A Year of Cut Flowers

Bringing winter flowers inside - Part 3: Aconites and snowdrops

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These tiny flowers growing under an old chestnut tree can be dug up, potted up in china bowls, brought inside for decoration, and returned to the ground once the flowers are over.

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Bringing Winter Flowers Inside

Part 3: Aconites and Snowdrops

These small flowers - aconites, snowdrops and cyclamens - growing under an old chestnut tree will brighten any room in winter months. We love digging them up for decorative pots indoors and we replant them in the ground after their flowers are gone.

Aconites, tiny yellow plants with attractively shaped flowers, are the first to appear soon after Christmas and look good potted in shallow china dishes.

'There are actually over 1000 cultivars of snowdrops! One of our favourites is 'Sam Arnott', which is larger than the common Galanthus nivalis and also has an incredible scent. They can be brought indoors in a clump of soil and later divided to multiply in the garden.'

Plant Directory

Cyclamen

common name: cyclamen

Eranthis

common name: aconite

Galanthus

common name: snowdrop

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The Land Gardeners

Award-winning garden designers and cut flower growers on a mission to save our soil.

Garden designers, flower growers and compost creators, Henrietta Courtauld and Bridget Elworthy joined forces to found The Land Gardeners in 2012. United by their passion for organically grown plants and a shared interest in soil health, they began by growing and selling cut flowers to esteemed florists, and worked on restoring historic gardens to their former glory. Most recently, they launched Climate Compost - a project born from years of inquisitive research into soil biology with the aim of creating a microbially rich compost that produces nutrient dense crops, while also supporting and boosting the local ecosystem. With an unwavering commitment to improving the health of our land and its biodiversity, The Land Gardeners’ approach is one of sensitivity, unparalleled expertise and, above all, a loving respect for the natural world and its preservation.

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