Organic Blooms is a social enterprise near the maritime city of Bristol, which grows its flowers using certified organic methods, and also offers training and jobs for local people with disabilities and those who need extra support.
Many flowers (including all bulbs) are not safe near companion animals. Read more on how to create a pet-safe garden, to know blooms to avoid for home delivery (either to you, or homes with pets). If displaying bouquets indoors, avoid facing towards outside gardens, to help prevent birds flying into windows.
You can order these blooms, safe in the knowledge that they all grown without harm to the planet, and the soil is looked after naturally, which helps to support native pollinators. It’s also safer for those who grow the flowers, which as local seasonal blooms, also have better scent and lower ‘flower miles to your door.
The brand began after 20 years of running horticultural projects for people with special needs. Students spend a few days a week training in the flower nursery and florists, to qualify for certification to work within the industry. Many graduates go on to work in horticulture and secure full-time employment here.
Ordered flower bouquets are cut, arranged and packed in the field workshop and conditioned without bleach or other chemicals. This prevents water pollution in the area around Bristol, which is also good for all local wildlife.
These flowers are sold seasonally as they are local, although some blooms are extended out of season using polytunnels. Flowers are grown using crop rotation and organic comfrey fertiliser, with the social enterprise happily knowing that a few flowers may be eaten, but that’s just organic gardening, and beneficial insects and creatures will also drop by!
All boxes and packaging are compstable, and the company is currently trying out biodegradable floristry foam and compostable aqua-packaging.
The range includes:
- Buckets of seasonal blooms for collection (each one has 20 stems)
- Christmas wreaths, or kits to make hour own
- Sympathy bouquets from a flower farm in Gloucestershire. Flowers can be delivered locally within a few miles, and feature organically hand-tied sheaves, tied with natural raffia or string.
- Or if you prefer, donate to ‘buy an organic flower bed’, and you receive a hand-painted sign on one of the flower beds, to acknowledge your donation.
