The White Orchid Archives

Selina Lake’s Outdoor Living Book Tour at The White Orchid

April 17, 2014 By Rona Leave a Comment

Isn’t it a small world? Ten years ago, I started working as a Saturday girl in The White Orchid, a florist shop in Esher. Now based in Weybridge, it was the venue for the first leg of Selina Lake’s Outdoor Living Book Tour, which started last weekend. I went along on Saturday afternoon and had such a lovely time, making a flower pom-pom in a workshop led by Selina and catching up with Nicole. The White Orchid, as well as selling flowers and plants, also sell wonderful home and garden accessories.… Read more

RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2012 – The Romance & Roses Marquee

July 5, 2012 By Rona Leave a Comment

I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s five blog posts featuring the winning gardens at this year’s RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2012.

Today, it’s the turn of the Romance & Roses Marquee at the show.

Earlier in the year, you may remember that I featured an interview with Weybridge-based florist Nicole Liew of The White Orchid.

Well, Nicole exhibited at this year’s show and she also did a flower arranging demonstration on Tuesday afternoon.

The stunning bouquet above is what she created and below are images of it being made. … Read more

Interview with Nicole Liew of The White Orchid

January 19, 2012 By Rona 1 Comment

Today, I’m delighted to feature an interview with the very talented florist Nicole Liew who owns The White Orchid in Weybridge.

Some of you may remember that a few years ago I used to work for Nicole when she had her shop in Esher, right when I was first starting to learn all about the world of floristry.

Could you tell us what prompted you to become a florist?

Some years ago, I did a course with Jane Packer during one of my summer holidays from work because I was planting up a garden at home and wanted to know all about flowers and plants.… Read more

A beautiful arrangement from the very talented florist, Nicole Liew

March 11, 2011 By Rona 4 Comments

Today, I’d like to share with you some images of a beautiful arrangement made by the very talented florist, Nicole Liew. Nicole has a wonderful shop called The White Orchid in Weybridge, Surrey.

Back in 2005, I started as a Saturday girl in Nicole’s shop when she was based in Esher.

I learnt SO much from her, from spiralling my hand-tieds the opposite way to convention, to combining colours and textures, and recognising the benefit of having certain processes for tasks, which had to be repeated on a regular basis. … Read more