January
Cutting back perennials and making pots (by Harriet Coleridge).
February
Hellebore appreciation and plant dyeing silk to make into ribbon.
March
Seed sowing, picking the first Anemones and the first wedding of the year.
April
Ranunculus time and a collaboration with Jo Flowers for a Spring Florals workshop.
May
May in a bouquet and the latest addition, Jesse the Whippet.
June
Our second Wedding Flowers Intensive workshop with The Garden Gate Flower Company and the Roses are abundant.
July
Sweet Peas picked on the vine now, Snapdragons start to flower in the tunnels and Ammi begins to set seed.
August
Zinnias and Dahlia ‘Cafe au lait’, enjoy the heat and the berries begin!
September
Dahlia time and so much to go with them.
October
Chrysanthemums for the first time and I am converted.
November
The first frosts and it is time to lift the dahlias.
December
Keeping warm saving and storing seeds for 2017.
With thanks to photographic contributors Eva Nemeth, Clare West and Imogen Xiana.
Love Rachel and Ashley – Wishing you all the best for a happy and peaceful New Year.