It's wonderful to have hydrangeas in this week's posy. This spectacular pink and green variety is called 'Coral amythyst' and it has been grown in Lincolnshire. Hydrangeas are water-lovers and need to be kept hydrated at all times otherwise they have a reputation of being a bit temperamental. If they need an extra pick-me-up, recut the stem and submerge in deep water up to the flower head. Spray the heads too if you have a water sprayer. In a couple of hours, the sepals should have had a nice drink and be in tip-top condition again. We've also got heather and hypericum in the posies for the first time this year. Say it quietly but the flowers are starting to...
Pollen free lilies are rubbish for pollinators (sorry bees) but they are very handy if you have allergies and/or white tablecloths. These ones have been expertly grown by Smith & Munson in Lincolnshire and accompany our homegrown ingredients this week.
I'm pleased to say that after our big flush of the 'million stars' gypsophila we've now got the white 'baby's breath' variety blooming. This smells very sweet and is also tucked into the posies this week. If you're destined for sunny spells this coming week, I hope you enjoy the sunshine!
Our China asters Callistephus chinensis are out if full force this week in the cutting garden. We've grown some lovely big peachy ones which are really pretty and the bees are enjoying them too. They like moisture-retaining soils and so have been thriving in the wet weather we've been having!
These are annual asters, so mum's done a great job with them this year, thank you mum. It's a bit easier to grow perennial asters, Michlemas daisies, in the garden and these will come back year after year adding some autumnal colour to the beds.
You might say the weather has been somewhat disappointing for the start of the school holidays, but the flowers have been enjoying it and are all well-hydrated and growing well in the warm, wet weather.
This posy includes zinnia for the first time this year which are an almost comical flower that comes out in the late summer and keeps flowering till the frosts. It typically has bright coloured flowers like red, fushia and orange but we are also growing the more subtle varieties such as 'queen red lime' and 'envy'. This posy has scent from the apple mint, phlox and rosemary. I hope you enjoy it.
Hello sunflower! It's that time again. Sunflowers are showing up everywhere and if you're lucky enough to live near a field of them, even better! Such a joyful flower to see in the height of summer.
This posy is packed full of homegrown ingredients, and fragrance from lavender, phlox, mint and fennel. We've also tucked in some wonderful rose-scented geranium which is well-worth a pinch! We lost all of ours in the very-cold winter, so this has been expertly grown by Spindle Flowers, part of the Flowers From the Farm community.
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