April · Crop Report ·Apr 02, 2022

Crop Report - 01st April 2022

by Thomas Epton

Hope you’ve all had a chance to recover after Mothers Day.

I’ve got a busy weekend ahead — set up for Farmers Market, play date at a Flower Club Workshop & GFG mini conference

I decided on my birthday last week that I need to get out more so here we go!

A change is as good as a rest ?! Well nothing much is normal that’s for sure; we have had plenty of change with the weather this week already - rain, snow, hail and sun for the last couple of days.

Our latest Product Focus Vlog looks at import Lisianthus this week and is worth a quick watch here.

Growers Choice Mix Boxes Are Back!

MIXED BOXES are back on the menu and a slightly different mix this week - full variety of British grown - see web shop for details

Tulips

Plenty of selection on Tulips this week too
Red - Rescue
Yellow - Strong Gold
Pink - Charmeur
Double Peony Columbus
Purple - Laptop
Bi colour - Denmark
Orange - Verandi
Cream- Creme Fraiche
White - Agrass White

Daffodils

Doubles singles and multiheaded - despite saying we thought IOScilles were ending there’s more Avalanche, Sir Winston Churchill and some assorted white multi headed.

Alstroemeria

Lots of Cornish Alstro arriving - if you need specific colours - pop a note on the order - there’s much more to go at this week

Foliage

Pittosporum is coming - unsure of the day - if you would like please pop a note on your order and we will add it on when it arrives.
Plenty of Parvifolia although our growers can see the end is coming! Don’t promise to brides beyond April unless you are switching to import
Wild green garden foliage continuing at the moment.

Sundries

Don’t forget lots of Raffia, Jute cord and twines for Easter.

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Import Flowers

Last delivery of Dancing Queen Waxflower - so lovely and such a short season - try it if you can it’s really pretty addition to add to the spring selections.

Lisianthus is back in and selling fast
NEW! Statice Limonium - also from Yonash Israel and lovely quality - bonus as yellow appeared in the mix too
Ranunculus - last of the season of these lovelies and hoping British grown will get a move on.

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Delivery Dates

Dates for deliveries are going on the website for April and May

Thank you to those who have completed the poll on Jubilee & British Flowers Week - we are discussing with DPD so we can get the week off to a flying flowery start!

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Quote of the Week:

“If you’re always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be'" - Maya Angelou

Keep Calm & Keep on Flowering!

Yours in Flowers

Helen