Bumblebee Blooms uk

31/03/2024

Happy Easter! It has been a tradition in our Cotswold village to gather primroses on Good Friday for an Easter cross. My grandmother and mum, did this and ,as a child, I went with my sister and cousins to the local coppice to gather them too. We were sent off with a hot cross bun, a mushroom chip and a pocket full of onion bands to create lovely little posies of butter yellow primroses. These were then used to create the cross to hang on the pulpit on Easter Sunday. Now I pick primroses from my plot and place them on a willow and moss frame to create a fully compostable cross.
I think those childhood adventures collecting wildflowers sparked my interest in flowers and love of the humble primrose.
Do any other villages have a similar tradition? It would be great to know.

19/12/2023

Well folks that's a wrap! It has been an extraordinarily busy festive season this year with extra workshops and garlands and installations in addition to the usual wreath orders. Thank you so much to everyone who came to a workshop, ordered a wreath, garland or trusted me to deck their halls 😃. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a very happy new year.

I'm just going to pour myself a large glass of wine and open the chocs. For the next few weeks you will mostly find me on my sofa 😂

11/12/2023

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! A time for getting together with family and friends for feasts and frivolity and for the giving and receiving of gifts.

We have so many wonderful, small business in our local area who will all have worked tirelessly over the last few years to keep their head above water during difficult economic times. The greatest gift you can give to them is to spend a little bit of your money with them this Christmas.

Go visit the shops on the high street. Buy your cards from a stall at a Christmas market, head to your local butcher rather than the supermarket.

At Cotswold Veg Box, we take “buying locally” very seriously. We always buy as much of our fruit and veg from local growers as we can! No, not everything we stock is grown locally (this would be impossible at this time of year) but if something is available to us, we’ll make it available to our customers.

At Christmas we also stock a range of extra items, made by local businesses in The Cotswolds.

🧀 We have a range of locally made cheeses, chutneys and crackers

☺️We have locally made Rapeseed and Truffle Oils

🧈Locally made butter

🐝 Local Honey

🥓 We can also deliver meat prepared by our local butcher.

If you’re looking for a way to get local produce onto your table this Christmas, head over to our website and have a look at what’s available.

https://www.cotswoldvegbox.com/build-your-own-christmas-box

All orders must be in before the 17th of December. We’ll deliver them direct to your door on either the 21st, 22nd or 23rd (we’ll confirm exactly when when we’ve got all of the orders on the 18th).

11/12/2023

10/12/2023

Fabulous workshop this morning . Thank you so much to everyone who came. You produced some fabulous wreaths and were a lovely crowd to work with.

This was my last workshop of the season so a big thank you to all who have supported my small business this year whether with workshops, bouquets, weddings and events. Not forgetting my lovely florists who buy from me throughout the season

wreaths

26/11/2023

First wreath workshop of the season hosted by Little Oak Vineyard . A fab way to kick off the festivities. 🌲🍾

26/11/2023

Our first wreath workshop of the season was a blast. Thank you to all who came. You created some beautiful wreaths. Thanks also to Gemma for hosting and providing a glass of their wonderful, award winning sparkling wine.
I love it that, provided with the same materials everyone's wreath turned out differently. 100% locally sourced and compostable too!

20/11/2023

Christmas Wreaths delivered to your door.

https://www.cotswoldvegbox.com/shop-full/p/bumblebee-blooms-christmas-wreaths

Debbie from Bumblebee Blooms uk only uses locally grown materials to create her beautiful wreaths. Even the bases are hand woven from Willow and Dogwood grown in the cutting garden and from a local willow grower.

We offer two styles of wreath: The ‘Fully Festive’ a fully covered design and ‘Midwinter’ which is part covered to show off those lovely coloured stems on the wreath base.

Each wreath created is unique and will add style and natural beauty to your door this Christmas.

05/11/2023

Ta da!! Finally, I have a website. Huge thanks to for creating it for me. I enjoyed our Monday evening suppers pulling it all together, and I adore the final result. Why not take a look and let me know what you think in the comments. Link in bio

03/11/2023

Come and join us for an eco-friendly wreath workshop at the fabulous Little Oak Vineyard . You will learn how to weave a willow base and build a fabulous wreath to adorn your door in style. Includes a glass of festive Little Oak fizz 🍾, mince pies, cake and an opportunity to visit the onsite Christmas Shop.
Sunday 26th November
10am to 1pm
£50 pp
* Only a few spaces left. DM today to reserve your place

26/09/2023

If you live within this area, we’ll deliver one of our wonderful boxes to you at no extra cost.

If you’re outside this zone, anywhere on the UK mainland, delivery is just an extra £3.50.

18/08/2023

🖤WEDDING SQUAD🖤

Surround yourself with wedding squad that has got your back like Ellie and Alex.

MUA -
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05/05/2023

I am thrilled and honoured to share the wonderful news that beautiful, scented, spring flowers from my plot will be part of Flowers from the Farm’s gift to Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla on their Coronation. 

Alongside seasonal flowers and foliage from fellow growers in all four nations of the  UK, my blooms will decorate the Quire and the Grave of the Unknown Warrior of Westminster Abbey during Saturday’s Coronation Ceremony. 

Flowers from the Farm has been working closely with floral designer and sustainable floristry advocate to bring the beauty, joy and variety of local, seasonal flowers to the heart of this historic occasion. 

I am so proud to be a member of Flowers from the Farm, the membership association that champions nearly 1000 independent, artisan growers of local, seasonal cut flowers right across the UK.

The flowers have been grown in harmony with the natural seasons, outdoors and in polytunnels on flower fields, allotments, cutting gardens and walled gardens. Since every plot has its unique growing and weather conditions, the displays in Westminster Abbey of more than 4500 stems will reveal a unique floral tapestry of springtime in the UK.

