It’s not too late to sow sweet peas - so easy to It’s not too late to sow sweet peas - so easy to grow and blissfully fragrant in the summer months. 
They were my mum’s favourite flower, so growing them now feels like a precious connection. Especially when I pick some and arrange them in her beautiful old blue and gold jug just as she used to do with the sweet peas my dad grew for her every year.
There are some really handy tips for growing success from founder of The Real Flower Company Rosebie Morton over on the blog (link in bio). Rosebie has a whole farm dedicated to sweet peas near Chichester so she knows a thing or two about the subject!
Main thing I’ve picked up from her is to allow lots of depth for root growth at this stage and to make my own supportive wigwams from twiggy branches when the plants are really starting to go for it and need a bit of direction. This photo is making me yearn slightly.
I love this image of my friend Jo - we were trying I love this image of my friend Jo - we were trying out tiny living for a feature I was writing - this was taken on our way to indulge in a spot of forest bathing. To be totally honest, we were both a little sceptical beforehand. But we were only saying the other day how taken aback we both were by the amazing effect it had. I’m working on some new ideas around the subject - will keep you posted. X
I’m currently working on a redesign of the whole I’m currently working on a redesign of the whole site - which has meant lots of photo editing and reorganising so much content. What’s been lovely (despite the claw hand from so much keyboard work!) is revisiting work and becoming engrossed all over again. I thought I’d share a few of the things I’ve been (re) loving - with links in the bio to the old site for now, but not for long…! X
This  image is from a feature about preserving garden roses. I’m going to give this a really good go this year, now I have a better idea what I’m doing. I know there’s nothing quite like a fragrant fresh rose in Summer but there’s a fragile beauty to dried and preserved flowers that I also love, don’t you?
Snowdrops 🌱🤍 . . . . . . #capturequiet #ins Snowdrops 🌱🤍 
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#capturequiet #instabritain #natureandnourish #thewildernesstonic #cornersofmyworld
Signed copies of Bex Partridge’s new book Flower Signed copies of Bex Partridge’s new book Flowers Forever to be won! My bio has the link to enter as well as to get a peek inside. Beautifully photographed by Laura Edwards, I really enjoyed escaping into the pages and making plans for my own garden - hope you do too! X
To the Moon and Back Hares KNITTING PATTERN by Cla To the Moon and Back Hares KNITTING PATTERN by Claire Garland aka @dotpebbles_knits has to be the perfect post Christmas craft project 😊 
If you fancy getting your needles out to make this adorable pair, the link to buy Claire’s pattern is in my bio. Happy knitting! X
Thank you so much to Sarah @floribundaroseflorists Thank you so much to Sarah @floribundaroseflorists for a wonderful wreath making workshop yesterday. Such a special and creative space to spend time. I loved making my wreath - I went for a mixture of greenery arranged quite randomly with red waxed fresh apples, dried hydrangea, dried flowers, poppy and nigella seed heads and a winter white velvet bow. 
There were so many wonderful ingredients to choose from we were really spoiled for choice. 
Sarah’s new studio is such a beautiful, creative space. Think fragrant botanical candles flickering everywhere, mulled wine and apple juice simmering on the stove and containers full of fragrant festive greenery, waxed fruit, dried flowers and oranges, pine cones, lichen covered branches and even tiny gold wax-dipped fresh crab apples. 
Thank you for being so patient with my lengthy ribbon choice deliberations Sarah - and for bagging up a second choice option (dusky pink) to take home! X.  #wreathmaking #wreath #wreathsofinstagram #sustainablewreaths #wreathdecor #christmaswreath #velvetribbon #christmasdecor #festiveflowers
I’ve loved Olga Prinku’s work for ages now - s I’ve loved Olga Prinku’s work for ages now - she came up with the genius idea of embroidering on tulle using nature as her thread - and the results are sublime - like this Autumn colours beauty from her latest book.
I’m delighted that Olga is offering a fantastic prize bundle to my readers. For a chance to win one of her beautiful new dried flower embroidery kits (in collaboration with @driedandfloral ) as well as a signed copy of her wonderful new book(published by @quadrillebooks , pop over to my blog (link in my bio). It’s easy to enter so why don’t you give yourself a chance of winning this very lovely prize? Good luck! 
#driedflowers #driedflowerembroidery #olgaprinku #embroideryhoop #flowerembroidery #competitiontime #signedbooks #embroideryart #flowersontulle #autumn #autumncolours #hoopart #allthingsbotanical #instacraft
This beautiful image is by Laura Pashby @circleofp This beautiful image is by Laura Pashby @circleofpines and is from her beautiful new book Little Stories of Your Life. 
It’s packed with inspiration and practical ideas to help you become a visual story teller. Because, as Laura says, it’s the little moments that make up the fabric of all of our lives - and those moments are worth capturing and sharing with others.
We have three signed copies of the book to give away - just click the link in my bio to find out more. There’s a peek inside and a lovely film by @xantheb to enjoy too! X 
#littlemoments #littlestoriesbook #alifeofwords #lostinwords #competition #booksarelife #mindfulphotography #bookstagram #booksmakemehappy #booksconnectus #igreads #whatareyoureading #signedbooks
Thanks to Lisa from @inthemaking_aprons who has sh Thanks to Lisa from @inthemaking_aprons who has shared her wonderfully creative ideas for visibly mending well-loved clothing in need of repair and a little TLC.
She had me at ‘sometimes I like to use giant sequins…’ 
Hope you like Lisa’s ideas as much as I do. The link to head over to my blog and get all her step by steps is in my bio x
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LIFESTYLE · May 16, 2019

