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We are passionate about all things flowers, and love nothing more than sharing this, sparking a passion in others too. Here, you'll find free guides and our blog packed with information about growing, seasonality, flower arranging and sustainability. Follow us and become part of the Featherstone's family.

Free Guides

Florist arranging spring flowers into a vase

This guide will take you through every step in arranging your spring flowers into a vase to get the very best out of them. This download will give you confidence to create your own display and enjoy sights and scents of spring in your home.

hardy annuals being grown for cut flowers

Download this guide to 10 of our favourite hardy annuals to sow in late winter or early spring. Filled with recommendations for varieties and how to achieve excellent germination for each type of flower.

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Reflecting on 2024: Flower Club Joys and Projects – Now Taking 2025 Bookings!

Jessica Roberts

21 hours ago
2 min

Reflecting on 2024: Flower Club Joys and Projects – Now Taking 2025 Bookings!

At Featherstone Flowers, we’re always blown away by the sense of joy and community that our Flower Club creates every year. With our...

Early Autumn Elegance at Featherstone Flowers

Jessica Roberts

6 days ago
1 min

Early Autumn Elegance at Featherstone Flowers

As autumn settles over the farm, we find ourselves surrounded by a golden transformation. The fields around us have yielded their final...

June Wedding At Greyhound On The Test

Jessica Roberts

Jul 5
2 min

June Wedding At Greyhound On The Test

Weddings are a celebration of what we do. Featherstone's is built on our founding principles - to grow exquisitely beautiful flowers, to...

A Wreath Is Not Just For Christmas

Jessica Roberts

Mar 25
1 min

A Wreath Is Not Just For Christmas

On 14th March we (Katie & Jess) headed into Winchester to create a living spring wreath to hang outside of The Winchester Orangery. We...

It's Celebration Time!

Jessica Roberts

Mar 22
1 min

It's Celebration Time!

We have been working towards this for a long time now and are delighted to announce that we have been accredited by the Sustainable...

Jobs for March

Jessica Roberts

Mar 12
2 min

Jobs for March

You can still be sowing hardy annuals this month, including snapdragons, corncockle, phlox, clary sage, cornflower, scabious, larkspur....

Capturing the moment in a bouquet

Jessica Roberts

Mar 12
1 min

Capturing the moment in a bouquet

Spring has sprung, and with it comes the excitement of creating my first bridal bouquet of the year, filled with the most exquisite...

How to buy sustainable flowers

Jessica Roberts

Mar 5
2 min

How to buy sustainable flowers

Flowers aren't subjected to the same rules or checks as food is which means there's little transparency in where they come from or how...

A garden staple is having a bit of a makeover

Jessica Roberts

Mar 5
2 min

A garden staple is having a bit of a makeover

How do you bring Spring cheer into the garden and the home in late February/early March? Pansies could well be your answer. They have had...

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