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Kinglet Flowers Livvy Ridley
Flower Farm in Ansty, South West Wiltshire, selling seasonal flowers locally.

How have we got to the time of year to start sowing next year's seeds?I will be sowing some lupin seeds this weekend, th...
27/08/2026

How have we got to the time of year to start sowing next year's seeds?

I will be sowing some lupin seeds this weekend, this year they were very fleeting with the heat, it was definitely a blink and you miss it crop this year but hopefully next year's spring weather will be kinder! 🙏

I have got a couple of white and blue to sow but I'm sure I will get a few random yellows! 😂

I managed to avoid the lupin aphid this year, handed the baton over to Sophie Sophie | Tarnwell Farm
🤣. But I will do what I have done with these ones and spread the plants out far away from each other. Having had an apocalyptic lupin aphid infestation a few years ago that spread to the grass paths it was like a moving mat of aphids 🤢 so I learnt to not plant them all together!

These cheery arrangements are off to decorate the Savills stand at the Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show Thanks Liz Barrah ...
18/08/2026

These cheery arrangements are off to decorate the Savills stand at the Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show
Thanks Liz Barrah for the dahlias and yellow marigold to add to my collection. The sunflowers have just been enjoying the weather so much and I'm glad something has, these arrangements have procut white lite, procut orange astra rose and astra gold in it along with some dinky Marleys.

For the lovely Susie and her new husband Andrew who got married at West Barn Lodge on Saturday.Neutrals with a hint of b...
17/08/2026

For the lovely Susie and her new husband Andrew who got married at West Barn Lodge on Saturday.

Neutrals with a hint of burnt orange to match the bridesmaids dresses and a toffee coloured roses was the brief.
Some lovely orange dahlias and peach colour asters from Liz Barrah and some amazing lisianthus from Eva Šteinrēdere along with some beautiful cappuccino roses from Flowervision Southampton finished it all off.

All tied off with the lovely ribbons from Sharon - silk ribbons plant dyed / Gifts inspired by Nature

A colour palette that strays away from my usual but I love it! 😍

Collaboration is the best! Huge thank you to Liz Barrah along with the South West Flower Grower Collective including Sa...
15/08/2026

Collaboration is the best!

Huge thank you to Liz Barrah along with the South West Flower Grower Collective including Sarah Flower Farmer and Eva Šteinrēdere for helping me this weekend on DIY buckets and a wedding.

What I have learnt about flower farming is you cannot grow everything, things don't go to plan, dahlias have a massive tantrum about the heat and only grow 3 leaves, things get eaten🦌so leaning on other local flower farms is needed and I'm so lucky to be surrounded by lots of them!

Look at all these beautiful flowers heading out this weekend for a DIY order! The reason I grew marigolds this year and I'm so pleased I did because they are absolutely loving their life in the heat just pumping out blooms!

15/08/2026

Item found in flower shed!

If you have misplaced something after visiting our flower shed in Ansty, please pop me a message I have it.

How's everyone coping in our 5th heatwave?I'm making the most of it and getting a load of seeds harvested for next year....
13/08/2026

How's everyone coping in our 5th heatwave?

I'm making the most of it and getting a load of seeds harvested for next year. Things I find tricky to germinate like orlaya, poppies and bupleurum seem to do best from fresh seeds so they have been harvested and popped in the fridge ready for autumn sowing.

I'm trialing a few others honeyweed and malva which I didn't isolate so will see if it comes true to colour. My zinnias I have placed little organza bags over the top so it doesn't get cross pollinated. Seeds have become quite expensive so I am definitely joining the seed saving gang and what better sees than from a plant that survived so many heatwaves!

Are you a seed saver? Which seeds do you find the best?

The cutest little buttonholes I ever did see! I do have a confession to make though?I actually don't really like making ...
12/08/2026

The cutest little buttonholes I ever did see!
I do have a confession to make though?

I actually don't really like making buttonholes! 😬
They are probably the least favourite of the wedding flowers that I do. Maybe it's because they are slightly fiddly despite what they look like, it isn't a case of just plonking them all together. It's working out which stems need to be wire, choosing the right be of foliage because you can guarantee the first bit will always go in the wrong direction.
Maybe it's because I do them last, so after I've done the bouquets and the installations I then have to sit down and do them!

But when you see them all lined up the next day looking all cute they are definitely worth the faff.

Do you like making buttonholes?

Zinnias 🧡🩷They have always struggled a bit outside for me (and inside last year as I forgot to water them! 😬) but this y...
10/08/2026

Zinnias 🧡🩷

They have always struggled a bit outside for me (and inside last year as I forgot to water them! 😬) but this year is the best ever. They are still on the shorter side but they are just starting to send up longer stems and get their doubles! 😍

I had a little bit of a shop around for some seeds this year, isabellina is a new one and is such a lovely pale yellow, plus my zinderellas have thrown up some massive heads along with the last of my florets! 😢

Not all pretty though swipe to the last photo for the not so pretty singles with the massive centres they are at least all pink which they were meant to be but they are a bit spindly on the petals, my husband called them the petrol station ones! 🤣 I'll use them but they definitely aren't the most attractive ones and won't be rushing back to buy more.

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