Foraging - Is it for you and Your Business?

Florists and floral designers will almost certainly carry secateurs and scissors in their car or van ‘just in case’ they see fabulous foliage and branches along the roadside. I always have a pair in my vehicle, but I have learnt that there are a few rules to be aware of before you snip, snip, snip away.

Many years ago, I had a scenario where I had seen some beautiful, hardy, trailing ivy by the road side when I was collecting my son from school. I had a couple of large weddings coming up, and it looked absolutely perfect for what I needed.

I quickly pulled in, along this quiet country lane. The ivy was growing over a tall wall and down onto the pavement and as such, (at the time) I didn’t think that it ‘belonged’ to anyone. What I hadn’t realised is that there was a large private home down a long drive way on the other side of the wall. After a few moments of snipping, I was pulled to a stop with my snipping by a lady that had just driven past and seen me stretching up the wall cutting some trails of foliage. She pulled her car up and asked me what I was doing as she was the owner of the house beyond the wall.

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