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homegrown garden and wild flowers for weddings in Cheshire

The sharp-eyed followers may have spotted that the name on this account has changed slightly. And the ones with good memories may remember that I’ve been talking about retiring for a while now. Well, we’re close to letting you know what&r

Time to prune the polytunnel roses. There are still buds and soft, frost-tinged blooms. And lots of lush green foliage. But they need to rest and be ready to start growing again in spring. So I’ve taken the support wires down, ready to work on

November, dusk. A short wander around the dank misty fields before dark.

First photo is yesterday morning, 19th Nov. I thought it was early to be getting even a tiny amount of snow, but I was prompted by @lifeafterflowers to look back at last year. The other photos are from 19th Nov 2024. The first (and much heavier) snow

Ageratina altissima ‘Chocolate’ at its peak flowering just now. It is a bit short and sparse as it’s in a dry, Sandy spot with no irrigation. In fact, no care at all. And in maybe every alternate year the flowers are cut back by fro

Most exciting post…. Butterfly ranunculus, looking very happy in the polytunnel. We left last year’s in the ground and they’re popping back up now. Some varieties a bit slower than others, but all getting there. Combined with a new

Still finding a few dahlias. Not perfect and a few weather-burned petals, especially on the paler ones, but still beautiful and perfect for a relaxed, last minute wedding order. Off to Wales, like quite a few of our DIY weddings.
Chrysanths too, fol

Slightly cheating because this photo is from this day last year. But we’ve done exactly the same thing today. Reconstructed and pulled up the low caterpillar tunnels. Already planted with ranunculus and hardy annuals.
They are a bit of a faff,

I keep wondering if I’m doing the final order of the season. But then we keep going: smaller orders, fewer flowers, but still finding beauty in the corners of the fields. And an unexpected little flush of roses.
This was a joy to pick. I had t

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