Ideas to reuse your flowers throughout your wedding day, helping your budget to go further. I have written this blog in the hope that you will find it useful when planning your own wedding flowers. Perhaps it will spark a few new ideas that you may not otherwise have thought of. It is financially tough […]
Flowers on my Doorstep
Growing Flowers for my Floristry Lockdown number two has given me the opportunity to get back into my garden this November. It is a chance to tidy up, get ready for the winter, and plant out some bulbs and hardy annuals for the spring! I had a first go at growing my own flowers, for […]
Weddings at Delapré Abbey continued
Styling details – Elegance, romance, gold, muted tones, sage green and ruffles. The library has very large full-sized windows, letting large quantities of natural light into the room. There is so much character in here with the large window openings, ceiling height, artwork, a harp, and books, it is a library after all! We introduced […]
Weddings at Delapré Abbey
Historic Wedding Venue in Northampton, England. The opportunity to work on a styled shoot, in the beautiful Delapré Abbey, was something of a personal and business milestone. I have many happy childhood memories of running around the grounds of the abbey. In more recent times, I have taken my son there, who enjoys it just […]
Tatton Park Show
After a super busy August wedding season, I have finally grabbed five minutes to share some more of my experiences from this year’s (2019) Tatton Park RHS flower show with you. I visited for one day over the five-day event, it’s just a shame that it was also the wettest. When I say it rained, […]
First Foam Free Wedding Installation
This window ledge is my first foam free wedding installation. It formed the focal area in a rustic barn during the wedding ceremony. I used chicken wire instead of foam to keep the materials in place. This method has advantages beyond the environmental benefits. Firstly, compared to having rather heavy blocks of foam soaked with […]
Floristry without the foam
I must admit, in my 15-year career as a florist, I have never created a floral design with the aid of chicken wire. Not until now that is! Chicken wire is of course one of the structural mechanics that was commonly used long before floral foam was available, to help create floral displays. Most floral […]
My Wedding Day inspired me to have a Happy Job!
I first met David and Debbie towards the end of 2016, such a lovely couple to work with as we planned their wedding flowers. Their Wedding day 5th January 2017 inspired David, a police officer with 30 years service, to have a happier job in his retirement. He has kindly agreed to share his story […]