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April news

April 01, 2019
Posted by Georgie Newbery

Well March is almost over, and it’s felt sort of topsy turvy to me because Mothering Sunday is so late and the Country Living Fair is so early, so ...

March News

March 03, 2019
Posted by Georgie Newbery

Will March be upon us like a lamb or a lion? Though it feels as though it’s April already out there now with the sun we’ve had beaming down on us, ...

Top tips for sowing cut flower seed

February 16, 2019
Posted by Georgie Newbery

Today is the first Saturday after Valentine's day, and in many a flower farmer's callendar, this day is known as Seed Sowing Saturday. At last we h...

Top tips for sowing sweet peas

February 05, 2019
Posted by Georgie Newbery

It's early February and so naturally my mind turns to sowing sweet peas. We keep the system simple here at Common Farm Flowers. We sow three crops ...

February at Common Farm

February 05, 2019
Posted by Georgie Newbery

Well let’s look at flowers for your Valentine first shall we? Order from us for your Valentine now and you’ll be giving beautiful, bright, colourf...

January Gardening Tips

January 12, 2019
Posted by Georgie Newbery

January is a time for planning and getting organised, for seed and plant ordering and for considering the year ahead. But we've also got jobs to ...

Gardening in December

December 07, 2018
Posted by Georgie Newbery

So what are we doing in the garden this month - in between cutting willow and making Christmas wreaths? Well, mulching continues… 750 running metre...