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UK: Blooming brilliance on Perthshire Farm

A beautiful diversification idea – Bunny Tail Blooms – is blossoming this summer on a Perthshire farm. Morag Thompson aims to offer flowers grown on the farm in a very natural way, with "low flower miles" and a positive sustainability message.

"Our mission is to promote local, sustainably grown, seasonal flowers with a very different carbon footprint to imported flowers," said Morag. "All of our flowers are hand-grown here from seed, bulb or corm using peat-free compost and without the use of chemicals."

Morag is also offering people the opportunity to visit her website to book a slot to visit the farm and pick their own bucket of flowers to take away and arrange. The importance of promoting good mental health is something Morag's well-known farmer / comedian fiancé Jim Smith is also very passionate about.

Read more: rsabi.org.uk

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