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Maddocks Farm Organics has closed and we are reopening from late May 2023 as The Edible Flower Garden. Our new incarnation is much smaller and much more focused on teaching and sharing knowledge about organic growing. We will still offer very limited boxes of edible flowers to order in advance for summer. See below for some treats.

Edible flowers for Cocktails – COLLECTION ONLY

Edible flowers for Cocktails – COLLECTION ONLY

Petal Confetti – COLLECTION ONLY

Petal Confetti – COLLECTION ONLY

£15.00

Abutilon Flowers – COLLECTION ONLY

Abutilon Flowers – COLLECTION ONLY

£11.00

Our new home is a less than 1/2 acre garden so we have reluctantly had to give up our commercial organic certification and Maddocks Farm Organics name of 20 years (It is illegal to refer to yourself as organic if you don’t have certification). The Edible Flower Garden as we are now known will continue to follow all the organic principles and regulations for which we have won numerous Awards and will be offering limited naturally grown edible flower packs between the end of May and October 2023. In addition we will be passing on our skills to others to develop wildlife friendly gardens, brimming with edible flowers and sustainable produce.

Keep an eye on the website or sign up to our newsletter for further information.

We live for your salad. It is the highlight of our summer – Kirsty Allsop on Twitter

The edible flowers are almost too beautiful to eat – Anneka Rice on Radio 2

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I know many of you will unfollow as you hate spiders BUT I have to be true to my organic roots and can’t just share fluffy bumble bees! These guys ( Garden Orb Weaver spiders) are great natural predators and will sort out a number of garden pests so they are a great asset.

Also worth watching for my terrible focus and strange unintended David Attenborough whisper. 🤪 #dontgiveupthedayjob!!!

#naturalpredators #chemicalfree #gardenorbweaver

This was just emailed to me. Thank you @ian_webber_cook @devonlifemag. Made me cry my eyes out. Much appreciated. Xxx

Wild garlic, nettle and watercress soup from the garden. 💚💚💚

#eatyourgreen #eatyourgarden #springgreen #nettlesoup #wildgarlic #watercresssoup

Hugely enjoyable first visit to @thenewtinsomerset yesterday. A treat from a friend which has been delayed numerous times. The budget ( or lack of it!) is mind blowing but there is so much that can be taken and used to inspire a garden of any size and budget particularly for winter interest and structure. Was lucky enough to have the garden tour with their newly appointed entomologist Tom and it was really inspiring. Thanks Tom!

It’s that time of year! @nigellalawson made her Rosemary Remembrance cake in memory of her maternal grandmother and it’s a beautiful recipe. I took advantage of the gluten of beautiful rosemary flowers too glam it up a bit. A bit of a faff decorating but very therapeutic and perfect for Easter.

#nigella #rosemarycake #eastercake #rosemaryflowers #edibleflowers #theedibleflowergarden formerly #maddocksfarmorganics

Camellia Coleslaw. - Absolutely ticks the boxes of my obsession with alliterated foods and what a great superhero name! 🤗😂

Ingredients
Grated raw organic cabbage and carrot; cooking apple into sticks; a sliced radish or two; chopping of shallot or onion with a bit of chopped parsley from the garden; a squeeze of lemon juice and a sprinkle of black pepper. A dollop of vegan mayo ( can be regular) and the petals of an organically grown Camellia flower. Don’t used if they might have been sprayed, peed on or are from beside a road where they might be covered in pollutants.

Garden camellia flowers (Camellia japonica) are astringent so less is definitely more! Camellia sinensis is their exotic cousin who is responsible for producing the leaf buds from which our morning cuppa tea comes.

Removing the white heel of the petals will make them less bitter. X

#edibleflowers #edible_flowers formerly #maddocksfarmorganics #eatingflowers #theedibleflowergarden #camelliajaponica

Thank you @shell_on_earth for the gift of summer in February! Those that know me know I never do paid ads but I will promote products that I genuinely use and @shell_on_earth ‘s crushed whelk shells are a really effective way of keeping fungus gnats off my house plants and slugs at bay in my greenhouse so I do buy a big sack each year. They are also great for improving drainage and look really pretty too! Many thanks indeed Caryl and Jordan! #gifted X

Did you know there are great alternatives to raking up all your leaves and burning them or putting in your green bin. Leaving them where possible feeds the soil and lawn. If raking them, leaving tucked under shrubs, behind sheds, in corners etc provides protection for overwintering insects, amphibians and small mammals! Also piling up around tender plants with a little soil to stop them blowing, protect the plants from frost. A nice pile will also make a great hedgehog 🦔 bed and will break down to create perfect leaf mould for next year!!!
What do you do with yours?

#autumnleaves #wildlifeofinstagram #leafmould #insecthabitat #ecofriendly

Making your garden #wildlifefriendly is not just about sowing bee friendly flowers. It’s also about being consciously untidy and leaving lots of snug nooks and crannies. Here we stacked some turfs leaving gaps and all sorts are settling in for winter! #dontputyourgardentobed #wildlifegarden #beefriendlygarden

Anyone else aware of how many bumble bees, and Queen bumbles in particular, are still around? Down here in the softy South West there are LOADS! Also honey bees, parasitic wasps, hoverflies- you name it. Global warming and the warmest October on record have a lot to do with it and November is incredibly mild so far too! Not a night below 6 so far. Down here in Devon we are increasingly seeing Queen bumble bees NOT hibernating but instead continuing to forage and feed brood all winter. It’s really helpful therefore to consider putting Winter and early Spring flowering trees, shrubs and bulbs on your Christmas list if you are looking for an additional plants for the garden. On the edible front- mahonia, acacia, dandelions, single camelia, heathers, violets. On the non edible front trees with early catkins, also single daffodils, hebes, vibernum, ivy ( the best!), skimmia, fatsia japonica, crocus are all welcome additions to a wildlife garden. Also a lovely mix of primroses/primulas, pansies and violas in winter tubs or hanging baskets are very much loved 🐝 ❤️🐝! Over wintering early flowering veggies such as rocket, Broad beans, and brassicas/mustard flowers are a big hit!

What winter flowers do your bees love? Let me know and I’ll add to the list! Here on a hebe (non edible).

#winterflowers #plantsforpollinators #winterfloweringshrubs #wildlife gardening #winteringfloweringtrees

Just a few remaining of these. Season is coming to a close - today for @pickleshack and @mulberry_catering_co. 🤗🤗

#edibleflowers #seasonalandlocal #theedibleflowergarden

Good old Long Suffering Stu! He made me this cold frame 10/12 years ago! It’s always been black to absorb the sun but now has had a fancy schmancy make over to match the posh greenhouse! Hopefully it will absorb warmth from the bricks too. Lots of edible flower babies 🌱🌸🍀🌻ready to snuggle down for winter. You can save so much money taking cutting and sowing your own. They just need a bit of protection over winter and they will be planted out and romp away in Spring. Lavender cuttings; rosemary cuttings; abutilon; savlia; chives; osteospermum; mints, rose cutting. And yes…. He is kneeling on gravel in shorts. 😩And yes….. He does have a kneeling mat! Tell him off @bighungrypanda! #longsufferingstu #edibleflowers #handyman #muchappreciated❤️
#coldframe #growyourown #cuttings #gardeningjobs #readyforwinter #savingmoney #excessiveplantbuyer #propogation #takingcuttings #gardeningonabudget #theedibleflowergarden formerly #maddocksfarmorganics