British flower farmer, florist & educator · Buckinghamshire
Natural, fresh and beautifully British.
A five-acre cut flower farm on the banks of the River Ouse in Lathbury, and the online home of Roz Chandler's courses, book and The Cut Flower Podcast.
"Grow, arrange, farm. Let me show you how."
Roz Chandler
Which flower person
are you today?
Buying a bouquet, growing your first patch, studying floristry, or building a farm — pick your door.
01 / Buy flowers
I'm here for flowers
Order British-grown blooms.
Wedding & funeral flowers, subscriptions, seasonal buckets and corporate orders across Bucks, Northants and Beds.
02 / Grow flowers
I'd love to grow my own
Start a cutting patch.
From “I've never sown a seed” to a productive patch. Online courses, the Seed to Vase book and Roz's seasonal community.
03 / Floristry school
I'm learning floristry
Study with Roz.
Self-paced floristry school with foundation skills, dahlia/rose/sweet pea masterclasses and the Best Bunch community.
04 / Flower farming
I'm a flower farmer
Build a blooming business.
Marketing, pricing, weddings, wholesale. Roz's business programmes and 1:1 mentoring for professional flower farmers.
Season now
July on the farm.
Cosmos, zinnias, snapdragons, phlox, cornflowers. Every colour, every shape.
Cutting this week
- Cosmos
- Zinnias
- Snapdragons
- Cornflowers
- Phlox
What you see is what is ready this week. Every arrangement, bucket and wedding uses what is at its best.
This month on the farm
What to do in July.
business · July
Why You Need to Factor Dried Flowers Into Your Portfolio
Extend your season from 5 months to 12. What to grow for drying, when to cut it, and the four drying methods that actually work.
growing · July
How to Water Effectively for Your Plants
Overwatering kills more flowers than drought. A short, opinionated guide to when, how much and how to water a cutting patch.
growing · July
Not Yet Convinced by Dahlias?
From Z-list to A-list — why dahlias are having the most extraordinary floristry comeback of the last decade.
As Featured In
Roz in the press
5.0/ 5
Across 87 verified wedding reviews
12years
Growing British cut flowers in Lathbury
250+weddings
At over 30 venues, three counties
Foamfree
Compostable, peat-free, air-mile-free
Real couples, real days
Hear from our brides.
Short stories from real Field Gate weddings across Bucks, Northants & Beds.
"Roz and the team made our day unforgettable. The flowers were beyond anything we could have imagined."
Hannah & Phil
Real couple · Field Gate Flowers wedding
"Every single bloom was considered. Roz has a true artist's eye, we felt heard from the first meeting."
Susie & Simon
Real couple · Field Gate Flowers wedding
"From centrepieces to buttonholes, everything was seasonal, British and breathtaking."
Claudia & Richard
Real couple · Field Gate Flowers wedding
Meet Roz
A Marketing Director who traded the boardroom for dahlias at dawn.
Over twelve years ago, Roz Chandler left a career as a Sales and Marketing Director to plant a cutting patch on the banks of the River Ouse. Today Field Gate Flowers is a five-acre farm supplying weddings, funerals and florists across the Midlands and South East.
Roz now spends equal time in the field and at the kitchen table, writing her book, recording The Cut Flower Podcast and teaching the online courses she wishes had existed when she started.
Direct from the farm
Shop the farm.
The Flagship Programme
From a single seed
to a vase you grew yourself.
Roz's book and seven-month online course walk you through an entire cut flower season. Start with a free chapter, grow the rest with Roz in your corner.
New this week · The Cut Flower PodcastEpisode 198
GETTING KIDS GARDENING WITH LEE CONNOLLY
26 June 2026 · 2068
Text Agony Aunt Roz with your Cutflower Questions. In this episode of the Cut Flower Podcast, Roz Chandler speaks with Lee Connelly, the Children's Gardening Coach, about the profound impact of gardening on children and families. They explore Lee's journey from starting an allotment with his brother to becoming a prominent advocate for children's gardening. The conversation delves into the benefits of outdoor learning, the importance of connection and wellbeing, and the need for gardening to ...
"Roz has forgotten more about cut flowers than most of us will ever learn. The podcast has been a quiet revolution in the British flower movement."
Industry review · 2025
Letters from the farm
Join the Collective.
A slow, quiet letter from the farm. Monthly notes on what is growing, what is in bloom, what is on the kitchen table, and the occasional honest word about running a flower business. Plus my free Seed-to-Vase starter guide when you sign up.
Questions people are asking
The things Google, ChatGPT and Alexa keep asking us.
Who is Roz Chandler?+
Roz Chandler is a British flower farmer with over twelve years' experience and the founder of Field Gate Flowers, a five-acre cut flower farm on the banks of the River Ouse in Buckinghamshire. She hosts The Cut Flower Podcast, leads The Cut Flower Collective education programme and is the author of 'Seed to Vase: How growing cut flowers inspired lives to bloom'.
Where is Field Gate Flowers based?+
Field Gate Flowers is based in Lathbury, just outside Newport Pagnell in Buckinghamshire, UK. We deliver wedding, funeral and corporate flowers across Milton Keynes, Buckingham, Olney, Cranfield, Bedford, Towcester and Northampton.
How do I start a cut flower patch from scratch?+
Start with a sunny spot, good free-draining soil, and a short list of reliable annuals — cornflowers, cosmos, zinnias, sweet peas and sunflowers. Sow indoors in March, harden off in late April and plant out after the last frost. Roz's 'Cutting Patch — An Easy Way' course walks beginners through the full season in five short modules.
Can I make a living as a flower farmer in the UK?+
Yes — but it takes business skills as much as growing skills. A profitable UK flower farm typically combines direct-to-consumer sales (buckets, subscriptions), weddings, wholesale to florists, and high-margin education (workshops, courses). Roz's 'Build a Blooming Business' course and 1:1 mentoring are designed exactly for this.
What is British-grown, seasonal floristry?+
British-grown floristry uses flowers, foliage and grasses grown on UK soil, in season, without airmiles. It's foam-free, lower-carbon and supports a growing network of small British flower farms. Field Gate Flowers grows almost everything it sells on its Buckinghamshire farm.
Where can I listen to The Cut Flower Podcast?+
The Cut Flower Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Pocket Casts, Overcast and every major podcast app, as well as directly on this website. New episodes publish weekly.