The Edible Flowers Blog
Toby Buckland’s Garden Festival – 2nd-3rd May 2014
We will be at Toby Buckland’s Garden Festival at Powderham Castle, nr Exeter on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd May. Come and find us in the courtyard, along with Maddocks Farm Organics who will be bringing a fantastic selection of … Continue reading
Using edible flowers to decorate cheese
Edible flowers can make a stunning addition to any cheeseboard, buffet or ploughmans, whether you are using soft or hard cheeses. These can be prepared the day before and are then ready as and when you need them. Try a … Continue reading
Edible Flowers & Companion Planting
I had an email today asking me about edible flowers and companion planting and it reminded me that I have long been intending to compile a list of edible flowers which can be used for companion planting. I have got … Continue reading
Meet us at The Edible Garden Show
We are excited to announce that we will be at The Edible Garden Show in Alexandra Palace, 28-30 March 2014. The show is a fantastic opportunity to find out about all elements of edible gardening, including vegetables, foraging for wild … Continue reading
Sorry for the lack of blogging!!
Just to say that despite all good intentions I have failed to find enough time to sit down and write much recently – I have been so busy doing the day to day elements of running the business and looking … Continue reading
Free seed giveaway!
We currently have a giveaway on our Facebook page – eight of our most popular packs of edible flower seeds with recipe booklets free to one lucky person! Find us on Facebook to enter.
Beautiful edible confetti…
Just had to share these beautiful photos sent to me by a lovely customer in Italy who has grown and dried her own edible flower confetti. I know she is going to be doing some more in the future so … Continue reading
Gorgeous confetti flower cakes
I have been having a bit of a peruse through the internet this afternoon, and got completely sidetracked on Facebook (as you do!) and found these lovely cakes made by DidiCakes using cornflower and calendula petals. How lovely do these … Continue reading
Cornflower Coloured Cupcakes!
I have been having a bit of a play with my dried cornflower petals this weekend as I had a request from my toddler for some “blue and pink cakes”. I am not too keen on him eating food with … Continue reading
Autumn is the time to sow some hardy edible flowers…..
You may not realise it but many annual edible flowers can be sown in August and September for an early crop of flowers next spring. If you sow them in the autumn you can be enjoying your beautiful edible flowers … Continue reading
Edible Flowers to Sow in July
We are well in to summer now, even if the weather might sometimes tell you otherwise.! However, there are still plenty of edible flowers that you can sow in July and August to fill your garden or windowbox with beautiful … Continue reading
Kale Flower & Lemon Spaghetti
Are you wondering what to do with your kale flowers once your kale plant has begun to bolt or nears the end of its life? Kale flowers provide you with a delicious, nutrituous and colourful second crop which should never … Continue reading
Edible Flowers to Sow in June
It might already be summer but it is not too late to sow more edible flowers to fill your garden with beautiful and delicious flowers. See your garden in a whole new way and get eating those flowers!! Borage is … Continue reading
Edible Flowers to Sow in May
Spring is well and truly here and there are plenty of beautiful and delicious flowers you can plant right now….. Borage is a very decorative plant which grows quickly and easily and provides beautiful blue, star-shaped flowers throughout summer. The … Continue reading
Your Perfect Garden
Read all about us in the inspirational new magazine, Your Perfect Garden……
Easter Primrose Cake
Add some sugared Wild Primroses to your Easter Primrose Cake for a delicious and beautiful Easter treat. Ingredients: 175g light brown caster sugar 175g butter, room temperature 175g self raising flour 3 large eggs 25g ground almonds 2 tbsp milk … Continue reading
Edible Flowers to Sow in April
Spring is here and summer is on the way! There is a wide range of edible flowers you can sow in April so start planning your delicious and beautiful edible flower garden now…. Broad Bean, Bunyards Exhibition has flowers which … Continue reading
How to Make Natural Food Colouring
Never again do you need to buy food colouring, or use artificially created colours. Growing and making your own natural food colouring is incredibly easy with edible flowers. Children love to decorate cakes and biscuits with brightly coloured icing but … Continue reading
Edible Flowers to Sow in March
Spring is nearly here and summer is on the way! Find out here which edible flowers you can sow in March, and start planning your delicious and beautiful edible flower garden…. Broad Bean, Bunyards Exhibition has flowers which are simply … Continue reading
Delivery to Europe
We are pleased to announce that we are now able to dispatch orders to the following European countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, … Continue reading
Edible Flowers to Sow in February
Hooray, spring is getting closer! Find out here which edible flowers you can sow in February and start planning your edible flower garden…. Broad Bean, Bunyards Exhibition has flowers which are simply delicious; they have a lovely sweet, fresh bean … Continue reading
How to Make Sugared Petal Crush
Make beautifully decorated cakes or desserts by adding a little of your own sugared petal crush. Separate the petals from the flowers. Petals are easily removed by cutting the base of the flower head through the calyx (the part at … Continue reading
How to Sugar your Flowers
Once you have sown and grown your own edible flowers, one of the most satisfying and beautiful ways to use them is to sugar them. Sugared flowers are fantastic for decorating cakes or desserts, or as a striking addition to … Continue reading
Edible Flowers to Sow in January
We may still be in the middle of winter but you can still start planning your edible flower garden for summer by sowing some of our brightly coloured dianthus or violas…… Dianthus Parfait Dianthus are popular edible flowers which make … Continue reading
New range of Dianthus…
We are pleased to have added three new Dianthus to our range of flowers, Super Parfait Raspberry, Super Parfait Strawberry and Super Parfait Red Peppermint. These beautiful flowers are ideal for decorating and garnishing sweet and savoury dishes, and excellent … Continue reading
Edible Flower Seed Collections
Due to popular demand we have now added five new edible flower seed collection gift sets to our shop. Each one contains five carefully selected individual packets of edible flower seeds, five 8-page growing and recipe leaflets and five plant … Continue reading
Unusual Gift Vouchers
Looking for unusual gift vouchers? We now have unusual Gift Vouchers available to buy online so you can buy a unique gift for friends and family while at the same time letting them choose their own favourite edible flowers. We … Continue reading
Free Seeds!
In conjunction with Kitchen Garden Magazine we are giving away 15 sets of 5 packets of seeds this month. Anyone wishing to have the chance to choose 5 packets of seeds for themselves should do so via Kitchen Garden Magazine … Continue reading
Chive Flower Butter
Chive Flower Butter is a really quick and easy way to enjoy chive flowers and can be used to add colour and flavour to savoury snacks and dishes. Start by collecting a small bunch of chive flowers by cutting off … Continue reading
Ruby Country Market
We will be at Ruby Country Market in Hatherleigh on Saturday 1 December 2012. Find us in the Food Hall. Check out their website for a full programme of events and to find out who else will be there. There … Continue reading
Edible Flowers to Sow in October
Many people think that nothing can be grown at this time of year, but they would be wrong! Wild flowers are particularly suited to sowing in the autumn as they require a period of cold weather to encourage them to … Continue reading
Hello and welcome…..
Hello and welcome to The Edible Flower Shop. Over the coming months I will be adding exciting news and articles about the wonderful world of edible flowers. In the meantime, why not sign up to the newsletter to make sure … Continue reading
Customer Comments
“I’ve been meaning to send you a note with feedback from my friend that I bought the gift pack for… She absolutely loved it! She thought that the content, packaging and information were all excellent. She loved the bag it … Continue reading →