 As any Flower Farmer will tell you, there's no such thing as a typical day.
It depends on the season, the day of the week & especially the weather! Sometimes I know EXACTLY what I should be doing but it's too wet, too frozen, too hot, too dry... And yet somehow there's a rhythm to the year. Winter is quieter after Christmas busyness. Unseen by Customers the work goes on behind the scenes. Planning what to grow, where, when so I have plenty of blooms throughout the season. Prepping beds, turning compost, today I washed a polytunnel. Sowing 1st seeds. Talking to wedding couples & getting plans underway. Spring - activity goes up a notch. Seed sowing, growing on, planting out. Dahlias are potted up. Weeding. Cutting begins for Farmers Markets & weddings flowers. Summer - LOTS of cutting, early mornings & late evenings. Plus sowing seed, taking cuttings, planting out to keep the colour coming. Arranging & delivering. Drying flowers for the winter season. Workshops & garden tours. Autumn - More cutting if the weather is kind, planting bulbs, sowing seeds, planting out... Christmas prep. Somehow like any business there's time to talk with Customers & do the admin - accounts, invoicing, website, taking photo's, social media. Usually after dark before I ever get to this though. So no two days are the same - & that's just how I like it!
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 I'm using these short days to sort through photos from 2021 & came across this one from September at Auchen Castle.
Around 150 gorgeous double Lilies from Lincolnshire were used to decorate the function rooms. The perfume was amazing! As always, all British-grown flowers & foliage to keep carbon footprint low. All containers were fully reusable after the event too. The long stemmed lilies even went home with wedding guests to be enjoyed, everything else was composted. Beautiful weddings don't have to cost the earth... looking forward to styling more special & environmentally sensitive flowers for 2022 weddings.  Because on these short, dark days I'm missing my Dahlias... This is Dahlia 'Darkarin'.
 A LOT of Wreaths left the workshop in December to brighten up Front Doors. Many were delivered locally, & others were sent by post across the UK. All were handmade on either a mossed or willow base, then decorated with foliage, berries, mistleoe, cones & a touch of bright ribbon. All our wreaths are made from 100% reusable or compostable materials, all grown in the British Isles.      So four wreath workshops in Kirkcudbright & Castle Douglas took place in December 2021. At times I thought it might not happen due to the pandemic, but we managed to enjoy some creative crafting fun together! A HUGE 'well done' to everybody who came along & created STUNNING wreaths - that's 37 very well dressed doors welcoming your guests this Christmas! The mixed conifers & other foliage gave the room a special 'Christmassy' scent as soon as we started cuttng it up to make the wreaths. But best of all was the gentle buzz of conversation & laughter as the groups worked together - that's the thing that made the atmosphere 'normal' & for me, very special. Thank you so much for coming along & getting the Festive season started.         |
AuthorRosie Gray of Galloway Flowers. Artisan Florist & Cut Flower Farmer near Castle Douglas, in South West Scotland. Using 100% Flowers & Foliage grown in British Isles, all year round. 
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