Picking, Arranging and Wrapping Flowers for my Honesty Box

This week I thought I would yake you along with me as i pick a couple of bunches for my farm driveway honesty box.
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[@ssiissoojj]

What a beautiful bunch of flowers for 10 pounds!!! And what a nice way to sell them. I would totally pick up one if I saw them in the box. I love your work, your farm and your animals. Can't wait to click on the new video, every time it appears. Greetings from Prague!

[@bloomandgray]

Hello! Thanks so much for your lovely comment 💖

[@sallyhowe7258]

I’ve just started following you. I’m growing cut flowers this year for my daughter wedding in August. We have a farm in South Yorkshire (Penistone) it’s great to see you making another business from you farm. Good luck and I’ll keep watching.

[@daiseegray9110]

Beautiful! I am a pink and purple flower girl! We would pay $20 in the US for your bouquet 💐

[@theboojiefarmer]

Agreed!!

[@samanthawood5289]

Thanks to your earlier videos I have been going down the Korean Natural Farming rabbit hole. Harvest those thistle and make a Fermented Plant Juice with them! Get rid of a weed and make a fertiliser from them.

[@shellynboys]

I pass here on the occasional Sunday, walking the dog when I've been for dinner at the in-laws 😍

[@CottageGardensonForest]

Your bouquets are amazing!! They would be so much more money here in the United States. I

[@sjwestmo]

Everytime i see your pet pig, i stop everything and find someone to show him to. He makes everyone smile and giggle!

[@jemmacook2778]

Your flower bouquets are amazing!! I’d happily pay more than £10 for them, them lupins tho 🥰

[@BillsCountrysideAdventures]

Hi Sarah, new subscriber, love your channel so far 👍 keep up the good work. Thanks from Bill

[@angelasharp6869]

That Dark Purple lupin would be exactly what I’d be looking for ;)

[@virginiastephen6310]

Hi Sarah! Thank you for sharing your amazing videos! Your bouquets are absolutely beautiful!! I'm a second year flower grower in PA, USA. So, I can relate so much with you! I love your honesty box idea and how people can also pay online... brilliant! I was just curious if you've ever had any problems with people not paying? Thanks again and I really enjoy watching you!! 🙂💐

[@karenstone5305]

You have the most georgeous flowers! Also, your about the only person I can actually understand your language. Lol! I try to watch others from the UK but their slang is so bad I can't listen to them. But, anyhow, just saying hello from the United States!!

[@jennyfrompr8940]

Those Lupines! So beautiful! The bouquets are exquisite. A year later, but enjoying this video so very much. Thanks for sharing......a big hug from Massachusetts 🙂

[@JosExotics]

I adore that dark rich velvety purple, very regal looking

[@TheFinFarm]

Thoroughly convinced I need to grow lots of lupine now. They look amazing!

[@carolinestewart1635]

I have just started watching your videos and I'm impressed, I too have the same style and I am starting to grow my own flowers, albeit I don't have a farm as lovely as yours. Keep them coming Sarah. (Please ignore my name and icon on here, somehow my son has hacked my KZbin 🤣)

[@anneneuls1499]

Beautiful flowers. Love how you wrapped them. Gorgreous bouquets 🙂

[@meityburdett9737]

A Beautiful Bunch of Flowers for £10 !? Wow!👍🏽❤️

[@susanbateman8759]

Absolutely gorgeous ! My kind of style.

[@msmaddox2918]

Those lupins looks so magical! 💜❤️

[@carolemills2338]

Gosh the bouquets you put together are truly beautiful!!! Well worth the price! I’d buy them in a minute 🌸🌿🌸

[@skeane]

Looking forward to next week's video! I would love a regular speed video of you making up your bouquets

[@lizstewart7858]

I'm also not a great fan of purple but it seems many people are. I sell bouquets through my gateside flower shed in New Zealand and the purple ones always sell out.

[@bloomandgray]

Yes you’re right. Sometimes I end up making random bunches when I have flowers to use up and the colours don’t necessarily match and I find them a bit chaotic but people love them and they always go first!!

[@sonialopez3008]

Is great 👍 good idea money and flowers

[@gardenergal5198]

You should definitely do another bouquet video when you have other things blooming! Love the colors in those bouquets!

