The Flower Artisan

It’s due to get pretty chilly tonight and I’m really hoping I don’t see a frost at the field. I’m not ready to say bye bye to the flowers for this year especially with more of you signing up to a subscription over the last month.
I’ve tucked the dahlia up, not sure it’ll do much good but makes me feel like I’ve tried!

I thought the colourful arrangements for M & H’s wedding at the end of August deserve a square of their very own. A beautiful venue, The Unicorn Theatre

Dahlia, zinnia, cosmos and many more.

Thank you to for your help with this.

Just a few of the lovely flowers in the field right now.
Those pretty pale sunflowers are super summery.
The first of the dahlias are starting to bloom which shows we are moving into late summer however it feels like summers just beginning!
The achillea adds a lovely freshness to bouquets and the burgundy scabiosa I just love!

It’s the start of the summer holidays in my house, so I’ll have a little helper around and be doing the usual juggling of flowers and summer fun!

Enjoy!

The Sweet peas are great this year. They are a cut and come again so they need picking regularly to keep blooming.
So why not come and PYO and keep them coming!

The bridal bouquet from E&O’s wedding at the end of June. The dreamy blue colour palette of the bouquet contained larkspur, scabious, sweet Williams, campanula, sweet peas and cornflower to name a few.

What my Friday looks like - creating your beautiful bouquets from my own grown flowers and delivering them to your door.

As it’s British Flowers Week I’m sharing some pictures of some flowers I delivered this morning for a special birthday party. They are the perfect example of British flowers at their best. With Peonies, roses and sweet peas giving lovely scent and totally seasonal.

But why choose British Flowers?
British Flowers have a much lower carbon footprint. If sustainability is important to you then choose British grown flowers. Or even better locally grown flowers from a flower grower close to you.

Gorgeous scent - the chemicals used with imported flowers means often the scent has gone by the time they reach you. Locally grown flowers have all the lovely perfume you expect from fresh flowers.

No chemicals - my flowers are grown with no chemicals or pesticides and following organic principles. I’m also on the journey to being certified organic by the Soil Association so you’ll be completely certain of this very soon.

Lastly, whether it’s a bouquet, a simple bunch or an arrangement for your special occasion, you can guarantee natural looking beautiful flowers in gorgeous colours and some unusual varieties.

A beautiful bowl of spring flowers.
Iris, aquilegia, roses, allium, anemone, sweet peas, Orlaya, hesperis and agrostemma.

Memorial birthday flowers, such an honour to be asked to create this with my own grown flowers.

This week has been all about dahlias. Not in bloom but planting them out. It’s quite a job but worth it for the abundance and variety of beautiful flowers from late summer through to the first frosts.

Just a snippet of some from last year.

I dropped these pretty bunches of seasonal flowers at Garlands in Pangbourne this morning.
Freshly cut within 24 hrs and grown within 3 miles. It doesn’t get more local than that!

You can also sign up for a flower subscription, delivered on Fridays ready for the weekend.

If you are looking for fresh seasonal flowers DM me.

Party ready! Going bright for a special birthday party last weekend.
Totally seasonal and locally grown flowers for

Lots of gorgeous tulips blooming now.
DM me for a bunch or mixed in a bouquet with ranunculus, honesty, stocks, narcissus and more!

Lots of gorgeous tulips.
DM me for a bunch@or mixed in a bouquet with ranunculus, honesty, sticks, broom and more!

Happy Easter! 🐣

You can sign up to one of my fresh flower subscriptions today. Delivered on Fridays ready for the weekend.

What do I get? A hand tied bouquet or bucket of flowers to arrange yourself. Freshly cut, seasonal and scented. A gorgeous gift and less calories than a chocolate egg!!

Spring deliveries are filled with narcissi, ranunculus, hesperis, honesty, broom, Orlaya, anemone, tulip and more.

Did you know that a British grown bouquet has 95% less carbon footprint that an imported bouquet?

The tulips are almost here, and with all this rain I’m expecting very good stem length!

Happy long weekend!

Sign up today to a fresh flower subscription.

A British grown bouquet produces 95% less carbon emissions than imported flowers. Good for the planet 🌎 and beautiful scented flowers for your home.

I’m offering an additional option of bouquet size for my “local” customers in
DM me to sign up ⬆️

Seasonal & sustainable bouquets, tablecentres and seasonal bunches.
Order by Tuesday for your delivery on Thursday for the Easter weekend.

Happy international women’s day. Dedicated to all the wonderful women I know and of course to my daughter ❤️❤️❤️

Flower subscriptions of fresh locally grown flowers delivered to your door.

A beautiful gift for Mother’s Day, a birthday or just because you love fresh flowers.

3 month, 7 month or annual options, as frequent as you would like. More details on the website. Follow the link in my bio.

Grown with no chemicals in Goring Heath, South Oxfordshire.

Lots of dreamy colour palettes for these wedding flowers and a gorgeous picture of M and her bridesmaids.

If you have a wedding coming up and are looking for seasonal, scented flowers and sustainability is important to you, then opting for locally grown flowers, grown without chemicals is your best option. I also offer different packages to suit you:

* Fully Styled - I’ll bring your vision of your wedding flowers to life. Once we discuss your style and colours I will sow, plant, nurture, cut and arrange all the flowers for your wedding day.

* DIY - buckets of fresh flowers specially grown for your chosen colour palette ready for you to create your own arrangements. It’s a great option if you are budget conscious and like to get creative (or know someone who does!)

* Bouquets & Buckets - a lovely mix of both. Gorgeous specially grown flowers made into your bouquets and buttonholes by me, and buckets of fresh flowers cut for you to create your own venue arrangements.

It’s not too late to order that flower subscription for your loved one in time for Christmas. You can pick up a gift card from me or I can deliver it to you locally.

It’s the sustainable gift of gorgeous flowers, grown on the Hardwick Estate in South Oxfordshire. Seasonal flowers grown using organic principles with no chemicals.

Link with more details in my bio ☝️

Final wreath spam of the year!

I’ve loved creating these and the festive table centres but I’m looking forward to getting back to the field in January if this mild weather continues.

Are you looking for a special present for a loved one this Christmas?
I offer fresh, seasonal flower subscriptions of my locally grown flowers as either a bouquet or a bucket of flowers for the lucky recipient to arrange themselves.

Weekly, biweekly & monthly delivery options.

DM me to arrange your subscription and more details in the link in my bio.

I’ve almost finished this year’s Christmas Wreaths. There’s still time to order a festive tablecentre full of lovely smelling eucalyptus, pine, myrtle, viburnum and bay with your colour choice of flowers to finish.

Round, long or small pot arrangements all with pillar or dinner candles.

Order by 16th December for Christmas delivery.

I’m almost done with wreath making, or rather my hands are!

Lovely bit of wreath detail here, love the ones with lots of foliage, dried flowers and grasses.

A roll back to June on these very short days to remind myself of all the beautiful flowers.