A yard, a cold room and one very large table.
I trained in a shop that flew everything in. I did not enjoy it.
Six years of unwrapping boxes of roses that had been on a plane for two days and had no scent at all. It was skilled work and I learned a great deal, but I could never quite get past the waste of it.
Foxglove & Twine buys from four growers within an hour of here, plus a cutting patch of our own that supplies most of the foliage from May. It means a shorter list and a lot more conversation, and I have never once wanted to go back.
Four things that shape every order
They occasionally cost us a sale, which is roughly how you know they are real.
Seasonal, honestly
If it does not grow here now, we will not pretend. You will be offered something in season instead, and told why.
No floral foam
Everything is built on chicken wire, moss or a reusable frog. It is harder and it is worth it.
Grown close by
Four growers within an hour, and our own patch from May. Imported stems only for a handful of winter weddings, flagged every time.
Wrapped to come back
Paper, twine and a returnable jar. Bring the jar back and there is money off the next one.
Four corners of a working studio
You are welcome to come and see it. Thursday and Friday are the days there is most to look at.
The table
The cold room
Where the week’s delivery lives. Nothing is out on display, which surprises people who expect a shop.
The cutting patch
The wrapping bench
Paper, twine, jars going back out. No cellophane has ever crossed this threshold.
Small, seasonal, close to home
Figures for last year, and we will publish this year’s in January.
Come and see what is in the cold room this week.
Thursdays and Fridays are best. Knock on the yard door; it is usually propped open.