British Flowers Week is one of my favourite weeks of the year. Not because anything special happens in the flower field (the weeds certainly don’t take a week off!), but because it’s a chance to celebrate something I care deeply about: flowers grown here in Britain, in season, and close to home.

Most imported flowers are flown thousands of miles before they even reach the UK, often grown using chemical-heavy methods, heated greenhouses, and huge amounts of water. British-grown flowers, on the other hand, leave a far lighter footprint.

As Wye Grow has grown, so have I. What began as a family veg patch and a love of flowers slowly shaped itself into something more defined — and far more exciting.