The power of a solid Pinterest marketing strategy

Creative business idea number 3: don’t underestimate the power of a solid Pinterest marketing strategy.

It’s no exaggeration to say that Pinterest has been a complete game changer for me. I spent a lot of time putting all the basics in place for existing blog post content and images on my website following a brilliant free course with Jen Stanbrook: 7 Steps to a Killer Pinterest Strategy. Then I let time pass… and in around 12 months I’d gained a million viewers on Pinterest, alongside a huge increase in monthly visitors to my website.

Jen’s course covers the basics of heading off in the right direction with your Pinterest strategy:

  • Converting to a business account
  • How to claim your website or blog from within your Pinterest profile settings
  • Setting up rich pins
  • How to write an effective Profile description
  • How to set up your boards correctly
  • How to create effective Pinterest graphics to pin
  • How to pin correctly and effectively using a scheduling app such as Tailwind
  • How to create an effective pinning plan
  • Introduction to understanding the analytics

More than a million viewers

Having followed these rules and grown to over 1 million viewers a month on Pinterest, I decided it was time to take my Pinning to the next level.

I signed up for a one-to-one power hour with Jen recently to help formulate a strategy going forwards. If you’re already doing well on Pinterest but would benefit from some tailor-made strategy on moving to the next level, this would be perfect for you too. Since our session, I’ve gained more than another million and a half viewers a month and traffic to my website from Pinterest alone has increased year-on-year by more than 50K a month.

pinterest marketing strategy ideas to help take your creative business to the next level. Click through for expert help from Jen Stanbrook as well as links to Kirstie Hill and my own help and advice built on building my own pinterest page from 0 to nearly 2 million viewers a month. #pinterest #pinterestmarketing #strategy #creativebusiness #ideas #jenstanbrook #frombritainwithlove

The master class taught me to better evaluate how my strategy was working and how it could be improved. I learned how to use Analytics really effectively to identify which of my pins are really performing and why. So useful to know as it means I am now spending time doing more of what I know works and less on what probably won’t.

