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Beautiful British flowers, organically grown in Shotley Bridge, County Durham.
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14/10/2024

For John, who lived in many different places but always kept a beautiful garden 🌿

This was a really lovely funeral to flower, with so many elements that held meaning and memories for the family. Some of the family members came, armed with a bucket of special bits and pieces cut from the family garden, to help me finish off the arrangements - a wonderful couple of hours spent with lovely people that clearly adored John.

The photos aren’t the best but, the afternoon was perfect 🥰

27/09/2024

✨Exciting News✨

This feels like an incredibly long time coming but, I’m very excited to announce that we now have a field!!

We’re renting a small field (just less than an acre) from a local farmer and will be spending the autumn/winter months prepping it for the 2025 season. All with a baby in tow…

Are we completely mental? Quite possibly.
Are we exhausted just thinking about all the work ahead? Yes we are.
Are we going to do it anyway? Absolutely!

Expect more updates on what we’re up to and lots more flowery content as we massively expand our growing space! As well as a lot of mud, sweat and probably some tears along the way!

18/09/2024

This growing season has been tough - having to deal with terrible weather, armies of slugs and other pests, all alongside looking after a newborn! So, we’ve made the decision to end our flower season a little early this year as we, and the flowers, are all rather tired!

We’ll have our Christmas offerings up on our website in the next couple of weeks and we have some other very exciting news to announce shortly so, watch this space 👀🙊

*Please note that this will not affect any orders that have already been placed. We just aren’t taking any more fresh flower orders this season, apart from funeral flowers.

29/08/2024

For Zoe + Andy ❤️

I love a micro wedding! I don’t have a minimum spend so, if you want beautiful, luxurious, locally grown wedding flowers, even if your do is going to be small and intimate, get in touch! You can do this by filling out the form on the Weddings page on our website - link in bio

08/08/2024

For Kathleen who travelled to York yesterday to rest beside her late husband ❤️

I had to think outside the box for this one. The family wanted to be able to give the flowers to family and friends after the service but I was worried about them lasting well in the warm weather we’ve been having recently using my usual de-constructable casket spray method. I ended up using a mix of damp moss and hidden jam jars for the base so that people could take home jam jars of flowers at the end of the funeral. It worked really well! I love the challenge of meeting people’s needs for such an important occasion ❤️

If you too would like natural, seasonal flowers for a loved one’s funeral, please get in touch via our website - link in bio.

02/08/2024

All the sweet peas for Nicola & her girls today 🌸

If you’re looking for beautiful, seasonal, scented blooms for your wedding day, please get in touch via the wedding contact form on our website 🥰

21/07/2024

The season continues to change…

This was a “congratulations” bouquet that went out the door this morning 🌸 we’ve been a bit quiet in here recently but, we’re still here 👋🏼 just quietly juggling a million different things 😂 if you’d like some beautiful, seasonal flowers for yourself or a loved one, please order through the website (link in bio) or just send us a DM

03/07/2024

Teacher thank you gifts 🌸

What better way to say thank you to the wonderful teachers out there than with a beautiful jam jar of scented, seasonal, locally grown flowers!

Our jam jars are £10 each and can be pre-ordered now, just send us a DM 🥰

27/06/2024

You win some, you lose some…

Juggling the flowers with looking after a newborn baby is hard! (Who’d have thought?!) I never quite got round to supporting my autumn sown snapdragons and they completely collapsed 🙈 their stems were too wonky to sell but look gorgeous in this ridiculously opulent arrangement that’s now taking pride of place on my dining table! I don’t usually get to enjoy my own flowers like this so it’s a bit of a treat 🌸

03/06/2024

This week is British Flowers Week 🌸

An awful lot of love and care goes into producing each stem that we use in our work here at Durham Blooms. Our flowers are lovingly grown in our cutting garden in Shotley Bridge - no chemicals, no air miles, just beautiful flowers.

If you’d like to order some beautiful, locally grown flowers to celebrate British Flowers Week (or any week!), please check out our offerings on our website - link in bio - or just send us a message 😊

31/05/2024

For Nora who loved a cream and lilac colour scheme in her garden 🌿

I’ve added the funeral meadows as a regular offering on my website now and I’m loving the positive response I’ve had to them! If you’d like some for your loved one’s funeral, or any of my other funeral flower offerings, please just get in touch 😊

27/05/2024

For Lucy & Ollie, who got married today ❤️

Such a sweet couple & a dream wedding brief - colourful, seasonal, meadow-style flowers in late May, yes please! These were a joy to create 🥰

Thanks to for the extra stems from your garden!

