It's Mid August on the farm, and the Dahlias and Half hardy annuals are hitting their stride.There's plenty available, and lots of activities happening over the next couple of months, so here are some of the highlights that you'll get to see if you visit the farm.We don't have as…
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July is the month that we get our Half hardy annuals starting to flower. There are also Dahlias budding, and our hot colours perennials are going to be at their peak this month, so here's a taster of what you might get from Plantpassion in July.Our Perennials flowering now include…
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As we approach Midsummer's night, and the longest day of the year, we're running out of time to sow seeds that will still flower this season, but I've got a list of my must have annuals that I've found will still give you late season blooms is you get on…
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While the team tend to be wilting in the sunshine by late morning, the June flowers are loving the conditions and looking great.But Claire, - don't flowers like cold rooms and freezer conditions?Well, flowers that have been imported will have been in and out of cold storage, often while out…
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Last Friday we hosted the first of our summer season of Cut and Arrange vase workshops.The flower field was looking great, with a huge variety of flowers and foliage for the ladies to choose from, and we had a beautiful dry morning.We started with introductions, and although most of the…
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10 years ago at the end of May in 2013 we held an opening party for 70 Neighbours, friends and family. It was a cold wet evening, and the new top that I'd bought for the occasion was well hidden under layers of jumpers and coats, but everyone was enthusiastic about…
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May is the month that abundance on the field starts. I have to admit that this season, it has been a week later than normal, but now we're at the middle of the month, I'm feeling confident that the frosts are past, the ground is well prepared and plants are…
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We are thrilled and honoured to share the news that beautiful, scented, spring flowers from our Plantpassion field at Hill top farm in East Clandon will be part of Flowers from the Farm’s gift to Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla on their Coronation. Alongside seasonal flowers and foliage…
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While a lot of our limited daylight hours at the farm this month will be making Christmas wreaths, we've also got lots of other jobs to get done to finish off the farm before our Winter break.The rest of the Tulips need to be planted. We've just got a thousand…
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I'm not a Bling type of Woman.Big Jewellery isn't my style, my earrings are small gold hoops, and there isn't enough gold and silver in our house to warrant any thief making an effort to find my jewellery box.When it comes to Christmas decorations it's the same. The Christmas tree…
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