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We grow annuals, perennials, biennials, grasses and shrubs throughout our 1.5 acre Old Kitchen Garden and Cutting Garden, all available to be picked and enjoyed by our customers.
As we are becoming more aware of our impact on the natural word, we need to start thinking about where our flowers come from as much as we increasingly do about food by valuing seasonal, fresh, locally grown over mass-produced imports from all over the world.
· All our flowers have been grown on our farm
· Fresh, seasonal with great vase life.
· Our flowers have a beautiful natural, garden-style charm and can be deliciously scented.
Come and collect a bucket and a pair of snippers from the Tea Garden.
We'll direct you to where the best flowers are on the day, then you are free to explore the gardens and pick your favourite flowers to take home (bring your own bucket to transport them home in).
Fill a jug with any of our lovely flowers, however, the following flowers are charged at £1.50 per stem: Lilies, Peonies, Hydrangeas and large Dahlias
As above, Lilies, Peonies, Hydrangeas and large Dahlias are charged separately @ £1.50 per stem
Just low growing short stemmed flowers please.
Maximum of 20 stems please
No Lilies, Peonies, Hydrangeas or large Dahlias
Our flowers are to be found all around both the Cutting Garden and the ornamental Old Kitchen Garden so take time to have a good walk around before you start cutting.
Please feel free to pick any flowers that take your fancy, however, certain flowers have to charged separately @£1.50 per stem including Peonies, Lilies and Hydrangeas. This is because they are expensive to buy as seed or small plants and do not flower a second time after being cut.
Pick a good length of stem down to the next branch, or if that is too high then the branch after that.
Most of our flowers will last at least a week except for Poppies and Roses which are short-lived once cut (but so beautiful and possibly worth it?!) and, of course, they are fine for events where they are only needed to look their best for a couple of days.
Bring a container with you to get your flowers home in some water.
Put your flowers straight into our bucket or jug of water whilst picking.
When you get home put the flowers in a bucket of cool water somewhere dark and cool for between 12 and 24 hours.
Before arranging, cut another inch or so off the stems and any delicate, thin stems benefit from being seared in about 10cm of boiling water for 15-30 seconds.
Thicker woody stems benefit from having the bottom 10cm slit vertically with a knife to allow more water to be absorbed.
Add a little bleach or clear vinegar to the vase water.
Change the water at least every other day, snipping a little more off the stems.
Your flowers should then last at least a week depending on the varieties.
Garden Farm, High Street, Old Weston, Cambridgeshire, PE28 5LA England, United Kingdom