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Plants for Sale this Month (and flowers to come)

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

More and more light every day which is waking seeds, bulbs and plants into optimistic fresh growth. The greenhouse is almost full of seedlings and there are trays and trays of seeds being coaxed into life. As room in there … Continue reading →

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Early Spring Bulbs

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

December was grey and as I write the rain is beating against the window on another grey day in January. Easy to feel gloomy when Spring seems way off, but the strong green shoots growing in my pots of bulbs … Continue reading →

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Wreaths Fresh and Dried

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

Fresh and dried wreaths are available to buy, pre-order and for delivery/dispatch. Fresh wreaths are made on a moss and wire base and are covered in generous handfuls of fresh foliage, berries and beautiful seedheads. All the ingredients are from … Continue reading →

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Wreaths

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

Everlasting Wreaths On damp days and dark nights wreath making goes on apace and the piles of dried summer flowers and foliage are getting lower. Some wreaths have already been carefully packed and posted while others are brightening up my … Continue reading →

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Wreaths: Everlasting and Fresh

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

All Summer I have been collecting bundles of flowers and foliage from the plot (and my garden) to dry. Now that fresh flower deliveries are over until Spring, I have a small window to get to my stash of everlastings … Continue reading →

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End of Season & Looking Ahead

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

All the last flowers – glamorous dahlias and chrysanthemums are being saved for a wedding this weekend and then the cut flower season is over until next year. Thank you to everyone who has ordered from me this year – … Continue reading →

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Flowers & (a Few) Plants for Autumn Planting

Posted on September 23, 2021 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

Nights are drawing in followed by misty mornings, but there are still plenty of flowers. Now the temperature is perfect for dahlias and the last flush of roses. These and the soft tones of michaelmas daisies are giving the plot … Continue reading →

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Flowers from Thursday 16th September

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

After a short break, deliveries of jars, bouquets and buckets of lovely, local flowers are back from this Thursday. The stars of the show this week are dahlias in a range of colours from the subtle and fashionable Cafe au … Continue reading →

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Homesown on Holiday

Posted on September 3, 2021 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

No deliveries until the week starting Monday, 13th September as we are taking a week’s break. Next Market: Sofacoma Market on Sunday, September 19th. Hope to see you there.

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Deliveries start again from August 30th

Posted on August 25, 2021 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

A few days holiday before deliveries start again next week. Lots of flowers looking good including: a second flush of roses and delphiniums, the start of the dahlias and lots of the glamorous acidenthera. Everything comes from the garden or … Continue reading →

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