Welcome to Sundays at Lark Rose, an in-depth round up of what goes on in my developing flower farm business for paid subscribers. I’m Olivia and this is all about Lark Rose, a flower farm in South Ayrshire near the West Coast of Scotland that I started in my back garden in 2021. I started developing an overgrown half-acre walled garden plot in 2023, and I’m learning every day how to run a tiny business. If you’re aspiring to start your own flower farm, are in the early stages of that journey, want week-by-week guidance for your flowers at home or are interested in the (often bumpy!) path of growing a business, this is for you.
This week
Yay, finally changing winter to spring in the titles! Although March isn’t usually very spring-y in Scotland, it has to be said, but the hours of daylight are palpably on the up, the birds are singing and plants are leaping into life. In addition to the farm, I’m trying to give my own garden some love at the moment, attempting to deal with the havoc Alice and Esme, my rabbits, have wreaked on the lawn over the winter even with moving their run around. And weeding, and clearing grass in the borders, and pruning, and really all the things. I am very happy it’s winter-spring.
Here’s what the flower farming business looked like this week…
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