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​by Rosie Gray

An Autumn Wedding with Dried Flowers

31/10/2023

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A Grooms Buttonhole made from Scottish-grown dried flowers in Autumn colours. Copyright www.GallowayFlowers.co.uk
Grooms Buttonhole made from Scottish-grown Dried Flowers
  A Buttonhole of dried flowers ready to a pin on the Groom's jacket at a recent wedding.⁠
All Scottish-grown & dried by myself.
Just natural colours, no bleach or dyes.⁠
​Dried flowers are so popular for weddings this year & it's no wonder - interesting details, full of colour & a lasting keepsake of a special day.
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Late October Bud Vases

31/10/2023

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Bud Vases filled with locally grown Autumn Flowers for a relaxed wedding in Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland. Copyright www.GallowayFlowers.co.uk
  Autumn flowers decorated the table at Craigadam Country House Hotel, Crocketford in late October for a special wedding celebration. ⁠
  Sweet little bud vases placed all the way down the enormous dining table, every one filled with a different combination of seasonal flowers, grasses & foliage. ⁠ All grown here at the flower farm just a few miles away except for the Eucalyptus from a Cornish grower.⁠
​The vases sparkled in the afternoon sunshine - imagine how beautiful the table would have looked when all the candles were lit that evening in those candelabra!
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A Dried Flower Wreath

31/10/2023

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A handmade Willow Wreath trimmed with dried flowers in yellows, orange & rusts for Autumn. Copyright www.GallowayFlowers.co.uk
​  Hiding away from the blustery wind of Storm Babet was a perfect opportunity to use some of the dried 'Stuff' I've stashed away over Summer.⁠
​  All British grown (most here) & dried naturally by myself over recent months. ⁠ No dyes, no bleaches, just Mother Nature's own colours!
To commission a wreath
for your own home or as a gift, contact me Various colours available
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End of Dahlia Season

31/10/2023

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Dahlia 'Caroline Wagemans' growing at a Flower Farm near Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Galloway. Copyright www.GallowayFlowers.co.uk
For a ​Flower Farmer in Scotland, change can be dramatic & rapid at this time of year...
⁠ On a Thursday, mid-month, I was cutting Dahlias by the Bucketful for 2 weddings.
Then Wham! ⁠ 3 nights of frost finished the ​outside crop for this year.⁠
And a week later, the plants in these beds have been cut down, covered in readiness for lifting & storing over winter. ⁠
Some growers prefer to leave their plants in the ground or dig them up in December. I think it depends on where you live & the specific climate/soil you're working with. ⁠
November & December is incredibly busy here as we prepare for next seasons planting & of course Christmas wreathmaking too. If the Dahlias aren't dug up by early November, it becomes increasingly difficult to find time, especially if the weather turns wet or unexpectedly cold.
And this increases the risk the plants will die & they're expensive to replace in the quantities I grow. ⁠ So I cover the beds with plastic sheeting to keep soil dry until I get a chance to lift the tubers - much easier if soil is dry.⁠
This method suits us - as with so many gardening tasks, the best time is when you get time...⁠
​Fingers crossed, the tubers will get through the Winter safely & be ready to do it all over again next year.
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The Scottish Wedding Awards 2024

31/10/2023

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​Thank you so much - I'm so thrilled to be nominated as a Finalist in the Scottish Wedding Awards 2024! ⁠
I so appreciate this nomination. ⁠
An extra huge 'thank you' to our wedding couples. It's a wonderful feeling to know our locally grown flowers are appreciated by our wedding couples on your special day. ⁠
The nomination is just the perfect way to bring our 2023 growing season to a close as the Frosts hit hard here this week. ⁠
​And of course, it's the perfect encouragement for us to get going with our 2024 growing season too...

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A Romantic Wedding in September

31/10/2023

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A Romantic Bridal bouquet of locally grown, seasonal flowers in peachy pinks & white. Copyright www.GallowayFlowers.co.uk
  For Megan on her special day in September, a Bridal Bouquet in peaches, pinks & ivory with a touch of green.
​Romantic & softly toned Dahlias, plus Garden Roses, Honeysuckle & more for a delicate scent too. ⁠ All grown at the Flower Farm near Castle Douglas, South West Scotland, except for the sprinkle of white Gypsophila & a few stems of peachy Hypericum from the Fens.

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    Rosie 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.
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