Mix & Match

we spend our days creating........the summer has been good to us,,,,,,,,our tentative start in flower farming has been a steep learning curve but we are so pleased we have grown flowers we can sell...they are mixed in with our normal lovely stock of flowers....but there is a small joy in seeing them there....

the next beauties to flower.......sunflower red ruby...can't wait to see her!!

if only....

....we had the time to sit and watch the world go by........

deckchairs on mass at the antiques fair yesterday..

...we filled our van up with lots of gorgeous and useful  and quirky bits and pieces....

......do stop by the shop and have a look.....

you know you want to!!!

Bathing Beauty

Here at Martin & the Magpie we sell all sorts...with this gorgeous green enamel bath for example £22... perfect for planting up in your garden...I see a sea of lavender, or wonderful white geraniums.

However on a hot muggy Sunday, a more traditional use was found, and it cheered this little chap up no end.

{P.S...Baby is NOT for sale! ;) }

Sea Glass Green & Pale Powder Blue

 Sometimes when you look at the weeks photos a theme is found...

Start with these delicate maiden hair ferns & the fabulous vintage bottle...

...A birthday cake with a touch of powder blue...yum!

.... wispy Love in the Mist...

Wishes, tiny succulents, and shabby chipped paint...

...Gorgeous large lavender hearts made from Vintage linen...

....simply stunning wedding blooms....

.... miniature toes in soft summer grass...

Hazy muted colours...warm sunny days...thank you summer for turning up!

how much is that doggy???

.....a picture from last weeks foray into flea market land...we had to resist bringing one or all of these home.. although some of us were tempted by the push along elephant.....and it just goes to show how amazing things look at on-mass!

News just in....

we are having a summer sale!!

We have discounted some of our vintage furniture, stoneware and other bits and bobs ...

to make way for a whole lot of lovely new things lining up in the wings....

So do come in and grab yourself a bargain while they last.

We hope that you are now sitting in a sunny spot surrounded by flowers and plants and a cold G&T

and enjoying the summer...at last!!

xxx

Friday flowers

 We have plants in every shape.... succulents and shells in terracotta pots.......tiny orchids in vintage containers........bright and cheery dahlias.....sunflowers in the window  smiling through the drizzle!!..... 

red,white and blue, respect for an old soldier.......

pretty in pale pink for the prom......we hope you all have a wonderful flower filled weekend...x

White & Green

There are days when the flowers do all the talking

the first cuckoo and a dutch master...

It has been the most horrible weather here lately, but surely an arrangement as bright and breezy as this 

one heading off with its mates  for a function has got to make you smile....

...and we are all quite excited by our NEW business cards....its taken a while for us all to agree..but here it is....we wanted them to look like an old Dutch Master oil painting which I think we achieved...and us being us we had to add a quirky touch......

...how do you like your beetroot....boiled or roasted????

Anyway our printer said that they would be 'a picture you would want to keep' so that was a huge compliment as we took soooooooo many photos  and only ended up with about four that we were happy with in composition and quality.

So do pop in and grab one and put us on your pin-board....or leave it as a hint that you would 'like some FLOWERS please!!!!!'....

So, on a nature note to finish...I heard a cuckoo today....cuck-cooing its heart out...come on sun show yourself..... you know you want too.

In the shop this week...

In the shop this week:

SUMMER!!!

Cosmos in terracotta

Spotty Phalaenopsis

Pelargoniums in copper pot

Forget-me-nots in blue enamel pan

Olive trees in zinc

Lovely Lavender

A new variety of Clematis: Clematis 'Tai yang'

Not to mention the Stocks, Delphiniums, Larkspur, Peonies, Hydrangeas, Phlox.......

Summer's here!

(Not according to the weather though!)

Summer evenings...

Spotting a frog (or toad) in the garden.. 

I know.. I need to do some serious de-weeding...

Having a ride on my (t)rusted bike, for the first time since October... That's too many months!!

As a Dutchman, having not been riding my bike for that long... that's just unheard of...

Enjoying nature and the views...

In Holland we call a bridge a hill...

Summer evenings are there to be enjoyed...

So go out and ENJOY!!!!!