Welcome to The Flower Farmers of Ireland!

Seasonal, scented, freshly-harvested Irish cut flowers and foliage, grown with love and arranged with flair…this is what’s at the heart of the Flower Farmers of Ireland association, whose members can be found from the wilds of west Cork to the meadowlands of Leitrim.

Welcome to The Flower Farmers of Ireland!

Seasonal, scented, freshly-harvested Irish cut flowers and foliage, grown with love and arranged with flair…this is what’s at the heart of the Flower Farmers of Ireland association, whose members can be found from the wilds of west Cork to the meadowlands of Leitrim.

Seasonal Spotlight

Here’s what’s happening with our members at the moment:

Onward and Upward

If this is your first visit to this site, you’re very welcome, whether you heard about us via our activities during #irishflowerweek2022 or through talking with one of our members.

We aim to serve three audiences; every visitor can find out more about us and our ethos by visiting our ‘About’ section, but :

If you’re here because you like flowers and you want to know where you can find your nearest grower, check out our Directory on our ‘Find a Flower Farmer‘ page.
Florists looking for growers who can supply Flowers and Foliage in volume can find details on our ‘For Florists‘ page.
And Growers, whether just investigating possibilities or well-established, who might be interested in joining us to gain access to the benefits of membership of this growing (😁) professional association, can find out more on our ‘Membership‘ page.

Whichever of these ‘caps’ fits you, we hope you find the information you’re looking for during your visit here. If there’s something we haven’t covered or if you need further clarification on something, reach out to us via our ‘Contact‘ page.

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Seasonal Spotlight

Here’s what’s happening with our members at the moment:

Onward and Upward

If this is your first visit to this site, you’re very welcome, whether you heard about us via our activities during #irishflowerweek2022 or through talking with one of our members.

We aim to serve three audiences; every visitor can find out more about us and our ethos by visiting our ‘About’ section, but :

If you’re here because you like flowers and you want to know where you can find your nearest grower, check out our Directory on our ‘Find a Flower Farmer‘ page.
Florists looking for growers who can supply Flowers and Foliage in volume can find details on our ‘For Florists‘ page.
And Growers, whether just investigating possibilities or well-established, who might be interested in joining us to gain access to the benefits of membership of this growing (😁) professional association, can find out more on our ‘Membership‘ page.

Whichever of these ‘caps’ fits you, we hope you find the information you’re looking for during your visit here. If there’s something we haven’t covered or if you need further clarification on something, reach out to us via our ‘Contact‘ page.

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A seasonal feast for the eyes.

A seasonal feast for the eyes.

We’re all about seasonality. That means being out on the land all year round, so we can see (and take pride in) our flowers and foliage celebrate the ever-shifting beauty of the Irish year. Our members take it in turns to run our social media accounts so our Instagram feed always has a fresh perspective.

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Evening all from @doonmoon_flowers and my final po

Evening all from @doonmoon_flowers and my final post as host.

In my opening post I mentioned that this time of year is about review & forward planning. Of course one does this from the perspective of the grower - what failed & what thrived (even in the volatile conditions). And as a business owner - what was/wasn't worth the effort & what surprised me, commercially speaking. I will also be looking at ways/opportunities to diversify.

It's taken quite a while (a good few years actually) to get a bit of higher-order perspective on the business and decide which parts to develop and which to let slip below the surface. It's too easy to spend days toiling in the soil while putting the business end of things to the back of your mind ..... because you want the flowers, more flowers, all the flowers!

Next week Carmel from @mountalexanderflowers will be hosting. Looking forward to that.
Adieu

#flowersofinstagram #flowers #flowerfarmer #farmerflorist #grower #cutflowers #florist #munsterflorist #limerickflorist #limerickflowerfarmer

Good evening from @doonmoon_flowers. It's said th

Good evening from @doonmoon_flowers.

It's said that a picture speaks 1000 words.

So here's 3000 words worth.

