Introducing British Garden Flowers - A Year-Long Celebration

Welcome back to the Adventures in Print blog!

Hello, friends. It's been a while, hasn't it? My last blog post was back in November 2025, and as we step into February 2026, I'm thrilled to be back here sharing what I've been working on in my tiny Norfolk studio shed.

If you've been following along on Instagram or receiving my weekly Hope Garden newsletter, you'll already know what's coming. But for those of you discovering this collection for the first time, or returning to the blog after a few quiet months, let me share what 2026 has in store.

British Garden Flowers

This year is a celebration of our beloved garden companions. Over twelve months, I'm releasing 26 new linocut designs - each one a handcarved love letter to the flowers that have shaped British gardens and my own artistic heart.

From the humble daisy to the resilient poppy, the cheerful tulip to the defiant November pansy, this collection honours the extraordinary beauty of ordinary moments. These are the flowers we know by heart, the ones that mark the turning of seasons, the blooms that feel like home.

What to expect:

• Two new designs released each month (following the blooming calendar)
• Each flower carved in my Norfolk studio using traditional linocut techniques
• Originals: hand printed on cotton rag paper, each print is slightly unique, capturing the true texture and depth of the linocut process.
• Art Prints: contemporary colourway versions bringing bold colour to the hand carved design. Available in multiple sizes.
• Notecards: perfect for sending thoughtful greetings or keeping as small pieces of art.
• Garland Concertina Cards: a unique format that unfolds to create a decorative display.
• Weekly stories and inspiration shared via my Hope Garden newsletter 

Some of these blooms won't be strangers to my carving tools, but that's the wonderful thing about returning to familiar subjects: each time I carve a flower again, something changes. Lines are carved differently, I notice new details and I'm drawn to a different angle or a bolder composition. Like visiting an old friend and discovering new depths to your conversation, these revisited flowers reveal themselves afresh with each carving.

The Complete Calendar

Here's what's blooming throughout the year:

January: Snowdrop, Daffodil
February: Iris, Primrose
March: Tulip, Wallflower
April: Bluebell, Forget-Me-Not
May: Sweet Pea, Peony
June: Rose, Poppy
July: Lavender, Sunflower
August: Hollyhock, Dahlia
September: Sweet William, Cosmos
October: Aster, Chrysanthemum
November: Fuchsia, Snapdragon, Pansy
December: Hellebore, Holly, Camellia

Each design is timed to when these flowers naturally bloom in British gardens, connecting to the natural rhythm of the seasons outside.

Design 1: Snowdrops in the Garden

What better way to begin than with the snowdrop? These mighty-yet-miniscule flowers push through frozen earth when nothing else dares bloom. In the language of flowers, they symbolise hope and new beginnings - perfect for January and for this collection's launch.

I carved this design thinking about those first walks after the new year, when you spot that miraculous white bell nodding in the cold. There's something about their delicate strength that feels particularly British; understated, resilient, enduring.

Why British Garden Flowers?

There's something deeply woven into the British psyche about our relationship with gardens. We're a nation of gardeners, of allotment keepers, of people who discuss the weather in relation to what's blooming. Our gardens are often small, sometimes just window boxes or pots by the door, but we tend them with dedication.

These familiar flowers; the daffodils, roses and sweet peas, are part of us and our stories. They appear in poetry, in cottage garden paintings, in childhood memories. They're not exotic or rare; they're familiar, reliable, beloved.

What I love about these flowers is their unpretentious beauty. A daffodil doesn't apologise for being cheerful. A pansy doesn't try to be a rose. Each flower simply is what it is, and that's enough. They'll grow in most soils, come back year after year, and ask for very little in return except to be noticed, appreciated, planted again.

In creating this collection, I'm celebrating that quiet, steady beauty. The kind that doesn't shout for attention but rewards those who pause to look.

First Look

I'll be sharing a first look at my latest floral design through my weekly Hope Garden newsletter, a Thursday newsletter that arrives in your inbox with the latest design, inspiration, and gentle musings on slow living and creative practice. Blog posts will follow a week or two later, allowing me to expand on the themes and add additional depth.

If you'd like to receive these weekly letters and get first access to each new design, you can sign up for the Hope Garden newsletter here.

What's Next?

The daffodil has already been released to newsletter subscribers - "Dancing Daffodil," a celebration of those bold and bright yellow trumpets. Next week they'll get the first look at the elegant iris with its sculptural petals and rich colours.

Whether you've been following my work for a while or you've just discovered Adventures in Print, I'm so glad you're here. This collection feels like the most authentic expression of my work yet - rooted in craft tradition, celebrating the familiar, finding wonder in what we might otherwise overlook.

You can explore the British Garden Flowers collection and shop available designs at adventuresinprint.com/collections/british-garden-flowers.

And if you'd like to follow along week by week, with stories, inspiration, and early access to each new design, I'd love to welcome you to the Hope Garden newsletter. It's free, it arrives every Thursday, and it's become my favourite part of the week - a quiet moment of connection with people who appreciate slow living, beautiful things, and the extraordinary in the ordinary.

Here's to a year of flowers, of slow creative practice, of finding joy in the familiar.

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P.S. The woodland floors around Norfolk are currently carpeted with snowdrops. If you're out walking this week, keep your eyes low. There's something quietly magical about stumbling across them in the wild.