Spring-flowering tulips add vibrancy to the delicate pastel shades on Gemma’s plot
When the sun finally emerges, it illuminates the beauty of Gemma Boardman’s tranquil flower plot. Set back from a commuter corridor transporting traffic to nearby destinations such as Calverley and
She also has her greenhouses at home where she grows her plants from seed and prepares and creates Christmas wreaths using natural foliage.“I got my own garden when I moved to my current house five years ago but it’s tiny and I maxed out with what I could do in that. I really wanted to grow flowers. I wanted to grow cut flowers,” says Gemma.
Gemma’s germ of an idea became a reality just before lockdown. Finding the land proved a challenge though. She contemplated taking on an allotment but discovered plots were more focused on growing vegetables than flowers. . The sweet-smelling aroma of fluffy daffodils, another springtime favourite, is a scent to heighten the senses when carried in bouquets, secured in bridal party button-holes or admired in living spaces. Sweet peas, among Gemma’s favourite flowers, sway gently in the breeze in their wooden boxed bed as the rain finally abates, their pretty pink and pastel tones picked out by the sunlight.
One of her latest assignments was putting together a bouquet of flowers for a hen who wanted to make their own flower crowns for a “do”. “I plan it out the best I can,” says Gemma, referring to the types of flowers she grows to ensure there is something to suit all tastes.
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