Crop Report - 01st October 2021

Crop Report October

2022 season daffodils
October is Here! Brrr chilly !! It's a blustery day here with leaves and conkers 
starting to fall. Some of Team Evolve are already in four layers of clothing and 
got their woolly hats on! The best way to keep out the cold is to wear a scarf andmake up a hum :) (said Winnie the Pooh) 
How nature cheers us up - already there's spring bulbs starting to shoot, despite the Tulip bulbs for next season still not being in the trays as yet. Early Daffodils have been planted and... scented Narcissi have arrived!! 

NEW! Narcissi fresh from the Scilly Isles 

  • Super scented Paperwhites and Scented Narcissi! It seems earlier every 
    year however on schedule - give or take a week!  

Oh my Gourd!

  • It's pumpkin time again! box offers on mixed white Casperita and orange mini Jill-be-little for your tablescapes and mixed squash to decorate with dried! Football sized pumpkins from a new grower - the ideal size for workshops and pumpkin parties :) We have now added another bulk box of 40 Gourds - 9kgs!

Dried Flowers

  • Plenty of dried flowers to go at - please see the volume list if looking for quantity.

NEW! Snowberries

  • Snowberries are ready to be squished all over the fridge floor!! Beautiful pink and white varieties of fused berries on swooping branches. Great for adding texture and form to designs and fabulous for wedding installations.

BRASSICA is here!

  • Autumn feature and great long-lasting space filler flower! hundreds of thousands of these are grown. I know you don't like them but the CUSTOMERS do!! An essential product for the British Autumn flower selection :) Fills a BIG GAP!

  • Keep Buckets clean with Chrysal bucket cleaner and use CVBN tablet in the water to reduce any cabbagey aroma! Recut stems frequently. Look great with a sprinkling of Bioglitter for Halloween and Christmas or simply when you need some sparkle!

Yay! New Season Eucalyptus

  • Order with caution as still some tender leaf tips. On arrival looks fabulous and welcomed back for Autumn wreaths and bouquet work. It is still Irish, we have changed Importer. 

New Norfolk Eucalyptus

  • Lush mixed bunches from Norfolk! - JOIN THE TRADE FACEBOOK GROUP to see product videos.

  • Pittosporum and Ozothamnus join the foliage lists... who needs flowers?!

Alstromeria

  • Plenty to go at - Cornish & Norfolk grown

Gypsophila

  • White only - plenty of glycerined & Dried

Gladioli

  • Please note there are multiple varieties within the 5 colourways

Sunflowers

  • and Pooooofffh that's the end of Sunflowers - simply too damp :(

Hypericum

  • Hypericum - almost finished making way for Rosehips!  (make sure rodent patrol is on form- nows the time!)

Eryngium

  • The second Flush of Blue Lagoon Eryngium will continue through to October - is undercover and looking good.

Lilies

  • Rose lilies continue and now two growers on board - Pink and White

  • Orientals are online and 3 colours of LA's. Pollen free lilies are Julia, Felica and Aisha in white.

  • 'Ascot' and 'White Balloon

Final Field Notes

  • ROSEHIPS are on the way & Panicum grass will follow.

  • Tulip season will be late starting and is planned for Mid December.

  • Early forced pre-Christmas Daffodils are being planted now.

  • Chrysanthemums are a little way off yet ...

Christmas Wreath Boxes: Pre-Order

  • Wreath Boxes - these arrive towards the middle to the end of October. We have managed to secure the same price as last year and if you are looking to have 100 or more or collect from Pinchbeck we can offer an additional saving. Phone to discuss.

Pre-orders on Christmas wreaths / boxes / foliages 

  • Are set up under shop as Christmas Pre-Orders so you can benefit from discounted prices when you purchase in advance. Please note the cost will increase once the pre-order has closed.

Scottish Noble Pine: Pre-Order

  • The Noble pine from Scotland and readymade wreaths have also been added to pre-orders. Please ensure when you pre-order you do this on a separate order and not mixed in with this weeks flower order. The Pine will be arriving in early November - details are on the product pages.

 

Quote of the Week: 

“Oh the wind is lashing lustily and the trees are thrashing thrustily and the leaves are rustling gustily, so its rather safe to say. That it seems that it may turn out to be, feels that it will undoubtedly, it looks like a rather blustery day. today.” - A Rather Blustery Day - Winnie the Pooh

 

Keep Calm & Keep On Flowering! 

Yours in Flowers

Helen

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