Naturally Grown Cut Flowers
For a country famous for its gardens, it is surprising how few of the cut flowers sold in the UK were actually grown here.
Our aim is to grow exquisite cut flowers with the lightest possible carbon footprint.
We grow and harvest our flowers in their natural season. Because they haven’t been chemically treated for long travel, they are often wonderfully scented. Our farming style is always guided by careful stewardship—supporting biodiversity, enriching the soil, and encouraging pollinators.
This means no peat, no chemicals, minimal plastic, no floral foam ever, and as much rain-water harvesting as we can.
Our Journey
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2020
The Farm is just a bare, wind-swept field, 190m above sea-level and open to the elements. At the end of that year we planted trees and hedgerows to start a natural wind break.
2021
We make hundreds of metres of no-dig flower beds and by Spring that year, harvest our first crops.
2022
Our first full season, spent slowly spreading the word about locally-grown natural cut flowers and refining our rather wild and untamed style of floristry.
2023
A derelict field shelter overrun with blackberries becomes a light-filled teaching and events studio; we start harvesting thousands of litres of rain water for irrigation
2024
PYO flowers becomes a popular past-time at the Farm; we double the PYO patches and start hosting pop-up dinners amongst the flowers
2025
We start a partnership with Nicholsons, North Aston so that our flowers, and especially our dried flowers, can be available year round.
2026
Plans for 2026 include an enhanced PYO area, a new dahlia patch, a 100 new rose bushes and more pop-up dining opportunities.
Most cut flowers in the UK - around 85% - are imported, raised on an industrial scale in heated polytunnels with synthetic fertilizers, then flown or trucked across continents. We are part of a growing band of British flower farmers on a mission to provide locals with an alternative: glorious cut flowers, grown in a more natural, sustainable way, with zero air-miles.
Flower beds on the farm are created using the ‘no-dig’ technique. The land had previously been grazed continuously for decades and it was in poor health so to coax it back to life, cardboard was laid over tightly mown grass and then covered with tonnes of thick compost, leaving the soil below undisturbed so that worms could get to work and the hidden mycorrhizal networks recover. Each year, more organic matter is added. Our flowers now grow in rich moisture-retentive soil, which is teaming with worms.
The farm is heavily stocked with foliage—ninebarks, myrtle, broom, eucalyptus, pittosporum, whitebeam, hazel, spindle, beech, rowan, juneberry, viburnum, senecio, osmanthus, willows in many colours, and more. We harvest greenery and blossom from across the wider farmland, too, throughout the seasons.
Roughly three-quarters of our plants are perennials, which use less resources and are sturdier against the vicissitudes of climate change. Many of these we have raised from seed, as well as all the annuals we grow.
Our flowers are field-grown and harvested in their natural season. Because they haven’t been chemically treated for long travel, they are often wonderfully scented. Our farming style is always guided by careful stewardship - supporting biodiversity, enriching the soil, encouraging pollinators. This means no peat, no chemicals, minimal plastic, no floral foam ever and as much rain-water harvesting as we can.
Flowers from The Farm
Chippy Flower Farm is a proud member of Flowers from the Farm, a multi-award winning membership association which champions artisan British cut flower growers. There are now flower farms all over the country, so if we are too far away from you, type in your postcode here to find your nearest grower.