#flowersofinstagram #flowers #flowerfarmer #farmerflorist #grower #cutflowers #florist #munsterflorist #limerickflorist #limerickflowerfarmer #limerickflowerfarmerflorist #limerickflowers

Hi all. Here at @doonmoon_flowers the great garden

Hi all. Here at @doonmoon_flowers the great garden take-down has begun.

I spent the day clearing and covering beds for the winter. Swathes of the garden are looking barren.

I'm getting as much done now before it becomes very wintery. Ahead of me are a few heavy jobs that I don't want to be doing in cold, muddy conditions.

Lifting, cleaning, drying & storing the dahlias is a mammoth job.
Planting a few thousand tulips, a few hundred ranunculus and numerous seeds & seedlings are all tasks I'd like to have done by the beginning of November. That's the plan anyway!

#floristry #flowerfarmer #irishflowers #flowerproducer
#florist #garden #crops #cropmanagement
#farmerflorist #grower #cutflowers

Fiona from @doonmoon_flowers here again. Anyone w

Fiona from @doonmoon_flowers here again.

Anyone who has had a peep at one of the large flower wholesale websites could be forgiven for getting completely addled by the variety of what is available at any given time.

A question I ask myself is how the growers elsewhere achieve consistent uniformity in their crops. I try to produce crops that at the very least meet industry norms. I may not grow the same flower varieties but I can present them as a product the same way larger growers do. At the scale I work at I have to accept I'm selling a niche product.

It's simply impossible to compete on volume and price.

Quality has to be your unique selling point.

#doonmoon_flowers #quality #florist #grower #cutflowers #irishflowers #flowerfarmersofireland
#nicheproducer #nicheproducts

Evening all from @doonmoon_flowers. Q: How good a

Evening all from @doonmoon_flowers.

Q: How good are Irish flowers?

A: Grown naturally, cut at the right time , conditioned correctly & arranged with even a cursory nod to good design principles, they stand up to any scrutiny and outlast most international competition.

#irishflowers
#irishproducer #irishgrown #irishflowers #doonmoon_flowers #munsterflorist #limerickflorist #florist #floristry #designprinciples #cutflowers

@doonmoon_flowers here & delighted to have the opp

@doonmoon_flowers here & delighted to have the opportunity to host the page this week. Many thanks to @forever_flowers_ie for last week's contributions.

The gardening year is drawing to a close, actually quite quickly this year. I will have a last market outing @midletonfarmersmarket this Saturday until Christmas comes round again.

I'm now reviewing the growing season that was; and planning the one to come. This year's epic rainfall contrasts with last year's drought-like growing season. Last year I invested in a water harvesting system and this year I plan on raising my beds!

Not that we've ever had bankable weather, but there's no doubt (for me) that increasingly volatile conditions are making it more challenging to predict what will grow & thrive when it's supposed to.
Thankfully my beloved Dahlias did well this year. I love them like gold.
#dahlias #limerickflowerfarm #limerickflorist #irishgrown #doonmoon_flowers #irishflowers #irishproducer #munster

It’s not often that the Flower Farmers of Irelan

It’s not often that the Flower Farmers of Ireland get to sit down and dine at a table scape of their own flowers.

But thanks to an enormous amount of work by Lennie Wall @wallflower and Carmel Duke @mountalexanderflowers that’s exactly what they did last night.

What a two days that was.

Demonstrations by the talented Anna Potter of @swallowsanddamsons on day 1 were concluded with a delicious dinner @horetownhouse where the two day event took place.

Day 2 comprised of a sharing of knowledge and a variety of demonstrations by the flower farmers themselves and the creation of two installations which will be shared to stories.

#flowerfarmersofireland
#flowerfarmersworkshop
#alwayslearning
#sustainablefloristry
#growingabusiness
#seasonalirishflowers
#sustainablefloraltablescape
#tablescape
#autumnaltable
#autumnalflowers
#dahliaseason
#wexfordworkshop
#womeninbusiness
#womensupportingwomen

#irishflowerfarmers are having a busman’s holida

#irishflowerfarmers are having a busman’s holiday at @horetownhouse . Anna Potter @swallowsanddamsons is sharing skills with us. Keep an eye on our story for some amazing #sustainablefloristry and #seasonalflowers as we get creative!

