Onward and Upward

by | Jul 15, 2022 | Seasonal Spotlight

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...

It’s almost time…

by | Jun 29, 2022 | Seasonal Spotlight

…for Irish Flower Week 2022! Irish Flower week is our annual ‘Big Push’ to promote Irish-grown flowers, and the hard-working Flower Farmers who make it all possible. Watch out for our members appearing in local and National media, including...

Flower of the moment – Ranunculus

by | Apr 13, 2022 | Seasonal Spotlight

The word Ranunculus is one name for a BIG family. There are over 600 species of flowering plants in the genus, including the humble buttercup. Mention Ranunculus to a Flower Farmer or Florist, though, and you’ll see their eyes light up as they bring the much more...

Mother’s Day – 27th March 2022

by | Mar 19, 2022 | Seasonal Spotlight

The Ma. Mum. Mammy. Mother. Whatever you call her, she’s one of the most influential and important women in your life. She’s probably a lot of things – colleague, cook, collector of teenagers at 3.00am; she might even be a Grandmother. One thing she isn’t...

Q4 News

by | Oct 13, 2021 | Seasonal Spotlight

Georgina Campbell award: The Flower Farmers of Ireland are delighted to announce we have are winners in the “Flowers” section of the ‘Little Things’ category in Georgina Campbell Irish Food & Hospitality Awards 2021! Due to Covid the...

Onward and Upward!

by | Jul 19, 2021 | Seasonal Spotlight

Irish Flower Week 2021 was a great success for the Flower Farmers of Ireland. The members really got behind it this year and we made some real inroads into raising awareness of our aims and activities. We learned a lot from it and we’re very grateful to the regional...

It’s Irish Flower Week again!

by | Jul 10, 2021 | Seasonal Spotlight

From the 5th to the 11th of July, our members will be celebrating all that is great about locally-grown flowers and foliage – and the people who grow them! Watch out for us in the media – some of us have been interviewed for ‘Countrywide’ on Radio 1 and ‘Farmtalk with...

May – Early June

by | May 17, 2021 | Seasonal Spotlight

May is when Summer really starts to make itself known, and the colours and scents of nature that are appearing everywhere can revive the most jaded spirit. Flowers, however, can also enliven the dinner table, and not just in a vase! Edible Flowers can be used...

Easter – 4th April 2021

by | Mar 17, 2021 | Seasonal Spotlight

Like everyone else who works with nature, we love this time of year! We’re busy – seedlings won’t plant themselves out and the weeds never sleep – but the winter-work is paying off and colour is returning to our gardens and fields. It seems as...

March = Mothers Day

by | Feb 21, 2021 | Seasonal Spotlight

In Ireland, March traditionally brings a few things with it. Spring is technically well under way but ‘cold snaps’ in the weather (up to and including snowfalls) can’t be discounted, so anyone growing anything outdoors needs to be on their guard and...