The Joy of Scent

Scented Garden Pinks

I'm asked often how I choose the flowers to grow each year at the Flower Farm. After all, there are so many options & I admit, it can be difficult...
I select the flowers for many reasons - they must be beautiful colours my Customers want to buy, tough enough to produce lots of stems in our growing conditions & with organic practices, & last well in a vase. ⁠
Plus whenever possible, be deliciously scented too. ⁠
We've become used to the imported flowers offered for sale in the UK (i.e. most of them) having no scent. Many have been bred for this quality or treated chemically as they'll last longer on their journey from where they're grown, thousands of miles away. The treatment destroys scent.⁠
So it can be a revelation to discover REAL British-grown cut flowers & their exquisite perfumes. ⁠ Many children at the Farmers Markets have been astonished (& delighted) to smell my Roses & Sweet peas, for example.⁠ They've never smelt them before!⁠
Another flower I grow with a fabulous perfume is the Garden Pink - here's a bucketful cut last July. ⁠ Like little Spray Carnations but with a knock out perfume. Just perfect to add a few to a bouquet, or a bud vase by your bed.
Best of all, starring in wedding buttonholes with personality!⁠
Available usually from me from late May through July.
I use many in my floristry but you can usually order a bunch to collect in season.⁠
So get ready to inhale deeply - the flower season is coming...⁠

Grooms Buttonhole