Dahlia Growing Guide - for the Home Grower or Aspiring Flower Farmer

Ever wanted to try growing cut flowers at home? or… maybe you are an aspiring flower farmer. Dahlias are an extremely rewarding and dependable flower to grow.

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Dahlia Tuber Sale 2024

We are finally ready to share our farm grown dahlia tubers with customers across Ireland!

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Spring Bulb Shop is now open: We are about to get a delivery of 15,000+ spring bulbs!

We can’t wait to share our personally selected spring bulb varieties with our customers, to grow in their gardens too!

Delivering in the next couple weeks!

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“Collection from the Gate” is Back for the Rest of the Season !

We have added “Collection from the Gate” to our delivery options, it is free and available Wednesdays and Fridays

What's in Season - September 2022

Sunflowers, Dahlias, Rudbeckia and Gladioli are our main autumn crops.

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Forever Flower Range - Dried Flowers

Our new dried “Forever” flower range is now in stock! Read more to see what we have to offer

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The Best Reviews from our Customers

A compilation of reviews from some of our customers over the last season

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Peonies are About to Pop - Sign Up to the Waitlist Here!!

Be the first to get some gorgeous specialty peony blooms!

Watching Fresh Flowers Blooming in Your Home

We think a lot about how our flowers will continue to grow and develop over time in our Meadow Bouquets.

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Our Tulip Vase Life: 11 Days and Counting <UPDATED>

We hesitate to make any big claims. So as an example study we have been posting on our social media stories a timeline of photos. See the sideshow in this blog post of all the photos

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A Surprising Documentary on the International Flower Industry

Have you ever wondered how so many flowers are grown and shipped worldwide? This documentary by ENDVER tells it all! Holland has mastered the growing and shipping process, now suppling 90% of the world’s flowers!

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NEW Greeting Cards from Between the Briars

We think these cards help tell the story of our small business, printed with images that will work for many different occasions be it: celebrations, congratulations, sympathy, hope or well wishes.

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3 Reasons We Love What We Do

We Love what we do for so many reasons! Here’s a few of our top reasons we love growing and arranging our flowers

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How We Grow Flowers Without Digging - A No Dig Gardening "How to"

The No Dig gardening method relies on roots, worms and fungi to do the hard work, that means you can give your back a rest!

Don’t miss our BIG TIP on sourcing cardboard mulch!

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Spring Flowers Grown in Co. Cork Ireland

We’re really looking forward to creating Spring flower bouquets for all our customer’s in the coming months! There’s been a lot of planning to get us to this point, we can’t wait to share the blooms with you! Arranged from our little florist studio in Glanmire, Co. Cork.

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How to Grow Stunning Sweet Peas at Home

Sweet peas require a little planning to get the most bang for your buck, but the early effort will promise you bloom after bloom of scented flowers from early June up until at least the autumn equinox (if you’ve played your cards right!).

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2020 Highlights on a Small Irish Flower Farm

We’d like to take a look at some of the highlights from our little flower farm in County Cork, Ireland, and celebrate the good that came from a year filled with such uncertainty.