News– Page 53– Common Farm Flowers

Cafe au lait dahlia

July 18, 2017
Posted by Georgie Newbery

Please welcome back the cafe au lait dahlia. This coy beauty would rather a place in the back row of the chorus, so slow is she to flower. No Ka...

Sweet pea cropping

July 17, 2017
Posted by Georgie Newbery

We love it when we get a special order from a customer who knows us well. Some of our clients have been with us right from the beginning (2010) an...

Do roses and dahlias go together?

July 12, 2017
Posted by Georgie Newbery

Every year Sharon and I have a little discussion: do roses and dahlias go together? After all, rational examination of the looks of both might dec...

Rock my wedding feature

July 11, 2017
Posted by Georgie Newbery

Delighted to be featured on Rock My Wedding today with DIY English country wedding flowers we supplied direct from our farm last summer for a great...

Parham House Garden Festival

July 06, 2017
Posted by Georgie Newbery

Come on down to the Parham House Garden Festival on Sunday this week (9th July) and say hello. I'll be demonstrating with my lovely garden flowers...

What qualities do you need to be a flower farmer?

July 04, 2017
Posted by Georgie Newbery

We had the garden team from Yeo Valley HQ here at Common Farm Flowers between Bruton and Wincanton in Somerset yesterday - what a compliment that t...

Top tips for tipi marquee wedding flowers

July 03, 2017
Posted by Georgie Newbery

Tipi marquees can be quite dark inside. The canvas comes low to the ground and there's little room for the sides to be open to let in light. Use ...

July news.....

July 01, 2017
Posted by Georgie Newbery

No seriously, July already? You’ll be sighing and saying you’ve noticed the nights are drawing in next. At which, of course, I roll my eyes to the ...