Charlie Ryrie
Charlie Ryrie combines writing with growing flowers on the wild side. She blazed the small scale British flower farmer trail, starting The Real Cut Flower Garden in 2002, providing home grown blooms to customers nationwide. These days she focusses more on writing and advising than growing, but still provides glorious flowers for customers and events in the South West.
Recent articles by Charlie Ryrie
Easy natural Christmas star decorations using twigs
Create your own quick natural handmade Christmas decorations with these simple but pretty stars made from twigs and evergreens
Festive | Make your own Christmas wreath
Learn how to make a homemade Christmas wreath from scratch with our ideas using natural materials including succulents, evergreens and seedheads
How flower farmer Charlie Ryrie did less in her garden and got beautiful results
Grower Charlie Ryrie details her personal journey from intensive flower farming to lower-maintenance gardening, adapting to life’s challenges. Photographs Jason Ingram
When to plant summer bulbs and the best to choose for a gloriously colourful garden
Spring is the ideal time to plant summer-flowering bulbs. We asked four experts to recommend their favourites
Make your own hanging willow Christmas decorations
Grower and florist Charlie Ryrie shows how to create handmade Christmas decorations at home using foraged plants and natural materials. Photos Andrew Montgomery
Boutonniere: how to make buttonhole flowers
Charlie Ryrie, founder of The Real Cut Flower Garden, shows how to make a stunning boutonniere, or buttonhole flowers. Photographs by Andrew Montgomery