Time is money

Time is money in a small, creative business, so it’s key to spend it wisely and effectively. I probably spend a couple of hours a week on Pinterest and always pin from a newly published blog post. I create at least one pinnable image to pin from the post itself, which I pin to multiple relevant boards, (using a handy ‘use interval’ button in Tailwind which lets you set up the right amount of time in between each pin to avoid being seen as spammy), I also usually create further pinnable images relating to the post that I upload directly into Pinterest and link to the page. This means I have lots of varied visual content leading to my content and I watch to see what takes off and what doesn’t.

Once your pinning strategy starts working for you, it’s easy to become slightly hooked on checking what’s happening. There’s a real thrill to seeing a pin really take off and go viral. I sometimes imagine the size of crowd in a football stadium to imagine the huge numbers of users who have viewed my pins and, more importantly, clicked through to my website from them.

Pinterest is the most enormous visually-driven pool of potential readers and customers and you just have to work out how to allow them to find you.

Jen Stanbrook

Jen Stanbrook works with a lot of creative and small business owners, so I asked her to share a few of her thoughts about the potential power of Pinterest:

‘Many makers and creatives undervalue the potential of Pinterest and instead, prefer to concentrate on other, more social platforms. However, Pinterest has the power to bring a huge new audience to your website, helping to build your audience and grow your sales. Pinners are looking for help, they’re looking for answers to their problems and many creatives can give them this, easily and in just an hour or two a week. It’s much simpler to bring hundreds and sometimes thousands of new people to your products every month than you think. Don’t underestimate what Pinterest can give you and don’t let it fall down your priority list. Start pinning!’

Pinterest is not social media

It’s important to remember that Pinterest is not social media. It’s a visual search engine and, if you have products to sell (and great photography at your disposal), this is a platform you should absolutely be using to generate visitors and customers.

If you need some help and ideas for improving the quality of your photography, you might like to read my blog post: Creative business idea number 2: photography tips for makers. I share my insider contacts from my time as a national women’s magazine journalist and editor as well as from running my own creative business. Find inspiration, links to online resources, individual photographers and stylists I can recommend from personal experience as well as some magical location suggestions.

Two of my most popular pins

I thought it might be useful if I shared two of my most successful pins, with some thoughts on why.

I was surprised at first that some of my beautiful single image pins didn’t get the levels of interest I would expect. Digging into the analytics revealed the simple truth. The image itself, the blog title, meta info and the offering all need to amount to an irresistible combined package.

pinterest marketing strategy ideas for your creative business. Click through to discover tried and tested ideas for creating the perfect pins, effective pinning strategy and use pinterest to grow your traffic and your business to help take your creative business to the next level. Click through for expert help from Jen Stanbrook as well as links to Kirstie Hill and my own help and advice built on building my own pinterest page from 0 to nearly 2 million viewers a month. #pinterest #pinterestmarketing #strategy #creativebusiness #ideas #jenstanbrook #frombritainwithlove

The pin above links to an individual listing in our directory, and links on from there to that maker’s own website and shop pages. This means we are consistently directing high levels of highly engaged traffic to the maker listed with us. I create Pinterest graphics for each business that lists with us and do the same thing. So, for me, this means I am more than delivering on what we offer to the businesses who list with us.

pinterest marketing strategy ideas for your creative business. Click through to discover tried and tested ideas for creating the perfect pins, effective pinning strategy and use pinterest to grow your traffic and your business to help take your creative business to the next level. Click through for expert help from Jen Stanbrook as well as links to Kirstie Hill and my own help and advice built on building my own pinterest page from 0 to nearly 2 million viewers a month. #pinterest #pinterestmarketing #strategy #creativebusiness #ideas #jenstanbrook #frombritainwithlove

This pin links to a blog post that includes a free pattern download. Don’t underestimate the power of a free download! I used a Canva template to create this – because I’ve also found that step by step images tend to perform well. It’s an immediate visual signal to Pinterest users that your post contains useful practical information.

I have connected with so many lovely knitters around the world who have got in touch having found this blog post via Pinterest.