[@marianomeara3067]

Brilliant video. I think people would pay more for them. I pay 30euro from my local flower farmer in Ireland for a similar size. She is always sold out. The smell of local grown flowers is beautiful and they are unique in comparison to imported flowers. 💕

[@bertharios7413]

Your farm is so beautiful I wish to have flowers like that 😍

[@jayena]

Finally got around to watching this video, gorgeous bouquets as always! I'm not a flower farmer, I just like watching your process, it's quite relaxing :) I'd snap up one of those bouquets if I lived closer to you! If ever you need inspiration to go outside your comfort zone with colour, Pinterest is great for colour 'mood boards'. Hope everyone has a great week

[@susannesingh5929]

Hello Sarah, your flower bouquets are absolutely gorgeous. It is a shame that I live in Switzerland otherwise I definitely would be one of your best customers. I also love your furry friends, specially Hector in his pool enjoying his bath thoroughly. All my very best wishes, Susanne

[@janpapworth7956]

Great video Sarah. Really enjoyed seeing seeing you put the bunches together in a fuss free way. That’s the bit I’m rubbish at. It was also lovely to hear you pop up on the Let’s Grow Girls podcast this week. It felt a bit like when you realise that two separate groups of friends know each other! Have a great week.

[@bloomandgray]

Oh yes it was great being on the podcast! X

[@smoothsailingmp]

Wonderful.....you are very informative, and your flowers are beautiful

[@rubynicol7464]

I'm learning lots from you. Love your color and flower choices. And I'm going to do an honesty box... great idea!

[@oscarschlepper9171]

A cool idea with the rubber stamp. Looks very nice and precious :)

[@kera4759]

oh my gosh what yummy colors!! A bowl of fruit loops!

[@BrimwoodFarm]

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing - really helpful. And also rather comforting to know im not the only one with hardly any flowers. And £10 is an amazing deal!!

[@johnmendoza5526]

Hi Sarah 😎... Beautiful 💐 arrangements....cool idea about the honesty box.. Have a good weekend!!😎.. John from San Antonio Tx......

[@NaturallyNicool]

I would love to see more videos about how you make boquettes & examples! We have many of the same flowers & I'm new and always looking for more ideas! Thanks for the great videos!

[@galinasadakova380]

Добрый день, спасибо за видео . Вы большая умница, просто супер!

[@UrbanVanlife]

great content, we missed you at the show. where friends of pauls and his dirty big yellow van. sending love neil and emma

[@indarafarms]

Beautiful bunches of flowers, thanks for sharing it with us. 🌸👍🇦🇺

[@lindsaybertin8174]

Really look forward to seeing videos, it's so helpful, I'm literally just starting this year with cut flowers (based in North Derbyshire, so we've had the same bad weather) my ranunculus haven't even flowered yet! Those geums were just beautiful, hope you have a brilliant season this year

[@ericaelizabeth303]

I got Lupine seeds last year and never got around to planting them, but they’re going much higher up on the list now. Those bunches are so pretty!

[@emptynestgardens9057]

Missing your content and hoping you are all well and just super busy on your lovely farm. 💐

[@lindseynoel3522]

Nice to see your incredibly hard work over the winter months paying off Sarah. Keep the flower picking videos coming, I’m learning so much from you. X

[@bloomandgray]

I know it feels great to holding flowers in my hands again! Will definitely be doing more videos like this throughout the season!

[@yogeshdhangada277]

Nice baby flower

[@hannahbest2274]

Great idea ref paying, and glorious flowers

[@sharongeorge4096]

Beautiful selection of flowers 💐♥️

[@cynthiaparrish3738]

Hi Sarah, I’ve watched this video over several times. I have only sold my flowers in vases before this evening and I finally tried my hand at wrapped bouquets like yours. I even used tissue paper. I need more practice but I still loved the look. I just had a little last minute pop up sale and it went great! Customers were very complimentary of the wrapping🙂Thank you so much for the inspiration. Do you happen to know the size of your brown paper?

[@lizaphillips678]

Love your lupine! Loved ur podcast with Grow Girls!

[@jenniarkia]

I love these flower videos 💜 Greeting from Helsinki, Finland

[@bloomandgray]

Glad you enjoy them!

[@Tea_and_thyme_2012]

Absolutely brilliant video again, thanks for sharing how to wrap the flowers it was interesting to see. If I was you though I’d get a heavy duty sellotape dispenser I got one for wrapping Christmas presents and it makes life so much easier.😂

[@bloomandgray]

I know I definitely need one of those, it’s on my shopping list 😂

[@kimiwaffles]

i looooved this video!!!

[@Plant_Pantry_NZ]

Great video Sarah! I have had my honesty box for plants and cut flowers going for just over a year now, love stocking it with our 'real' garden flowers. 😍🌸

[@bloomandgray]

Thank you, I’m thinking of selling plants from mine next year too.

[@Snoel]

Have you had any issues with people not paying in your honesty box? 🌼

[@Plant_Pantry_NZ]

@@Snoel not sure if this question was for Sarah or not?... but i've got a little wifi motion sensor camera installed on a shed that overlooks my Plant stand and a sticker by my money box saying there is a camera installed. Only issue i had was when i advertised a free bunch of flowers with plant purchase...a couple of people took several bunches, should have advertised it as one per customer or something like that. :)

[@Snoel]

@@Plant_Pantry_NZ that helps a lot actually! thank you so much for your answer :)

[@olgamika7734]

So so beautiful!!!

