A POPULAR former Frome florist has completed a move to another Somerset town – and officially opened yesterday (September 30).

Bramble & Wild, which was formerly based at Catherine Hill in Frome, has opened new premises at Jordans Courtyard, at Horton Cross, near Ilminster.

“The last few weeks have been wild to say the least,” said Bramble & Wild founder Grace Haskins. “Long days, extra helpers, late nights, painty hands and dirty jeans, scrubbing, weeding, painting and zhuzhing, tears both happy, sad and frustrated, snacks galore and all powered by caffeine, sheer willpower and the most incredible people.

“But we did it, and wow, am I ever proud of our new shop. She’s an absolute beaut if I do say so myself. The space we have now feels like freedom and although we’re going to desperately miss Frome, it was the right move.”

Speaking of the move, Grace said there were a number of reasons the firm left Frome.

“Firstly, our tenancy has come to an end at No 4 and various factors that are too long and frankly uninteresting to go into now, means that we can’t renew in the current shop,” she said.

“Secondly, over the last few years we have really tried to transition into more and more British-grown flowers. As you may know, we have been creating our very own flower farm this year.

“The farm is on the outskirts of Taunton, which is home for me, and it’s a long drive to take our harvests up to the shop every day. Jordans Courtyard is 20 minutes from the farm. We’re always trying to reduce our carbon footprint and this move will do that. It also means we can say our flowers are sourced within 12 miles, how great is that?”

Meanwhile, she said national deliveries will continue as normal, as will subscriptions, with Bramble & Wild set to return to Frome for markets in the future.

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who’s shopped with us, supported us and cheered us on for the past 14 years,” Grace added. “Bramble & Wild wouldn’t be what it is without Frome and the wonderful people in it – whom I shall miss enormously. Thank you, thank you, thank you.”

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