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🌹We are reopening for the 2024 season this Wednesday 27th March 🎉 you can find us just off the A151 just outside Corby Glen, we can be found on Google Maps and if you use what3words the location is PETAL.ACTED.CARESSING We planted some early season tulips last Autumn meaning we are open two weeks earlier than last year - after these tulips have been picked we might need to close for a few days before the next tulips are ready so please be sure to check we are open before you leave home. For those of you who have not been before but also a reminder to regular ‘pickers’ please see some useful information below:- 🌷The Picking Patch is ‘self-service’ and therefore unmanned 🌷 We will be open from ⏰ 9am to 6pm every day whilst there are flowers to pick 🌷 You can pay by 💷 cash using the cash box by the exit or by PayPal, there is a QR code you can scan to pay via your PayPal account. You will need the PayPal App on your phone beforehand. The QR code can also be found via the link in the bio on Instagram 🌷 The Picking Patch is a field and therefore there is uneven ground underfoot, so please wear suitable 🥾 footwear and take care whilst walking around. 🌷The site is also quite 🌬windy, even on a day where light winds are forecast, so wrap up warm 🌷There are no 🚻 toilet facilities on site so please ensure you are ‘comfortable’ before you arrive 🌷We provide secateurs ✂️ for you to borrow during your visit. Please return them to the basket provided when you leave but as these are sharp please take care when using them and do not let children use them without adult supervision 🌷£ Prices per stem can be found on notices around the field by the crops that are ready to pick and by the cash box. Throughout the Spring and Summer there will be several different types of flower 🌷🌻to pick but as they are seasonal they won’t all be available at once 🌷As much as we love them unfortunately for health and safety reasons we are sorry but NO DOGS 🐶 are allowed on the field We look forward to seeing you. If you have any questions please contact us and we will get back to you ASAP #pyoflowers #flowerfield #pyotulips #corbyglen #corbyglenflowerfield #thepickingpatch

UPDATE SOLD OUT ALREADY - thank you so much everyone 🌷🌷🌷

🌷Mother’s Day Weekend Tulip Pop-up🌷 Thank you to everyone who came along to the tulip pop-up in January, our next one is the day before Mothering Sunday. Saturday 9th March - 9am until noon or until sold out - at The Picking Patch. For the avoidance of doubt these are lovely Lincolnshire grown tulips - fresh and grown by the best tulip 🌷 grower I know @emcolefarmsltd the pick- your-own Picking Patch tulips 🌷 won’t be ready to pick until later in the Spring. There will be a range of tulip bouquets and also smaller bunches too. Looking forward to seeing you there #flowerfield #corbyglen #grantham #lincolnshire #flowerstall #tulippopup #lincolnshiregrown #thepickingpatchuk #flowerpopup #mothersdayflowers #mothersdaytlulips #colsterworth #thingstodoinlincolnshire

1st Picking Patch Pop-up of 2024🌷 Thank you to everyone who responded to my poll and the positive response to tulip 🌷pop-up’s pre the P.Y.O season. So we will start on Saturday 27th January 9am until 11am or until sold out 🤞🏻 at The Picking Patch Lincolnshire grown tulips 🌷- fresh and grown by the best tulip grower I know @emcolefarmsltd I will post closer to the date too as a reminder Looking forward to seeing you there #pyoflowers #flowerfield #pyoflowerfield #corbyglen #grantham #lincolnshire #pyotulips #pyoflowerslincolnshire #thepickingpatchuk #flowerpopup #lincolnshiregrown #lincolnshiretulips #britishtulips #locallygrownflowers

Happy New Year from The Picking Patch. We are exited to see, in addition to what we have planned, what 2024 has in store for us. I am sitting planning the post-tulip 🌷pick your own season but I am also planning the pre-pick your own tulip 🌷season at the patch. Like the peony pop-ups later in the year I am planning tulip 🌷pop-ups with beautiful Lincolnshire grown tulips, grown by an excellent grower whom I have known and worked with for years. Are occasional Saturday morning tulip pop-ups something you would be interested in? Please comment below - I will also set up a poll in stories #pyoflowers #flowerfield #pyoflowerfield #corbyglen #grantham #lincolnshire #pyotulips #pyoflowerslincolnshire #thepickingpatchuk #flowerpopup #lincolnshiretulips #growninlincolnshire #ukgrowntulips

Thank you for visiting The Picking Patch this year . The tulips 🌷 are planted for the 2024 season . Have a happy, peaceful festive season 🎄🎄🎄

We might be rapidly heading towards the festive season but today the next addition of tulips were planted in The Picking Patch ready for next Spring. We refresh the tulips 🌷 each year as after about three years in the patch the tulips tend to need replacing. We have bought a range of tulips that should flower over a longer period🤞🏻 We are looking forward to seeing them emerge and grow ready for picking next year. 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷 #pyoflowers #flowerfield #pyoflowerfield #corbyglen #grantham #lincolnshire #pyotulips #pyoflowerslincolnshire #thepickingpatchuk

🎄There are still places available to book. Now that Halloween has been and gone are you starting to plan for Christmas? 🎄The Picking Patch and popupblooms.com have got together again to host a Festive Wreath Workshop in Corby Glen. 🎄Come and have fun, maybe learn a new skill, and create your very own festive wreath. 🎄No previous experience is needed. You will make a traditional 12" moss-based wreath with festive foliage and decorate it with a wide choice of natural festive decorations and a bow, and finally a ribbon to hang up your wreath. 🎄Everything you need is provided plus festive refreshments. 🎄If you are coming along with a friend or relative why not take advantage of the double ticket option. 🎄Saturday 9th December 2023 2.00 - 4.30pm Location: Corby Glen Ron Dawson Memorial Hall & Playing Field, Swinstead Road, Corby Glen, Lincolnshire, NG33 4NU To find out more and to book please follow the link in the bio or go to www.popupblooms.com/shop/workshops #festivewreath #wreathworkshop #thingstodoingrantham #christmasiscoming🎄 #corbyglen #pyoflowers #popupbloomsworkshops #thingstodoinlincolnshire #doorwreath #festiveworkshop

💐 A huge big THANK YOU to everyone who has been and supported The Picking Patch this year - I really appreciate it - especially in my first year of taking over and running it 🌻 To say it has been a challenging year would be an understatement ! 🌞 The weather for a start - a very dry June; the wildlife - rabbits, 🐇 & hares eating all the summer crops 🌻 finally managing to get a late summer 🌻 crop and then Storm Babet arrived 😊 but I am still smiling and thankful. I have learnt a lot this year and have lots of plans for 2024 🌷 so I look forward to opening up the patch for the tulip season in 2024 🌷in the meantime I will keep you up to date on the goings on on the patch Thank you so much for following, visiting, cutting flowers, coming to the peony pop up’s and generally engaging in what we do 🙏🏻 #thepickingpatchuk #corbyglen #corbyglenflowerfield #pyoflowers #pyoflowerslincolnshire #corbyglen #grantham #lincolnshire #pyo

That’s a Sunflower 🌻 Wrap I am afraid - the weather has done it’s worst but at least there have been some 🌻 to pick that the hares didn’t eat !! Thank you so much to everyone who has come and supported The Picking Patch this year I really appreciate it. I will leave the sunflowers for the birds and insects as long as possible until we need to plant next year’s tulips 🌷 We will be back in the Spring and we look forward to seeing you then. 🌻🌻🌻🌷🌷🌷

🎃 Pumpkins are not just for Halloween 👻 !!! Why not do this simple project at home Step 1 - take one 🎃 cut the top off and hollow it out Step 2 - find a suitable container - like a large empty jam jar or a wide bottomed plastic bottle cut down to size and put it inside your hollowed out 🎃 and fill with 💧 Step 3 - take the leaves off of the 🌻🌻🌻🌻 you have picked @thepickingpatchuk 😀😀😀 Step 4 - cut a few stems from your garden or foraged stems (ensure you have permission first) of foliage and berries, for example Step 5 - get creative - I normally put some of the foliage stems in first, cut down to a suitable size, and then start to add the 🌻 then add a few more of the other stems and keep adding until it looks nice and full Step 5 - display it somewhere cool out of the sun Step 6 - don’t forget to top up the container regularly with 💧- 🌻are thirsty things #pumpkinvase #funwithpumpkins #sunflowervase #pyoflowers #pyosunflowers #corbyglen #pyo #thingstodoonarainyday #craftproject #sunnysunflowers

