Summer Flowers

Somethings are still dragging their feet after the diabolical spring but I’m totally revelling in the roses… brights, whites, pastels. We’ve got 100 undercover, over 30 varieties in total and don’t tell Mr B but more will be added this winter!! I just can’t get enough of them!

Not all garden roses are good for cutting; some drop quickly, have too heavy flower heads that droop so you can’t see their face, or have killer thorns that make using them Hard Work. Whilst we all must fight ‘imposter syndrome’ when we’re starting out in businesses there is a huge amount that is learnt and that comes with experience and applying knowledge in your own circumstances so that ‘you know’.

My roses are definitely a case in point. I’ve grown roses since I moved into my first home (New Dawn around my front door, Princess Alexandra in a big pot in my yard!) but it’s only now, four years into growing for sale, that I’m feeling confident that I’ve worked out how to grow them for cutting, here in west Cumbria. I’ve read lots, tried lots and had some fantastic failures! As much as I understand the desire for quick results and ‘the right answer’, it seems appropriate that a sustainable flower business takes time to mature and develop.

Harriet x