Lisa and I learnt about the joy of flowers first from our mums. My mum, Clarice, loved and grew them all her life, arranged them for the village church and sold them at our gate with an honesty box. Lisa's mum Jenny is a flower grower too, a very talented florist and she delights our mind and memory gardening clients every week with a small posy of flowers for them to take home. But it is our care home gardening clients who have perhaps taught us more than anyone to really get the joy of flowers. Their intense responses to the beauty, feel, scent, detail and wonder of flowers and the associations and memories they stimulate made us want more flowers in our lives. And so the idea of a tiny flower farm, to share gorgeous, seasonal, sustainably grown blooms with more people and by selling the flowers we grow to generate funds that will support the therapeutic work we do. A virtuous circle of joy. if you are interested in joining us on our flower farming journey, do get in touch.
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February 2019
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