A Twitter conversation yesterday about Asparagus with the lovely Suse who twitters as @guardianfood made me realise how lucky we are down here on this farm in West Sussex.

Our office, floristry studio, workshop and packing shed are not based on our actual rose farm. We're a few miles futher east on the A272 on another farm; Durleighmarsh Farm.

Durleighmarsh farm is a fabulous farm in own right. It's famous for growing Asparagus with 100 acres of farm land allocated to it!

The farm supply many very important retailers with Asparagus but you can also buy it freshly picked on the farm from the brilliant farm shop which is run by Alison and Roger.

It's wonderful here in the summer too as 25 acres acres are devoted to 12 fruit crops and over 20 different types of vegetables and herbs - most of which you can pick yourself in season.

Back to the Asparagus! Its £2.70 for approximately 19 spears (454 g) or 2 for just £5, and £4.25 for the kitchen-grade basket (1.36 kg) which is perfect for soups, tarts and just general eating.

Luckily, I absolutely love Asparagus. My favorite way of eating it when it's as fresh as it is on this farm is to simply boil it for 5 minutes then serve with either butter or olive oil and parmesan shavings. Fabulous!