The power of connection

Late one night, an email came in just before I was shutting down and heading to bed. It was from a recently widowed woman living alone on a large farm in Wisconsin. She got in touch to tell me how happy she felt to be starting to knit the lamb. She’d bought a magnifying glass to help, as her eyesight is failing. But finding the pattern and going out to buy the soft, bouclé wool had, she told me, helped her to feel a spark of happiness she hadn’t felt for some time. She was looking forward to knitting again.

Making something with her own hands. That’s the wonderful thing about creativity isn’t it? I sat up writing a reply to let her know how much her appreciation meant to me. It felt sort of magical to have come together with her like we had. We never would have have without Pinterest. There’s such a wide, creative community on the platform hungry for exciting new ideas. So why not share yours with them?

I couldn’t agree more with:

Jen’s tip for finding success in business as a creative:

‘In my experience from working with creatives and makers, as well as how I run my own business, those that are most successful are open to opportunities. They network with like minded business owners, drawing on their expertise, learning from their mistakes and forging relationships that help nurture and grow their own business. They take action. When they are given advice or take on new knowledge they put it into practice; they are proactive in driving their business forward.’

Jen has lots of great free resources available if you subscribe to her mailing list. If you’re new to Pinterest, her free 20 point Guide to Getting Started on Pinterest would be the perfect place to start.  Jen’s courses and workshops offer a range of packages suited to all levels, from beginners to advanced.

Kristie Hill

Another great source of information (much of it free) on all things Pinterest and blog-related is Kristie Hill. She offers a range of online courses including her Pingineered for Growth course which is aimed at helping you grow your audience with Pinterest.

I really like her underlying approach to Pinterest success – that good Pinterest marketing is just good blogging: focus on serving your people, add a pinnable image and you have a solid foundation for successful Pinterest marketing. There’s no need to overly stress about how many pins you post a day, what ratio of yours versus other peoples, how many boards you should have etc etc. All important things to get right, granted, but not worth fretting over too much as the more important areas to focus on are:

  1. Create in-depth high value blog content
  2. Optimise your image for SEO and Pinterest properly
  3. Make sure your site is user friendly and easy to navigate
  4. Write strong and engaging captions with a call to action (ie click through to…)
  5. Include at least one pinnable image in each blog post you write
  6. Write captivating blog titles
  7. Create content of value that serves your audience
  8. Include a strong meta description for each blog post you publish

Pinterest dashboard

My own particular favourite is Kristie’s free to download Pinterest Dashboard that you can use to customise your Google Analytics. It gives great insights into your Pinterest traffic and really helps you dig down deeper into what’s working and what’s not. You’ll need the scheduling app Tailwind installed to be able to download it, but I would heartily recommend you do. Using Tailwind to schedule my Pinning has been essential in being able to put my Pinterest strategy into practice. You can get started for free with a month’s trial before committing. I’ll be exploring the benefits of Tailwind in a little more detail soon, in my blog post: Apps to Help you Run your Creative Business. I’ll also be sharing more about my love for Canva – the app I use for creating my Pinterest graphics.

If you own some top quality images, have a clear story to tell, that can translate into help and ideas for the vast audience using Pinterest, you’re off to a great start. My advice would be to jump in, get started and learn as you go. Take a course or two. Do the homework and don’t be afraid to try your hand at something new.

Good luck and happy pinning!

I’ll be sharing my key 10 Steps to Creative Business Success over the next 10 days or so, as well as a PDF with all the information in one place for you to download and keep.

