2022 is turning out to be a bumper year for book releases by Flowers from the Farm members. From informative growing guides to a celebration of seasonal-led creativity to a […]
A double bill this week! Our first young farmer is Becky Fraser. While studying zoology at university, Becky found herself decorating a church with British flowers for a deeply personal […]
Earlier this year, a team of FFTF members launched a new floristry school dedicated to teaching sustainable methods and championing British grown flowers. Inspired by the news, we review how […]
We are thrilled to have been invited to be the headline supporter of the Bloom Theatre at this year’s RHS Malvern Spring Festival. A team of Flowers from the Farm […]
Emily Westall takes us behind the scenes of a busy spring week on her flower farm – everything there is to juggle and organise, but equally the many things there […]
Jo Thompson, who runs Wye Valley Flowers in Gloucestershire with her business partner Lucy Shoubridge, is a case in point of the environmental ethos behind British flower farming. She describes […]
Next in our series on younger members of FFTF is Rhiannon Clarke of Blue Hill Flora in South Wales. Rhiannon explains how she came to flower farming from a very […]
At 7pm on Wednesday, 6th April, florist Shane Connolly, who holds royal warrants of appointment to both HM The Queen and HRH The Prince of Wales, will host ‘Flowers for […]
A round up of the work FFTF members are doing to raise funds for charities involved in the relief effort in Ukraine, and details of one particular story that has […]
There is increasing awareness of the environmental cost of floral foam. Louisa Butcher of Brunstead Blooms gives an insight into how easy and affordable it is to create alternative mechanics […]
Continuing our series of interviews with younger British growers, we talk to Mark McKee of Welshborn Flowers, who made the jump from event floristry to flower growing with a bit […]
Jo Thompson takes us through a typical week in spring on her flower farm – something of a relay between Jo and her business partner Lucy Shoubridge, both of them […]
At the end of her two year term as co-chair of Flowers from the Farm, Carole Patilla of Tuckshop Flowers looks back on an unexpectedly turbulent time at the helm, […]
In the first of a new series featuring younger members of Flowers from the Farm, we talk to Harriet Mullins of Sweetpeas and Sunflowers to get her perspective on British […]
Shelley Sishton of Essence of Nature Flowers gives us an insight into the therapeutic side of her work as a grower, florist, and maker of flower essences. With our world […]
Frances Rawson of Clodhopper Blooms shares some tips for winter seasonal interest in floristry, and reveals how rich the possibilities at this time of year are. It’s easy to think […]
Hello everyone! Tim and Eileen from Tin Shed Flower Farm here to talk to you about the “no dig” method of flower growing, as we understand it. When we moved […]
January can be a hard month for flower farmers to get their head around. Michael Hardy of Ravenshill Flower Farm shares some of the things he will be thinking about […]
Sarah Hill gives us an insight into how busy the last month of the year can be for florists and flower growers – not quite time to put our feet […]
All is far from calm and quiet on flower farms in the run-up to Christmas. All is actually a whirlwind of wreath-making, garland-creating and festive floral installations. Our farmer-florists across […]
We are thrilled to announce that 3 magnificent members of Flowers from the Farm – Electric Daisy Flower Farm, Botanical Tales and Petalon – have each been nominated for the […]
Helen Land reveals just how varied the work of a flower farmer is in the autumn, and why so many of the jobs are about planning for the future – […]
Far from being a time of slim pickings, autumn is rich in British grown materials for florists to choose from, and offers some of the most distinctive colours and textures […]
Hannah and Martin Lamb give us an insight into a busy time of year on their farm, when the pressure is on to get through the jobs list before the […]
Kathryn Cronin of Fierceblooms, discusses the options and opportunities for creating seasonal autumn wreaths with British grown foliage and flowers as we move swiftly into the wet and windy autumn […]
We’ve added a new learning resource to the website today: Josie Brown of Brown’s British Flowers explains why she loves rudbeckias as truly autumnal beauties and why everyone should add […]
Flowers from the Farm members have been celebrating their return to the flower show scene in peak dahlia season. Both under the Flowers from the Farm banner and independently, flower […]
Carole Patilla of Tuckshop Flowers explores what ‘seasonal flowers’ means for weddings which fall outside the spring and summer growing season in the UK. As the end of September arrives, […]
