sells local flowers for weddings, to create your floral arrangements (and offers workshops). For collection only, these flowers are locally grown and seasonal, so not available in winter.

the cut flower handbook

The Cut Flower Handbook shows how to grow gorgeous blooms at home by professional flower farmer Lisa Mason Ziegler. Whether you’re growing for family and friends (or thinking about starting a little business), you’ll go from sowing seeds to cutting armloads of colourful long-lasting blooms with easy. Her unique approach and easy advice on multi-season planting and harvesting uses natural warm and cool weather cycles, to suit all growing regions.

A method suitable for small urban backyards or large rural flower farms, skip the trips to shops that sell pesticide-laden blooms and instead find 50 extensive flower profiles (divided by preferred season and growth). From warm-season beauties (like sunflowers) to cool-weather favourites, illustrations show how to pinch plants for more blooms, how to make your cuts, how to erect support to keep flowers straight (avoid netting, it can trap garden wildlife) and how to create planting beds. Includes 200 photos to inspire and tips on locating the best planting site.

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