For some years the media have been talking about ‘food miles’, encouraging us to buy food that has been locally grown, locally produced, locally made. It’s a good way of reducing carbon emissions and other ways that we consume and pollute our beautiful planet. Eating locally and seasonally available food means no hothouses too. It’s time to think the same way about flowers …
Jacqui Franklin, an artisan florist with 20 years experience, has started growing her own flowers just up the hill from Sun Rising. As well as supplying florists further afield, Jacqui’s flowers are available at Tysoe Post Office. For families who would like to lay a few cut flowers on a new grave or by a memorial plaque here at Sun Rising, on those special occasions, this is wonderfully local …
Under the name Hope and Glory Flowers, Jacqui is working with husband Alan, whose landscaping business ProGardens has helped us out at Sun Rising with end-of-season mowing for the last few years. Jacqui can be reached on hopeandgloryflowerco@gmail.com. Hope and Glory are part of Flowers from the Farm, a national movement supporting small British flower growers, reducing ‘flower miles’ and the carbon footprint of the cut flower industry.