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December news - Christmas countdown

December 06, 2018
Posted by Georgie Newbery

Two weeks to go until we close down for Christmas and New Year. I hope you all make us madly busy with orders for wreaths and flowers for Christmas...

Christmas Willow Wreath Workshops

November 22, 2018
Posted by Georgie Newbery

They're the most beautiful kind of wreath, absolutely top of the door dressing fashion this year, and we not only know how to make them, but can te...

Tips for pruning roses

November 13, 2018
Posted by Georgie Newbery

One might think that November is a quietish month in the garden. Well, I beg to differ! After you've planted all your bulbs it's time to prune yo...

Tips for planting tulip bulbs

November 01, 2018
Posted by Georgie Newbery

So your tulip bulbs have arrived and you're looking at them a little askance, wondering how you can get them into the ground quickly, efficiently, ...

British grown flowers in November

October 31, 2018
Posted by Georgie Newbery

Sometimes people say to me that there are no British grown flowers in November. Well, let me put those people right. Our gardens here at Common F...

Fresh willow Christmas wreaths

October 29, 2018
Posted by Georgie Newbery

How to put your dahlias to bed

October 29, 2018
Posted by Georgie Newbery

Now we've had a more serious frost the dahlias look properly sad and it's time to put them to bed for the winter. Since we turned the barn into ou...

Learn to be a Flower Farmer

October 17, 2018
Posted by Georgie Newbery

I always tell people that in order to be a flower farmer you need good reserves of energy, a mind like a spreadsheet, and a determination to learn ...