I’m delighted to feature today an interview with a florist from New Zealand, Jacqueline Neave of Jacqueline’s Florist.
Could you tell us what prompted you to become a florist?
It was my love for nature and people. I started quite young in a small town florist and you really got to know the people.
I was fortunate to work in a business that grew their own flowers. He was a Dutch flower grower so I couldn’t have started out in a better place.… Read more
I’m delighted to be featuring today an interview with Kerstin Lambert of The Flower Preservation Studio, together with before and after photos of her work.
If you’re thinking of preserving your wedding bouquet as a keepsake or are simply interested in the way that Kerstin preserves the flowers so beautifully, please read on…
How did you first become interesting in preserving flowers?
I’ve always loved flowers and looking back, a general interest really began as a child when I used to pick flowers and press them. … Read more
Recently I visited the flagship store of OnlyRoses, a florist shop on the Old Brompton Road in London, which specialises in quality roses from Ecuador.
I’d heard so much about the company that I was intrigued to find out more about the driving force behind the brand.
So, I was delighted to have the opportunity to meet founder and owner Sabine Schmitt.
And today’s blog post features an interview with Sabine, together with images of their stunning roses.
When did you start your business and where are you based?… Read more
Today, I’m delighted to feature an interview with florist Fran Bailey of The Fresh Flower Company.
You may remember that Fran contributed some of the flowers for the floral-inspired cakes shoot which I featured last year.
Could you tell us what prompted you to become a florist?
My love of flowers and all things botanical started young. My father is a horticulturalist and grower who came to England from Holland in the 1950s.
I was lucky to grow up surrounded by flowers and loved to help out on the nursery where we grew freesias, dahlias and lilies.… Read more
Today, I’m delighted to feature an interview with florist Hattie Fox of That Flower Shop.
Could you tell us what prompted you to become a florist?
My dad has a landscaping company and I’d been working for him before I moved to London and secretly really enjoyed it.
When I moved to London, I got a job at a florist in Notting Hill justifying it to my family as a ‘back-up plan’ whilst I was studying art.
Inevitably, I ended up missing university to go to work because I loved my job so much, went onto to manage the company and spent nearly seven years there before I set up on my own.… Read more