As we finally seem to be hitting our stride with summer sun, I needed a new door wreath for our front door so thought this would be a good time to talk through how you can make a simple wreath for your door too. As always I wanted to make a sustainable wreath that didn’t…
I’ve always had an interest in how bouquets of flowers are wrapped, it was one of the first things I learnt in my first flower shop job and I think the algorithm has learnt of my interest too! 🙂 One thing I lack at the moment is access to prettier paper for this exercise but…
I thought I’d have a go at something a bit different this week. Schools are finished for the summer term and this might be a nice little project to keep the kids busy with…. Step One: Roll your ball of modeling clay out and use the cookie cutter to cut out circle. Obviously make sure…
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…
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…
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…
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….
In the run up to Halloween do you decorate your house? My family growing up were never much into decorating for this season, however I’m a huge fan of more seasonal decorations. We did a wedding last week at the Moonraker hotel and the bride had hollowed out creamy yellow pumpkins which we filled with…
Through the first lockdown I taught myself a new skill which was macrame, you can read about it here. Its always interesting learning a new skill, I am always keen to try something new but sometimes have to persevere after the initial excitement. I have dabbled with different ideas through the year, creating different designs…
The sun is shining here in Wiltshire and I was working in my garden this morning and noticed that buds are forming on my coral charm peony plant! Having never grown these before, you can understand I was a little excited. As a florist, I think peony are one of my favourite flowers to work…
