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- Tracking my locally grown flowers in 2024
Keeping cutting records of my locally grown flowers and foliage in 2024 has given me insights into where the majority of the flowers I use come from – the answer? Birmingham! - Fun florals with bridesmaid bouquets – how to make them work
Bridesmaid bouquets and floral fabrics can compete for spotlight at your wedding – here’s some advice to help you decide which florals should play the diva role and which should be the supporting act. - Win a dried flower heart!
Who and what is Sustainabrum? Sustainabrum is a community interest company (CIC) which was set up by Birmingham residents, Jen and Faye, to raise the profile of all the wonderful sustainable businesses we have in our city. They created - Planning your big day: “What wedding flowers do I need?”
Who needs flowers at a wedding? So you’re engaged – congratulations! And now the planning starts…. you probably didn’t realise there would be so many details to consider and that the list of questions would be endless! If this - Sustainable floristry workshops with Tuckshop Flowers
Floristry workshops are a great way to learn new skills, to recharge your batteries and to capture great images to promote your work. Find out more about my workshops and upcoming teaching collaborations. - Wedding flowers: a spring mantlepiece
Bring a floral wow to your wedding or event flowers with a fully flowery fireplace. See how Carole and Meg created this spring meadow installation. - Changing the world of funeral flowers from my shed
Find out why I’m setting out to shake up the world of funeral flowers from my shed. Read more about the new Farewell Flowers florist directory which aims to connect people across the UK with more planet-friendly choices for funeral flowers. - 10 tips for choosing a wedding florist
Congratulations! You’re engaged! There’s so much to organise now you’re planning a wedding, so here are my top tips for choosing a wedding florist to suit you. - Seasonal flowers for every month: January
A monthly bouquet showcasing seasonal flowers starts today! Find out what’s flowering in the UK in Janauary and has the wow factor that is WIGGLE! - Why choose and use locally grown flowers?
Read why I love using my own and other local flowers and why and when I may choose to use flowers from further afield. - Sustainable floristry – what does it mean?
Carole looks at sustainable floristry techniques which are easy for any of us to use as we move away from plastic-based floral foam without compromising on the beauty of our arrangements. - Big flowery urns and lots of chat
Workshops at Tuckshop Flowers Wondering what’s it like to do a 1:1 floristry workshop here at Tuckshop Flowers? Read all about Chloe’s day spent with me practising statement arrangements, talking business and capturing her handiwork. Chloe contacted me early - Why I love funeral flowers
I’ve just spent a truly joyful morning cutting for a funeral flowers later this week. The early summer flowers I gathered came from a real gardener’s garden – rambling, slightly wild and completely magical. I was caught in the - Green Funeral Flowers go online
Anyone who knows me knows just how buzzy the bee in my bonnet is where green funeral flowers are concerned. They’re one of the things that pushed me off down the flowery path after seeing people’s responses to the - Weird times and wedding flowers
Wedding flowers in the time of Coronavirus Coronavirus lockdowns had a huge effect on weddings and wedding floristry businesses throughout the UK. Here’s an account of what I did to adapt my business model during those tricky months when - Wedding cake flowers
Wedding cake flowers for makers of splendiferous cakes Find out why my own experience of wedding cake making has given me the utmost respect for the wedding cake pros and their amazing artistry and read more to get inspiration - English garden wedding flowers – June
Wedding flowers to match a rose garden What better month to get married than in June, when the roses bloom and waft their perfume all around? Read more about Claire and Luke’s quintessentially English wedding flowers in a rosy - Wedding flowers: Birch arch back stories
Life as a wedding florist When you choose a florist to do your wedding flowers, a large part of the service they offer is to absorb the stress involved in this task and to make your flowers appear effortless - Growing flowers: getting the plot ready for 2019
An organised start to the New Year – read more about getting my flower plot onto the straight and narrow. - Being a florist – a dream or a nightmare?
From time to time I receive emails from people who remind me of myself. People who love gardening and/or flowers, who dream of being a florist, and of leaving their current jobs or careers behind. When I do farmers’