Brenda Baker

Freesia Bulbs

End of bulb season The end of April marked the end of another season of selling  the freesia bulbs. Once again if I had several thousand more I could of sold them as well. Using the auction sites as my selling platform has been my most successful venture and I think this year I...
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Utilising the shadehouse

Utilising the shadehouse

Technorati Tags: freesias,plants,buxus english box,shadehouse,growing trays Growing Buxus English Box I grow my freesias in the greenhouse which means I have an empty shadehouse year round so this season with the help of a friend it was decided to diversify and offer cheap plants of all sorts  at a cheaper rate  by selling them...
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Working From Home

A work from home mum starting out on the Internet.   Thirty- forty years ago it was quite normal for the wife to stay at home, be the main childcare support, look after the house and in doing so provide a happy loving environment for the family unit. The man of the house provided...
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Freesia Flowering Season

Early end of flowers The freesias were very late flowering this year and as we have had a very warm spring many of the flowers all flowered at the same time giving a shorter season. I must admit the greenhouse did look beautiful with an abundance of flowers but as most of the florists in...
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Spring Flowers