Jade Hall of Bracken and Bloom takes us through some of the challenges she has faced in her first year running a small-scale flower farm in a remote rural location. […]
In the second in a series of posts by different members of Flowers from the Farm, Lucy Marshall takes us behind the scenes of a week at her flower farm […]
To mark World Childless Week, we feature Vicky House and Clem’s Garden. Vicky founded Clem’s as a community social enterprise, offering support and purpose through the beauty of British flowers to […]
Lynne Bramwell of The Posy Patch discusses the challenges of creating funeral designs that are both environmentally friendly and cost-effective. She gives examples from her own and other FFtF members’ […]
Charlotte Hart of Hart and Wild Cut Flowers takes us through some of the flowers available from British growers in late summer, and their amazing generosity of colour and scent. […]
Frances Boscawen of Moat Farm Flowers in Suffolk offers a few suggestions for summer foliage to upsize and elevate your floral creations. Whilst flowers are what we all love to […]
Harriet Mullins of Sweetpeas and Sunflowers previews the biggest event in the British flower farming calendar The Flower Farmers’ Big Weekend is a celebration of British flower farms and flower […]
Victoria Uff of The Meadow Patch explores the value of selling her flowers to the local community, and how central this has been to her business in her first year […]
Carolyn Deeley of Pembridge Farm explains how she caught the flower farming bug and set up her business at the start of the COVID crisis. Read Carolyn’s member story here. […]
British Flowers Week, the annual celebration of the British cut flower industry, is a wonderful opportunity to showcase both the beauty of seasonal, locally-grown flowers and the creative expertise of […]
14-20 June 2021 Flowers from the Farm celebrates the welcome return of British Flowers Week on 14th-20th June, as New Covent Garden Flower Market casts a spotlight on the very […]
Sunday 9th May marked National Garden Day when everyone is encouraged to down tools, don a flower crown and simply enjoy their gardens. This year they may also have needed […]
In this new learning resource on May flowers, Catrinel Wright of Edington Flowers talks us through the range available in the humble onion, or allium, family and why they bring some […]
In the first of a series of posts by different members of Flowers from the Farm, our co-chair Carole Patilla takes us behind the scenes of a week in her […]
If you, like us florists and flower farmers, are excited to be able to begin planning your wedding again, after the madness that was 2020, have you considered using British […]
by Abigail Beszant, Ivydene Flower Farm I didn’t know it at the time, but the death of my dad in January 2018 was the beginning of my career change. Whilst […]
On February 24th 2021, Flowers from the Farm celebrated its first decade and in the same week it passed the milestone of an amazing 1000 members – a cause for […]
Article by Kate Norris, Northumbrian Flowers January 2020 The New Year starts with 2 weddings. I enlist hubby to help create a hanging bauble canopy on New Years Day – […]
British flower growers would love to thank you for your support in 2020, a tricky old year. Over the last few weeks, many of you have been seeking out your local […]
Article Published By Rebecca Sant on Jul 15 2020 Somehow it’s already mid-July and a rather comparatively cool one at that. Many of us have bid farewell to the first […]
July welcomes some of the nation’s most-loved flowers as the first of the dahlias, hydrangeas and sunflowers burst onto the scene. The roses and sweet peas are still out en […]
This week the queens of scent, roses and sweet peas are the stars of the #virtualbritishflowershow. Delphiniums and foxgloves add height and a burst of colour, while poppies and nigella […]
Flowers are like strawberries: even though many varieties are available year round, imported from warmer climes, there is nothing quite like an outdoor-grown natural crop in season. More oomph, more […]
This week our #virtualbritishflowershow celebrates the divas of the flower patch – the roses with their amazing perfumes, and those peonies which can outflounce the very flounciest things. The sun […]
Many of you have been sharing beautiful flower rainbows using the hashtag #flowersfromthefarmrainbow to show your support for NHS workers and so we’ve decided to showcase some of these wonderful […]
Here’s a selection of just a few of the beautiful photos that have been shared using the #virtualbritishflowershow since it was started a few weeks ago. It’s a great way […]
The wet winter months leave flower plots looking like gloomy seas of mud and the prospect of ‘dry’ anything seems like heaven to the colour starved British flower florist at […]
FFTF member Claire Brown, who trades as Plantpassion in Surrey, has just brought out a handy reference book for florists wanting to source and use British flowers. Highlighting seasonal flowers […]