'I just wanted to say a huge thank you for being part of my wedding experience.  You made the whole flower choosing experience easy from start to finish, being prompt and clear with all communications both in person and via email.  The flowers were absolutely stunning!'  N.Griffiths

'It was a fabulous day yesterday and the flowers looked beautiful so thank you for growing and nurturing them so well.'  S. Andrews

The bulk of my sales are to florists through the South West Growers Hub so I don't get to hear from the end user, but by selling directly to DIY wedding customers it is so nice to get such positive feedback.

While we have been busy harvesting and planting out, the weeds have been doing their thing in the new shrub block and I ventured down there yesterday to try and find the Hydrangeas, Physocarpus, Hypericum, Spirea and Symphoricarpos that were planted in the autumn.  Happily they are mostly thriving and it occured to me that the weeds had actually protected them during the hot spell as they covered the soil, therefore locking in the moisture much like a mulch and providing some shade from the scorching sun - vital as the leaves were so young and soft.  There are obviously good weeds and bad weeds and thankfully I seem to have more of the good varieties - one of the benefits of starting from scratch in an open field rather than inheriting ground elder, bindweed or couch grass - the baddies!  So while the area doesn't look very presentable for our Open Afternoon on the 13th I can console myself that leaving the majority of the weeds benefits rather than hinders growth in certain conditions.