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17/08/2026

A realistic winter garden tour đź’Ś

This is what my garden actually looks like in winter. Muddy, messy, w**dy, with very untidy edges… and absolutely not always Instagram-worthy.

But it’s still producing! I’m picking greens, cutting flowers and enjoying plenty of growth, even if it’s looking a little worse for wear.

I’ve ticked a few of these jobs off since filming this but there’s always plenty more to do, that’s gardening. And a wee reminder to myself, your garden doesn’t need to look perfect all year round.

Hopefully by spring I’ll have this place looking somewhat tidy!

This was filmed a few weeks ago, and I’d been putting off posting it until I saw HannaH talking about her winter garden. I’m very conscious of trying to balance the aesthetics and realities of gardening on here. I try to keep it real, but I do find that balance tough sometimes!

Anyway, hope you enjoyed a quick tour of the winter garden.

Flora x

13/08/2026

I love potting up bulbs like daffodils, bluebells, fritillarias and snowdrops. But once the flowers have finished, I want those gorgeous terracotta and ceramic pots back for summer things like basil, microgreens and herbs!

This is something I learnt from Monty Don, once the flowers have finished, remove the spent flowers/seed heads and gently take the bulbs out of the pot. Pop them into a plastic container with some potting mix and tuck them away somewhere to break down.

The important bit is to leave the foliage on and let it die back naturally. Those leaves are busy sending all that stored energy back down into the bulb, ready for next season.

I actually love doing this because bulbs can get a little scrappy once they’re finished flowering, and I inevitably end up putting a spade or fork through them when I’m planting something else if they’re in the garden!

So rather than sacrificing a beautiful pot for the next six months, I just give the bulbs a little temporary home and get the pot ready for summer.

Happy gardening,
Flora x

Winter Garden Notes: 9 August - My first daffodils have started flowering this week - Hundreds of seeds sown and my lupi...
09/08/2026

Winter Garden Notes: 9 August

- My first daffodils have started flowering this week
- Hundreds of seeds sown and my lupins have already popped up!
- Feeling a bit worried about all of the twitch coming up 🙄
- We have had snow and the heaviest frost in years last week
- Despite the snow and heavy repeated frosts, the garden is holding up well
- Suprisingly I’ve been picking lots of flowers and loving the things I’m finding in the garden like the soft pink rhody.
- The tulips I planted are coming up. I’ve never planted so many and I’m so excited!
- Picking handfuls of greens from the vege garden and even chilli’s that finally ripened! 💌
- Planting out lots of foxgloves, roses, rhubarb, artichokes, Raspberries and more.
- My first Icelandic poppies are coming out 🙊
- Trying to get peastraw down on as many beds as possible to prevent spring w**d influx!
- Finally moved the big messy fern and transplanted it.

Just a wee journal update from me to look back on.

Flora x

There’s something so sweet about bud vases, isn’t there? Even just a few stems scattered around the house can completely...
06/08/2026

There’s something so sweet about bud vases, isn’t there? Even just a few stems scattered around the house can completely change the feel of a room.

A handful of pansies, my first daffodils, daphne, and whatever else I could find, gathered into a mix of old and new bud vases. The colours, the textures, and even the scent from the daphne brought so much joy on these freezing late winter days.

It’s also made me want to plant even more, so there are flowers to bring indoors every season of the year. Because I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of having little pockets of the garden inside, no matter the season.

What are you picking from your garden at the moment?

Flora x

05/08/2026

Well… this video took me a long time to make.

I had so many attempts where I couldn’t quite find the words, and honestly, I decided to leave the bloopers in because they probably tell the story and emotion better. But I’m aware it still doesn’t make a lot of sense so I gave up filming!

After eight years, Flora Grow is evolving again.

What started as Flora, grew into Flora Grow, and now we’re coming back to the heart of it all, Flora aka Flora Studio. A space for seasonal creativity, gardening, storytelling and all the things I’ve fallen in love with along the way.