The beautiful Niamh looking fab, will her all Iris

The beautiful Niamh looking fab, will her all Irish flower bouquet @forever_flowers_ie #sustsinableflowers #weddingflowers #weddingsinireland #fresfromthefarm

Throw back to July with our # #Boynevalleybouquet

Throw back to July with our # #Boynevalleybouquet @forever_flowers_ie . Travelling with Drogheda and district flower club
What a privilege to go to the Aras. We didn’t see Michael D Higgins himself but wishing him the best after his recent back surgery. We hope your fully recovered. Big shout out to Robbie Norris for a great garden tour.
#locallygrownflowers #inspiredbynature #spreadingthelove

Last of our sunflowers picked today Goodbye till n

Last of our sunflowers picked today Goodbye till next year
Thanks to Kay Osborne @mayglass_flowers for all th lovely images last week. Especially the cat and dog. This week I’ll introduce you to our very small plot @forever_flowers_ie in @littlelouth celebrating Irish grown not flown #floristryworkshops #floralexperiences #weddingflowers

Looking forward to hosting the flower farmers page

Looking forward to hosting the flower farmers page @forever_flowers_ie

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Evening all from @doonmoon_flowers and my final po

Evening all from @doonmoon_flowers and my final post as host.

In my opening post I mentioned that this time of year is about review & forward planning. Of course one does this from the perspective of the grower - what failed & what thrived (even in the volatile conditions). And as a business owner - what was/wasn't worth the effort & what surprised me, commercially speaking. I will also be looking at ways/opportunities to diversify.

It's taken quite a while (a good few years actually) to get a bit of higher-order perspective on the business and decide which parts to develop and which to let slip below the surface. It's too easy to spend days toiling in the soil while putting the business end of things to the back of your mind ..... because you want the flowers, more flowers, all the flowers!

Next week Carmel from @mountalexanderflowers will be hosting. Looking forward to that.
Adieu

#flowersofinstagram #flowers #flowerfarmer #farmerflorist #grower #cutflowers #florist #munsterflorist #limerickflorist #limerickflowerfarmer

Good evening from @doonmoon_flowers. It's said th

Good evening from @doonmoon_flowers.

It's said that a picture speaks 1000 words.

So here's 3000 words worth.

#flowersofinstagram #flowers #flowerfarmer #farmerflorist #grower #cutflowers #florist #munsterflorist #limerickflorist #limerickflowerfarmer #limerickflowerfarmerflorist #limerickflowers

Hi all. Here at @doonmoon_flowers the great garden

Hi all. Here at @doonmoon_flowers the great garden take-down has begun.

I spent the day clearing and covering beds for the winter. Swathes of the garden are looking barren.

I'm getting as much done now before it becomes very wintery. Ahead of me are a few heavy jobs that I don't want to be doing in cold, muddy conditions.

Lifting, cleaning, drying & storing the dahlias is a mammoth job.
Planting a few thousand tulips, a few hundred ranunculus and numerous seeds & seedlings are all tasks I'd like to have done by the beginning of November. That's the plan anyway!

#floristry #flowerfarmer #irishflowers #flowerproducer
#florist #garden #crops #cropmanagement
#farmerflorist #grower #cutflowers

Fiona from @doonmoon_flowers here again. Anyone w

Fiona from @doonmoon_flowers here again.

Anyone who has had a peep at one of the large flower wholesale websites could be forgiven for getting completely addled by the variety of what is available at any given time.

A question I ask myself is how the growers elsewhere achieve consistent uniformity in their crops. I try to produce crops that at the very least meet industry norms. I may not grow the same flower varieties but I can present them as a product the same way larger growers do. At the scale I work at I have to accept I'm selling a niche product.

It's simply impossible to compete on volume and price.

Quality has to be your unique selling point.

