Charlie's Garden Flowers
Seasonal plants and cut flowers will be available at Colman's Farm from Spring 2023.
About Colman's Farm
Colman's is a family farm established in 1966. I grew up practically opposite the farm and my parents would frequently be found there. If dad wasn't helping Kenny, then Mum was talking gardens with Elizabeth. Lizzy not only grew and sold her own produce, but was also an incredibly passionate gardener. Many of the plants in my family garden are either cuttings taken from hers throughout the years, or descendants of seeds she gave my parents. Mum and Dad moved into our home in the 70's, and I can honestly say our garden would look vastly different to what it is now without having had the Colmans as friends. Sadly when Elizabeth passed her garden became neglected, if only because her son Philip and daughter-in-law Paula dedicated their time to growing the farm shop into the thriving business it is today.
Lizzy was a greater influence on me than she ever knew. I remember being a tiny tot standing in her greenhouse surrounded with grapes. At the time I was so small I thought the greenhouse went on forever. I remember getting lost among her flowers, and I remember all the fun she and mum had collecting and trading their cuttings or seeds from one garden to the other. One of these is a yellow tree peony that was gifted from Mum when I was about 10 or 12. I remember the day it was given, and it is still a much loved feature of the garden.
It is a huge honor to be able to restore the grounds, and today that same greenhouse is full of seedlings for this year's flower crop.
Paula and Philip passionately continue to work towards diversifying the farm and its produce, and so have introduced a cut flower patch this year, which will not only add to the diversity of the shop, but also the wildlife local to the farm. This includes honey bees looked after by Cullen, the youngest member of the Federation of Norfolk Beekepers! Cullen is incredibly passionate about what he does and I am thrilled to grow flowers next to CJBee Hives.
Colman's Farm is a living embodiment of “Sic Parvis Magna” - Thus great things from small things come.
Colman's is a family farm established in 1966. I grew up practically opposite the farm and my parents would frequently be found there. If dad wasn't helping Kenny, then Mum was talking gardens with Elizabeth. Lizzy not only grew and sold her own produce, but was also an incredibly passionate gardener. Many of the plants in my family garden are either cuttings taken from hers throughout the years, or descendants of seeds she gave my parents. Mum and Dad moved into our home in the 70's, and I can honestly say our garden would look vastly different to what it is now without having had the Colmans as friends. Sadly when Elizabeth passed her garden became neglected, if only because her son Philip and daughter-in-law Paula dedicated their time to growing the farm shop into the thriving business it is today.
Lizzy was a greater influence on me than she ever knew. I remember being a tiny tot standing in her greenhouse surrounded with grapes. At the time I was so small I thought the greenhouse went on forever. I remember getting lost among her flowers, and I remember all the fun she and mum had collecting and trading their cuttings or seeds from one garden to the other. One of these is a yellow tree peony that was gifted from Mum when I was about 10 or 12. I remember the day it was given, and it is still a much loved feature of the garden.
It is a huge honor to be able to restore the grounds, and today that same greenhouse is full of seedlings for this year's flower crop.
Paula and Philip passionately continue to work towards diversifying the farm and its produce, and so have introduced a cut flower patch this year, which will not only add to the diversity of the shop, but also the wildlife local to the farm. This includes honey bees looked after by Cullen, the youngest member of the Federation of Norfolk Beekepers! Cullen is incredibly passionate about what he does and I am thrilled to grow flowers next to CJBee Hives.
Colman's Farm is a living embodiment of “Sic Parvis Magna” - Thus great things from small things come.