[@markant007]

Love it you are clever

[@mamamountin]

I am really enjoying your videos! I am in Wisconsin, USA and I am just getting started with growing cut flowers to sell. I am hoping to start up next season. I really appreciate the videos with all the great information and the stunning flowers!! I just ordered seeds today and now I know I have to add Geum and Lupine to my list!!

[@EmsPlantPlaceEmmaLeeFreistadt]

They are beautiful!! I love seeing the making!

[@creativedaisycrafts5318]

Love the flowers Sarah Tough growing weather the last few months here in Ireland too

[@bloomandgray]

It’s definitely been a challenge!!

[@annecanty1227]

Lovely video as always. Flowers and wrapping so beautiful !

[@michelledawson9646]

I'm a florist in the US. That bouquet would be $30 or more. WOW! Beautiful!

[@JCChilltime]

Lovely😘

[@kathleenenglish3501]

They are very beautiful!

[@bloomandgray]

Thank you Kathleen

[@nataliereckin655]

Hi Absolutely gorgeous flowers and I like your style of presenting your flowers and your channel. How successful are the Honesty boxes?

[@ElderandOakFarm]

I've only gotten about 5 stems out of the cutflower garden so far... can't wait until tyke start rolling in!

[@ElderandOakFarm]

I'm definitely growing lupine next year!

[@bloomandgray]

I think I’ll be putting a few more in!

[@lindab1458]

Sarah… they are totally gorgeous. I LOVE purple haha 💜 They are a bargain for £10, much nicer than supermarket flowers. Do you enjoy arranging flowers for your own home? Or prefer to just see them growing and for sale? Have a great weekend x

[@bloomandgray]

Hi Linda, I don’t ever have flowers in my own home I’d much rather be selling them!! X

[@lizteske4453]

I LOVE purple flowers too so I bet many of your customers would as well. Really beautiful bouquets!

[@jessicaadams7238]

Thank you for sharing this, what beautiful bouquets you make!!! I am a new small time flower farmer with a small roadside stand. Last year I did just jars with arrangements, this year I'd really like to add hand tied bouquets like you do, I'm wondering if you have plastic bags or anything at your stand or people just pull the bouquet from the water and take it home with the stems exposed? That's what Id like to do, just wondering what others do?! Thanks for sharing your journey, I love your videos so much!!!

[@bloomandgray]

No bags just pull them from the buckets and take them home. Thanks m thinking of creating a bigger stand this year because of its popularity!

[@lizaphillips678]

We use Venmo a lot here in US. Do you have that in UK? So easy and convenient to pay on the spot with your phone. I just bought a local flower farm bouquet for $35 US same size as yours. Love your videos! The flowers and the animals!👍🏻❤️

[@meganfarley672]

Hey Sarah! I enjoy seeing what you are picking and enjoy seeing what flowers and greenery you pair together in your bunches. Can I ask what variety is the Sweet William? I have seeds but are yet to grow them so curious what variety you are growing 😊

[@samluke5381]

Don’t throw out those dark purple lupins. They really make the orange colours pop. I know it’s hard working with materials you don’t like though.

[@smurfiennes]

I don’t really like orange flowers, but in combination with purple or blue, they make a beautiful bouquet

[@jadehodgson664]

These look beautiful. Ilove the wrap for these bouquets! Where do you get your pink paper and brown paper from ? X

[@YPEFFLE]

❤🌱

[@tiffanytomeo2313]

I love this video. What were the first ones you mentioned, the perennials?

[@bloomandgray]

Geum Mai Thai?

[@bully08873]

If you turn that webpage into a 2d barcode it might make it easier to pay online, so they don't have to type in a website manually.

[@bloomandgray]

I did think about that but some people don’t know how to use them and I think it would make it a little more confusing!

[@bully08873]

@@bloomandgray You know your clientele better than me. Certainly if it's a particular generation, I'm sure you are correct.

[@nickles4652]

Beautiful bouquets!😍 Thank you for making this video of you preparing them! Do they usually sell out? During a more productive part of flower season, how many bunches do you put out per day?

[@bloomandgray]

Yes they always sell out within a couple of hours. I will put out maybe 20 per day two or three times a week.

[@nickles4652]

@@bloomandgray 👍 Such fantastic value for dollar in those bouquets! 😍 Lucky customers! Hope you make more of this type of videos this summer. I really enjoy seing the beautiful flower combinations. 🥰💐

[@FLOWERSANDSLOTS]

Beautiful! Did you grow your Lupine from seed??? They are GORGEOUS!!!!!!

