Florence & james kennedy

Inspired ideas and buys for the great outdoors

Walking around the room, Lucy Ashton watches people gently arrange stems of dahlias, snapdragons and rosemary. The air smells faintly of lavender. Someone leans over to compliment a neighbour’s bouque

Fashion and florals may sound familiar, but in the hands of these florists and farmers the story feels entirely new. They’re blazing a trail – quietly reshaping flowers, one stem at a time…

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Mary Keen visits the organically run Chippy Flower Farm in Oxfordshire, set up five years ago and already a great success locally–especially its pick-your-own area