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OUR ENGLISH FARM 

Our English farm is where our story began back in 1995. Rosebie Morton started planting roses and herbs in the walled garden of her manor house deep in the heart of Hampshire where she lived with her husband Matthew and their children.

Rosebie's aim was to develop and grow a range of scented garden roses, flowers and herbs with all the natural charm, character and heady scent so often lost in mass-produced varieties.

Our English farm remains dedicated to the small scale production of roses, flowers and herbs that will fill your senses with their unique look, texture and exquisite scent.

Each day Rob, who manages our rose and herb paddocks, and his team walk the miles of rose and herb beds, painstakingly removing dead heads from each bush and plant.
All of our roses and herbs are hand harvested daily. Our teams start early to ensure that our flowers are as fresh as they can be when they are sent over to our workshop for making up into our distinctive bunches.                                                                  

Reducing Our Impact On The Environment

Our English farm has an excellent wildlife habitat over a large area with miles and miles of hedgerow, extensive woodland and ponds providing a rich and diverse range of wildlife. It is a beautiful place to grow our roses, herbs and foliage and at The Real Flower Company we want to keep it that way!

Our roses, foliage and herbs are grown on our arable farm in Hampshire, a farm certified under the Assured Combinable Crops Scheme.

The farm is part of the Countryside Stewardship Scheme and a member of the Farm Wildlife Advisory Group.

We believe it is important that we work in harmony with our environment and all our produce conforms to LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming) standards and we farm under the LEAF Marque.

                                                            

We take great care of the soil structure on the farm and we use minimal tillage to improve and maintain good structure, fertility and worm populations. For watering we only use drip irrigation so that we avoid soil erosion and waste.

Within the rose paddocks there are several types of beehives and we never spray crops when they are in flower in order to protect the bees and any other insects who may be feeding on the flowers. In fact we constantly and carefully monitor the use of chemicals and fertilizers to enhance their benefits and minimize waste. Our plants and rose bushes are planted into Mypex matting which suppresses weeds and means we do not need to use weed killers. As for our packaging it is all recycled including cardboard and plastic.

So what about ‘flower miles’ ? Well, we are happy to say that these are exceptionally low due to our proximity to the main market outlets and we are only 60 miles from London.

“LEAF is committed to a viable agriculture which is environmentally and socially acceptable and ensures the continuity of supply of wholesome, affordable food while conserving and enhancing the fabric and wildlife of the countryside for future generations.” www.leafuk.org  14/10/2007

 

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