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Fiona Coulson is founder and owner of Lamorna Flowers in Kenya. Along with her husband Billy, she also owns Nini, and both farms form part of the Nini Flowers group. It is always fascinating to hear directly from the farms and so we spoke to Fiona about how to grow and maintain quality roses.
I come from a small village in Limburg, in the south of Holland, where I grew up in a rural area close to my grandparents. My grandfather was a butcher who went from farm to farm to help with the meat production.
When it comes to Midsummer, Sweden is the place to be. No one does Midsummer like the Swedes. It is a national holiday, and on Midsummer Eve they leave the towns and head for the countryside or the coast to spend time with friends and family.
As the Wimbledon Tennis Championships enters its 140th season, we raise a glass of Pimms and look back at its history. Also at the impact on strawberry sales during Wimbledon Fortnight.
We promised that you would need sunglasses and we were not exaggerating! Welcome to the launch of our new brand identity, which you are the first to see. With a fresh and innovative new image, you certainly won't miss us in a crowd.
We spoke to UK retailer M&S about the characteristics of different varieties, and about the outstanding UK strawberry crop this year. At this moment, the UK berry crop is looking excellent. After a great start in March, the stores are now onto the outdoor strawberry crop, which is huge due to the recent hot weather.