🎄Some of the fun and beautiful creations from last year’s popupblooms’ Festive Wreath Workshops. I love taking workshops, especially the Festive kind. Places can still be booked on my @thepickingpatchuk workshop (p.s. I am also the person behind @pop_upblooms ) 🎄Saturday 9th December in at The Ron Dawson Mermorial Hall, Corby Glen, at 2pm until 4.30pm Come along, enjoy a few hours creating your own beautiful, traditional wreath made on a moss base with fresh seasonal foliage, natural decorations and ribbons galore! Why not take advantage of the double ticket discount ? No previous experience is needed, I will take you through step-by-step and everything you need is provided plus festive refreshments. To find out more and to book please go to the link in the bio #festivewreathworkshops #festivewreath #wreathworkshop #wreathworkshopgrantham #christmasiscoming🎄 #craftworkshop #localwreathworkshop #makeyourownwreath #popupbloomsworkshops #wreathworkshops #festiveworkshop #christmaswreaths #christmaswreathmaking #christmaswreathworkshop

🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 we will be open every day 9am to 5pm all the time there are enough good quality 🌻 to pick. #pyoflowers #flowerfield #pyosunflowers #corbyglen #corbyglenflowerfield #thepickingpatchuk

Earlier today it was 21 degrees up at The Patch and a tad breezy but a warm breeze. There are still lots of sunflowers to pick and more starting to just show colour too. Sunflowers 🌻 are such cheerful smiley flowers In fact ‘Golden’ !!!! 🌻🌻🌻!!! #sunflowerseason #flowerpopup #thepickingpatchuk #corbyglen #thingstodoinlincolnshire #localflowers #flowerfield #pyo #pyoflowers #corbyglensheepfair

🐑It is the 785th Corby Glen Sheep Fair this weekend 🌻The Picking Patch will be open from 9.00am to 5.00pm all weekend 🌻Why not visit on the way to or on the way home from the 🐑 Sheep Fair and pick your own 🌻sunflowers 🪣if you decide to visit on your way to the fair don’t forget to bring a bucket of water 💧to put your sunflowers in in your car whilst you are enjoying the fair so they can keep hydrated as sunflowers are very thirsty 🍺!! flowers Have a lovely weekend 🐑🐑🐑🌻🌻🌻 #sunflowerseason #flowerpopup #thepickingpatchuk #corbyglen #thingstodoinlincolnshire #localflowers #flowerfield #pyo #pyoflowers #corbyglensheepfair

🌻🌻thank you to everyone who has come along to The Picking Patch over the last few days 🌻🌻 There are still lots of sunflowers to pick. We would love to see photos of the 🌻sunflowers you pick in their ‘forever’ homes - please tag us and we will share . #pyoflowers #flowerfield #pyosunflowers #corbyglen #corbyglenflowerfield #thepickingpatchuk

Just a little further information for you 🌻🌻🌻

🌻We are reopening from now, we finally have some sunflowers !! 🎉🎉 at last ! You can find us just off the A151 just outside Corby Glen, we can be found on Google Maps and if you use what3words the location is PETAL.ACTED.CARESSING For those of you who have not been before but also a reminder to previous ‘pickers’ please see some useful information below:- 🌻The Picking Patch is ‘self-service’ and therefore unmanned 🌻 The Patch will be open every day whilst there are sunflowers to pick 🌻You can pay by 💷 cash using the cash box by the exit or by PayPal, there is a QR code you can scan to pay via your PayPal account. The QR code can also be found via the link in the bio on Instagram 🌻the sunflowers are 80p per stem 🌻The Picking Patch is a field and therefore there is uneven ground underfoot, so please wear suitable 🥾 footwear and take care whilst walking around. 🌻The site is also quite 🌬windy, even on a day where light winds are forecast, so wrap up warm 🌻There are no 🚻 toilet facilities on site so please ensure you are ‘comfortable’ before you arrive 🌻We provide secateurs ✂️ for you to borrow during your visit. Please return them to the basket provided when you leave but as these are sharp please take care when using them and do not let children use them without adult supervision 🌻As much as we love them unfortunately for health and safety reasons we are sorry but no dogs 🐶 are allowed on the field If you have any questions please contact us and we will get back to you ASAP #pyoflowers #flowerfield #pyosunflowers #corbyglen #corbyglenflowerfield #thepickingpatchuk

🌞It might be sweltering outside but Christmas can’t be forgotten ! 🎄 🎄The Picking Patch and popupblooms.com have got together again to host a Festive Wreath Workshop in Corby Glen. 🎄Come and have fun, maybe learn a new skill, and create your very own festive wreath. 🎄No previous experience is needed. You will make a traditional 12" moss-based wreath with festive foliage and decorate it with a wide choice of natural festive decorations and a bow, and finally a ribbon to hang up your wreath. 🎄Everything you need is provided plus festive refreshments. 🎄If you are coming along with a friend or relative why not take advantage of the double ticket option. 🎄Saturday 9th December 2023 2.00 - 4.30pm Location: Corby Glen Ron Dawson Memorial Hall & Playing Field, Swinstead Road, Corby Glen, Lincolnshire, NG33 4NU To find out more and to book please follow the link in the bio or go to www.popupblooms.com/shop/workshops #festivewreath #wreathworkshop #thingstodoingrantham #christmasiscoming🎄 #corbyglen #pyoflowers #popupbloomsworkshops #thingstodoinlincolnshire #doorwreath #festiveworkshop

Thank you to all of you who have popped along so far - I am defying the weather under my gazebo and the car boot !! I am here until 5.30pm or until sold out. The sun is currently shining . I have lovely sunflowers , campanulas and lilies all £4 a bunch for five stems. Some lovely Cala lilies in pots £6 each, And I have made up some bouquets £10 each . Everything grown near Spalding and collected fresh from the growers yesterday. See you soon. We have a card machine or you can pay by cash or you can pay by PayPal. #sunflowerseason #flowerpopup #thepickingpatchuk #corbyglen #thingstodoinlincolnshire #localflowers #flowerfield #pyo #pyoflowers

🌻We are selling Lincolnshire grown flowers at a special bank holiday weekend pop-up on Saturday 26th August at The Picking Patch from 3.30pm until 5.30pm or until sold out🌻 We are still working on getting the picking patch open for pick-your-own sunflowers 🌻 but in the meantime we thought we would hold a pop-up of Lincolnshire grown flowers for you to purchase and enjoy, including sunflowers 🌻 We will have a card machine or you can pay by cash or PayPal. Looking forward to seeing you there, the pick-your-own part of the Picking Patch field itself will remain closed for picking until the next crops are ready🤞🏻 #sunflowerseason #flowerpopup #thepickingpatchuk #corbyglen #thingstodoinlincolnshire #localflowers #flowerfield #pyo #pyoflowers #locallygrown #locallygrownflowers #lincolnshiregrownflowers

🌻We are back with a special bank holiday weekend pop-up on Saturday 26th August 3.30pm until 5.30pm or until sold out🌻 We are still working on getting the picking patch open for pick your own sunflowers 🌻 but in the meantime we thought we would hold a pop-up of Lincolnshire grown flowers for you to enjoy. We will have a card machine or you can pay by cash or PayPal. Looking forward to seeing you there, the Picking Patch field itself will remain closed for picking until the next crops are ready🤞🏻 #sunflowerseason #flowerpopup #thepickingpatchuk #corbyglen #thingstodoinlincolnshire #localflowers #flowerfield #pyo #pyoflowers #lincolnshiregrownflowers

🌻A sunflower update 🌻 We are having one last attempt for this season to have a crop of sunflowers to pick. Yesterday we planted the first planting of three plantings over the next few weeks. We are going to do as much as we can to try and protect the plants from the ravenous hares🐇 (there is no brown hare emoji!) Fingers crossed🤞🏻 we are able to achieve one last hurrah of 🌻for this year. The picking patch has pretty much 99.9% been eaten by hares, or suffered from the long dry period, and so I am sorry we currently have nothing worth opening for, only a tiny handful of stems, so let’s hope that this last hurrah is successful In the meantime I am thinking of holding a few pop up’s through the summer with Lincolnshire grown sunflowers and other flowers - would this be something you would be interested in ? If so please comment below Thank you for your patience 🌻🌻🌻🌻 #pyoflowers #naughtyhares #thejoysofgrowingflowers #pyosunflowers #corbyglen #thepickingpatch

