August Update
It’s been a busy August here: weddings, markets, bouquets, and our usual deliveries. Luckily the flower garden in Dartington is bursting with beautiful blooms perfect for cutting… The dahlias are coming into their own too, so will be posting lots of pictures soon, but in the meantime here some other goodies from Holly-Bee, enjoy x
Holly-Bee in July
It’s been a while since I posted about our garden, it’s looking wonderful; all the hard work is paying off, and rewarding us with armfuls of beautiful flowers… Here are just a few pictures of the latest goings on, both in the flower garden and studio- enjoy!
Wild Summer urn, overflowing with scented roses, layered poppies and honeysuckle.
Meadow inspired bouquet, delicate flowers including larkspur, chamomile and achillea.
Clematis
Borage
Astrantia
Chamomile
Bridal bouquet, all flowers grown in Dartington, with the first of our dahlias.
Achillea
The Garden House
One of my all time favourite places to go to rejuvenate the soul, get inspiration, and generally feel good, is The Garden House in Buckland Monachorum. I’ve been meaning to go for about a month but had been rather waylaid… Finally we managed to get there though, with beautiful sunshine to boot!
One of the wonderful things about the Garden House is the diversity in the garden and planting. It’s described as a ‘gently flowing series of garden rooms and spaces… that link diverse planting styles and landscaping surprises.’ Lots of different styles and landscapes are woven together to create pockets of natural beauty. There’s a romantic walled garden with 16th century ruins, a new arboretum, cottage gardens and more modern Piet Oudolf inspired prairie style planting.
Lots of benches are nestled away, creating hideaways to sit and enjoy the landscapes, and the cafe is also great., with an enviable wisteria covered terrace. Below are some photos taken in-between drinking tea and marvelling over the staggering Dogwoods…
The Rose Garden
Roses… wonderful, wonderful Roses. My favourite flower(probably). The scent is just intoxicating, the colours and variants in tones and textures are beautiful. The luxury they add to arrangements is second to none, and have I mentioned the scent already?!
This year, in a very soggy February, we moved and planted lots of bare- root roses in our flower garden at Holly-Bee. I think we can now say we have a Rose ‘area’, with over 120 bushes, and after that initial hard work of planting and pruning, the payoff is here. It’s my ‘happy place’ to go to, with the roses all flowering away, and the scent heady in the air.
In a moment of deadheading I made up a bouquet and tried to capture the beauty of these blooms, with a little help from Buzz (our lovely spaniel puppy/dog).
