Monthly Archives: June 2011

2Have you heard of the National Gardens Scheme?

I hadn’t heard of the National Gardens Scheme (NGS) until I interviewed photographer, Rachel Warne, in a post back in March. She mentioned it when I asked her advice on gardens to visit in the UK. If you’ve not heard of the NGS … Continue reading →

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Rona 2 Comments

0Introducing designer, Katy Chard…

This month, whilst at the Pulse London 2011 trade show, I came across the beautiful work of designer and printmaker, Katy Chard. Based in the West Country, Katy creates limited edition prints, hand-screen-printed cards, stationery and textiles. And today’s post features a … Continue reading →

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Rona Leave a comment

2A simple sweet pea arrangement for you to make…

For the first time ever (!), I grew sweet peas indoors from seed this year and they’re now sitting proudly in pots in our garden. I love their fragrance and what’s brilliant about them, is that the more you cut them, … Continue reading →

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Rona 2 Comments

0Introducing designer, Melissa Crowley of Redbean Design…

I hope you had a lovely weekend. Today’s post features beautiful floral prints from a very talented designer and illustrator, called Melissa Crowley. Originally from Australia, Melissa is currently based in San Francisco and runs a graphic design company called … Continue reading →

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Rona Leave a comment

2Triteleia – a beautiful violet blue flower

I hope your week has gone well. Today’s post features simply some ‘eye candy’ of a beautiful violet blue flower called triteleia, also known as brodiaea. Triteleia are a summer-flowering bulb and the cut flowers can sometimes be found in florist shops. They … Continue reading →

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Rona 2 Comments

0Introducing designers, abigail*ryan…

Whilst at the trade show, Pulse 2011, this month, I came across the abigail*ryan homewares stand and their beautiful floral-inspired tea towels, cushions and lavender bags. The company was founded by Abigail Percy and her partner Ryan Bell. They design and print all their … Continue reading →

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Rona Leave a comment

0Flowers & Plants Association website – a great resource!

In today’s post, I’d like to tell you about a great website which I discovered when I started learning about floristry at an evening class in 2004. It’s the Flowers & Plants Association website. Back then, I was still working in … Continue reading →

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Rona Leave a comment

0Beautiful floral prints & seed packets from Hannah McVicar

I first featured the beautiful work of Hannah McVicar in a post on Flowerona back in March. And it was lovely to meet Hannah in person last month at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Today’s post features more of her stunning designs … Continue reading →

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Rona Leave a comment

2Introducing artist, Charlotte Hardy…

I hope you had a lovely weekend. I am delighted to start off the week with such a talented artist. Her name is Charlotte Hardy and I was so happy to discover her work recently when I bought one of her … Continue reading →

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Rona 2 Comments

2Introducing designer, Jane Booth…

I recently came across Jane Booth‘s beautiful floral ceramics when reading ‘Country Living’ magazine. Today’s post features a selection of her tableware ranging from bowls to mugs and jugs. Each piece is hand-thrown and individually decorated. And the items shown in … Continue reading →

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Rona 2 Comments