Nestle up with a cuppa, browse and be inspired by this week’s Flowerona Links…
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Flower Friends : Sinclair & Moore Floral Angels : Delivering Bouquets of Kindness Blogging Backwards via Green & Gorgeous Tutorial – Traditional Urn Arrangement via A Quiet Style Proteas : the long journey from field to vase… Read more
In this week’s Florist Friday post, I’m delighted to feature a Spring Workshop hosted by The Garden Gate Flower Company. Becca and Maz, the two very talented ladies behind the company, kindly shared with me their day…
“This spring, we were delighted to welcome a group of florists to Duchy Nursery in Lostwithiel, Cornwall. It’s a beautiful spot, looking over the Fowey Valley with views of the medieval Restormel Castle visible above the trees. In March, there are magnificent magnolia trees bordering the woods and the nursery is full of spring promise.… Read more
Earlier this month, I was delighted to be invited to a Garden Bloggers Event at Glyndebourne in East Sussex. Garden Adviser John Hoyland, together with gardeners Kevin, Steve and Dawn gave us a guided tour of the beautiful gardens, which surround the opera house. Then, we were fortunate enough to watch a dress rehearsal of Rinaldo. (Pictured below left to right: Steve, Kevin, Dawn & John)
Yes…there is an opera house there. I’m not sure where I’d got the idea into my head, but I’d always thought the opera actually took place outside!… Read more
I hope you had a lovely weekend. Wasn’t the weather here in the UK wonderful? On Saturday, I visited the Spirit of Summer fair at Olympia in London. The main reason that I went was to take part in a floristry workshop, which was being run by Hannah Bignell of Ruby & Grace. It was scheduled to start at 11.30am and when I arrived at the fair at 10.30am, there was already a queue! I was taken a little aback and at the same time happy to see how popular floristry is!… Read more
I hope you enjoyed my blog post earlier today featuring an interview with Holly Becker. It’s now the turn of freelance stylist and photographer Leslie Shewring, the co-author of the new book ‘Decorate with Flowers’.
What an amazing and very beautiful first book! Please could you describe to us how it came about, from initial concept to reality?
Thank you! Holly Becker and I were brainstorming some book ideas together and we were both drawn to the idea of doing an approachable flower décor book.… Read more