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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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
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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 
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LIFESTYLE · June 29, 2020

Modern Rustic Kitchen ideas

Modern Rustic Kitchen ideas

I am obsessing right now about paint colours and kitchen ideas. I’m planning a remodel of my Hampshire country cottage – looking for modern rustic kitchen ideas – and feeling quite excited.

I spoke to my friend Alison before I set off too far down the kitchen planning path. She’s the best person I know for helping with paint colours and interior design. She has renovated four beautiful houses in the time it’s taken me to repair my back door. It still makes me snort with laughter to remember the time I presented her with my painstakingly compiled potential fabric swatches for a sofa I was recovering. Without so much as a bye or leave, she jettisoned my number one choice over her shoulder, saying ‘definitely not this one. Much too pale. Stupid idea with two children and a dog to contend with.’ I didn’t listen and had the sofa covered in palest of pale neutral velvets… Turned out to be a very stupid idea indeed and I was choosing (practical) fabrics again far too soon.

This time I asked her what she’d do with my cottage and what her kitchen ideas would be. She thought for a moment or two and then lobbed her latest bombshell: Mushroomy taupe for the exterior windows and doors as well as selected interior windows and doors. All to contrast with a soft, natural white.  What’s more, she went on to suggest, it’s high time I ditch the dark Farrow & Ball Railings colour I currently have on several walls.

I must admit I am really tiring of it and hankering after something much fresher and lighter. But I have never thought of myself as a ‘taupey mushroom’ sort of person, so I was increasingly sceptical as she went on to suggest that I should also paint new shaker kitchen units the same mushroomy colour – as well as the wooden bifold doors I’m hankering after. Skirting boards and some windows to stay eggshell soft white, particularly where the light’s not good.

So there it was. Not exactly what I’d been hoping for – or even really what I wanted to hear, to be honest. It all sounded a little subtle, dare I say drab…? But I decided to try and take her opinion into account at least for a moment or two, before dismissing it.

Rustic Kitchen ideas

I headed to my beloved Pinterest and typed in many, many variations around mushroom/taupe rustic kitchen ideas… and was met with a deluge of drab and underwhelming images.

Then I found this image of the Kew Devol kitchen in their ‘Mushroom’ colour and that changed everything.

rustic kitchen simple shaker mushroom devol oak apple fired earth #shaker #kitchen #mushroom #taupe #frombritainwithlove

Suddenly I was totally sold on the idea of mushroomy taupe contrasted with soft white. Turns out Alison was right and this colour combination does feel like exactly what I was hankering after, without really knowing it. I set off down a lengthy path to discover what this paint colour is.

Turns out that Devol don’t sell the paints they use and it’s not easy to find matches for them. But I came across a thread on a forum where someone from Devol had commented that a perfect match for their Mushroom shade is… Oak Apple by Fired Earth. I was finally getting somewhere! I’ve ordered a sample and will soon be liberally slapping it about the place to see how it works in different lights etc in my own cottage. 

Milky white paint is another possibility for my kitchen ideas folder…. Love how quirky vintage touches such as the old shop scales and chandelier add character to this Wymeswold kitchen.

milky white cream paint shaker kitchen ideas with white linen cafe curtains, old vintage shop scales and crystal chandelier with belfast sink and solid wood work tops #kitchenideas #shaker #vintage #white #cream #wood milky white cream paint shaker kitchen ideas with white linen cafe curtains, old vintage shop scales and crystal chandelier with belfast sink and solid wood work tops #kitchenideas #shaker #vintage #white #cream #wood

Other rustic kitchen ideas I loved on the Devol site include this Cotes Mill Shaker kitchen. I really like the combination of rustic white washed walls, old wooden beams and the simple shaker units. 

rustic shaker kitchen devol mushroom rustic shaker kitchen devol mushroom rustic shaker kitchen devol henley on thames #shaker #kitchen #rustic

And what about this stunning wall of tall built-in cupboards with matching ladder? Feels like a modern take on a stately home kitchen. It’s from the Strawberry Hill kitchen.

kitchen ideas tall built in shaker cupboards with ladder painted blue grey #kitchenideas #cupboards #ladder #blue #grey

What’s interesting is that when I first started putting together my ideas for the kitchen, all the images I pinned for inspiration were for darker kitchens like these: the Bloomsbury and Cotes Shaker Utility Room both variations of The Real Shaker Kitchen by Devol.

