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Happy New Year!

Hoorah for a new year! I love a new year. Even though it’s dark and damp and cold and wet we’re on the way out from the gloom. I feel the sap risin...

Perennial wildflower meadow

Successfully creating a perennial wildflower meadow was one of the ambitions we had when we took on Common Farm thirteen years ago.  The land here ...

Christmas Fair

It's the Hauser and Wirth Somerset Christmas Fair tomorrow in the cosy courtyard where the Roth Bar and Grill will keep us all supplied with warm w...

Somerset Willow Wreath

Willow wreaths at Common Farm Flowers are made with whips we cut fresh from our farm.  When we arrived here, thirteen years ago, we struck willow s...

Royal Wedding Flowers

Congratulations to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle!  I love a Royal Wedding, especially one announced in late November when we still have the winter...

Tips for growing ranunculus

Ranunculus are proper little fusspots to grow.  You can almost hear them whining: I don't like frost, I don't like wet, I don't like mice...  We li...

Tips for planting tulips

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

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...

Eco friendly flower farming at Common Farm Flowers

Eco friendly flower farming at Common Farm Flowers

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