The Knowledge

Hello Flower Folks! 

Thank you to those of you who joined our first Zoom crop report - the video (edited down) has been put into the Facebook closed group for those of you who missed it. Going forward we would like your feedback on what works better for you! At the moment it is looking like Thursday morning video whizz through of products and a LIVE Q&A so you can start to think about gearing up for the following week! 

Read The Lincolnites Feature on Vision the Flower Festival held at Lincoln Cathedral in August 2022. This stunning building was home to a collection of over 120 exhibits from floral designers from all over the country. 

Evolve at British Flowers Direct staged a completely foam free 100% British grown exhibit to depict the local visionary Sir Issac Newton. The display was designed by Helen Chambers NDSF the founder of Evolve Flowers Ltd and depicted Sir Issacs work on light refraction and the law of gravity.  Constructed by Helen, her business partner and husband Hamuda and trainee florist Maria Wolens. 

For Evolve, Christmas is the lull before the storm which marks the start of the busiest six months of the year - there's plenty to do!

As you’re my tribe and I specialise in authenticity I'm going to tell you a story - aka tell it how it is! And I’m going to come clean - I really dislike Christmas - there I said it - out loud! well it’s not Christmas itself - it’s the run up ….it simply is too much of everything with grotty weather on top ! I'm not a Grinch. The run up just goes on far too long and we get so very tired, like really tired. 

Here’s my why, an insight into the backstory...

British Grown Flowering In January 

• Tulips - Full range of colours and the return of Rainbow and Pastel Bundles 
• Tulips OTB - On the Bulb - these will be available all season as we promote sustainable design and inspire you with more foam free commercial designs. 
• Hellebores will start trickling in ... and the return of some Alstromeria 
• Narcissi - Four varieties to start with 
• British Birch is available in bundles - fantastic for installs and giving a really cost effective value perception to spring designs
• Pussy Willows and Wobbly willow will return
• Loads of foliage - Cornish, Norfolk and Lincs -  Eucalyptus, Bottle Brush, Pittosporum, Wild Garden

BRITISH GROWN COMING NEXT...

Chrysanth/Rosehips/Snowberries  finished - this is what’s known as the “hungry gap” light levels diminish and temperatures drop...WEEK 50 for Tulips - to give us assurance Spring does follow winter!!

In January we will have Rainbow & Pastel Tulip mixes starting and the full colour range from our Norfolk growers.

Hellebore will also start peeping through. These are beautifully indulgent and glasshouse grown. We have been working with this grower for over four years now and increasing the crop every year. Keep it seasonal folks and there’s no time to get bored as something new arrives every month!