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Stunning spring bouquets from Jane Packer Delivered

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What a wonderful way to round off a great week…the launch of Jane Packer’s beautiful new spring collection – a real feast for the eyes!

Some of you may have heard of Jane.  If however you’ve not come across her name before, Jane Packer is one of the most influential florists in the UK, with shops in London, New York, Tokyo and Seoul.

Tulip Kaleidoscope

Beautiful orange and yellow double tulips, combined with sweet lilac parrot tulips, lime green skimmia and folded pandanus leaves.… Read more

Gardenia – a beautiful and highly fragrant plant

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Isn’t it funny how a certain fragrance can bring back memories of a particular event or time?

For example, Anais Anais perfume reminds me of my first trip to Germany in the late 1980s, when I was on a student exchange.

The exotic fragrance of gardenia brings back memories of when I was working at a florist in London, where they’d ordered in lots of gardenia plants for a wedding.

As soon as you walked into the room, you could smell them and this memory was brought back to me the other day, when I noticed a gardenia plant in a shop – and just had to buy it!… Read more

Wedding Flowers magazine…Floral inspiration for brides-to-be

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Oh, how I wish I’d known about Wedding Flowers magazine when I was getting married!

It’s a publication available in the UK, providing floral inspiration for brides-to-be.  I would highly recommend buying it if you’re getting married and aren’t sure where to start when it comes to choosing your wedding flowers.

The magazine features pictures of gorgeous wedding bouquets, latest floral trends, articles on how to plan your wedding flowers, plus diary dates for wedding shows and flower courses.

Reading it will help to give you ideas about the style of your bouquet and the colour of the flowers you’d like on your special day.… Read more

Introducing artist, Stephanie Ryan…

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I ‘met’ the lovely Stephanie Ryan online last September, when we were both taking part in Holly Becker at Decor8‘s Blogging Your Way e-course. 

I adore her beautiful watercolour paintings and I thought I’d share some of them with you, to brighten up your day.

My favourite is the first one below.  It’s such a happy, feel-good picture…a real tonic! 

In the Beginning II

Reach

In a Dream

Hydrangea

A little background about this very talented lady…Stephanie is a freelance artist and designer, living in the States. … Read more

Beautiful floral cards from STOP THE CLOCK Design

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I always have a stash of cards at home, ranging from Birthday to Thank You cards.

Last year, I came across STOP THE CLOCK Design cards in a local gift shop and of course, being a fan of all things floral, was instantly drawn to them!  Above are a small selection of their greeting cards, my favourite being the pile of books and the stacked teacups.  I just love their quirky nature and decided to do some research as to who was behind the designs.… Read more