Jo Illsley and Jonathon Price started Bath Organic Blooms in 2007. Our aim is to provide people with the opportunity to buy seasonal, locally grown, organic flowers directly from the countryside on their doorstep.

In 2009 we took on a beautiful Walled Garden in the village of Mells, Somerset to provide the perfect setting for selling flowers and plants and offering afternoon teas to visitors. All our organic flowers are now sold to the public through the Walled Garden.
Please click here to go directly to the Walled Garden online shop.

Why Organic?
People ask why flowers should be grown organically; after all you don’t eat them. Our view is that agricultural chemicals can directly harm the workers that handle them and that water supplies and wildlife are often left to mop up their residues. Preparing perfect, pest-free petals within the modern flower industry also contributes to a polluted atmosphere. A large proportion of High Street flowers travel an average distance of 1,500 miles from stem to store, adding significantly to global warming and pollution.

Organic growing practices, in contrast, protect the health of both people and the environment. Organic growers take a holistic approach to their crops, the soil and the environment ensuring that all benefit from their activities.

We are Soil Association approved and receive regular inspections to ensure that all aspects of our flower production meet their high standards. This means that when you enjoy our flowers you can be sure you are also making the best choice for the future of our countryside.

Why Local?
A thousand bunches of Gypsophila grown in England produce 143kg of CO2. The same amount from Nairobi would produce 5,526kg just in transport alone. If that’s not enough, we’d like to champion our traditional flowers... flowers which have been found in our cottage gardens for generations. Flowers that have a place in our culture and our countryside and provide us with a link to our heritage. Flowers, which are irresistibly and naturally beautiful.

Why Seasonal?
Roses for Valentine’s Day? Even in Ecuador they struggle to force the acres of monotonous, sanitised red roses to flower in February. How about a posy of beautiful Sweet Violets to show your love? Seasonal flowers keep us in touch with nature and remind us of our relationship with the natural world...

we hope you enjoy them as much as we do.




HACKMEAD FARM, CHARLTON LANE, HOLCOMBE, RADSTOCK, SOMERSET BA3 5EU. TEL 07966 779960