We have just taken delivery of 1500 Spring flowering bulbs for 2027 which we will start potting up in the next couple of weeks. There will be 6 varieties for people to choose from next year, including 2 narcissus, 2 dwarf tulips, anemones and, for the first time for us, Ipheions which are also known as Spring Starflowers. Once they’ve been potted up they’ll be kept in one of our polytunnels until the shoots start to appear in the New Year, and will go on sale from late Januar

A big thank you to the Wokingham Lions Club for the supersized cheque that they presented to us recently. Their generous donation will help us to continue to improve the important facilities we have at the farm. Jennifer Rawsthorn from the Lions met with David Baker, the Chairman of the Growing Places Trustees, to hand over the cheque and see for herself the good work that is being done there for the benefit of all the people we support.

It was Open Week at the farm last week, with families of clients meeting up with friends and staff to see for themselves the improvements that have been made since last summer. And of course no Open Week would be complete without the clients receiving their coveted Growing Places certificates. Well done to everybody!