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Changing seasons

autumn wedding flowers

Seems like Autumn has arrived for us here in the UK, I walked to the supermarket the other day and watched all the trees beginning to shed their leaves in the wind. Do you have a favourite season? I’m a fan of autumn when its not raining but at the moment that might be tricky….

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Is being bored good for your creativity

getting bored

Through the various lockdowns that we all had to go through I ended up teaching myself to crochet thanks to endless watching of Youtube tutorials. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one as we all learnt new skills out of frustration and boredom I wonder, when was the last time you got properly bored? The…

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A Summer wedding

Summer wedding, south west

We couldn’t resist sharing the details and photos of this wedding we had the pleasure of working on in June back when the sun was shining. Georgie & James got married at the wonderful Courtfarm at Standerwick. We love working there as its an amazing place to decorate. We arrived mid-morning on the day to…

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Making homegrown compost

As part of growing flowers at Young Blooms, we have over the last couple of years begun making our own compost. I think we can blame lockdown with the start of our fascination, one the of the main drivers for us was realising that food waste can’t breakdown in landfill. You would think, because its…

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What goes into a gift bouquet from Young Blooms

British flowers,

It might not be the best title for a blogpost, but as I was picking flowers up at our growing site with Vanessa from Foxglove garden. I reflected on how we pick flowers and what goes into a British grown gift bouquet. When ordering your gift bouquet, we always ask for at least 24 hours…

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Roses and why we love them.

british flowers

I couldn’t resist doing this blog post as a dear friend of mine popped by with a gift which included this rather lovely vintage book below. It inspired me to think about how we use roses in our wedding work and also my experience of growing them. Written by Mr Cuthbert in 1952 and published…

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Spring Table-centre

I was out walking the dog first thing this morning and the trees are beginning to show green buds which always gives me hope for spring. In light of this I’d begun wondering over the weekend about using a combination of spring bulbs and cut flowers in a wreath as I have a couple of…

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Wedding trends for 2023

wedding bouquet

We are finally here at the last day of January! It’s been a long month, however the weather is slowly getting warmer and we feel more able to approach the year. We were really happy when we read a blogpost by Love my Dress on trends for the coming year and wanted to share some…

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Foam free top table arrangement

Foam free floristry

Happy Monday folks, I’m on track for another foam free design for you to enjoy, this time perfect for either a ceremony table or top table at your wedding reception. So if your planning your wedding or interested to add to your repertoire as a wedding florist then I hope you find the following helpful….

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Creating foam free funeral flowers

Foam free funeral flowers

This might not be the jolliest of titles for a blog post but bare with me. I’m always intrigued to see what’s possible when making a foam free design. This one was inspired by a heart based design I did before Christmas. I was in a rush and ended up using an oasis base without…

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