#doonmoon_flowers #quality #florist #grower #cutflowers #irishflowers #flowerfarmersofireland
#nicheproducer #nicheproducts

Evening all from @doonmoon_flowers. Q: How good a

Evening all from @doonmoon_flowers.

Q: How good are Irish flowers?

A: Grown naturally, cut at the right time , conditioned correctly & arranged with even a cursory nod to good design principles, they stand up to any scrutiny and outlast most international competition.

#irishflowers
#irishproducer #irishgrown #irishflowers #doonmoon_flowers #munsterflorist #limerickflorist #florist #floristry #designprinciples #cutflowers

@doonmoon_flowers here & delighted to have the opp

@doonmoon_flowers here & delighted to have the opportunity to host the page this week. Many thanks to @forever_flowers_ie for last week's contributions.

The gardening year is drawing to a close, actually quite quickly this year. I will have a last market outing @midletonfarmersmarket this Saturday until Christmas comes round again.

I'm now reviewing the growing season that was; and planning the one to come. This year's epic rainfall contrasts with last year's drought-like growing season. Last year I invested in a water harvesting system and this year I plan on raising my beds!

Not that we've ever had bankable weather, but there's no doubt (for me) that increasingly volatile conditions are making it more challenging to predict what will grow & thrive when it's supposed to.
Thankfully my beloved Dahlias did well this year. I love them like gold.
#dahlias #limerickflowerfarm #limerickflorist #irishgrown #doonmoon_flowers #irishflowers #irishproducer #munster

It’s not often that the Flower Farmers of Irelan

It’s not often that the Flower Farmers of Ireland get to sit down and dine at a table scape of their own flowers.

But thanks to an enormous amount of work by Lennie Wall @wallflower and Carmel Duke @mountalexanderflowers that’s exactly what they did last night.

What a two days that was.

Demonstrations by the talented Anna Potter of @swallowsanddamsons on day 1 were concluded with a delicious dinner @horetownhouse where the two day event took place.

Day 2 comprised of a sharing of knowledge and a variety of demonstrations by the flower farmers themselves and the creation of two installations which will be shared to stories.

#flowerfarmersofireland
#flowerfarmersworkshop
#alwayslearning
#sustainablefloristry
#growingabusiness
#seasonalirishflowers
#sustainablefloraltablescape
#tablescape
#autumnaltable
#autumnalflowers
#dahliaseason
#wexfordworkshop
#womeninbusiness
#womensupportingwomen

#irishflowerfarmers are having a busman’s holida

#irishflowerfarmers are having a busman’s holiday at @horetownhouse . Anna Potter @swallowsanddamsons is sharing skills with us. Keep an eye on our story for some amazing #sustainablefloristry and #seasonalflowers as we get creative!

The beautiful Niamh looking fab, will her all Iris

The beautiful Niamh looking fab, will her all Irish flower bouquet @forever_flowers_ie #sustsinableflowers #weddingflowers #weddingsinireland #fresfromthefarm

Throw back to July with our # #Boynevalleybouquet

Throw back to July with our # #Boynevalleybouquet @forever_flowers_ie . Travelling with Drogheda and district flower club
What a privilege to go to the Aras. We didn’t see Michael D Higgins himself but wishing him the best after his recent back surgery. We hope your fully recovered. Big shout out to Robbie Norris for a great garden tour.
#locallygrownflowers #inspiredbynature #spreadingthelove

Last of our sunflowers picked today Goodbye till n

Last of our sunflowers picked today Goodbye till next year
Thanks to Kay Osborne @mayglass_flowers for all th lovely images last week. Especially the cat and dog. This week I’ll introduce you to our very small plot @forever_flowers_ie in @littlelouth celebrating Irish grown not flown #floristryworkshops #floralexperiences #weddingflowers

Looking forward to hosting the flower farmers page

Looking forward to hosting the flower farmers page @forever_flowers_ie

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Find your nearest Flower Farmer!

Find your nearest Flower Farmer!