This change has been a big one. Flora Grow has been such a huge part of my life, and I’m incredibly proud of everything it became. But somewhere along the way, I realised I was ready for a new chapter, and it was time to let it have the energy and love it deserves from someone else.

The Flora Grow business is now for sale, including the remaining assets and everything needed for someone to take it forward. It has so much potential, and I would love to see it thrive in the hands of someone who is excited to grow it. If you’d like to know more, please reach out.

For now, I’m so excited to share this new chapter with you. A beautiful new look (thank you to the incredible Leila ), a new website coming soon.

Thank you for being here through every season of Flora.

P.s. Yes… Flora really is my name!

Love,
Flora x

It’s my first winter in this garden, so I’m still discovering what flowers when, and I set myself the challenge of only ...
04/08/2026

It’s my first winter in this garden, so I’m still discovering what flowers when, and I set myself the challenge of only using what I could find in this garden to make a winter arrangement. I was feeling completely uninspired at first, but I actually ended up loving the process and it turned out to be pretty wild and fun.

I’m especially obsessed with the pierus and the witch hazel (I’ve added that to this garden). It’s funny how limiting yourself can actually make you more creative.

It didn’t quite capture on camera the way it looked in real life, but I was pretty happy that this all came straight from the this garden.

A little reminder that winter still has so much beauty to offer, sometimes you just have to go looking for it.

Flora x

22/07/2026

Winter rose pruning.

Here’s what works for me:

• Cut the plant back by about ½–⅔.
• Remove any dead, diseased, weak or crossing branches.
• Aim for an open vase shape to improve airflow.
• Cut on a diagonal just above an outward-facing node/bud to encourage growth away from the centre.

Good gloves and secateurs are essential! I LOVE my leather gloves from Le Sac AD and would never prune roses without them now.

That’s about it! Roses are tougher than they look, so don’t be too afraid to give them a good prune.

P.s. my wee sketches are just to show roughly the contrast of how much you prune them back. They’re definitely no botanical masterpiece 🙊🤣

Happy gardening, Flora x

21/07/2026

Late July winter garden jobs

A few simple jobs to keep your winter garden ticking along:

• Plant strawberries and mound them up.
• Lift and divide dahlias.
• Get as much mulch down as you can.
• Succession sow hardy greens like rocket and coriander.
• Stock up on seeds and start planning your August seed sowing.
• Get started on winter rose pruning.

A little bit of effort now sets you up for a productive spring!

Happy gardening,
Flora x

I love winter I really do but boy the summer silly season brings so much abundance. I am longing for armfuls of flowers,...
15/07/2026

I love winter I really do but boy the summer silly season brings so much abundance. I am longing for armfuls of flowers, baskets full of produce, warm evenings in the garden after work, bbq dinners outside, drying my washing outside 🙊 and sitting in the sunshine. It was nice to have a scroll through my camera roll recently and reminisce on these pictures from summer.

For now though, the winter flowers and new shoots are very exciting and bringing me lots of joy. Hellebores are flowering and so stunning, lots of daffodils are coming up and a few tulips are starting to braving the cold too! đź’Ś

Flora x

Before and after update 💌Not the glamorous kind… there’s mud everywhere, the ground is frozen solid, the garden is looki...
12/07/2026

Before and after update đź’Ś

Not the glamorous kind… there’s mud everywhere, the ground is frozen solid, the garden is looking a little rough around the edges, and there’s definitely no “instant transformation” happening here.

But when I look back at where we started, it’s actually pretty exciting to see the progress.

Some of these areas were honestly pretty wild, overgrown, full of blackberry and w**ds, and in need of some serious love. It’s been a slow process, and in these cold, dark winter days it doesn’t always feel like we’re getting very far.

Sometimes it’s nice to stop and reflect on how much has changed, even if the garden doesn’t look “finished” yet. The little wins add up, and that’s what matters.

I’m so chuffed with how things are coming along and I can’t wait to see this garden wake up in spring.

There’s still a long way to go, but that’s half the fun, right?

Flora x

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