dark kitchen ideas like this Devol kitchen painted in dark, dramatic blue black similar to Railings by farrow and ball with wooden worktops and brass lighting #dark #kitchenideas #railings #farrowandballdark kitchen ideas like this Devol kitchen painted in dark, dramatic blue black similar to Railings by farrow and ball with industrial lighting and tongue and groove island with wooden worktops and brass lighting #dark #kitchenideas #railings #farrowandballrustic kitchen dark with copper brass shaker kitchen devol #shaker #kitchen #rustic #dark #frombritainwithloverustic kitchen dark grey with copper brass shaker kitchen devol #shaker #kitchen #rustic #dark #frombritainwithlove

And what about this idea of painting a kitchen cupboard a very dark colour outside with a paler shade inside?

kitchen ideas I love definitely include this glazed cabinet cupboard painted dark in farrow and ball railings with paler blue shade inside - the perfect modern rustic display cabinet #kitchenideas #cupboard #paint #farrowandball #kitchen

It looks to be Railings (maybe I do still love that colour?!) by Farrow & Ball. Not sure what the pale blue is but am going to ask the lovely folk at Devol and see if it’s a colour I can share with you.

Farrow & Ball has a range of paint colours perfect for creating a modern rustic kitchen.

love this rustic white kitchen painted in All White and Cornforth White by Farrow & Ball emulsion and eggshell paint to create a vintage country modern rustic kitchen feel. Just one of the stunning ideas I've shared #farrowandball #kitchen #paint #rustic #cornforth #allwhite #white #modernrustic

I love this quirky and charming chalet kitchen painted in All White and Cornforth White Estate eggshell. There’s nothing bluey or brilliant about these white shades which is exactly what you want for creating a modern rustic feel.

love this rustic white dining room painted in ammonite purbeck stone and down pipe by Farrow & Ball emulsion and eggshell paint to create a vintage country modern rustic kitchen feel. Just one of the stunning ideas I've shared #farrowandball #rustic #ammonite #purbeckstone #downpipe #paint

The walls in this beautiful dining room are painted in Ammonite (a favourite with interior designers), and I love the idea of painting doors in different colours: the paler ones are Purbeck Stone and the dark grey door is Down Pipe. Love how the colours work together with the rustic stone floor and vintage finds.

love this rustic dark green and white kitchen painted in Bancha paint by Farrow & Ball to create a vintage country modern rustic kitchen feel. Just one of the stunning ideas I've shared #farrowandball #kitchen #rustic #bancha #green #paint #kitchen #modernrusticlove this rustic dark green and white kitchen painted in Bancha paint by Farrow & Ball to create a vintage country modern rustic kitchen feel. Just one of the stunning ideas I've shared #farrowandball #kitchen #rustic #bancha #green #paint #kitchen #modernrustic

To create a strong, individual look, what about this Bancha green emulsion? Love how it works in contrast with white tile and vintage, rustic finds. 

love this rustic dark green and white kitchen painted in Duck Green paint by Farrow & Ball to create a vintage country modern rustic kitchen feel with white butler belfast sink and open shelving. Just one of the stunning ideas I've shared #farrowandball #kitchen #rustic #duck #green #paint #kitchen #modernrustic
farrow and ball duck green kitchen

And, whilst we’re on the subject of green kitchens, how about this dark beauty in Duck Green? Love how weathered wood and clean white contrasts.

love this rustic dark kitchen painted in Railings by Farrow & Ball, framed by pale doorway and wall painted in School House White paint by Farrow & Ball to create a vintage country modern rustic kitchen feel. Just one of the stunning ideas I've shared #farrowandball #kitchen #rustic #railings #schoolhousewhite #paint #kitchen #modernrustic

Talking of contrasts, I just adore the way School House White creates a pale frame leading the eye through to the dark and dramatic loveliness of Railings.

love this rustic utility room painted in Drop Cloth and Shadow White by Farrow & Ball to create a modern rustic feel with painted beams and rustic tongue and groove panelling, vintage finds just one of the stunning ideas I've shared for creating a modern rustic feel in your home #farrowandball #dropcloth #shadowwhite #rustic #paint #utility

If you’re looking for ideas for painting your woodwork to create a modern rustic feel, what about Drop Cloth? I am slightly obsessed with this colour – shown here with Shadow White on the walls.

love this pale pink and white kitchen painted in Setting Plaster and School House White paint by Farrow & Ball to create a vintage country modern rustic kitchen feel. Just one of the stunning ideas I've shared #farrowandball #kitchen #rustic #settingplaster #schoolhousewhite #painted #kitchen #modernrustic

I never thought I’d entertain the idea of a pink kitchen, but this combination of Setting Plaster on the cupboards and School House White does really appeal.

love this rustic sage green and white kitchen painted in Treron paint by Farrow & Ball to create a vintage country modern rustic kitchen feel. Just one of the stunning ideas I've shared #farrowandball #kitchen #paint #treron #green #kitchen #modernrustic

Perfect sage green anyone? Treron is probably it – shown here with fresh white and marble. I do wish someone would water that plant, however…!

