Pick Your Own Flowers

Fridays and Sundays 10 till 4 from May till the 29th of September (if you need to pick on a different day for an event that's fine, just contact us to book in) 

We grow almost everything from Antirrhinums to Zinnias, grasses and foliage. 

When you've finished picking enjoy  a cuppa and a slice of homemade cake. 

Come and collect a bucket or jug 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

As above

Short stemmed flowers, maximum of 20 stems please. 

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 may be sign posted with a restriction of how many you can pick

Cut down to the length required - usually about 50cm, or 20cm for a jam jar. Then strip off the leaves and throw onto the soil. 

Bring a container with you to get your flowers home in some water.

Choose flowers that are not quite fully open - this is especially important for roses. 

Cut to a suitable length for your vases, cutting just above a leaf or bud. 

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. Any delicate, thin stems (such as poppies and cosmos) 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.