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A move to an historic 12th century priory located adjacent to the Fen in East Anglia has prompted a wine merchant to setup a flower farm and floristry business.  Too much of the fenland, that what was an important biodiverse ecosystem has been put under tillage. On our small farm we are reintroducing hedges, grassland and wild flower meadows This is providing both a safe haven to a greater diversity of wildlife and insects as well as a sustainable source of foliage foraging.

We went organic in the garden many years ago, and we allow the meadows to be grazed by horses at the end of the season to promote and sustain the wild flowers. The garden is home to 12 active bee colonies and supports a great variety of bird and insect life.

More recently we have dedicated an area of the garden to cut flowers and have added many shrubs that will enhance the florist’s endeavour.

The cut flower market is still dominated by imported and forced flowers, that will carry air-miles and have been treated with multiply pesticides and chemicals.

Should we be bringing these into our homes?

We hope the market will wake up to:

Buy British

Buy local

Buy seasonal where at all possible

English table flowers by QUINCE hopes, in its own small way, to support this change of attitude. It’s what we all do at home and in our floristry business.

All the flowers we produce are seasonal and organic.

We provide floristry throughout the season, utilising foliage from shrubs and evergreens through the winter months.

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clare@englishtableflowersbyquince.com