autumn is coming...

well it certainly feels very autmnal today so we have some rather gorgeous seasonal blooms in the shop today. Artichokes! amazing!

and some gorgeous little succulents - they last and last (even i haven't managed to let them die yet) and we have them in super little wooden market boxes

oak leaves in the brightest autumnal shades - perfect on their own!



Open Day! Friday 16th September

It has been quite a journey, but with a day to go, it's taking shape and we finally have some flowers in the shop to sell. They are just gorgeous this week, with amazing organic locally grown varieties, including scented stems of basil, zinnia, dahlia, amaranthus and celosia, to name a few.  We open our doors this Friday, from 9.30am and are looking forward to seeing everyone!

and moving in...

a sneak peak at the shop so far - still lots to do, but with the helping hands of my wonderful dad, and my lovely husband, we are getting there slowly but surely! Mirrors going up on walls (with rather too many holes, well hidden) to a display counter at the front.... now we just need to get painting!

Still lots to do, but fingers crossed we will nearly be there next week!

So long old mill!

well the day has come, I have finally moved out of the old mill and moved to pastures new! It certainly feels strange looking in the old place without any furniture! I shall miss the cats, the ducks, the free growing moss and woodland foliage and ivy. I won't miss the damp, the dark, the flooding and the freezing temperatures!and i will be pleased to be somewhere a little warmer come November...the heater has packed up!

A day in Brighton...

Yesterday I spent the day at "Miss Moles Flower Emporium". A beautiful shop rammed with gorgeous flowers, the most unusual bits and bobs, and even more interesting customers... Babs opened her doors nearly two years ago with her wonderful flower shop and has been an inspiration to me whilst I have been beavering away with plans for the shop. Thank you to Barbara for all her help over the last few months, her patience and advice, and above all her friendship!

If you go to Brighton, swing by and pay the shop a visit - you won't be disappointed! You may even catch Babs.... she is a very busy girl!

A new shop!

as some of you are aware, I shall be opening a flower shop in Groombridge this September. This is very exciting news for me, and there have been many months of planning and preparing for the September opening. The shop is located at The Black and White Shop, The Green, Groombridge. A perfect setting with lots of easy parking right outside, with more parking at the rear of the shop. We hope to open the second week of September, if all goes to plan. I shall send out a reminder of the opening night, but keep your eyes peeled!

Summer wreaths

A lovely lady ordered a summer door wreath this week, for her golden wedding anniversary. When i delivered it to her door, she was delighted and I asked if she was having a party, and she said she wasn't it was just for a small gathering of family and friends. I thought what a lovely thing to have on your door in the summer, and any excuse to have one, in fact you don't need to have a reason - just something to brighten up the door on a lovely sunny day!