🌻A PICKING PATCH UPDATE🌻 A number of you have kindly been in touch to ask when we will be open again for picking. In truth I am not sure yet - as I said in my previous post we are facing a number of challenges at the patch :- - 💧lack of rain for many weeks means that apart from the weeds, which I swear would survive any harsh condition and still grow, the sunflower 🌻 seeds that we planted have struggled to grow - Then when they have managed to push through and despite protecting them early on the hares🐇 have had a field day and continue to do so eating them - They have eaten all but a few of the sunflowers, most of the gladioli and a fair few of the dahlias, it is worse this year I am told than last year. - It is so disappointing and frustrating - We will give it one last go at getting some sunflowers in the ground this week and somehow protecting them from being eaten in a commercially viable way, fingers crossed that there will be something to enjoy picking late summer. So thank you for asking when we are opening and for your support, as soon as I know if we have a pickable crop I will let you know please keep your eyes 👀 on here. In the meantime I am planning some possible Picking Patch activities for September.

🌸Thank you so much to everyone who ‘popped’ along to The Picking Patch Peony Pop-ups this season 🌸 The Lincolnshire peony harvest is now over for another year. Thank you for all the likes and sharing of your peonies in their forever homes. I will keep you updated on when The Picking Patch will be open again for PYO flowers this summer - I need you all to do your rain 🌧 dances please and subconsciously will the hares to move on to pastures new. The hares are eating anything that has had the strength to push through the soil and it is rather challenging at the moment - but hopefully we will get some rain, the hares find something else tasty to eat and we will have enough stems to open up for PYO in the the next few months . #pyoflowers #pyoflowerfield #thepickingpatchuk #lincolnshire #corbyglen #thingstodoinlincolnshire #grantham #familydaysout #pyo #pickyourownflowers

🌸 The next Picking Patch Peony Pop-up will be on Sunday 11th June from 3.30pm to 5.30pm 🌸 Last weekend I sold out within an hour - thank you to everyone who came along - it was the first time I had sold out, so I will bring more bunches this weekend but again if I sell out I will update on here. The Peony bunches are £5 each We will have a card machine or you can pay by cash or PayPal. Looking forward to seeing you there, the Picking Patch field itself will remain closed for picking until the next crops are ready. #peonyseason #peonypopup #flowerpopup #thepickingpatchuk #corbyglen #thingstodoinlincolnshire #localflowers #flowerfield #pyo #pyoflowers

🌸The next Picking Patch peony pop-up will be this Saturday 3rd June from 3.30pm to 5.30pm or until sold out 🌸 The Peony bunches are £5 each We will have a card machine or you can pay by cash or PayPal. Looking forward to seeing you there, the Picking Patch field itself will remain closed for picking until the next crops are ready. #peonyseason #peonypopup #flowerpopup #thepickingpatchuk #corbyglen #thingstodoinlincolnshire #localflowers #flowerfield #pyo #pyoflowers

Thank you to everyone who came along to yesterday’s peony pop-up, I have loved seeing all your peony pictures over the last few weeks. We will be back again ‘popping-up’ next weekend with beautiful Lincolnshire grown peonies - date and time TBC - but will post as soon as I know. Happy Bank Holiday Monday #peonyseason #peonypopup #flowerpopup #thepickingpatchuk #corbyglen #thingstodoinlincolnshire #localflowers #flowerfield #pyo #pyoflowers

🌸The next Picking Patch peony pop-up will be this Sunday 28th May from 3pm to 5.30pm or until sold out 🌸 The Peony bunches are £5 each We will have a card machine or you can pay by cash or PayPal. Looking forward to seeing you there, the Picking Patch field itself will remain closed for picking until the next crops are ready. #peonyseason #peonypopup #flowerpopup #thepickingpatchuk #corbyglen #thingstodoinlincolnshire #localflowers #flowerfield #pyo #pyoflowers

How on earth have we got to Friday again already ? 🌸The next Picking Patch peony pop-up will be this Sunday 28th May from 3pm to 5.30pm🌸 Thank you so much to all of you who took part in the poll for pop-up’s on Instagram and Facebook- combining the two results it was pretty much 50:50 Saturday afternoon vs Sunday afternoon so I will try and alternate them each week if possible. The Peony bunches are £5 each We will have a card machine or you can pay by cash or PayPal. Looking forward to seeing you there, the Picking Patch field itself will remain closed for picking until the next crops are ready. #peonyseason #peonypopup #flowerpopup #thepickingpatchuk #corbyglen #thingstodoinlincolnshire #localflowers #flowerfield #pyo #pyoflowers

🐝 Today is World Bee Day 🐝 As we know bees and other pollinators perform a fundamental process in ecosystems, both in the natural world and within agriculture. At the Picking Patch we have created bug hotels for insects and pollinators and other beasties 🐜 🕷 🐞 but can also provide homes for solitary bees and bumblebees 🐝 The field margins, the areas all the way around the field, provide a diverse range of habitats and also pollen and nectar for bees and other pollinators. In addition, once the sunflowers 🌻 in particular are flowering in the patch, the bees just love the centres of the sunflowers, they are made up of small tubular flowers which contain pollen and nectar. When you next visit the patch, when we are open for picking, take a look at the bug hotels and when the sunflowers are flowering see how many different types of bees you can spot. 🐝Happy World Bee Day 🐝 #worldbeeday #pollinators #pyo #pyoflowers #pyoflowerfield #corbyglen #lincolnshirepyo #thepickingpatchuk #worldbeeday🐝

❗️PEONY POP-UP UPDATE ❗️ Due to a few logistical challenges I am going to have to move Saturday’s pop-up to Sunday this weekend - apologies. Please see below for updated timings :- 🌸 Friday evening 19th May 5-6.30pm or until sold out 🌸 Sunday afternoon 21st May 3-4.30pm or until sold out We will also have cut allium stems from the patch to purchase. - Peonies £5 per bunch - Alliums £3 per bunch We will have a card machine or you can pay by cash or PayPal. Looking forward to seeing you there, the Picking Patch field itself will remain closed for picking until the next crops are ready. #peonyseason #peonypopup #flowerpopup #thepickingpatchuk #corbyglen #thingstodoinlincolnshire #localflowers #flowerfield #pyo #pyoflowers

We have some news - the first peony ‘pop-ups’ of the season are starting this week🎉 The peony season is a little behind where it was last year but the harvest has now started. The peonies are grown in Lincolnshire and at each pop-up there will be different varieties depending on what is ready. We will be holding two this week:- 🌸 Friday evening 19th May 5-6.30pm or until sold out 🌸 Saturday afternoon 20th May 4-5.30pm or until sold out We will also have cut allium stems from the patch to purchase. - Peonies £5 per bunch - Alliums £3 per bunch We will have a card machine or you can pay by cash or PayPal. Looking forward to seeing you there, the Picking Patch field itself will remain closed for picking until the next crops are ready. #peonyseason #peonypopup #flowerpopup #thepickingpatchuk #corbyglen #thingstodoinlincolnshire #localflowers #flowerfield #pyo #pyoflowers

Whilst we are between crops at the Picking Patch I thought I would take the opportunity to introduce myself, the new face behind the patch. My name is Paula Edgington and it is a privilege to have taken on the patch this year. I have lots of plans and ideas but most importantly I would like to thank the previous owners who started the picking patch three years ago and have done an amazing job in setting it up and establishing it. A little about me - I have spent pretty much all my working life (which is a fair few years now!) in the flowers and plants industry, the majority of the time on the technical side of the industry (so like the work a food technologist does but for flowers and plants) in the head office teams of retailers; also in commercial production; in addition, as a consultant in the wider industry (which I still do), on wider industry strategic projects and industry certification schemes. I also have a studio floristry business popupblooms.com @pop_upblooms which I started in 2018. I currently flower weddings and events and take workshops - all of which I love doing. I also occasionally ‘pop-up’ I use seasonal, British grown ingredients whenever the seasons allow. I also use sustainable mechanics in my work - so no single use plastic or floral foam. The Picking Patch is a very exciting new adventure for me. I look forward to meeting some of you when I am working up at the patch and when we hold ‘pop-ups’ and other activities. 📷 @vickyplumphotography #pyoflowers #pyoflowerfield #thepickingpatchuk #lincolnshire #corbyglen #thingstodoinlincolnshire #grantham #familydaysout #pyo #pickyourownflowers

