Makers and Flower Growers Looking to Start their New Venture, Shropshire
Makers and Flower Growers Looking to Start their New Venture, Shropshire
Zoe and Steve are searching for land to start a flower-growing enterprise and education site. The couple has run their furniture-making business in Birmingham for the last 11 years, and have been teaching, running workshops, and hosting a creative practice as part of what they do.
They are now looking to transition, move closer to support their family in Shropshire, and create a new enterprise centred around community flower growing.
They have been allotmenteers for 10 years and are active members of their allotment community. Recently, they have dedicated more and more time to their passion for growing, and Zoe recently completed her RHS Level 2 Certificate in the Principles and Practices of Horticulture, studying at Winterbourne House and Garden in Birmingham.
Zoe and Steve are both practical and creative – makers and artists equipped with the skills they’ll need to establish infrastructure on a new site. They have taught in universities and in self-run workshops through their current work, and they are excited about sharing their growing skills with others.
The pair are planning to adapt their business model to the practicalities and possibilities of their new site, informing their venture with local interests and potential. They would love to create an offering that welcomes people, teaching them about sustainable flower growing, and could cater to particular groups such as those with additional needs.
They are looking for a site in Shropshire or West Staffordshire suitable for flower growing, with reasonable access routes for members from nearby communities.
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