Inclusive Horticulture in Wirral

Inclusive Horticulture Wirral: Our Vision for Wirral Flower Farm CIC

Something special is growing here at Wirral Flower Farm. Alongside our weddings, workshops, and wholesale flowers, we’re working towards a new branch of the business — a community-focused social enterprise called Wirral Flower Farm CIC, rooted in inclusive horticulture in Wirral.

This will be our next big step: to make flowers and growing accessible to everyone, and to create real pathways into horticulture and land-based work for people who might otherwise find those doors closed. It’s about making the beauty and rhythm of the flower farm available to all — not just as visitors, but as active participants.

Creating Pathways into Horticulture

The vision for the CIC begins with training and skills. We’re developing plans for structured, hands-on horticulture training designed especially for neurodiverse adults and people who find traditional education or employment routes difficult to access.

We want to build partnerships with local colleges, SEND groups, and supported employment services to create a welcoming, confidence-based environment for learning and growth. Here, progress won’t be measured in grades or speed, but in connection, purpose, and belonging.

Our hope is that this will lead to future supported or paid roles on the farm — creating a working model of inclusion that other small farms can follow.

A Farm that Gives Back to the Community

At the heart of this project is a belief that flowers can grow far more than beauty. They can build confidence, spark curiosity, and offer calm. Through the CIC, we aim to host small-scale wellbeing sessions, gentle volunteer days, and open community growing events that bring people closer to nature.

The farm will remain a calm, sensory-friendly environment where people can experience the therapeutic rhythm of growing and the joy of creating something from seed to bloom.

Sustainability and Purpose, Hand in Hand

Our commitment to regenerative growing won’t change — if anything, it will deepen. The CIC will help us continue modelling low-impact, pollinator-led flower production while using the farm as a teaching space for sustainable land use and biodiversity.

The CIC structure will also allow us to apply for community and environmental funding — enabling us to bring these ideas to life in 2026/2027 and beyond, while our commercial flower farm continues to run workshops, weddings, and wholesale sales.

Looking Ahead

We’re in the process of finalising the CIC’s structure and mission by the end of 2026, with hopes to launch our first funded training and wellbeing programmes in spring 2027.

If you’d like to be part of this next chapter — by attending a workshop, buying some seeds, or simply supporting locally grown flowers — you can visit lifeonthelot.co.uk

We believe every flower can carry a purpose, and every petal can play a part in something bigger. The future of inclusive horticulture in Wirral starts here — quietly, hopefully, and with community at its heart.