Firstly, thank you 🙏🏻 to everyone who has visited the patch so far this year. We really appreciate all your visits come rain 🌧 or shine ☀️ Tomorrow will be the last day for the daffodils and tulips for this year. We will temporarily close and re-open once the next crops of flowers are ready. In the meantime Blossom and Stanley will keep an eye on the patch. Please keep an eye on here for updates. Thank you 🌷🌷🌷 #pyoflowers #springflowers #pyoflowerfield #thepickingpatchuk #lincolnshire #corbyglen #thingstodoinlincolnshire #grantham #pyotulips #pyodaffodils #tulippatch #daffodilpatch #familydaysout #pyo #pickyourown #pickyourownflowers #happypicking

We have looked at the patch today and we think that Monday will be the last day that we will be open for now as the daffodils and tulips are coming to an end. We will have a few pickable flowers left by Monday🌷 After Monday we will temporarily close and re-open once the next crops of flowers are ready 💐 But we will post again on Monday with a reminder. #pyoflowers #springflowers #pyoflowerfield #thepickingpatchuk #lincolnshire #corbyglen #thingstodoinlincolnshire #pyotulips #pyodaffodils #tulippatch #daffodilpatch #familydaysout #pyo #pickyourown #pickyourownflowers #happypicking

We still have tulips and scented daffodils in the patch. The scented daffodils are right by the car park, the tulips you will easily see 🌷🌷🌷 - just follow the colour! But there are also a number of stems in bud which you just need to ‘rootle’ around for. We suspect that this weekend might be the last weekend of tulips - the weather might dictate differently - but we will keep a close eye on proceedings. We look forward to welcoming you over the next few days Scented daffodils - 25p per stem Tulips - 50p per stem We are open from 9am to 6pm every day. Happy flower picking 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷 #pyoflowers #springflowers #pyoflowerfield #thepickingpatchuk #lincolnshire #corbyglen #thingstodoinlincolnshire #grantham #pyotulips #pyodaffodils #tulippatch #daffodilpatch #familydaysout #pyo #pickyourown #pickyourownflowers #tulipfield #happypicking

It might be a chilly start to the day but the sun ☀️ is out and it forecast to be a dry day. We are open from 9am to 6pm 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷 #pyoflowers #springflowers #pyoflowerfield #thepickingpatchuk #lincolnshire #corbyglen #thingstodoinlincolnshire #grantham #pyotulips #pyodaffodils #tulippatch #daffodilpatch #familydaysout #pyo #pickyourown #pickyourownflowers #tulipfield #happypicking

Some tips on how to look after your Picking Patch flowers. 🌷🌷Happy picking 🌷🌷 #pyoflowers #springflowers #pyoflowerfield #thepickingpatchuk #lincolnshire #corbyglen #thingstodoinlincolnshire #grantham #pyotulips #pyodaffodils #tulippatch #daffodilpatch #familydaysout #pyo #pickyourown #pickyourownflowers #happypicking #flowercare #flowercaretips

🌷🌷🌷A ‘tuti-fruitiness’ of tulips !! 🌷🌷🌷 There are still many tulips to come and we have tulips at different stages of ‘openness’ depending on whether you would like colour now or in a few days time in your vase We are open every day from 9am to 6pm The sun is shining today and the birds are singing - it might be a tad breezy but we are looking forward to welcoming you to the patch 🌷🌷Happy picking 🌷🌷 #pyoflowers #springflowers #pyoflowerfield #thepickingpatchuk #lincolnshire #corbyglen #thingstodoinlincolnshire #grantham #pyotulips #pyodaffodils #tulippatch #daffodilpatch #familydaysout #pyo #pickyourown #pickyourownflowers #happypicking

Thank you so much to everyone who braved the weather - particularly on Friday - and visited The Picking Patch over the last three days. There was a lot of challenging weather last week 🌬🌧but this coming week - so far - looks to be warmer ☀️and dryer so the flowers will be much happier🌷🌷🌷 We are looking forward to welcoming you throughout the week, the field though, particularly at the start of the week, will still be wet underfoot and muddy so please ensure you wear suitable footwear 🥾🥾 Happy picking #pyoflowers #springflowers #pyoflowerfield #thepickingpatchuk #lincolnshire #corbyglen #thingstodoinlincolnshire #grantham #pyotulips #pyodaffodils #tulippatch #daffodilpatch #familydaysout #pyo #pickyourown #pickyourownflowers

🌷🌷🌷Welcome to the start of the 2023 season at The Picking Patch 🌻🌻🌻 Thank you very much to those of you who have come along today already, the first day of opening - and dodging the showers - and to anyone who plans to come this afternoon. We will be open from 9am to 6pm every day whilst there are spring flowers to pick. We currently have daffodils opening and coming into bud ready to open and tulips in colour or about to colour up. Blossom and Stanley are at the patch ready to welcome you. They are very happy to have photos with you but please don’t sit on them - there is a hay bale where you can sit between them. We love to see all your photos. Please tag us in any photos or stories @thepickingpatchuk and if you are happy for us to re-share them then please turn on the ‘allow sharing to story’ setting in your Instagram ‘settings’ Looking forward to seeing you over the weekend 🌷🌷🌷 #pyoflowers #flowerfield #pyoflowerfield #corbyglen #grantham #lincolnshire #pyodaffodils #pyotulips #pyoflowerslincolnshire #thepickingpatchuk

The gate is open we are ready to welcome you 🌷🌷🌷🌷

🌹We are reopening for the 2023 season this Friday 14th April from 10am 🎉🎉 you can find us just off the A151 just outside Corby Glen, we can be found on Google Maps and if you use what3words the location is PETAL.ACTED.CARESSING There are late daffodils and now tulips to pick and fingers crossed the weather today won’t have been too brutal! For those of you who have not been before but also a reminder to regular ‘pickers’ please see some useful information below:- 🌷The Picking Patch is ‘self-service’ and therefore unmanned 🌷 After Friday we will be open from ⏰ 9am to 6pm every day whilst there are flowers to pick 🌷 You can pay by 💷 cash using the cash box by the exit or by PayPal, there is a QR code you can scan to pay via your PayPal account. The QR code can also be found via the link in the bio on Instagram 🌷 The Picking Patch is a field and therefore there is uneven ground underfoot, so please wear suitable 🥾 footwear and take care whilst walking around. 🌷The site is also quite 🌬windy, even on a day where light winds are forecast, so wrap up warm 🌷There are no 🚻 toilet facilities on site so please ensure you are ‘comfortable’ before you arrive 🌷We provide secateurs ✂️ for you to borrow during your visit. Please return them to the basket provided when you leave but as these are sharp please take care when using them and do not let children use them without adult supervision 🌷£ Prices per stem can be found on notices around the field by the crops that are ready to pick and by the cash box. Throughout the Spring and Summer there will be several different types of flower 🌻to pick but as they are seasonal they won’t all be available at once 🌷As much as we love them unfortunately for health and safety reasons we are sorry but no dogs 🐶 are allowed on the field We look forward to seeing you from 10am on Friday as do Stanley and Blossom !! If you have any questions please contact us and we will get back to you ASAP 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷 #pyoflowers #flowerfield #pyodaffodils #pyotulips #corbyglen #corbyglenflowerfield #thepickingpatchuk

A Picking Patch update- please listen to or read the captions on the video but the tulips are sitting there looking at us but there is so little colour on the buds and where there is the stems are so short. So unfortunately at the moment we are not going to be able to open this weekend - if something miraculous happens I will update you . Last year the patch opened the equivalent of next weekend so fingers crossed we will be on track for that 🌷🌷🌷