The 10 steps I’ll be covering:

  • Creative business idea number 1: website design inspiration using WordPress and Squarespace
  • Creative business idea number 2: photography tips for makers
  • Creative business idea number 3: don’t underestimate the power of a solid Pinterest marketing strategy
  • Creative business idea number 4: the best online tools and apps to help you
  • Creative business idea number 5: social media marketing, photography, storytelling and strategy
  • Creative business idea number 6: profitability & how to build a sustainable business
  • Creative business idea number 7: make a clear marketing strategy plan
  • Creative business idea number 8: don’t be afraid to learn from mistakes
  • Creative business idea number 9: the power of planning to help you build a sustainable business
  • Creative business idea number 10: sometimes forget the plan and seize the moment

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It’s not too late to sow sweet peas - so easy to It’s not too late to sow sweet peas - so easy to grow and blissfully fragrant in the summer months. 
They were my mum’s favourite flower, so growing them now feels like a precious connection. Especially when I pick some and arrange them in her beautiful old blue and gold jug just as she used to do with the sweet peas my dad grew for her every year.
There are some really handy tips for growing success from founder of The Real Flower Company Rosebie Morton over on the blog (link in bio). Rosebie has a whole farm dedicated to sweet peas near Chichester so she knows a thing or two about the subject!
Main thing I’ve picked up from her is to allow lots of depth for root growth at this stage and to make my own supportive wigwams from twiggy branches when the plants are really starting to go for it and need a bit of direction. This photo is making me yearn slightly.
I love this image of my friend Jo - we were trying I love this image of my friend Jo - we were trying out tiny living for a feature I was writing - this was taken on our way to indulge in a spot of forest bathing. To be totally honest, we were both a little sceptical beforehand. But we were only saying the other day how taken aback we both were by the amazing effect it had. I’m working on some new ideas around the subject - will keep you posted. X
I’m currently working on a redesign of the whole I’m currently working on a redesign of the whole site - which has meant lots of photo editing and reorganising so much content. What’s been lovely (despite the claw hand from so much keyboard work!) is revisiting work and becoming engrossed all over again. I thought I’d share a few of the things I’ve been (re) loving - with links in the bio to the old site for now, but not for long…! X
This  image is from a feature about preserving garden roses. I’m going to give this a really good go this year, now I have a better idea what I’m doing. I know there’s nothing quite like a fragrant fresh rose in Summer but there’s a fragile beauty to dried and preserved flowers that I also love, don’t you?
Snowdrops 🌱🤍 . . . . . . #capturequiet #ins Snowdrops 🌱🤍 
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#capturequiet #instabritain #natureandnourish #thewildernesstonic #cornersofmyworld
Signed copies of Bex Partridge’s new book Flower Signed copies of Bex Partridge’s new book Flowers Forever to be won! My bio has the link to enter as well as to get a peek inside. Beautifully photographed by Laura Edwards, I really enjoyed escaping into the pages and making plans for my own garden - hope you do too! X
To the Moon and Back Hares KNITTING PATTERN by Cla To the Moon and Back Hares KNITTING PATTERN by Claire Garland aka @dotpebbles_knits has to be the perfect post Christmas craft project 😊 
If you fancy getting your needles out to make this adorable pair, the link to buy Claire’s pattern is in my bio. Happy knitting! X
Thank you so much to Sarah @floribundaroseflorists Thank you so much to Sarah @floribundaroseflorists for a wonderful wreath making workshop yesterday. Such a special and creative space to spend time. I loved making my wreath - I went for a mixture of greenery arranged quite randomly with red waxed fresh apples, dried hydrangea, dried flowers, poppy and nigella seed heads and a winter white velvet bow. 
There were so many wonderful ingredients to choose from we were really spoiled for choice. 
Sarah’s new studio is such a beautiful, creative space. Think fragrant botanical candles flickering everywhere, mulled wine and apple juice simmering on the stove and containers full of fragrant festive greenery, waxed fruit, dried flowers and oranges, pine cones, lichen covered branches and even tiny gold wax-dipped fresh crab apples. 
