This Sunday morning, 30th Nov, the stall will be at Wolvercote Community Market with fresh festive wreaths, pots of bulbs just shooting and bouquets of bright dried flowers.

Pre-orders taken now for delivery from December 1st or for pick up at the market on Nov 30th or Sofacoma Market on Dec 7th.

Delivery is free within 5 miles of Oxford with a minimum order of £15.00

Email: thedevelopingplot@gmail.com

Fresh Wreaths

All the fresh wreaths are made by hand (by me) on a moss and wire (or handmade willow) base and are covered in layers of fresh foliage, berries and beautiful seedheads. Almost all of the ingredients are from my garden or are lightly foraged locally. The moss is bought from a sustainable source while the eucalyptus comes from a small plantation in Wales. Glossy, red crab apples, lichen covered larch and eucalyptus are just some of the ingredients this week.

Each wreath should last well past Christmas and into the New Year if the moss is kept damp.

Prices

Wreath on a 10 inch base: £17.50

Wreath on a 12 inch wire base: £20.00

Wreath on a 14 inch wire base: £25.00

If you would prefer a different size, please let me know.

Indoor Bulbs:Paperwhite Narcissus & Hyacinths

Paperwhite Narcissus: 5 bulbs in metal container £15; 3 bulbs in glass vase: £12.50

With their delicate , highly scented flowers on multi-headed stems these are one of the prettiest forced bulbs of all.

Forced Hyacinths: Delft Blue, Jan Bos & Woodstock: £15 for a metal container with 5 bulbs

These bulbs have been treated so that they can be forced into bloom for Christmas or for the sometimes gloomy, dark days of January and February. Planted afterwards in the garden, they should come back year after year with slightly more delicate blooms.

Delft Blue is a beautiful blue hyacinth with a wonderful sweet scent. Woodstock, for many, is the most beautiful hyacinth of all with its deep beetroot coloured blooms and lovely scent. Jan Bos is a gorgeous bright pink (not reflected in the image above) and also highly fragranced. All share the same care as Delft Blue.

Each metal container contains peat free compost dressed with moss and 5 bulbs with strong emerging shoots.

Everlasting Bouquets & Wreaths

Each one of the wreaths and bouquets is unique and made from flowers grown by me just outside Oxford using an organic approach and then dried naturally . The wreaths have a willow or vine base onto which generous handfuls of flowers are woven. These and the bouquets will last for years and years and keep their bright loveliness if kept in a dry place and out of bright sunlight.

Bouquets: Lights & Brights with at least 40 stems £12.50 to £6.50

Everlasting Wreaths: £25.00

Using an organic approach and avoiding chemicals and dyes, my flowers have as light an environmental footprint as possible at the same time as being beautiful.

Early Miniature Spring Bulbs

The first of the Spring bulbs are pushing their way up into the light. The beautifully delicate miniature iris reticulata is first which despite its fragile appearance is tough and will withstand deep frost without protection. There are two varieties available with 5 bulbs in each small very old and very lovely terracotta pot: Pixie and J S Dijt £5.50 a pot

There will be a range of other bulbs available in these upcoming markets:

Sofacoma Market: 7th December

Wolvercote Market: 14th December

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