Congratulations to the winners of the scarecrow competition. We asked children at Corby Glen Community Primary School if they would like to send in designs for the field scarecrow, a Stanley ‘mark II’, plus a design for a companion for him, Blossom. We are now in the process of creating Stanley and Blossom- charity shops have been rummaged through, as have wardrobes for clothes not worn anymore and as I type Blossom is being sewn together! Image 1 - Stanley ‘mark II’ - was the winning design by Ruby Image 2 - Blossom - was the winning design by Lily B Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter - both winners received book tokens to chose a book or books of their choice. #thepickingpatchuk #pyo #pyoflowers #connectwithnature #spring2023 #corbyglen #pyoflowerscorbyglen #pyoflowerscomingsoon #pyotulips #pyodaffodils #grantham #pyoflowerslincolnshire #pyolincolnshire #scarecrowcompetition

This is Stanley our resident scarecrow. He has diligently watched over the field for the last few years but he is feeling a little faded and weather beaten now and so we have decided to give him a makeover. We asked children at Corby Glen Community Primary School if they would like to send in ideas for a Stanley Mark II plus for a companion for Stanley, Blossom. This weekend we have been looking through the entries and there are some super ideas - now we have the task of choosing just two!! Once we decide on two you will find me scouring charity shops for lookalike clothing to recreate the designs for when we are back open in April. Swipe to see some of the entries - we have quite a task on our hands deciding! Thank you to all the children that took part we will let you know the decision ASAP #pyoflowers #scarecrows #scarecrowcompetition #pyoflowerfield #pyoflowerfarm #corbyglen #thepickingpatchuk

Thank you very much for the recent enquiries as to when we plan to open for 2023. We are in the process of getting the field ready and the opening date will very much depend on the Great British weather but please keep checking for updates and as soon as we get close to the planned opening date we will let you know. We have more exciting plans for the patch this year. At the moment we plan to open early April. #thepickingpatchuk #pyo #pyoflowers #connectwithnature #spring2023 #corbyglen #pyoflowerscorbyglen #pyoflowerscomingsoon #pyotulips #pyodaffodils #grantham #pyoflowerslincolnshire #pyolincolnshire

Autumnal air 🍁 Where did summer go eh? In July we thought the field was totally fried 🍳, however with a little bit of rain 🌧 the flowers burst back into life. We’ve been off the radar as we thought we would be closing but throughout September the gladioli 🌿, dahlia 🌺 and even some very! late sunflowers 🌻 kept coming through. Thank you so much to all the regulars and locals who have kept turning up despite our radio 📻 silence. The field is mostly now past it’s best, apart from a final flurry of colour 🌈 from the Dahlia 🌸, so we’ve decided that we will be closing the gate for the winter next week. If you’re coming to www.sheepfair.co.uk - Corby Glen Sheep Fair 🐑 this week do pop up for the final pickings. Some of you will note that we haven’t grown any pumpkins 🎃 this year, the main reason is we’ve been busy growing a little pumpkin of our own 👶🏼 and so our time is about to become very precious. That being said, we’ve got big 🎉 plans for 2023, so watch this space. For now, enjoy the beautiful cool autumn air… spring 💐 will be upon us before we know it xxx

Dehydrated Dahlias 🌸 2022 has not been very kind to the flower field 🫣 and nature has well and truly won 🥇. The plants certainly haven’t liked the recent heatwave 🌞 and the stony soil just hasn’t held the water 💧. The weeds 🌱 on the other hand are doing exceptionally well! Coupled with the fact that our resident family of hares 🐇 have taken to nibbling on our sunflowers 🌻, we’ll be honest, the flower field could look better. There’s been plenty of learnings for 2023… Despite this… we’ve now reopened the gate for our summer flowers, and there are plenty dahlia 🌺 and gladioli 🌿 to pick, however, throughout this period we will only have limited sunflowers. A REQUEST - Please please please do not smoke 🚬 or have any naked flames when you’re in the field or car park. The heatwave has caused a major fire 🔥 risk and the consequences for nature and our project are unimaginable. As always, good shoes 👞 are recommended as the ground can be bumpy underfoot and payment is via the honesty box or PayPal. #dahlias #pyoflowers #heatwave #summerflowers #orangedahlias #yellowdahlias

Top brass 🌼 Thank you 🙏🏻 to everyone that came along to our 2022 peony pop ups 🌸. For those of you that missed us today in the field we’re afraid that we are now totally sold out 👏🏻. The Picking Patch field will be closed now until the summer flowers 🌿🌺🌻are ready. If you are looking for some alliums for your bouquets please contact us in a DM. 💜 Once again, thank you for all the ongoing support, have a wonderful summery 🕶 weekend, and we’ll be back soon. #topbrass #topbrasspeony #peoniesaremyfavorite #whitepeonies #grownnotflown #britishflowersweek #thatsawrap #peonies #peony #yellowpeonies

Passionate about peonies? 🌸 Our Peony pop up will return tomorrow (Friday 10th June) at The Picking Patch field. The road closure ⛔️ is now done and we have some remaining flowers ready for you to buy in pre-cut bunches. 💐 We will be open and at the field between 4-6pm on Friday. The field remains closed outside these times. Crimsons ♥️, Pinks 💝, Coral 🪸, Raspberry Ripple 🍓, and Whites 🤍. First come, first served 🐤🪱. £5 a bunch (10 stems). If we have remaining stems we may run another session on Saturday too. See you there! 🙋🏼‍♂️ #peoniesaremyfavorite #peonyaddict #peonyseason #supportlocal #grownnotflown #britishflowersweek #noraspberryemoji

Best laid plans 😑 We’re devastated for those of you that couldn’t get to the field today. Despite continued assurance that things would change, the road closures ⛔️ were still in place and we understand it wasn’t clear that you could still access the field and the pop up. We feel bad for anyone who had a wasted trip 🚙 and are thankful for those who persevered the diversion 🔜. On a positive note, and due to your kind messages and support, we’ve made the decision that we will run an additional (and we promise the final!) peony pop up 🌸 in the first half of next week. Look out for a post then 😁. We thank you 🙏🏻 for your continued support, it’s been great to meet so many of the locals during these pop ups, and appreciate all of the feedback ✅ you’re willing to give us. The field will remain closed until that pop up. For now, have a bloomin’ 🌼marvellous and relaxing celebration weekend. #supportlocal #roadclosed #fail #peony #bowlofbeauty

Bank holiday blossoms 🌺 Our final peony pop up 🌸 at The Picking Patch will be tomorrow (Thursday 2nd June) from 4-6pm at The Picking Patch field. We will have our final assortment of pre-cut peony 🌸 bunches for 2022. All bunches 💐 will be £5 for 10 stems. Payment via cash or PayPal. The field will also be open for allium 🟣 and iris 🌿 picking during this time. You’ll have to be very lucky to find any more blue 💙 irises, but we will definitely have white and a very limited supply of crimson 💋 peonies for a certain royal occasion 🇬🇧. #peonies #supportlocal #thepickingpatchuk #peoniesaremyfavorite #platinumjubilee #corbyglen #bunchofflowers #britishflowers #britishflowersweek #bouledeneige #peonybouquet #peony #peonyseason #britishpeonies #englishpeonies

Pop pop🥤 We’ll be running our next peony 🌺 pop-ups at The Picking Patch from 4-6pm both days this weekend (tomorrow and Sunday)! There will be plenty of varieties available all in pre-cut bunches. £5 per bunch, cash or PayPal. A peony lovers dream! 💭 #peonies #peony #peonysarahbernhardt #supportlocal #britishflowers #englishflowers #corbyglen

PEONY POP UP 🌸 It’s May, it’s Sunday, it’s warm, which means it’s time for peonies! Based on popular demand, We’ll be running our first peony pop up today at The Picking Patch from 4-6pm. There’ll be several different varieties of peony available in pre cut bunches, all grown in our fields in Lincolnshire. We’ll also have some allium and iris from the picking patch field itself available too. £5 a bunch, cash or PayPal. If you can’t make it today don’t worry we’ll be planning on popping up again in the coming weeks! #thepickingpatchuk #peonies #supportlocal #britishflowers

Terrific Tulips 💐 Tomorrow (Sunday) will be our last day of tulips 🌷and daffodils 🌼 for 2022 😔. There’s still two rows of tulips available - the furthest rows with a mix of colours 🌈, but after tomorrow we will shut the gate for a while until the next flowers 🌹are ready. Thank you all for your amazing support 🙏🏻 #pyotulips #pickyourownflowers