Unique Homestays

Unique Homestays is a great resource for finding interior inspiration as well as the perfect holiday retreat.

I’ve picked out some modern rustic kitchen ideas from a few of their properties, but there are loads more…

From The Creamery in Appledore, Devon:

love this modern rustic kitchen idea with distressed wood kitchen units, open shelves, zinc metal vintage food store as island and vintage finds to add individuality. It's from one of the beautiful Unique Home Stays holiday properties - I've shared the link to book this one in Devon too! #modern #rustic #kitchen #ideas love this modern rustic kitchen idea with distressed wood kitchen units, open shelves, zinc metal vintage food store as island and vintage finds to add individuality. It's from one of the beautiful Unique Home Stays holiday properties - I've shared the link to book this one in Devon too! #modern #rustic #kitchen #ideas

A restrained palette of greys, wood, metal and stone creates a natural, stylish feel. Love the textural individuality of the distressed kitchen units, reclaimed metal zinc food safe as kitchen island and open shelves with vintage finds. Looks like a reclaimed wood splashback too – although I’m thinking tiles in this effect might be more practical against grease spots etc…

And how beautiful is this kitchen from heavenly Alba Beach House in St Ives?

modern rustic kitchen decorating idea - rustic textured white tiles with reclaimed wood open shelves, reclaimed wooden kitchen units, handmade and vintage ceramics, cookware and decorative accessories - just one of the beautiful ideas I've shared, this one from Alba Beach house in St Ives - I've shared all the info you need to book this heavenly haven through Unique Home Stays #modern #rustic #kitchen #decor #ideas #reclaimed modern rustic kitchen decorating idea - rustic textured white tiles with reclaimed wood open shelves, reclaimed wooden kitchen units, handmade and vintage ceramics, cookware and decorative accessories - just one of the beautiful ideas I've shared, this one from Alba Beach house in St Ives - I've shared all the info you need to book this heavenly haven through Unique Home Stays #modern #rustic #kitchen #decor #ideas #reclaimed

I love how mist-matched reclaimed wood has been used to create the cupboard doors, with textural white tiles, open shelves with reclaimed wood, eclectic vintage and handmade ceramics, cookware and accessories and stunning vintage lighting. You can book to stay at this coastal haven with a balcony overhanging the sands of Porthmeor Beach on Unique Homestays.

I also found some inspiration over on The White Company blog. Love these grey open shelves for instance.

open kitchen shelves painted grey with white cookware, white ceramics and rustic wood accessories from The White Company. Click through to get all the details you need to buy these accessories as well as lots of other inspirational modern rustic kitchen decor ideas #modernrustic #kitchen #shelves #grey #frombritainwithlove

Mixed with white cookware, white ceramics and rustic wood, these shelves look fab don’t they? They’d be so easy and cheap to do yourself.

To buy similar cookware, ceramics and accessories from The White Company, check out their Kitchen Accessories department here

I’ve picked out a couple of my own personal favourites:

Love the Portobello 12 piece dinner set – perfect for stacking on open shelves. It’s the slightly uneven edges to this stoneware that makes it for me.

The white Le Creuset round casserole dish is the sort of cookware you’ll have a lifetime. I still have the ancient orange one my mum gave me – and it makes THE BEST stews. A white one will look good enough to have out on display.

And I absolutely adore these willow and glass oven dishes. Perfect for adding a modern rustic touch to simple white linen and ceramic table settings.

So, it occurs to me as I look at these latest finds from The White Company, that I am definitely moving away from the dark dark side right now. Back out into the light. Albeit light with subtle, mushroomy taupe, undertones. Not drab at all. Subtle, soft and easy to live with is how I’m feeling it. I’ll keep you posted! X

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  1. Gillian Callan says

    October 9, 2020 at 9:48 pm

    Hi, I am also looking to colour match the mushroom colour from Devol. Did you find a match for it? It’s very hard. Any suggestions welcome.

    I also like the second last kitchen above, do you know what colour is on the walls and larder door in that one.

    Thanks Gillian

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    • Laura Dunkley says

      October 10, 2020 at 9:38 am

      Hi Gillian – I ordered a sample of Fired Earth Oak Apple and it does look like a really close match to the Mushroom colour.
      The second to last kitchen photo is the Devol Millhouse Kitchen – they say the cupboards are painted in Printer’s Black, and they say the walls are painted in Charleston Grey – looks like the larder door might be in same colour…? Good luck and let me know how you get on
      https://www.devolkitchens.co.uk/kitchens/shaker-kitchen/millhouse-kitchen

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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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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! 
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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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