Some of my favourite flowers are in this romantic wedding bouquet from last September. Peachy Dahlias, Soft pink Roses, Daisies & a few stems of beautifully scented Honeysuckle. A few stems of Gypsophila from Lincolnshire (by September I had cut all mine), every other stem grown here in Galloway by myself.
As our flowers are grown naturally, availability of specific varieties changes as we move through the flower season. No two weddings are ever exactly the same as I cut the best flowers available to your wedding colour theme. And our Bride Megan told me; 'thank you - the flowers just made the day and all the photos so perfect! They were really beautiful and just the right colours for the late summers day we had. Thanks so much for all the thought you put into creating the perfect bouquets!' If you're looking for memorable flowers for your wedding in Dumfries & Galloway, let's talk soon.
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'It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses, we must plant more roses So wrote George Eliot (pen name for Mary Ann Evans, Author of Victorian classics such as 'MiddleMarch' & 'Silas Marner') And she was so right. It takes a couple of years for a rose to get into it's full stride for cut flowers, & if you cut a lot as I do, their life is shorter than when grown to admire in a garden setting only. This Winter I've been adding more to my collection - mostly planted in the few frost free days earlier this month. About another dozen to go in still, currently heeled in waiting. There's nothing quite like the scent of a British-grown Rose in a Summer wedding bouquet, & I adore using them. Maybe I'll add a few more? Our Wedding Calendar for 2024 is filling fast this month. If you would love our seasonal, locally grown flowers for your wedding, do contact me to arrange a chat soon. Summer afternoons cutting Dahlias by the bucketful seem a long time ago... And as it's been a while since I've posted much on the blog, a little introduction/reminder of what I do is overdue too.
I'm Rosie & since 2015, I've been growing flowers near Castle Douglas in Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland. But I've gardened since a toddler, & selling flowers was a side hustle long before. Every year I grow thousands of stems, in a dizzying range of colours, scents & varieties. The selection changes as we go through the season, no two weeks are exactly the same. When I look at photo's of wedding flowers I arranged, I can date it pretty accurately by the combination of flowers in the bouquets! A strange superpower, I know... The flowers grown here are mostly used for local weddings, funerals, parties & bouquets. Our flowers are available for all to buy during the season. They can be ordered online, by telephone, through the Galloway Food Hub or at Kirkcudbright Farmers Market. I'm happy to chat about your flowery requirements coming up this year & how we could work together. I offer relaxed, flowery afternoons here too from April to September (plus wreathmaking in Winter). To learn more about what's growing, events planned for 2024 & tips for growing your own cut flowers, join my monthly (ish) newsletter or follow on Instagram/Facebook. And off we go again, preparing for our 9th season at our Flower Farm in Galloway.
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AuthorRosie Gray of Galloway Flowers. Cut Flower Grower & Florist near Castle Douglas, in South West Scotland. Using 100% Flowers & Foliage grown in British Isles, all year round. Archives
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