Bunches of joy 🤩 We’re ready for another long weekend of flower picking at The Picking Patch. 💐 There’s plenty of different colours of tulips 🌷 available with our later blooming varieties just coming through - some vibrant peach 🍑 and pastel pink 💗. For the daffodil 🌼 lovers there’s still some Sir Winston Churchill going - if you’re looking for a stunning centrepiece that smells 👃🏻 as good as it looks! We’re just off the A151 at Corby Glen. No tickets 🎫 required, turn up as you please and simply pay for what you pick at the cash box or via PayPal 🙏🏻. #lincolnshire #pyoflowers #pyotulips #corbyglen #thingstodoinlincolnshire #stamford #stamfordlincolnshire #grantham #granthamjournal #southkesteven #bourne #bournelincolnshire #thingstodowithtoddlers #bunchofflowers #tulips Thanks to @debraj89 and @old.bramley.cottage for two of the pictures 💋

Pick your own flowers 💐 Our pick your own flower field at The Picking Patch, Corby Glen is awash with the vibrant colours of tulips 🌷and daffodils 🌼. The gate is open ⏰ 9-6 (as a minimum) over the coming weeks until they are all finished. The field is an open area, available for you to roam, look at the different colours 🌈 and types of flowers 🌺 and learn about wildlife 🐞. It is unmanned and we operate an “honesty box” policy for payment per stem. 🌿 Unfortunately, due to hygiene reasons, no dogs 🐶 are allowed. Please reach out if you have any questions and we hope you enjoy your visit 🙏🏻 #pyotulips #pyoflowers #grantham #stamford #bourne #corbyglen #lincolnshire #thingstodoinlincolnshire #ruralmums #flowerfield

Penelope pit stop 💁🏼‍♀️ We’re blessed to have some lovely places to eat and drink around The Picking Patch, all run by friendly teams 😋 with amazing, wholesome food 🥘. If you’re thinking of visiting us to pick some flowers 🌸 , why not make an afternoon or evening of it and visit one of our locals for a refreshment ☕️🥤🍻 in the beer garden! In the photos: 1️⃣ The Woodhouse Arms, Corby Glen @thewoodhousearms 2️⃣ The Griffin Inn, Irnham @griffininnirnham 3️⃣ The Royal Oak, Swayfield @theroyaloak_swayfield 4️⃣ The Cholmeley Arms, Burton Coggles @the_cholmeley_arms We hope you enjoy them as much as we do 🙏🏻 All images courtesy of respective pub’s pages. #corbyglen #irnham #swayfield #burtoncoggles #pubgrub #pubgarden #beergarden #supportlocal #thingstodoinlincolnshire #southkesteven #visitsouthkesteven #visitlincolnshire

Tulip colours 💐 This year we’ve got two different areas of tulips 😍 1️⃣ The first, like last year, are reds ❤️, yellows 💛, purples 💜, orange 🧡, and crimson 💖, all planted in long rows of the same type - all out at the moment. 2️⃣ The second, we’ve got a new area with mixed varieties and colours 🌈 - a pot luck including whites and pinks. There’s even some parrot 🦜 tulips… Squaaaaawwwkkkkk! #pickyourown #pickyourownflowers #pyoflowers #tulips #purpletulips #yellowtulips #britishgrownflowers

Ring o’ tulips 💐 Thank you 🙏🏻 to everyone that came along for The Picking Patch flower field’s opening day today! It’s so great seeing how creative 👩🏼‍🎨some of you are with the flowers. This wreath by @suki_1981 showing off all the different colours 🌈 of tulips in the field 💜💝 As the sun sets 🌅 over the field and the village is full of the smell of barbecues 🌭, we wish you all a lovely rest of Good Friday. Until tomorrow! #pyoflowers #pyoflowerfarm #thepickingpatchuk #corbyglen #stamford #bourne #grantham #castlebytham #flowerfield #wreath #springhassprung

What3Words 📌 A few people missed our turning last year and so as well as our listing on Google Maps 🗺 we also have the What3Words ///petal.acted.caressing We have limited parking in the field and be aware if it has rained ⛈ recently it may be muddy! As always, good footwear 🥾 advised! Please drive 🚘 carefully and look 👀 both ways when entering and exiting the field. Have a wonderful Good Friday 🐣🥰 #corbyglen #flowerfield #location

Bloomin’ Marvellous 🌷 🐣🌹🌷 Our gate reopens tomorrow all through the Easter weekend and beyond 🌷🌹🐣 The tulips 🌷 and daffodils are enjoying the milder weather ☀️ and are ready to greet you! Here’s a few reminders about the field: 🐣 The Picking Patch field is entirely ‘self service’ so is unmanned 🐣 We are open 9-6pm every day 🐣 Payment is on exit by using the cash box or by following the instructions and using PayPal. Prices per stem are clearly displayed in the field 🐣 We are based on an agricultural field site, this means the ground underfoot is uneven so sensible footwear 🥾 is recommended especially in wet weather 🐣 There are several different varieties of flower 🌸 but they may not all be available at the time of your visit 🐣 We provide secateurs ✂️ for you to borrow to cut the flowers during your visit, these are sharp so please take care and do not let children 👧🏽 use them without adult supervision 🐣 For hygiene reasons unfortunately no dogs 🦮 are allowed on the field itself Looking forward to seeing you from 9am tomorrow 🙏🏻

And… We’re back! 💃🏼 Our field 🌿 has had a lovely winter 🥶 holiday, and we’re now ready for the first flowers 💐 of the spring season. Our first tulips 🌷are through and we’ve got many a daffodil 🌼 to pick! We’ll be spending this week tidying 🌪 and setting everything up ready for our first visitors 🥳 of 2022 when the gate will open on Friday morning. As last year, as much as we love them, no canine 🦮 companions are allowed in the field. Expect… Fun facts & nature snippets ✅ Glorious flower pictures ✅ Shameless emojis ✅ We’re looking forward to seeing you soon 😊. More posts to follow… #thepickingpatchuk #pickyourownflowers #pyoflowers #flowerfield #rustyonthehashtags

All done and dusted 🧚‍♀️ Thank you 🙏🏻 to every single one of you, old or young that has supported us in our first year - The Picking Patch is now *closed* until spring 2022. We’ve learnt a lot 💡, met some amazing, passionate people and are energised 🚀 to make 2022 even better. For now, we’ll do the occasional post 👋 over winter, but it’s also time for a well earned rest! For those of you coming we’ll see you at the @pop_upblooms wreath workshop in #corbyglen in December 🎄🌺🍷🍊 Thank you once again!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… 🎄 The recent blustery weather and the mince pies 🥧 in the village shop got us thinking 🤔 ahead and we’re happy to let you know we’ve teamed up 👋 with @pop_upblooms again to offer a Festive Wreath Workshop on Sunday 5th December. If you fancy losing yourself in two hours of focussed creativity 👩🏼‍🎨 this is for you! Everything you need is provided plus something fizzy or mulled. 🥂 For more details and booking please visit the Pop Up Blooms website - https://www.popupblooms.com/shop/workshops/workshops/festive-wreath-workshop,-corby-glen-sunday-5th-december-2021,-2-4-00pm-detail #festive #christmas #xmas #sorrynotsorry #wreath #wreathmaking #wreathsofinstagram #corbyglen #bourne #stamford #grantham #swayfield #colsterworth #castlebytham #popupblooms #popupbloomsworkshops

Serene Dreams 🤫 Sunsets 🌅 are always a great time to sit and reflect on the highs and lows of the day. With nothing but birdsong 🐦 🎶 and a few bobbing Dahlias 🌺 - I took five minutes to myself to appreciate the flowers. Have a restful evening everyone… #sunset #dahlias #connectwithnature #sundowners #lincolnshire #nature

Sunflowers are the place to Bee!🌻🐝 Whilst we still have plenty of sunflowers available to pick, you may have noticed 👀 the earlier flowering ones have dropped their petals and look a little sad 😔 But sad they most certainly are not! They are transforming to become a vital source of food 🌱 for our birds 🦅 over the coming autumn and winter months 🍁❄️☃️. Sunflower seeds are packed with fat and protein and are rich in vitamins and minerals, just what birds need to see them through the chilly winter 🥶🪶 So that’s why we will be handing those that haven’t been picked over to nature to do what nature does best! 👏 #thepickingpatchuk #pyo #pyoflowers #connectwithnature #sunflowers #birdfood

