I know how much work goes into wedding cakes having been (literally) party to them as part of a friend-team - experiencing wide eyed horror when whisked sponges turn into versions of Goodyear’s finest, when fleet-footed rodents leave footprints in
Make a statement with lanterns
Looking for something to add impact to venue flowers, I fell in love with these large cylindrical lanterns as there are so many ways to dress them up. Reception venues are usually large spaces, so one of the main challenges
An English Garden June Wedding
Claire and Luke chose to get married in a chapel at Claire’s old school, and to have a marquee in Claire’s parents’ glorious Birmingham garden as the venue for their relaxed wedding reception. And what better month to do this
Birch arch back stories
I’d been wanting to do a birch arch for ages so was delighted when Charlotte and Andy ordered one for their spring wedding in the Birches ceremony room at the very very lovely Hampton Manor - it gave me the
Going wild
I’ve been tying myself in knots this week, trying to work out how to best fulfil a brief for flowers in troughs for an event. The first half of the week I was thinking how I could de-municipalize plastic window
Getting organised for 2019
An organised start to the New Year - read more about getting my flower plot onto the straight and narrow.
The flowery life - a dream or a nightmare?
From time to time I receive emails from people who remind me of myself. People who love gardening and/or flowers, who dream of leaving their current jobs behind, and plunging themselves into a new career in growing or floristry. When
Damson dreams
View this post on Instagram Damsons They remind me of moles - I think it’s that velvety bloom to their skins and they make me come over all Cruella de Vil - I always wish I could skin them to
Painting with flowers
My most recent wedding has left me with a lasting legacy in the form of the photo above, which is possibly my favourite flower pic to date. It made all the shifting around of ‘stuff’ to clear the background all
Tuliptastic
The tulips have landed - after lurking stumpy in the borders, unmoving, for weeks, they all came rushing along in a flounce of bright petals, and now only a couple of rows of late bloomers remain. But oh they’re glorious