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Freesia – a beautifully scented flower

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Some flowers have very little fragrance, but not freesias.  And that it why they are a favourite flower of one of my friends who I met whilst studying floristry.

She’s getting married later this year and she’d love to have freesias amongst her wedding flowers.

And she’s definitely not alone, as they are a very popular flower for brides due to their beautiful scent.  They’re also perfect for this special day, because they’re long-lasting.

Below is an overview of the Freesia: –

What is the Latin name?… Read more

Introducing decorative glass designer, Emma Britton…

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During these grey days we seem to be getting a lot of here in the UK recently, it’s a real pleasure to feature Emma Britton‘s colourful creations.

Emma is a decorative glass designer, based in Nottingham.  From her home studio, she designs floral-inspired splashbacks, worktop protectors and panels. 

Her latest work is a range called ‘Up the Garden Path’, which is a collection of beautiful splashbacks for your kitchen.  The one above is called Pink Hydrangea and I’ve including images of the other three designs below. … Read more

A Sunday morning at Columbia Road Flower Market

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Yesterday, I went to the Columbia Road Flower Market in East London.

At this time of year, it’s full of spring blooms, from beautifully scented narcissi and hyacinths to tulips, anemones and ranunculus.  As well as cut flowers, you can also buy indoor plants, garden plants and bulbs.

There was such a huge selection of flowers there, that it was very difficult to choose what to get.  But eventually I decided upon some stunning orange ranunculus and purple anemones, which look great together.… Read more

Anthropologie – a peek at their floral-inspired homeware

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You may have heard of Anthropologie, which I mentioned in a recent post.  It’s an amazing American store, which has two shops in London. 

Last Saturday, I went to their Kings Road branch with some friends…for my regular fix of their stunning homeware range. (They also sell women’s clothing and jewellery.)  

Please do excuse the quality of the photos, taken with my iPhone, as I hadn’t planned on writing about my visit, but the staff there were so accommodating – they said it would be fine for me to snap away…

I simply wanted to show you some of their gorgeous floral-inspired homeware, which I find very hard to resist, particularly the crockery. … Read more

What style of bridal bouquet will Kate Middleton choose?

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Following on from my blog post in December, ‘Will Kate be choosing traditional white wedding flowers?’, I’ve been trying to guess what style of bridal bouquet she’ll have.

Currently the most popular bridal bouquet design is the hand-tied bouquet.  It’s a bunch of flowers and sometimes foliage, which are arranged so that their stems are spiralled, as shown below.

I think however that Kate may have a shower bouquet, which is also known as a cascade/cascading bouquet. It’s one of the most traditional styles of bridal bouquet and features a flowing arrangement of flowers which appear to ‘cascade’ from the bride’s hands.… Read more