Life in Technicolour 🎨 The flower 🌺 field is awash with colours at the moment - all ready and raring to be picked by you 👋. The miniature sunflowers 🌻 are shining brightly, the gladioli have got their gladrags 👗 on, and the dahlia are having a disco 🕺🏼. As a result we’ve decided that we’ll open earlier and shut later for the next week so that you can take advantage of the beautiful flowers. Our normal hours are 10-7, but we’ll now be open from 9 until dusk. Flowers are priced per stem and unfortunately, as much as we love them, no dogs are allowed in the flower field. #pickyourownflowers #pickyourownsunflowers #pickyourown #flowerfield #cutflowers #flowersofinstagram #flowers #flowerstagram #flowersmakemehappy #flowers🌸 #dahlia #gladioli #grownnotflown #stamford #stamfordlincolnshire #stamfordlocal #bournelocal #grantham #granthambusiness #granthamuk #thingstodoinlincolnshire #lincolnshire

Sunburst 🌞 The warm 🔥 weather this week and a little rain ☔️ has resulted in a burst of colour in the Gladioli. Reds 🔴, yellows🟡, oranges🟠, purples🟣, and whites⚪️ putting a big smile 😃 on our face. Still plenty of sunflowers 🌻 too, however the Dahlias need a little bit of time to recover from recent picking (you might still find a few though). If you’re thinking of visiting this weekend we recommend the coffee ☕️ and cake 🍰 at Lily’s Lavender Hut or the March Hare in Corby Glen Market Place. #corbyglen #bourne #grantham #stamford #meltonmowbray #pickyourownflowers

Sunset over the sunflowers ☀️🌻 What a beautiful day it has been! With the 🔆 looking set to be with us for the next few days, this will encourage the next few rows of sunflowers to open up 🎉 As a reminder we are open every day, early til late ⏰ for you to come and pick a bunch of your own 🌺

Ginspiration 🍸 Another arrangement by @jessica_erin95 showing off the gloriousness 🥰 of #britishflowers So many kind 🙏🏻 comments from first time and second or third time visitors yesterday - keep the feedback 🔁 coming (whether good or bad!) as it will help us improve. Hoping you enjoyed a glass of @whitleyneillgin whilst arranging this Jess! #sunflowers #dahlia #gladiolus #sunflower #dahlias #gladioli #flowers #flowerarrangement #whitleyneill #whitleyneillgin #cutflowers #pickyourown #thepickingpatchuk

Hugs 🤗 Another happy customer - this lucky young flower 🌺 fan got the added bonus of seeing the telehandler 🚜loading up the straw bales. Sunny ☀️ intervals today - it’s going to be a beautiful day for picking! #pickyourownflowers #thepickingpatchuk #dahlia #dahliasofinstagram #telehandler #telehandlers #straw #bales #farminguk #britishfarming #grantham #stamford #bourne #corbyglen Photos courtesy of Amelia Williams

Weekend plans? 😬 Pick your own flowers 💐 in Lincolnshire - All our summer flowers are in bloom 🌼 this weekend and ready to be picked (by you! 👋) We have sunflowers 🌻, dahlia 🌸 and gladioli 🌿 all at the best stage for picking. Entry is free 😎 and you pay per stem that you pick. A great location to connect with nature 🐝🌳, learn a little bit about wildlife 🐦🐜 and then take some beautiful flowers home 🏡 with you. More information on visiting via link in bio ⬆️ and our website. Kids welcome (they 🤎💚❤️ it), unfortunately dogs 🐶 are not allowed for hygiene reasons. #pickyourownflowers #pickyourownsunflowers #pickyourown #grownnotflown #connectwithnature #supportlocal #cutflowers #flowerfield #bankholidayweekend #thingstodoinlincolnshire #thingstodoinbourne #thingstodoingrantham #granthamjournal #granthambusiness #bournelocal #stamfordlincolnshire #stamfordlocal #stamfordbusiness

From small beginnings 🌱 My, how they grow 🌻 and how we’ve grown too. This week is probably the best week to enjoy the sunflowers in @thepickingpatchuk We’ve learnt lots about how to sow, how to weed, and how so much of British 🇬🇧 farming is entirely at the mercy of the weather 🌦 It all makes it worthwhile 💚 when we see the pleasure a picked bunch 💐generates. A (flower) farmer’s 👩‍🌾 work is never done - more weeding tonight! #sunflowers #pickyourownsunflowers #britishfarming #grownnotflown #grownfromseed #pyoflowers #weeding #vintagehoe #flowerfield #thepickingpatchuk

Dahlia desire 🌸 With so many different types what’s not to love 💗 about all of these stunners. At the last count we think we’ve got at least 16 different varieties of Dahlia 🌺 in the field available to pick… we just need your help to identify them! Any experts? #delightful #dahlias #delightfuldahlias #dahliasofinstagram #dahlia #dahliaseason #dahliasofinsta #pickyourownflowers #pickyourown #boxhedge #pinkdahlia #whitedahlia #yellowdahlia #reddahlia #grownnotflown #supportlocal #flowerfields #flowerfield

Glamour 💅 The field has just burst open with a range of gladioli colours. Yellows 💛, pinks 💗, purples 💜, whites 🤍, reds ❤️ and more! The Dahlias 🌸 are also continuing to surprise us with an array of single and double coloured gloriousness. It may be a dreary day ☁️ today, but these beauties will brighten up any room. #pickyourownflowers #grownnotflown #supportlocal

Fascination 😯 We’ve now got sunflowers 🌻 at every stage. Some not yet ready to pick, some at the perfect pick stage, some fully in bloom and others beyond their best. Each of these stages seems to attract a different type of wildlife 🐝🐜🐦… What have you seen on your visit to our field? #everquestioning #nature #staycurious #connectwithnature #sunflowers #sunflowers🌻 Picture credit: Cara Graham (via Facebook recommendation)

Wonderful workshops 💐 We’ve teamed up with @pop_upblooms to offer a unique experience in @thepickingpatchuk On Thursday 2nd September they will be running two sessions on site where you can learn how to make your own beautiful bouquet. Tickets will be limited. Head over to www.popupblooms.com for more information and to book. Link also in bio. #flowerarranging #bouquet #bouquetofflowers #floralworkshop #pickyourown #pickyourownflowers #thingstodoinlincolnshire #supportlocal #supportsmallbusiness #supportlocalbusiness #grownnotflown #grownnotflown✈️

Pressed for ideas 💡 Thank you so much to @rutland_and_stamford_mercury for their article in Friday’s newspaper 🗞. Particularly Maddy as she was trooping 🦸‍♀️ on despite a positive COVID test. We’re very appreciative 🙏🏻 for the coverage - and really looking forward to feedback 📨 for future ideas. Like the article says, this year is really a test run, and we’re looking forward to receiving your thoughts on what does ✅ and what doesn’t ❌ work. Full article link: https://bit.ly/3g6qJIX #stamfordmercury #rutlandandstamfordmercury #thepickingpatchuk

Glad we made you smile 🌸 Another picture too good not to share from @kerrybsblooms We have a real mix of colours 🌈 across our gladioli rows, however we love 💕 the detail here captured in this close up 🔍. Reminded us that sometimes there can be beautiful things right in front of us, staring us in the face, and it’s not until you look closely that you really appreciate them for what they are… #gladioli #gladiolus #innerbeauty #closeup #cutflowers #pickyouownflowers #thepickingpatchuk

Floral faffings 🌸 Too good not to reshare - this beautiful arrangement by @gallerywalls_and_greenfingers Such a talent! #dahlias #flowerarrangement #grownnotflown

Action shot 🚜 The warm spell this week has meant it’s time to fire up the combines and it’s harvest time! 🌾 Our young son 👶🏼 was absolutely enthralled by the machinery - and we were pretty impressed with the accuracy of the operations too! Wishing all farmers 👩‍🌾 a successful harvest as it’s been a pretty rotten year for weather ⛈ so far! #claas #johndeere #harvest #wheat #wheatfield #baileytrailers #farminguk #supportlocal #grownnotflown #tractor #combineharvester

