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The RHS Garden for a Green Future | RHS Hampton

July 6, 2021 By Rona Leave a Comment

The RHS Garden for a Green Future at this year’s RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival. It features such a wonderful collection of beautiful purple planting! Designed by Jamie Butterworth from Form Plants, the aim of the garden is to raise awareness of the climate change crisis.

Jamie, pictured below, says: “We need to adapt to the changes that are happening in our climate rather than fight against them. This garden seeks to show how we can do that. Plant selection is key, choosing varieties that are best able to cope with our increasingly unpredictable weather.… Read more

The Healing Power of Flowers by Claire Bowen

March 28, 2021 By Rona Leave a Comment

The Healing Power of Flowers is the name of Claire Bowen from Honeysuckle & Hilda’s first book. And earlier this month, I interviewed Claire on my new podcast, My Small Business & Me. Just in case you’ve not had chance to hear Claire’s wonderful floral journey, I thought that this Sunday I would feature a transcript of our conversation.

CLAIRE’S SMALL BUSINESS JOURNEY

Could you share with the listeners your small business journey please?

My small business journey wasn’t at all conventional.… Read more

‘From Bud to Open Bloom’ | David Austin Wedding Roses | AD

January 20, 2021 By Rona Leave a Comment

The team at David Austin Wedding & Event Roses is pleased to premiere their new video ‘From Bud to Open Bloom’, which is a wonderful in-depth guide about how to condition and prepare these iconic roses. I also took the opportunity to sit down with the Jo and Amy from their Marketing & PR Team to learn more.

Q&A with Jo and Amy, David Austin Wedding & Event Roses Jo Bird (left) & Amy McCann (right) | Marketing & PR

So, what makes a David Austin Wedding Rose different to other cut roses?… Read more

Girl Flower Podcast | Chatting to Jess & Vic

December 24, 2020 By Rona Leave a Comment

Girl Flower Podcast, founded by Jess Naish (left) and Vic Vaught (right), has been such a hit with florists, especially in the UK, during this rollercoaster of a year. I was thrilled to be interviewed recently by the ladies. And the interview is now live! Click here to listen.

It was so lovely to connect to and chat with them both of them via Zoom. If you’d like to find out more about my Instagram for Florists online course, which we discuss, simply sign up to the Waiting List.… Read more

Zita Elze’s Flower Shop – Christmas 2020 | Part 2

December 23, 2020 By Rona Leave a Comment

Christmas 2020 will, I’m sure, be remembered for a very long time. The Christmas that was impacted by COVID-19 and its consequences. Fortunately, before the government put London into Tier 4, I managed to visit florist Zita Elze’s beautiful shop in Kew. And today, I’m featuring Part 2 of my blog post series. It features Zita’s designs in a traditional red and green colour palette. Enjoy!… Read more