[@bloomandgray]

Yes! I hope they come back just as nice this year!

[@heatherb918]

Why do you take all the leaves off the lupines? They are pretty too!

[@karie3]

Do you ever feel completely overwhelmed in your flower farming? I have over 20 flower beds in my yard, plus a vegetable garden. This past September I got a greenhouse and over the winter, I bought way too many seeds. I had tons of ideas. Sell cut flowers, sell plant starts, sell tomato starts, etc etc etc. So needless to say this Spring, I am spending 12 hours a day working my butt off in the gardens. I probably won't even sell anything because you have to actually try to sell....lol. I have been so busy learning to grow in the greenhouse, learning soil blocking, starting thousands of seedlings that I haven't even taken the time to think about the selling part. This year I am just taking the time to learn all about flower farming. My goal is to make just enough money to support my gardening addiction. Hahahaha. So I guess I was wondering if you too ever get overwhelmed with all the garden chores?

[@bloomandgray]

Yes I get overwhelmed daily! But I write lists and work my way through them, and think of the most important jobs to do first. It’s such hard work but I feel like now I’m 5 seasons in and I’m getting on top of the routine and with the help of the weed membrane I’m finding it a little easier.

[@karie3]

@@bloomandgray this will be my first time using weed membrane. I am only using it for the cut flower gardens. But that will definitely help. I also write lists upon lists upon lists. I can't go to bed until I get everything out on paper what needs to be done the following day. I am also changing some of my perennial flower beds to blooming bushes. Is flower farming your full-time job or do you have other jobs too?

[@kimberlygreidanus5639]

Beautiful!!! What would the measurements be for your brown kraft paper?

[@kellykilfeather]

Do you find people are always honest, or is the money short some days?

[@shawnsg]

Maybe you could create a QR code they could scan to take them to your site.

[@tamiratliff4459]

How much are they American $, I am very impressed with your beautiful flowers and payment set up, I live in Alaska, USA

[@iflostpleasereturn6135]

I wonder if there were times when people don’t pay for the bouquets I mean that’s a terrible thing to do but i’m really curious

[@bloomandgray]

It’s happened a couple of times but not many. I think you have to expect it’s going to happen but hope it doesn’t!

[@iflostpleasereturn6135]

@@bloomandgray Definitely. The honesty box idea really is so sweet tho, hope we had one here too

[@gillianmuspic2337]

Could you not use stems of supine foliage as filler? It's such a pretty leaf.

[@bevcruz940]

Those geum are beautiful! How long do they last after you cut them?

[@eggsteadgardens2655]

Isnt the flowere supposed to be for customers? What if people like the dark purple ones?

[@pippajlee]

A breath taking bouquet 😍 do you mind if I ask what variety of lupins you grew, they are stunning!

[@bloomandgray]

I can’t remember the variety but I think it was a mixed pack from chilterns seeds.

[@pippajlee]

@@bloomandgray thank you Sarah, they are beautiful. you inspired me to pick up some lupins at the garden centre today 😂

[@nilukaperera7739]

When I pick Lupins, my petals fall of fast! Any solution? Thank you!

[@lunkerpond9765]

What is the name of that song that plays in the background at the end of the video, "yeah yeah" is the only lyrics I could hear.

[@KellyC77]

Beautiful flowers. Have you had prior training in flowers/gardening etc or self taught

[@bloomandgray]

No training in anything! Winging it all!

[@rdm98607]

What is the first flower you picked? Gem??? Lupins grow wild on my land. Thinking of putting in a bed. Gorgeous bunches you put together.

[@Orchid93090]

Where do you get your tissue paper?

[@wyldheatherfarm5188]

What size is your stamp and where did you get it??

[@amandawyatt684]

Can you share what kinds of kraft paper that is? Thanks! ☺

[@bloomandgray]

I buy it from triangle nursery x

[@thisnthat2449]

What is your hardiness zone?

[@kshaw111]

your flowers are so pretty. can you tell me the name of the first flower you picked ? Thank you

[@elderberryjamz3654]

The flower is called geum or avens.

[@kshaw111]

@@elderberryjamz3654 Thank you so much

[@jessemiller2858]

How often do you maintain your box

[@Tea_and_thyme_2012]

Can I ask what size (ish) you cut your paper into because when I try and wrap mine it looks like I’m wrapping fish and chips!!!!

[@bloomandgray]

I would estimate about 60/70 cm long and it’s a 60cm wide roll.

[@Tea_and_thyme_2012]

@@bloomandgray thanks for replying I’ll try that size and see if it looks any better.

[@sylvianebeaulieu27]

What do you do with the bouquets that don't sell...

[@bloomandgray]

Luckily for me they always sell!