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Gardening in a drought

  • Posted by Georgie Newbery
Ok, so it's not funny any more.  These endless boiling hot days of relentless sun are getting me down.  I really really really would like some rain...

British flowers week

  • Posted by Georgie Newbery
Hurrah! It's British flowers week again - THE week in which we flower growers and specialist florists take the opportunity to showcase our work all...

The garden in January

  • Posted by Georgie Newbery
What are we doing in the garden this January? Well, it’s time to plant those roses we’ve ordered, and order a few (ahem!) shrubs and perennials to ...

Tips for planting tulips

  • Posted by Georgie Newbery
We order them in August, and then in November we plant tulips by the thousand here at Common Farm Flowers near Bruton in Somerset.  From the end of...

Frost is good for your garden

  • Posted by Georgie Newbery
We've had a good number of frosty mornings so far this autumn, and today's was particularly gorgeous.  I took ten minutes to beat the bounds of our...

Flower farmers year - November

  • Posted by Georgie Newbery
In this flower farmer's year, November is the month for clearing, mulching and prep.  We have seven hundred and fifty running metres of metre wide ...

Why be a flower farmer?

  • Posted by Georgie Newbery
Why be a flower farmer? Well, not for the money, that's certain.  Not if you like a short working day with a certain pay check at the end of it.  N...

Planning the cut flower patch

  • Posted by Georgie Newbery
It may seem odd to you that we should be deep in planning the cut flower patch in July.  Surely the cut flower patch is in full flower and for once...
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