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Narcissi | Cut Flower Facts

Narcissi | Cut Flower Facts

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I’m delighted to let you know that I’m launching a brand new YouTube series! It’s called ‘Cut Flower Facts‘. And I’m starting with a stunningly scented seasonal flower, Narcissi!

The video includes photos of many of the different varieties available, captured by the company Scented Narcissi, which is based on the Isles of Scilly in the UK. You’ll also discover where the flower’s name is derived from. Plus what it means in the Language of Flowers and an insight into the bloom’s distinctive fragrance.… Read more

Anemones – Delicate blooms in white, pastel hues & rich jewel tones

Anemones – Delicate blooms in white, pastel hues & rich jewel tones

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Anemones are in abundance at New Covent Garden Flower Market this month! And my latest report for their website features an overview of this wonderful bloom, plus lots of Instagram posts of beautiful floral designs which incorporate them.

Name Origins

The flower derives it name from the Greek word ‘anemos’ meaning wind and ‘mone’ meaning habitation, indicating the area in which some species thrive. Hence it commonly being referred to as the windflower.… Read more

Exquisitely scented sweet peas…in a multitude of different colours

Exquisitely scented sweet peas…in a multitude of different colours

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Sweet peas…. Aren’t they such wonderful flowers? Dainty. Flouncy. Ethereal. Frilly. Delicate. All words I’d use to describe them…and let’s not forget their exquisite scent!

Generally available in the Northern hemisphere from February through to September, you’ll find them in a multitude of gorgeous colours, from white, lilac and purple to cream, apricot, salmon, pink and red. Their botanical name Lathyrus odoratus means ‘fragrant peas’ and according to florist Shane Connolly’s book, ‘Discovering the Meaning of Flowers‘, they symbolise Pure and Delicate Pleasures.… Read more