Flowers from the Farm members teamed up to relay buckets of fresh flowers to local hubs, regional hubs and then onto the main hub in South Gloucestershire, where they were sorted and prepared for Shane Connolly to arrange at Westminster Abbey.

The Coronation marks a landmark moment for the global flower farming movement. It demonstrates that local, seasonal flowers deserve to be seen at state occasions just as much as they do in bridal bouquets, funeral tributes or vases in the home. 

God Save the King!

28/03/2023

We’re really excited to announce that we’ve been nominated in the best food/drink retailer category at the tomorrow evening! We’re really looking forward to the evening and meeting people from the best businesses in the county!

28/01/2023

What an inspiring day! Thanks to all the organisers and speakers. Lovely venue too.

Just might have come home with a bag full of .hq tools. 😬😍

26/01/2023

Valentine's dried wreaths now available to order.

3 Likes, 0 Comments - Debbie Smith () on Instagram: "This could be an everlasting love 💕 A gorgeous dried flower wreath will say 'I love you' better than any chemical soaked, flown half way around the world, bunch of red roses. Be original and planet kind this Valentine's Day....

25/11/2022

🍾🎉🍾🥳🎊We won! 🍾🎉🎊🥳🍾

We’re so incredibly happy to have won the itecopeople Environment & Sustainability Award last night at the Chipping Campden Business awards!

A massive thank you to the event sponsors Concierge Medical Practice and organisers Campden Business Forum for putting on such a wonderful event up at Cidermill Theatre last night!

Also a massive thanks to all of our wonderful staff who put in so much hard work and never quibble when we ask them to go the extra yard to help us reach our sustainability goals!

We’ve come a long way in the last few years but still have a long way to go to achieve our goals. Achieving accolades like this along the way remind us that we’re heading in the right direction.

Finally, a massive thank you to you guys for giving us your nominations. It really means so much that so many of you took time to write such lovely things about our little business!

15/11/2022

*BREAKING NEWS*
My Christmas wreath order book is now open!
Made using locally grown fresh and dried materials, my wreaths are fully biodegradable and offer a sustainable option which is both beautiful and kind to the planet. I offer two styles: the 'Fully Festive' which is fully covered (£45) and the 'Midwinter' which is part covered (£35). Created on a 30cm base, a fully dressed wreath will measure approximately 45cm in diameter. Each wreath created is unique and will add style and natural beauty to your door this Christmas. Bespoke wreaths can also be created on request. Please direct message me or email [email protected] to place your order.

01/11/2022

Bumblebee Blooms uk has made the shortlist!!Thank you to all friends and followers who have nominated me. If you haven't yet got around to it you have until Friday to cast your vote.

31/10/2022

Christmas wreath workshop at Ebrington Village Hall on Saturday 10th December, 2pm. This is almost fully booked now. I have space for one (or two if you want to bring a friend) more. We will be creating a beautiful sustainable wreath from scratch using locally grown foliage and flowers. Please message me if you would like to snap up the last place.

14/10/2022

14/10/2022

Totally thrilled to have been nominated for a local business award (pretty sure I don't qualify for the Young Entrepreneurs 🤣). These awards make such an impact for a small business like mine. I grow local, sustainable, seasonal flowers for special occasions, weddings, parties, bouquets and farewell flowers. My growing plot is within a few miles of Chipping Campden and I grow all my flowers without the use of pesticides or herbicides. If you like what I do I would love your vote (link is www.chippingcampden.com)

10/10/2022

CHRISTMAS WREATH WORKSHOP
2pm, Saturday 10th December at
EBRINGTON Village Hall. £45 pp
For those loving a bit of wild and wonderful!
Come along and learn how to create your own, fully biodegradable, wreath using locally grown fresh and dried materials. Includes refreshments. Places are limited so book early!
Please DM me or email [email protected] to reserve your place.

05/10/2022

We’ve been nominated for the Chipping Campden and Area Business Awards!

https://www.chippingcampden.com/awards

We’re so proud to be nominated in the Itecopeople Environment & Sustainability category! We work really hard to make our company as green as we can and it’s testament to the hard work of the team that we’ve been nominated for this awesome award!

As ever with these awards, the more nominations we receive, the better chance we have of winning so please, if you have a few spare minutes, head over to the awards website (via the link below) and give us a nomination. We’ve been nominated in the Itecopeople Environment and Sustainability category but you can nominate us in any category you like.

Thank you guys! 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

25/09/2022

Harvest flowers created without the use of floral foam. All flowers grown within a couple of miles of the church.

19/09/2022

Seasonal flowers from the royal gardens adorn the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II.

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“At His Majesty The King’s request, the wreath contains flowers and foliage cut from the gardens of Buckingham Palace, Clarence House and Highgrove House.
This includes foliage chosen for its symbolism.
Rosemary for remembrance; Myrtle, the ancient symbol of a happy marriage, and cut from a plant that was grown from a sprig in Her Late Majesty’s wedding bouquet in 1947.
And English oak, which symbolizes the strength of love.
Also included are:
Scented Pelargoniums, garden roses, autumnal hydrangeas, sedum, dahlias, and scabious, all in shades of gold, pink and deep burgundy, with touches of white, to reflect the Royal Standard, on which it sits.
Again at His Majesty’s request, the wreath is made in a totally sustainable way, in a nest of Engish moss and oak branches, and without the use of floral foam.”

08/09/2022

Very sad news today. She was an amazing woman. 😢

25/08/2022

Had such a great birthday today. Thank you all so .uch. love you. Love life. 🥰😚💕💝🍸🥂