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
Sustained sunshine, just what the garden needed. Everything is leaping into life as a result, but not in time for the DIY wedding I have booked for next weekend - that’s the way the flower farming cookie crumbles. I have ordered flowers from Blooming Bees in Perthshire, so still Scottish and small business, but they have polytunnels!
Plants for sale for local folk are now available to order - if you’re near me in South Ayrshire or happy to collect from here, I have a range of cottage-style garden plants for order, all chosen to be great varieties for cutting as well as look lovely in your garden. Choose your own, choose a mix to fill your border space, or give me a budget and let me choose for you!
Here’s what the flower farm looked like this week…
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