Ruth Flowersmith

Most extraordinary light tonight, all tinged lilac

Don’t usually post pics of me but just been sent this and so funny, I’m modelling the provost’s chainmail after a long working weekend!

A rather special celebratory cake made by volunteers to celebrate the Trusts 25 years! So proud to be part of this amazing community and what they achieve.

We made it into the ! My flower bower for and a very cute visitor featured!

Another open day 11-3, parade and talk on the history of the Ancient Order of Haddington Free Gardeners starts at 11!

It was wonderful to see so many of you in the garden today, for the first day of our Scotland's Gardens Scheme Open Weekend.

We are open again tomorrow, Sunday 25 August (11am - 3pm) with activities all day.

11:00 Piper, parade and talk on the Ancient Order of Free Gardeners of Haddington

12:00 Guided tour

12:30 Mindful Sketching & Garden Wander with Fantoosh Sketching - some spaces available

All day FREE children's Garden Scavenger Hunt with prizes 🦋

Teas, coffees and home-baking 🫖🍰

Plants & produce sale 🌿

phew…. Thanks to the gents from Haddington pipe band who helped us recreate the Free Gardeners parade before the talk! The sun shone and all is well!

Agapanthus at last in flower!

New dried flowers now available from me, all grown and dried locally, but if joy that keeps giving….

Love this mix, nestled in are magnolia which smell devine. Made for as they are hosting lunch for the Beautiful Scotland judges.

Love this colour combination, smells devine with magnolia flowers nestled in! Made for who is hosting a lunch for Britain in bloom judges

A study in the many stages of poppies.

Out making new friends today

The start of my jelly adventures! Elderflower, raspberry and peach, yummy! What next?

Posyrama day, flowers suddenly strutting their stuff at Amisfield

Fab produce at Amisfield Walled Garden today….

Sunny side ups!

Now for a cuppa…

First cropping. The colour is blinding and smell devine!

Summery sweet smelling gorgeousness

Found my initials on resplendent urns today, sadly they belong to The Royal Alcázar palace!

First of the Apple blossoms!

Rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb…., on the gate for donations and oodles of lovely plants too!

Amisfield is looking for a new Chair...please pass on this link if you know of anyone who might like this position.
https://goodmoves.org/vacancy/a4sP1000000Ir97IAC/Chair

I am planning to run some flower arranging workshops this summer , if you would like to be on the mailing list get in touch! You will learn a huge amount and about arranging in a many different vessels, no plastics and using what we grow in the garden.