Froggetts Farm Flowers

16/12/2025

One scorching hot July day in the Surrey Outback doesn’t sound like the start of a festive tale…but it does involve woolly jumpers and the star ⭐️ is Holly 🤩😄

Really enjoyed watching the action, hearing Holly’s tales of farming & life, tho couldn’t post her views on British Wool Board 🤬& keep listening for some insights into mothering teenagers 🤭

🐑 fleece is a highly valued, sustainable, multipurpose resource here & we’re baffled how undervalued it seems to be. Truly sorry about the never-ending economic challenges facing our sheep farmers, well all our farmers. Our agricultural industry & rural culture are a vital part of our heritage and our future. As a former economist (long ago) I favour ethical free market global policies & ethical consumer choice but there’s no sense in not buying British products like wool and lamb etc…oh and flowers. Thanks so much Holly and The Moore family 🙏🏽

09/12/2025

James has been a complete star helping at Froggetts Farm over the last few weeks - including going above and beyond..helping choose & walk home our Christmas tree (found a very unphased deer 🦌 in our, supposedly, deer-proof paddock on our return 😳), planting hundreds more Camassia bulbs & even posing for a couple of silly photos - and giving in to Dotty our black lab relentlessly pestering him to play ball 🤩.

03/12/2025

Just see how well our fleeces are keeping our Dahlias kept in the ground protected 🤩- an absolute winner here at Froggetts Farm - they’re free, sustainable, so easy to work with, stay put in the windy, wet weather & hopefully 🙏🏽 a slug repellant when spring comes …what’s not to love 🥰

26/11/2025

Last week we had our first hard frost. Great news as we could cut back & fleece or start to dig up the Dahlias - depending on where they’re planted. You don’t have to wait for a frost to do this but I like to. Few discoveries on the way some good and some bad

22/11/2025

21/11/2025

Last pick of the Dahlias 2025.

22/10/2025

And just like that …Dahlia season is over 😳🥹…a sudden decision taken today but definitely feel the right one given the weather. A couple of bouquets for tomorrow & the rest will be dried for winter arrangements. If you’d like any let me know now. Thanks so much to everyone for your support this season 🙏🏽🤗###. Ps. Apologies for my lack of social media but it’s been so busy over the last couple of months…I’ll do a catch up on what’s been happening, lessons learned, my Dahlia heros & who’s been invaluable…no surprise and Felix at the top of the list but many thank yous to follow including & more 🙏🏽###

21/09/2025

25/08/2025

My first year trying to grow in a polytunnel has been challenging - a surprise as I thought it would make everything much easier …..but in a south-facing paddock with no shade it’s been so hot l’ve barely managed to grow anything at all...with one main exception 🍅…they’re thriving &absolutely delicious 😍. Thank you to my neighbour Jane for giving me the seedlings 🙏🏽
It would be great to grow more things next year too...any suggestions for what grows well in crazy heat? …and remember it’s very cold in the winter too.

09/07/2025

29/06/2025

Every day’s a flower day 🌼🌸🌼
A granddaughter’s 16th, 3 generations celebrating Charmaine’s birthday, weekly collection, ‘Thank you Michelle for all your hard work’, neighbours dropping by, Sweetpea doorstep delivery for fresh-baked sourdough bread 🍞, Sunday worship flowers, ‘Thank you teachers for everything you do’ & ‘What an incredible person you are, Bex Barker’!
And thank you everyone for your commitment to buy local & support our growing social enterprise.
Faith in flowers 💟🙏🏽###