A field of dreams ☁️ Our sunflowers 🌻 provide a great backdrop for photoshoots. We’ve teamed up with @englandsfinestphotography - and they will be offering photoshoots 📸 this Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening. If you’re interested, there are still a few sessions left - please follow the link ➡️ and contact them to book your session. https://bit.ly/3AcM0bA Picture credits © England’s Finest Photography www.efpics.co.uk #sunflowers #sunflowers🌻 #modelshoot #strikeapose #englandsfinestphotography

Dainty Dahlias 🌺 They never cease to amaze 🤩 us with their range of colours, patterns and petal shapes 🌸. As more of our plants come out in bloom we remain surprised at the how complex and beautiful they are! Although not known for lasting long in vase 🏺, a Dahlia picked on a Thursday and kept out of direct sunlight 🕶 should last you all weekend. #dahlia #dahliasofinstagram #pickyourown #thepickingpatchuk

Wheat to the beat 🎵 Soon our neighbouring wheat 🌾 field will be harvested. It’s that time of year when many farmers are working very long hours and don’t get to see their loved 💛 ones. And this is all to make sure this most versatile and nutritious grain is taken at exactly the right time (and between the breaks in the Great British 🇬🇧 weather) so that it can be milled into flour for our bread 🍞, noodles 🍜, biscuits 🍪, breakfast cereals 🥣, cakes 🎂, and pasta 🍝. It can also be used in the fermentation process for alcohol 🍸, and for animal 🐖 feed. If you time your visit right, you might just see the combine harvester! 🚜 #wheat #wheatfield #grain #farminguk #greatbritishcountryside #supportlocal #backbritishfarming

Two bee, or not two bee? 🐝 Hopefully a turn in weather and the return of blue 💙 skies - if you’re out for a walk🚶‍♀️or cycle 🚲 this week, our gate is open, with space to wander around and #connectwithnature If you’ve come to pick the sunflowers 🌻 remember that the bees love them too and so there are plenty buzzing around. Watch those little fingers 🖐 when cutting ✂️ the stems! As with all visits, please read 🔍 the information on our website (link in bio) and take a look at the main sign 📃 on entry to the field. Unfortunately, as much as we love them, no dogs 🐕 are allowed in the flower 🌸 field. #existentialism #hamlet #shakespeare #tobeornottobe #pickyourown #sunflowers #nature #thingstodoinlincolnshire #grownnotflown #summervibes #bees #bees🐝 #beesofinstagram

Here comes the sun ☀️ (Well, almost!) The perfect remedy for when it’s a bit grotty outside! We’ve got plenty of sunflowers 🌻 ready in @thepickingpatchuk They can be picked from when the first yellow 💛 petals come through, all the way to fully open. We’ve tested them at home 🏡 and they’re lasting really well in the vase. If you can avoid the drizzle 🌦today (or embrace it 🥾) you might see us in the field doing some weeding! 🌱 #pickyourown #pickyourownsunflowers #lemondrizzle #stamford #grantham #bourne #grownnotflown #supportlocal #weeding

Delightful Dahlias 🌸 Our dahlias are very much ready 👍🏻 for opening weekend this weekend. They really are exquisite flowers - beautifully symmetrical - we’ve learnt so much over the last few months. They’re extremely sensitive and some of them have turned out rather top heavy! 🏋️ Due to the amount of buds on each plant 🪴 each stem is fairly short, but they make wonderful small arrangements 💐 and posies. We’ve got an array 🌈 of different colours in the field for you to enjoy at home! 🏡 #dahlia #dahlias #dahliasofinsta #dahliasofinstagram #pickyourown #pickyourownflowers

The Dahlia has come! 🌼 Flower fans 🙌🏻 - How we’ve missed you! 5️⃣ weeks of growing, 4️⃣ days of hand weeding 🌱 to get the site ready, 3️⃣ different summer flowers, 2️⃣ refreshed members of the team after our summer ☀️ break and 1️⃣ more day until reopening. We’ve got a few tasks to do tomorrow then the @thepickingpatchuk gate will be open again from Friday morning. Bee 🐝 ready for more beautiful flower 🌸 pictures, some educational 🎓posts about the Great British 🇬🇧 countryside and, as always, a healthy dose 💉 of emojis 😉 and puns over the next few weeks. If you haven’t visited us before, please read the FAQs on the website… www.thepickingpatch.com #weathernotguaranteed #greatbritishcountryside #buzzing #pickyourown #pickyourownflowers #grantham #stamford #bourne #corbyglen #lincolnshire #thingstodoinlincolnshire

Alliyumyum🍴 This year we have left most our alliums 💜 in the field. To those of you that have taken some home 🏡, we hope that you enjoyed them. The advantage of leaving them is the have been covered in a host of flies 🪰, bees 🐝, and butterflies 🦋 - so our hallways, kitchens and living rooms’ loss is definitely the insects’ 🐞 gain. *We think this is a large skipper “ochlodes sylvanus” - looking for confirmation from a lepidopterist! #connectwithnature #butterfly #lepidopterist

Forever juggling 🤹‍♀️ This one was too good 🙌🏻 not to share - Thanks @jessica_erin95 for this beautiful shot 📸 of our Alertie 🌸rocking your yellow jug! We’ve left our final bunches - three different varieties with Lily’s Lavender Hut this morning. #lilyslavenderhut #peonies #cutflowers #peony #corbyglen #supportlocal #britishflowersweek

Peony dreams 🌸 A big thank you 🙏🏻 to everyone that came along to our Peony Pop-ups over the last three weeks. Whilst peonies will be in florists and supermarkets for a few more weeks, we only have a few more remaining - these will be available at Lily’s Lavender Hut in Corby Glen. We hope these little buds have brought you many moments of joy 🤩 in your homes 🏡. Pictures and feedback always appreciated. The Picking Patch team x #britishflowersweek #peony #peonies #supportlocal #grownnotflown

Peony Popstars 🌸🕺🏼🌟 Based on the weather forecast we will run our final Peony 🌸 Pop-up tomorrow (Saturday) instead of Sunday. We’ll be celebrating British Flowers Week 💐 with four different varieties of peony plus a fun “Mystery mixed” bunch. All bunches will be £5. We’ll also run this over the afternoon rather that the evening so will be open from 1-4pm. Once again, availability will be limited so first come, first served. The Picking Patch field will be open 😃 during this time too as we have a few Iris and Allium ready to be picked. #britishflowersweek #grownnotflown #supportlocal #thepickingpatchuk #peony

Toasty 🍞 It’s crazy hot 🔥 and it’s been a long day harvesting in the field - however we are still planning to be at The Picking Patch from 5pm tonight with our Peony Pop-up 🌺 Like last week, we’ve got six different varieties all £5 a bunch, however this week we will only be around until 630pm - supplies are limited and we’re longing for a glass of wine! The Picking Patch field itself will remain closed. See you later! #thepickingpatchuk #corbyglen #cutflowers #britishflowersweek #grownnotflown

Something special 🤗 Some of you may or may not know that peonies 🌸 are our passion. The current harvest is in full swing (hence we’ve been a little quiet 🤫 recently) - and we want our Flower Fans of The Picking Patch to join the joy 🤩 For the next three Sundays (starting 6th June) from 5-8pm, we will run a peony 🌺 pop-up at The Picking Patch, where you’ll be able to purchase pre-cut peonies from our field. There will be several different varieties available over the three weeks but when they are gone, they are gone 👋🏻 The Picking Patch flower field itself will remain closed to let the summer flowers come through. #grownnotflown #cutflowers #limitedavailability

This is why we do it 💚 Tomorrow (Sunday) will be the last day of the tulips 🌷 . It’s been a funny year and we never expected them to be blooming 🌺 so late on! After tomorrow we will close for a bit to allow the summer plants 🌱 some time to come through. However, we need your help! 👋🏻 As there will be some flowers left, we would like your suggestions of local causes that would benefit from some bunches 💐 of tulips to help brighten up someone’s day. Please DM us with your suggestions or reply to our story. #thepickingpatch #thepickingpatchuk #pyotulips #supportlocal #corbyglen #bourne #stamford #grantham #bourne