Little Leaf

I was commissioned to make these wedding buttonholes. The customer asked for something to complement an ivory wedding dress, with a hint of purple. I think these will look timeless and stunning 👰🤵

Flowers are still coming strong , lots to pick , more to dry and store. Let’s start to use them in my creations 😀

Sow Grow What a Show 🌸🌸🌸 really pleased with dried flowers this year … they’ve dried beautifully and the colours are stunning , how to find more space in the house 😮

I have been away in the New Forest for a few wonderful days. Beautiful forests and stunning heather heathland. Perfect place for me to enjoy nature, find inspiration and recharge 🧘‍♀️

I never used to be a big fan of Dahlias. But since I started growing them two years ago I’ve completely changed my mind.
Finally, they’ve started to bloom 🌸 all my favourites, including ‘Cafe au Lait’.
Some of them will be dried and used in my autumnal, everlasting creations 😀

🌱 Buy to dry! 🌱 freshly picked colourful Statice on my stall today. Enjoy them fresh in a vase or dry them and they’ll last for months.
✨Little Leaf drying tip: hang them from the stems for 2 weeks in a well-aerated indoor space out of direct sunlight.
£7 per bunch.

I’m so pleased with my statice this year!
Pastel perfection, so many shades of colour
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Planning to weave these into happy wreaths, petal confetti, and collect seeds for sale at upcoming fairs.

My flowers are loving this hot weather… another basket of goodies to dry 🚴‍♂️🌸 I’m slowly running out of space 🌱

🌱 pressing flowers fun 🌱 I’m really pleased with my new large wooden press made by husband. I can now used longer stems, press more flowers and create more lovely glass picture frames 😁

Last day of potted plants on my stall today. All plants reduced to clear, including scented pelargonium, irises, lambs ears and succulents. All plants ( £2 - small and medium pots £4 - large ) 🌱

I have still two lavender wreaths available 💜
The small one is approx 2Ocm across , it would be lovely displayed with a tall candle.
The larger one is approx 30cm across and would complement a front door or feature wall.
DM me if interested 🌱

Thrilled to be supporting Caversham’s Micklands primary school at their Mickfest summer fair tomorrow from 12-3pm.
I’ll be showcasing the best of my homegrown Berkshire blooms with a little sprinkling of ethereal dried flower magic! ✨🌱✨
Come and enjoy the fun and have a chance to win one of my bouquets in the raffle.

Busy Bee 🐝 here 💜 harvesting flowers / grasses for drying, lavender wreaths making, getting ready for Summer Fair this Saturday 😁 busy but excited and the flowers are looking good 🌸

I love these long summer evenings that soothe the soul 🌱

Tonnes of sweet peas on the allotment at the moment, large bunches on the stall available from 10am 🌱

More freshly picked sweet peas added to the stall this morning 🌸

Customers often ask me what is the secret to growing sweet peas so I’ll let you in on it.

Here are 3 tips that will help you succeed:
1. Sow seeds in the autumn in deep pots in quality peat-free compost (they have long roots)
2. Overwinter them in a frost-free place e.g. cold frame, greenhouse or conservatory. Water sparingly only when the soil is dry.
3. Replant in the ground with more compost or manure in Feb if under cover, or end April/beg. May outdoors. Feed with liquid fertiliser every 2 weeks. They are hungry plants!

Sowing this early will give you longer stems. Some reach over 30cm long!

Mine have been producing beautiful sweet-scented flowers for almost 3 months.
There are posies for sale on the stall every day this week

How have you got on with yours this season? Slugmaggedon or sweet pea heaven?!
Let me know in the comments x
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My birthday treat, Oxford Botanic Garden, one of my favourite local places to visit to admire old and new plants, always inspiring 💚

Lovely morning on the allotment, harvesting cut flowers for the stall. A real pleasure to stroll around enjoying the plants and have a morning off instead of working. Thanks to my husband for the photoshoot 💜
Freshly picked bunches available ( sweet peas / Williams and ranunculus) 💐

Last bunches of ranunculus on the stall this morning 🌸 sweet peas are still going strong , plenty of bunches available over the weekend. Thank you to everyone who is supporting me through this season 💜

Little Leaf is open today and tomorrow with fresh cut flowers ( ranunculus & sweet peas ) sorry we will be closed this weekend 🌱

I’ve spent a day yeasterday on my allotment. My cut flower beds are finally showing off. It all started in February when I started sowing them, then repotting and finally planting them out.
Over 500 seedlings will turn in couple of months into a bunches of flowers which will be dried, stored and keep me busy again from September until the beginning of next season. I can’t wait 😀

I’ve added more cut flowers to the stall this morning !
White, pink and purple 💜

I love these warm evenings and bike rides to the allotment 🚴‍♀️
The flowers do too , more sweet peas and ranunculus at my stall tomorrow morning 🌱

Finally 😀 first couple of bunches of these beauties available at my stall this morning. Ranunculus look very fragile but can last in a vase up to 10 days. They absolutely stunning 🌸

Cosmos, verbena, foxgloves, achilleas all doing well and now available from the stall.
Fresh flowers between Thursday and Sunday, I’ll post on the day what is ready. 🤞for my stunning white/ pink ranunculus to be open by then, and some wonderfully fragrant sweet peas 🌸

A perfect sunny day to plant Helichrysum (straw flower) on the allotment today 🌸 Looking forward to harvesting and drying them over the summer 🌱

🌱 Little Leaf stall 🌱open over the Bank Holiday weekend from 10am - 6pm. Plenty of cosmos, verbena, carex etc. Have a lovely one ☀️