Helensburgh

About

Welcome to Wylde Florence!  My name is Jenn Florence, I'm an artisan cut flower farmer and fashion designer based here in beautiful Helensburgh on Scotland's West Coast.  We're only a 30-minute drive from Glasgow and 15 minutes from Loch Lomond.     

I grow the glorious flowers, nurture them from seed, bulb, corm or tuber.  I grow them as naturally as possible.  My flowery season here in Scotland runs from mid-April to October (mother nature permitting) and abetted by some cover in the form of polytunnel and greenhouse.       

I sell blooms to lovely local customers, delivered on Fridays or picked up at our Wylde HQ based within the beautiful Ardardan Estate. I also sell mixed buckets of flowers that can be used to decorate events - birthdays, baby showers, weddings...  These mixed buckets need a bit of advance planning on my part so get in touch asap.  Limited numbers of blooms are available wholesale for event florists too, get in touch for my availibity sheets.     

I love growing flowers - I love everything about them.  I select the most exciting varieties I can find with a focus on beautiful scent.  I love showy blooms in romantic palettes.  Ones that do not normally fair well chilled and flown thousands of miles therefore are not as readily available, gorgeously perfumed Sweet Peas or blousy Dahlias to name a few.  When growing, I try to stay as close to nature as possible, I use peat free compost, no pesticides or harmful chemicals.  Our friendly Robins really do a good job.     

Through the growing season you can usually find me on my farm growing.  In the darker months you can find me in my studio sewing.  I focus on making things I want to wear around my flowers.  I always want to wear a billowy silk dress, floating around picking flowers but mostly it's overalls covered in story telling dirt.       

Finding a way to work seasonally, rhythmically feels right for me.  After having my daughters, burn out wasn't an option for me anymore, I had to slow down and get my hands in the dirt.  So, I thank you for visiting Wylde Florence and supporting us as we look for a slow, sustainable way to live and support our community.     

If you have any questions for me, please do get in touch.     

Flowery love from me to you -     Jenn x