Thank you for being so patient with my lengthy ribbon choice deliberations Sarah - and for bagging up a second choice option (dusky pink) to take home! X.  #wreathmaking #wreath #wreathsofinstagram #sustainablewreaths #wreathdecor #christmaswreath #velvetribbon #christmasdecor #festiveflowers
I’ve loved Olga Prinku’s work for ages now - s I’ve loved Olga Prinku’s work for ages now - she came up with the genius idea of embroidering on tulle using nature as her thread - and the results are sublime - like this Autumn colours beauty from her latest book.
I’m delighted that Olga is offering a fantastic prize bundle to my readers. For a chance to win one of her beautiful new dried flower embroidery kits (in collaboration with @driedandfloral ) as well as a signed copy of her wonderful new book(published by @quadrillebooks , pop over to my blog (link in my bio). It’s easy to enter so why don’t you give yourself a chance of winning this very lovely prize? Good luck! 
#driedflowers #driedflowerembroidery #olgaprinku #embroideryhoop #flowerembroidery #competitiontime #signedbooks #embroideryart #flowersontulle #autumn #autumncolours #hoopart #allthingsbotanical #instacraft
This beautiful image is by Laura Pashby @circleofp This beautiful image is by Laura Pashby @circleofpines and is from her beautiful new book Little Stories of Your Life. 
It’s packed with inspiration and practical ideas to help you become a visual story teller. Because, as Laura says, it’s the little moments that make up the fabric of all of our lives - and those moments are worth capturing and sharing with others.
We have three signed copies of the book to give away - just click the link in my bio to find out more. There’s a peek inside and a lovely film by @xantheb to enjoy too! X 
#littlemoments #littlestoriesbook #alifeofwords #lostinwords #competition #booksarelife #mindfulphotography #bookstagram #booksmakemehappy #booksconnectus #igreads #whatareyoureading #signedbooks
Thanks to Lisa from @inthemaking_aprons who has sh Thanks to Lisa from @inthemaking_aprons who has shared her wonderfully creative ideas for visibly mending well-loved clothing in need of repair and a little TLC.
She had me at ‘sometimes I like to use giant sequins…’ 
Hope you like Lisa’s ideas as much as I do. The link to head over to my blog and get all her step by steps is in my bio x
Thank you @therealflowerco for these heavenly swee Thank you @therealflowerco for these heavenly sweet peas - the perfect way to celebrate #britishflowersweek 
I just wish I could share the blissful fragrance with you too 💕🌸
#locallygrownflowers #flowersofinstagram #supportlocal #britishflowersweek2021 #britishseasonalflowers #flowersfromthefarm #sweetpeas
This heavenly knitted lamb is by Claire Garland ak This heavenly knitted lamb is by Claire Garland aka @dotpebbles_knits and just one of the creative spring projects you might enjoy immersing yourself in right now. To discover other inspirational ideas and to get all the info you need - including this free pattern by Claire - click the link in my bio. Hope you find something that brings you a little seasonal joy x
Thanks to Erin at @floretflower for sending me a s Thanks to Erin at @floretflower for sending me a surprise signed copy of her dreamy new book Discovering Dahlias - and another signed copy to share with one of you. 
To enjoy a peek inside - and for a chance to win - click the link in my bio. 
The truly beautiful photographs (including this one) are all by Erin’s husband Chris Benzakein #discoveringdahlias #floretflowerfarm #dahliasofinstagram #flowersgivemepower #giveawayuk
Thanks to @sarahravenperchhill for sharing a beaut Thanks to @sarahravenperchhill for sharing a beautifully simple way to arrange snowdrops and other early spring flowers over on the blog (link is in my bio). I’ve already made my own simple flower grid using foraged twigs and it works brilliantly! 
As well as sharing her simple step by steps, there’s also a video tutorial where Sarah shares more inspiring ideas for creating with early spring flowers. The beautiful photographs are by @jonathanbuckleyphotography - hope you enjoy! X
Last call to enter our Pippa Greenwood Grow Your O Last call to enter our Pippa Greenwood Grow Your Own gift bundle competition!
My favourite #gardenersquestiontime panellist @pippa.greenwood offers a range of totally brilliant Grow Your Own gift bundles - which include garden-ready veg plants sent out at the right time for planting, email growing advice, tips and recipes from Pippa herself as well as signed copies of The Gardener’s Year. It’s the perfect gift for anyone interested in growing their own fresh produce - and comes with the best expert advice!
