MID-SPRING moments

The days have gotten relatively warmer (although we are still having some very cold mornings), and with the warmer temperature and longer days, there are so many mid-spring flower moments worth capturing. There have been many flowers that are quite new to my customers, which is a special delight as a grower.

Why are some of my flowers so different from what you might find in the shops or florists?

My flower selection isn’t based on what will travel well, or last in storage the longest. Rather, I select flowers based on what will grow best in the space I have available on this Kingsville corner garden. Of course, the level of prettiness is just a given in my selections!

Flowers from The Corner show you that there are so many other options available than what you might see in the supermarkets, or even specialist florists (some of the most special flowers don’t travel well, so unless they are grown hyper-locally, it is unlikely florists will get their hands on them!).

As we wrap up spring flowers and head into summer shortly, here is a collection of the mid-spring moments featuring some stunning larkspurs (not the easiest to grow from seeds, but aren’t they worth it?!), campanula, foxglove, snapdragons, calendula, poppies and poppies. Full variety list can be found at the bottom.