Claire and Luke chose to get married in a chapel at Claire’s old school, and to have a marquee in Claire’s parents’ glorious Birmingham garden as the venue for their relaxed wedding reception. And what better month to do this
Going wild
I’ve been tying myself in knots this week, trying to work out how to best fulfil a brief for flowers in troughs for an event. The first half of the week I was thinking how I could de-municipalize plastic window
Painting with flowers
My most recent wedding has left me with a lasting legacy in the form of the photo above, which is possibly my favourite flower pic to date. It made all the shifting around of ‘stuff’ to clear the background all
Tuliptastic
The tulips have landed - after lurking stumpy in the borders, unmoving, for weeks, they all came rushing along in a flounce of bright petals, and now only a couple of rows of late bloomers remain. But oh they’re glorious
Wedding flowers season begins
With a greenhouse full of seedlings, and a workshop full of wedding flowers, it is really starting to feel like the 2018 season has begun - even if the weather outside doesn’t quite seem to realise it is supposed to
After the Beast’s departure….
The Beast from the East has blown its way across the British countryside, leaving thigh high snowdrifts barring paths and roads, and my workshop with iced buckets holding their few flowers in a cement-like grip. I’m normally crouched in my
A Birmingham Arts & Crafts treasure
At Christmas, I was asked to create some festive displays to Birmingham University’s Winterbourne House and Gardens. This arts and crafts treasure, open to the public, is the residence which forms part of the university’s botanical gardens and which will,
Small business Saturday
Last week Steve McCabe, our local MP dropped into the Tuckshop as the national ‘Small Business Saturday’ initiative prompted him to find out what was going on in the world of small- and micro-businesses in his Selly Oak constituency. I was
Ranunculove
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
A snippet of Rebecca and Sam’s wedding flowers
Just a quick peek at flowers from last weekend’s glorious rose- and sweet pea-perfumed wedding at Moxhull Hall. It was the first wedding I’ve florified at this lovely south Staffordshire venue, just round the corner from the Belfry golf course.