We have two Pippa Greenwood GYO gift bundles to be won - the link to enter the competition, and to find out more is in my bio - Good luck!
Last call for anyone who’d like to enter our Cla Last call for anyone who’d like to enter our Claire Garland Christmas Mouse knitting pattern competition. The link to enter is the top one in my bio. Good luck!
If you’re finding the world a somewhat shouty an If you’re finding the world a somewhat shouty and overwhelming place right now, you might like to get behind Sarah Corbett @craftivists new project - she’s crowdfunding to create the final part of her Craftivism trilogy: the Craftivist Collective Handbook. It will be a beautiful hardback with 20 gentle protest Craftivist projects and tools to help readers become positive and effective change makers. Because slow and gentle can be more effective in the long run than fast and loud. I am 100% behind Sarah’s project and have no doubt that those of us in the crafty, creative community have plenty to contribute when it comes to making a better, fairer world. 
Stitching a powerful message can be  more effective than shouting it at someone who’s not listening to you. If you’d like to get involved or find out more, follow the top link in my bio.
Thanks to @botanical_tales for sharing beautiful d Thanks to @botanical_tales for sharing beautiful dried flower wreath ideas over on the blog - link in bio. I love this dried mini wreath as natural gift wrapping decoration (you can buy ready-made too) - all the links are in the post.
Thanks too to Kirsten @henthorn_farm_flowers for sharing her step by steps for creating a stunning giant foraged dried flower wreath as well as her beautiful simple wreath in silvery winter whites. 
I’m increasingly obsessed with the idea of growing my own flowers for drying and creating lovely things with them. Watch this space for more dried flower inspiration coming soon... X
One of the joyful things about this time of year f One of the joyful things about this time of year for me is making plans for next spring and summer in my flower cutting garden. After two years of growing cut flowers, I’m ready for some fresh ideas and to raise my game a little more. I would like to fill some gaps in shape and colour and to extend the flowering season in particular. I’d also like to start drying and preserving my flowers... so I am thrilled that Kirsten of @henthorn_farm_flowers has shared a beautiful glimpse into her seasonal and sustainable flowery world as well as lots of fantastic expert tips and ideas over on the blog - the link is in my bio. I hope you find some inspiration too. Kirsten lives in a very beautiful part of the world - the Ribble Valley in Lancashire. It’s an area very close to my heart as I grew up not far away. Loved spending a little virtual time there again, thanks to Kirsten - and I am yearning to go back in person one day soon and breathe it all in again.
To be honest, I’m still clinging on to the last To be honest, I’m still clinging on to the last moments of Summer. I do always eventually embrace Autumn but, this year in particular, I’m wanting to hold on for as long as possible to the quiet bliss of the last few months. 
I do really worry about what lies ahead for us all, but spending time outdoors, connecting, really up close, to what’s going on in the garden definitely helps. I still have roses, sweet peas, snapdragons, zinnias, asters and LOTS of dahlias blooming so there are always jars and jugs of flowers on every available surface. Rose geranium leaves have been a revelation for adding a fragrant green frilliness - and now I’m full of love for abelia. 
This beautiful photo is by @gandgorgeousflowers and captures the between-seasons beauty in the flower garden right now. I am inspired to create something similar as I have many of the same colours. 
I do realise that it’s silly (and utterly pointless 😂) to resist Autumn as it’s actually one of the most beautiful times of year. As soon as the leaves really turn, and everywhere starts to smell like Autumn, I’m sure I’ll be fully on board. 
With that in mind, I’ve shared lots of inspiring Autumn Flowers ideas over on the blog (link in my bio) from some of my favourite flower creatives including @gandgorgeousflowers @simplybyarrangement @therealflowerco @wildbunchflowers @floribundaroseflorists @thesussexflowerschool @electricdaisyflowerfarm 

Hope you enjoy - and find a little bit of creative inspiration too. X

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