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
Tuliptastic
Wedding flowers season begins
With a greenhouse full of seedlings, and a workshop full of wedding flowers, it is really starting to feel like the 2018 season has begun - even if the weather outside doesn’t quite seem to realise it is supposed to
After the Beast’s departure….
The Beast from the East has blown its way across the British countryside, leaving thigh high snowdrifts barring paths and roads, and my workshop with iced buckets holding their few flowers in a cement-like grip. I’m normally crouched in my
Ranunculove
I’ve got things sprouting in the porch. Little alien claws which swelled when soaked are now layered in a pot, hopefully doing their rooty thing - but I guess I’ll find out in ten days time when I tip them
Permission to forage
I’ve been ogling grass verges on every semi rural journey I’ve made for the past few weeks. The froth of cow parsley waving its white umbellifers at me has been calling me relentlessly as wedding flower season begins and as I wait (impatiently)
Bloomin’ lovely
Here’s a small snapshot of my corner of the world this week. The recent sunny weather has got all the tulips galloping at a hundred miles an hour, regardless of me wanting to rein them in for May weddings! Everything is
Hoopla! Chandelier flowers
This graceful airy creation is a suspended hoop of blossom and ferns and it makes me say ‘ooh’ a lot. Perfect for hanging over a narrow refectory style table which doesn’t have a lot of space for flowers, or to
Lit up by lanterns
To offer wedding couples a wider choice of statement arrangements, I’ve recently invested in some larger scale hardware, namely a set of large metal lanterns. Though attractive in themselves, I bought them mainly because I want them to be able to lift
Out with the old
My hands are battle scarred from DIY this week, having just about recovered from the wear and tear of wreath making over Christmas. Stem scratches are replaced by sanding grazes, and pine resin by the whiff of turps. I’m making
Leicester City cheer on a rainy day
Rain is watering my seedlings today but my morning has been brightened by Janine Healy Photography whose lovely captures of of Janet and Michael’s Leicester City inspired wedding appeared in my email earlier. What timing! With Leicester lifting the Premiership