Prepping for a photo shoot while getting on with an ordinary day's work on the flower farm
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It's a great compliment when a magazine rings and asks if they can send a photographer to the flower farm - and a huge opportunity to gain valuable press coverage for the flowers we grow. However, naturally, the farm looks its best in summer when we are busiest. Luckily photographers like to arrive early in the morning to make the most of the light (in this case I needed to be up and ready for 5.30 am,) which means that once they've left (9.30 am) the rest of the day can be spent doing the every day job.
Luckily I allow myself to skip hair and makeup on account of at 56 years old I think I've earned my face and makeup just makes me look like a clown (and my eyes stream, my skin itch, my upper lip sweats etc...) So join me as I get on with the day job and prep for the shoot, get up early and then get on with the day job. It's all in a day's work here at Common Farm Flowers in sunny Somerset.
This particular photo shoot was focused on sweet peas. Sweet peas are very much where we started out at Common Farm Flowers, so they are a flower I am very fond of and we grow several crops a year. We've an online demo later in the year where I share all my tips, tricks, knowledge and experience about growing sweet peas - the best way to prepare the ground, how many to sow, how often to sow, how many flowers per plant you can expect, how to achieve long stems, and how long can you expect the plants to go on flowering. The demo isn't until September but you can book your place now if you're interested - more details here www.commonfarmflowers.com/col...
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How fun having a photographer at your home. I always loved seeing the photos that would be taken of our wedding couples in my garden. That is a beautiful yummy bouquet...God bless 😊
@theflowerfarmer
Жыл бұрын
thank you Catherine x
Gorgeous arrangement. Your sleep deprived brain is remarkably creative and able. 😉
@theflowerfarmer
Жыл бұрын
thank you x
I just love how you can make me smile! 😊🥰
@theflowerfarmer
Жыл бұрын
thank you x
So beautiful!
@theflowerfarmer
10 ай бұрын
thank you x
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5:30am!!!! Uncivilised! 😊
@theflowerfarmer
Жыл бұрын
true! x
Wow quite a arrangement in that bucket!
@theflowerfarmer
Жыл бұрын
I love a good bucket x
I learn so much from you, thank you for all of your wonderful videos and all the valuable information you give 💐
@theflowerfarmer
Жыл бұрын
pleasure x
I love the arrangement . The roses are beutiful and king regards.
@theflowerfarmer
Жыл бұрын
thankyou x
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You always manage to teach us something. Lovely arrangement, beautiful. Thank you. Jan uk
@theflowerfarmer
Жыл бұрын
my pleasure x
Soooo Lovely!
@theflowerfarmer
Жыл бұрын
thank you x
Gorgeous Flowers 💟
@theflowerfarmer
Жыл бұрын
thank you x
Beautiful arrangement.
@theflowerfarmer
Жыл бұрын
thank you x
Id love to know how you chose your name ? Has it to do with the term the commons or just a humble reference to the beauty of common flowers and weeds ? I named mine little sparrow flower farm because the sparrow is a common bird but worthy as any. I also live the visual of a sparrow on a dogwood branch, another common shrub but a beautiful white flower.
@theflowerfarmer
Жыл бұрын
our house is called Common Farm - it's very simple x
Is there,flowers or foliage you love, but unable to grow.
@theflowerfarmer
Жыл бұрын
Cotinus doesn't love our wet clay and dry summers but I struggle along with it - we can't grow beech well here because we're too wet but make do with hornbeam - we have to remember we are wet clay in winter (almost a marsh) and baked dry in summer (a clay desert) so that does influence what I grow x
Bonjour Géorgie great videoas always thank you. Little question just dicovered honesty growing behind à hedge ,when is the best time to cut them for drying please 😊😊
@theflowerfarmer
Жыл бұрын
wait until the seed heads are large and well developed then cut before the end of the summer so that the seed heads aren't damaged by rain and autumn damp x
@bluetreedog1205
Жыл бұрын
@@theflowerfarmer thanks your the best ! Great knowledge with always à spring in your step. 😄