In February we moved the family and the business, lock stock and quite a lot of sedum to our wonderful new small holding in Mid Wales.

We have quite a bit of land here so the idea is to use it to grow sedum which we can use to supply Wales and the South of England, whilst our Lancashire plantation continues to deliver to the North and Scotland. This way we can save on air miles.

The intention is to lead the good life here, being as self sufficient as we can and really walking the talk.

As this is our first year in the house we have so much to discover. New flowers and plants are appearing daily. This week we have seen lots of new tulips, a huge honeysuckle which I hadn’t even noticed when it didn’t have any leaves, and a pink flowering rockery plant which I haven’t identified yet but I hope to successfully add to our roofing products.

Wild flower roofs are certainly taking off, especially where budget isn’t the deciding factor. They are a magnet for wildlife and look truly magnificent in the height of summer. This week Darren has been busy a putting a wild flower roof on a boat house manager’s office on the Thames. It is a seeded system so we will hopefully get some pictures to add to the website in the late summer, when if everything is in full bloom – it is going to complement the river perfectly.

We also have a fast establishing green roof pack available for a limited period. It includes fully grown sedum plants and so it should look really beautiful as soon as the roof is complete.

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