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Beautiful garden roses…and now’s the perfect time to plant them

January 7, 2016 By Rona Leave a Comment

Think of the popular trend of relaxed, informal floral designs and it’s highly likely that garden roses will be one of the flowers that come to mind.

I remember seeing them in abundance at the Flowers from the Farm stand at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show last year. Rachel from Green and Gorgeous had adorned the stand with her beautiful roses, including varieties such as Queen of Sweden, Just Joey, Chris Beardshaw, Chandos Beauty and East Park. And the scent…well, it was absolutely stunning!… Read more

Time to reflect by the sea…Salcombe in South Devon

July 14, 2014 By Rona 2 Comments

Hello! Long time, no ‘speak’! Thank you very much for all your messages…and sorry that I wasn’t able to schedule blog posts before I went away, like I normally do. I’ve been taking some time off to reflect and recharge…a lovely week’s holiday in Devon with friends, followed by family time to celebrate two special birthdays.

I thought I’d share with you some photos of my time away (all taken on my iPhone), including some of flowers, of course! When you scroll down to the bottom of the blog post, you’ll see details about each of the images.… Read more

At this time of year, I’m in ranunculus heaven!

March 1, 2014 By Rona 6 Comments

At this time of year, I’m in ranunculus heaven! And today’s blog post features a few of these wonderful flowers from Dennis Edwards at New Covent Garden Flower Market in London. This particular wrap of ranunculus included a variety of different colours, which is quite unusual, as you normally get them in one single hue. I just love their layer upon layer of delicate petals. And what makes them even more special is that they’re only available for a certain number of months each year… usually November/December through to May/June.… Read more