Our Week in Photos

The hedgerow are showing off their beauty...planted cyclamen in wire baskets smell divine, and are proving to be a firm favorite with our customers.

Pale Greens, and clear french glass inkwells, perfect for a single bloom, ivy or even holly lined down the Christmas table.

New festive Aubergine bags styled ready for the beautiful florals

Perfect dreamy scented Paperwhites fill the whole shop with the smell of spring...they are early, like most flowers and plants this year.

Honesty and pale white roses make an inviting wreath.

Our window display doesn't stay around for long, most of this is now sold, everyone is preparing their homes for the season

We have a rather beautiful angel ready for our window...isn't she stunning?

The ripening berries point to it being another hard winter...I hope you all have bird tables full to the brim with food!

Another creature not quite ready for winter...Bob is happy on his chair in a nice warm house, even the lead jangling is not getting his attention!

Are you getting prepared for the season? What are your plans? Are you having a real tree?

A Christmas with a bump...but without sloe gin and pate....hows a girl to survive?

Who arrived in Hungerford in the middle of the night?

May 24th, 2011 - 2.03 AM

The sound of a ringing phone rudely awakens a Dutchman and his Magpie in Hungerford.
-'Hello?......Yes I was asleep.... Ok... At the shop in 10 minutes?... See you there...'
Although they were still half asleep and couldn't stop yawning, they managed to quickly put some clothes on, go downstairs and walk out of the door.

When they arrived at the shop they noticed the very large vehicle parked outside.
As they approached the verhicle two gentlemen came out, greeted them with big smiles.
They walked around the side of the vehicle and one of the men pressed a button. Suddenly a dbig door opened wide open and steps unfolded onto the pavement. One of the men walked up the stairs and invited the couple in. Curious as always the Dutchman and his wife didn't waste a second and followed the man.

The light inside the vehicle was quite bright compared to the night sky, so they took a moment to let there eyes adjust.
One of the men pointed to their right. They turned their heads and then they spotted her.. ...Tall, skinny and blond.

Her name was Norma Jean.

Although she was stood shy in a corner a couple of feet away from them, they could still smell her perfume.

They Dutchman and his wife were sold, embraced her, walked her out of the vehicle, took her to the shop, let her in and made sure that she was well looked after.
After they said goodbye to the men, they went home and got back to sleep.

Later, at 9.00AM, when they opened up the shop, she was still there, happy and healthy and ready to be shown to the world.

So may we please present to you:
Norma Jean, a gorgeously scented new variety of Rose!

Isn't she gorgeous???