bouquets and jelly moulds

 our penultimate wedding of the year..... a gorgeous wild array of rannunculus, scented roses and heather 

rose  heart wreaths on the door before the spruce and berries take over......

 the winding down of our garden.....grapes left for the blackbirds.. and just another 80 roses to plant.....

 part of our store of vintage pots, jelly moulds and other eclectic containers......

 all waiting for the martin & the magpie magic......

and one we made earlier........

how are your Christmas preparations going?

The green door opens

And so it begins!

Martin & the Magpie Home Grown

Our walled garden to grow flowers for you.....

Seasonal.... English....Local....

We have a list as long as our six arms put together!!

BUT tell us what you'd like us to grow???

Flying high

We are on a post valentine come down after two days of non stop flowers....
our hands are in need of a seriously intensive nourishment treatment...our bones are aching...and the shop is in the process of being re-stocked......
at home the dishes are piled up in the sink and one of us is on her second G&T!!!

What we loved........
.... big bunches of gorgeous tulips.......
.....dusky pink roses, ranunculus, helebore and lilac......
....orchid corsages....yes someone got married...how romantic....
...the man who wanted one of every flower in the shop (barring lilies & roses)...we raised our eyebrows but the bouquet looked like we had wandered into a spring flower border and snipped away gently...we salute you Sir..it just goes to show that in this world you are always learning.

We are now taking a deep breath.....
three weeks 'til Mothering Sunday!

catch up.....

wedding fever hit last weekend.....

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all different...all beautiful......

The Lodger......can we go home now or is my dinner in here!!!!

flowers in our hair...

We love our customers...

carte blanche to make head dresses, the brief 

'A Woodland Fantasy'  

As over the top as you like...

OK!!

Saturday morning fever

things calmed down later in the day........

Wands are our new favourite things....littlies can hold them and pretend to be fairy princess's......they look adorable and hopefully are fairly robust...

 ....cast a spell and your dreams may come true...

 ......our second wedding today and the bridesmaids wore pewter.....set in a gorgeous isolated country barn

the journey out there was breathtaking.....blue skies and rolling hills..hidden farms and teeny narrow lanes....

have a wonderful weekend...x

We are back...

(well we have been since last Saturday actually)

.....but this is the shop today.....

 ..once again we have had a change around...redressed the window  and guess what???

while we where gone the seasons changed......the lovely summer flowers have faded away..petals blown to the winds....

 ....and sumptuous autumn in all its boldness is elbowing its way through the door.....the nights are drawing in...the mornings have that chill in the air.......and then we have ranunculus.....hurrah!!!

they have to be one of our favourites.......

gorgeous roses for one of our weddings...

a new range of pretty ribbons......

 and some lovely vintage cards that are just wonderful and designed and made in England and also have tags for that special gift....

tomorrows delivery will have rose hips.....nigella pods.....stripey amaryllis..fabulous four stemmed orchids and lots more.....why not come in a treat yourself this weekend......