Mid-spring on the flower farm

Week 15, 2024

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

Yesterday, finally, some proper sun! I swear April has somehow speeded up time - there is so much to do as the plants start growing faster and faster. This was the week of the tulip, and it was a delight to see them heading out of the farm and into homes. As I think I have taken precisely zero photos this week, this post is scattered with photos from lovely customers of tulips making them happy.

Here’s what the flower farm looked like this week…