I’ve got things sprouting in the porch. Little alien claws which swelled when soaked are now layered in a pot, hopefully doing their rooty thing – but I guess I’ll find out in ten days time when I tip them
Scented July wedding flowers
Versatile lantern table centrepieces and stunning milk churns with scented garden roses added the wow factor to Sam and Rebecca’s Warwickshire wedding.
Permission to forage
I’ve been ogling grass verges on every semi rural journey I’ve made for the past few weeks. The froth of cow parsley waving its white umbellifers at me has been calling me relentlessly as wedding flower season begins and as I wait (impatiently)
Bloomin’ lovely
Here’s a small snapshot of my corner of the world this week. The recent sunny weather has got all the tulips galloping at a hundred miles an hour, regardless of me wanting to rein them in for May weddings! Everything is
Weaving flowers into a life story
Caroline of Forbes Flowers, Aberdeenshire, came to Tuckshop Flowers last week to do a floral workshop on natural funeral flowers and it was such a pleasure to share ideas, experiences and techniques. The woven heart tribute above is just one
Out with the old
My hands are battle scarred from DIY this week, having just about recovered from the wear and tear of wreath making over Christmas. Stem scratches are replaced by sanding grazes, and pine resin by the whiff of turps. I’m making
A romantically rosy July wedding
Getting the most out of your wedding flowers Find out how Caitlin and Ryan maximised the use of their wedding flowers throughout their classic English country summer wedding. I love getting photos of my flowers at work. This week, Caitlin
In with the creatives
I was very flattered, during British Flowers Week, to be featured in the Daily Telegraph’s list of the Top 20 Creative Florists – a list which contains many of my flowery heroes so I’m incredibly honoured to keep such esteemed company. It’s lovely to
Blue and white wedding flowers
Wedding flowers inspired by champions! When Janet and Michael approached me about wedding flowers on a blustery September day at Moseley Farmers’ Market, Spring and weddings seemed a long way off. We could never have guessed back then that this
Dreaming of dahlias
My house is about to be invaded. The first scouts have already gained a foothold in the living room, and reinforcements are mustering their forces in the porch. Yes, the dahlias have arrived. Those unprepossessing salami tubers in their dusty