Wedding flowers of 2023 in photos… The main theme of 2023 seemed to be sunflowers! I don’t have photos from all the weddings, sometimes I forgot to take them, sometimes the photos were just too dark or blurry! Still, there’s enough here to give you …
British Flowers
Workshops
Workshops – creativity with pressed flowers In 2023 I started running pressed flower based workshops, with the theme of creating an illuminated letter decorated with pressed flowers. We also made cards and parcel tags, drank coffee ate cake and made met new people! If you …
Pressed Flowers – Why?!
You might have noticed if you follow me on social media, or have signed up to my newsletter that during 2024 I became a little bit obsessed with pressed flowers…. This came about from a sadness at the waste of odds and ends of flowers …
A look at Cumbrian weddings of 2022
British grown seasonal wedding flowers using sustainable floristry techniques….. Some wonderful couples and their wedding flowers from 2022 – some of these couples had been patiently waiting since 2020, so happy to see everyone finally married! Here is a glimpse of some of the weddings …
Wedding flowers and budgets
Weddings…..a little chat about wedding budgets and flowers…..Given the financial uncertainty we face at the moment, it is understandable that you want to get the most you possibly can from your hard earned pounds when planning your wedding flowers. I’m really good at helping couples …
Sustainable Wedding Floristry
For me, sustainable wedding floristry means using only compostable materials or materials that can be used again, not using floral foam (also known as “Oasis,” it is effectively a single use plastic). It’s also about where the flowers come from (and how the flowers are …
Tips for looking after your cut flowers – how to get the best vase life
I thought I would share some advice with you for getting the best from your British grown flowers. Most of these tips are really simple, and do make a huge difference to the vase life of the flowers. This information is also applicable if you …