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Galloway Flowers & Our Environment

  Working outside growing flowers, we're very aware of the special & very beautiful environment in South West Scotland. It's a big attraction to us to live & work in  Dumfries & Galloway  - the wildlife, the clean air, the wild flowers, the Dark Skies... the list goes on.

  Indeed, the area is so special, it's been designated Scotlands first Biosphere by UNESCO.

​  Known as the Galloway & Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere, this designation recognises the fantastic array of landscapes, wildlife, cultural heritage and learning opportunities in SW Scotland.  It encourages communities, businesses and visitors to experience and celebrate this region in a sustainable way.

  Galloway Flowers are 
proud to be awarded the Galloway & South Ayrshire Biosphere Certification Mark. This recognises leading producers (in our case of Seasonal flowers & Natural Petal Confetti) working responsibly & sustainably within the UNESCO Biosphere area. More information on the Biosphere & the projects it supports, can be found at the website.
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  And we take our environmental responsibilities seriously. We strive to develop a strong, profitable business producing beautiful ​seasonal flowers & natural petal Confetti for our Customers using responsible, sustainable methods.

On the horticultural side;
  • We keep purchase of new plastic materials (such as plant pots & buckets) to a minimum by carefully cleaning & reusing many times.
  • Composting spent plant materials is a key activity & paying dividends in improving soil health & quality. Healthy plants growing in good soil resist attack from pests & disease better. Stems are stronger & longer, colours clearer - overall improving cut flower quality.
  • We encourage a healthy balance of natural predators - frogs, toads, birds, ladybirds, hedgehogs & more to deal with insects & mollusc damage.
  • We propagate most of our plants from seed & cuttings. Where it isn't possible, we prefer to source from British suppliers.
  • We use a low peat planting mix from a Scottish supplier for propagation & potting on plants. We're trialling a new bracken/wool compost in 2020.

And for our floristry;
  • We use plastic free techniques for almost all designs.
  • We never use floral foam (non-biodegradeable & major source of microplastic pollution in marine environments) or cellophane.
  • Our bouquets are delivered in water-filled glass containers or wrapped simply in paper. Customers are welcome to return the glass packaging used for deliveries so we can clean & reuse it. Many do!
  • We use our own Galloway-grown flowers in our floristry, supplementing with flowers & foliage from other specialist growers in the British Isles (such as Narcissi from the Scilly Isles in winter).  Our aim is to keep the distance from the field to your vase  to a minimum. For most of our bouquets etc. you could count the 'Flower Miles' in steps! ​

This is our Environmental Policy; 
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 Thank You Ken Leslie, Award Winning Photographer for permission to use the stunning images on this page. All images are copyright Ken Leslie Photography & may not be used without written permission.  Visit www.KenLeslie.co.uk for more information & to purchase cards, prints & permission to use images.  
Bug Boxes to encourage natural insect predators at the Flower Farm in Dumfries & Galloway Copyright Ken Leslie Photography
Bug Boxes
Compost Corner at Galloway Flowers Copyright Ken Leslie Photography
Compost Corner
Tawny Owlet in Owl Box at the Flower Farm in Dumfries & Galloway Copyright Ken Leslie Photography
Tawny Owlet in Residence
Bird Boxes at the Flower Farm Copyright Ken Leslie Photography
Bird Boxes Around the Flower Farm
Red Kite on Blue Sky Flying over the Flower Farm in Dumfries &  Galloway Copyright Ken Leslie Photography
Red Kite Over Galloway Flowers Farm
Frog & Spawn in Pond at Galloway Flowers, Dumfries & Galloway Copyright Ken Leslie Photography
Frog & Spawn in the Pond
Bluebells in Carstramon Wood Nature Reserve Copyright Ken Leslie Photography
Bluebells in Carstramon Wood Nature Reserve
Red Admiral Butterfly on Helenium Flower Copyright Ken Leslie Photography
Red Admiral Butterfly on Helenium Flower
Red Squirrel Feasting on Hazel Nuts at Galloway Flowers Image Copyright  Ken Leslie Photography
Red Squirrel Feasting on Hazel Nuts at the Flower Farm
Photo of Clatteringshaws Loch, Dumfries & Galloway copyright  Ken LesliePhotography
Clatteringshaws Loch by Ken Leslie

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