18/05/2024

For Emma 🥰

13/05/2024

A thank you bouquet that went out today. I love watching the seasons change through my flowers 🌸

29/03/2024

The Flower Cupboard will be open from midday today for you to get some flowery goodness for Easter weekend 🌸🌿

There will be scented jam jars, specialty daffodil bunches & plants. If you need something bigger/different, please just send me a message.

The Flower Cupboard is located at 16 Woodlands Road in Shotley Bridge. Payment is with cash or card via our website (just scan the QR code provided).

14/03/2024

For a warm & caring lady who was a big fan of my flowers & has been a supporter of Durham Blooms right from the beginning ❤️ - obviously she needed to have flowers everywhere!

Her family wanted it to look like she was lying in a garden so, I made bespoke meadow arrangements to go down either side of the coffin. I love working with families to make something unique - if you too would like something a bit different to celebrate the life of your loved one, please get in touch so we can discuss your needs 🌸🌿

Big thanks to & for the beautiful British blooms - my own flowers are close but not quite here yet so, until my season starts properly, I use flowers from down south to make up your funeral orders 😊

23/02/2024

We now offer flower subscriptions!! 🌸🌿

They make a wonderful gift for the flower lover in your life, or a lovely treat for yourself to brighten your home through the flower season.

Our subscriptions come in two sizes: posy and bouquet. Subscriptions start at £45 for 3 months and delivery for these is free within the whole of our delivery area. Deliveries take place once per month throughout our growing season (April - October).

You can find more details about our flower subscriptions & how to order on our website: https://www.durhamblooms.co.uk/subscriptions

16/02/2024

Hi everyone 👋🏼

I’ve been pretty quiet on here lately so I thought I’d let you know why & give you a little update on what’s been happening at Durham Blooms HQ…

I’m 32 weeks pregnant! Between severe anaemia, pelvic pain, general exhaustion & feeling like a small whale, progress in the cutting garden has been pretty slow. But, we’re getting there! I’ve been putting what little energy I have into getting the garden ready for the season ahead, before our little one arrives in April.

The polytunnel is full to bursting with some of the best looking ranunculus I’ve ever grown, as well as lots of other spring/early summer beauties such as anemones, orlaya, cornflowers & daucus. The garden is starting to come to life with tulip, narcissus, allium & iris shoots popping up everywhere & the first of the hellebores showing its gorgeous little face!

We’ve got lots of beautiful weddings and funerals coming up. As well as a few new flowery things on the horizon!

Roll on spring & an exciting/hectic season ahead! 🌸🌿

19/01/2024

A funeral wreath for a warm & bright, kind & caring lady whose favourite colour was pink 💕

17/12/2023

Even in December, British flowers can still surprise you 🥰

27/10/2023

Funeral flowers that went out this morning to celebrate the life of a beloved mother & grandmother who loved holidaying in Scotland & making apple pies for her grandchildren.

My fresh flower season may be over but, I still offer funeral flowers over the winter months, using British flowers grown down south. If you’d like natural funeral flowers to celebrate the life of your loved one, please take a look at the Funeral Flowers page on my website (link in bio) & get in touch.

08/10/2023

It’s that time of year again…

Our Christmas wreath workshops are now up in the Christmas Shop on our website for you to book 🎄 spaces are limited so get in there fast. All materials & tuition are included in the price as well as festive nibbles & drinks!

If making your own isn’t your thing, you can pre-order your ready made wreaths on the website too!

https://www.durhamblooms.co.uk/christmas

08/10/2023

That’s a wrap for our 2023 fresh flower season!

The last bouquet order went out & we’re now looking ahead to next year - lots of seed sowing, clearing beds & planting out to be done 🌿

We’ll be back with fresh flowers in spring 2024 but, in the meantime, watch this space for our Christmas offerings which will be launching very soon…

08/09/2023

A funeral wreath delivered yesterday with the brief “foraged, wild & special”.

I’ve finally put my funeral flowers page up on my website with all my offerings and transparent pricing. If you’d like seasonal, natural funeral flowers for your loved one, please just get in touch.

Thanks to for the extra stems - note to self: you always need more blue flowers than you think!

30/08/2023

I always forget how much I love autumn colours until autumn comes knocking on the door. Then I fall in love all over again 🥰

I still have lots of beautiful flowers so, if you’d like some for a loved one, or for yourself, please just get in touch 🌿

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16 Woodlands Road
Consett
DH80DE

Website

http://www.durhamblooms.co.uk/

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