Stems of Southwater - Horsham Florist

02/05/2022

FINAL WEEK

It’s our final week in the shop…we close on Friday 6th at 5pm.

We still have a few lines of our gifts and interiors left in our 50% sale and we will have fresh flowers all week for those who would like a flowery fix before we close and move to our new studio home.

21/04/2022

📣 NEWSFLASH 📣

CLOSING DOWN SALE…50% OFF EVERYTHING

We are moving our business online and closing our shop in Southwater. After 7 successful years in Lintot Square we, like many other businesses affected by COVID-19 have been forced to re-evaluate our business model and it feels like the right time to move away from bricks and mortar.

We will be selling off all our homewares and some of our display units in order to make the move in a couple of weeks time.

It’s not been an easy decision, we will be staying very local and updating our website ready to open again in our new home at the beginning of June.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us over the last 7 years and we hope to continue provide beautiful, high-quality, seasonal flowers to you all in the future!

22/03/2022

Spring sunshine and a quick reminder to get your Mother’s Day flowers ordered ready for the weekend. We’ve got a beautiful collection online inspired by the Jubilee celebrations and the Royal Mums and will have a great selection ready to take away in store.

Open Saturday 26th 9am-4pm and Sunday 27th 9am-12 noon

12/02/2022

❤️Don’t forget…❤️

We are open from 10am - 2pm tomorrow to help you get organised before Monday. Beautiful bouquet ready to collect in store or order online for Monday….

10/02/2022

❤️ Valentine’s Weekend ❤️

We are open all weekend for all your flower requirements for those you love!

Opening Hours:

Friday 11th - 9am - 5pm
Saturday 12th - 9am - 5pm
Sunday 13th - 10am - 2pm
Monday 14th - 9am - 5pm

Delivery and collection is available on all days and we will have lots of beautiful flowers ready for you to choose in store if you’d like to choose in person.

05/02/2022

❤️ FEB 14th ❤️

It’s just over a week away and we are already feeling the love with lots of people getting organised and placing orders to show that special someone they love them!

There are lots of factors affecting supply and demand this year which means we have already had to pre-order our red roses to secure our advertised prices. Once they are sold we won’t be ordering anymore, so if you are after the luxurious Red Naomi then please get in quick to place your order!

Open all next weekend including SUNDAY for delivery and collection we will also have lots of beautiful blooms ready to select in store or to order online.

17/12/2021

🎄Christmas Opening Hours🎄

Monday 20th - 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 21st - 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 22nd - 9am - 5pm
Thursday 23rd - 9am - 5pm
Friday 24th - 9am - 12noon

26th Dec - 3rd Jan - CLOSED

Tuesday 4th Jan - Normal Hours Resume

10/12/2021

10/12/2021

04/12/2021

SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY…today is a nationwide campaign to support the independents on our High Street…every 💵 spent with a small business really counts! Where will you be shopping small today?

The Nutcracker Aqua-Pack is available to pre-order now for Christmas.

24/11/2021

🎄SHOPPING EVENT🛍

⭐️ We are delighted to announce that we are repeating our 3-Day shopping event in store and online from 25th-27th November.

🎁 To help you start your Christmas Shopping we will be offering 10% off everything in store including pre-orders for Wreaths and Table Decorations for collection and delivery in December.

🎄 PLUS 10% off our Christmas Collections online…pssst have you seen our new website?! Just use the code EARLYBIRD10

🎂 There’s also a double celebration tomorrow as it’s our 6th Birthday 🥂

12/10/2021

We have had lots of people asking us about Wreath Workshops this year…we are partnering with the Tipsy Fox who will be hosting and providing drinks and delicious nibbles. Give them a call to book, there are only a few places left so get in quick! We are so looking forward to being able to run these workshops this festive season!

Stems will be joining us here at The Tipsy Fox to give you the opportunity to make your own Christmas Wreath this year.
Spaces are filling up fast so book your place to avoid disappointment. 🎄

Wednesday 1st December 6.30-9pm
Thursday 2nd December 1-3pm/6.30-9pm

£65 per person to include seasonal refreshments, materials and tuition.

04/10/2021

DO YOU LOVE FLOWERS?

Would you like to join our creative team? We are hiring and we would love to speak to you if you think you would be a great fit!

It’s a full time role, 5 days a week to include Saturdays. Two years experience in floristry is a must as we need you to hit the ground running as we work towards Christmas.

For full details please contact us via email or phone and we would be delighted to send you the full job spec.

09/09/2021

Thinking ahead to Christmas? Want to make your own wreath this year…Why not join us?

We are delighted to be joined by local florist Stems to bring you this wonderful Christmas workshop. 🎄

Limited availability, book now to avoid disappointment.

01/09/2021

Opening Hours Update:

Well I’m not quite sure where the Summer went…but now we are in September we are extending our opening hours during the week 😀

Monday - Friday 9am-5pm
Saturday - 9am -4pm
Sunday - CLOSED

19/05/2021

📣 We’re Hiring 📣

Want to join our Team?

I am looking to recruit a creative and experienced florist into the integral role of Shop Manager to work alongside me to continue to develop the business.

The successful applicant will have a growth mindset, be able to prioritise deadlines, work well under pressure and have an aptitude for problem solving. A minimum of 3 years experience is essential - I need someone who can hit the ground running.

Excellent standards of both retail and wedding floristry are fundamental as well as delivering brilliant customer service. Experience of managing stock levels and ordering is also required and you must have a full clean driving license.

If this sounds like you, please send your application, covering letter and examples of your work to [email protected].

Salary from £19,500 - £25,000 depending on experience within the industry.

28/04/2021

🚚 FREE DELIVERY FRIDAY 🚚

As we are nearing the end of our third week open, and as a thank you for all your support so far we are offering free delivery on all orders placed for this Friday (30th April).

Perhaps you’re entertainming over the weekend and would like some fleurs for that al fresco lunch or you’re visiting friends or family and would like something to take for your host, we can provide you with gorgeous blooms direct to your door!

Orders need to be placed before 4pm on Thursday (29th) and via phone or in person in the shop.

☎️ 01403 738670

23/04/2021

☀️FRIDAY FLOWERS☀️

It’s Friday, the sun is shining and we are getting ready for a weekend of al fresco dining and catching up with friends. Why not pop in and treat yourself to something bright and sunny for the weekend or perhaps a little gift for your host if you’re venturing out? These were a couple of our favourites from yesterday ☺️

13/04/2021

A bit of a service announcement this morning...have you tried to contact us through our online wedding form and not had a reply? It appears we have had a technical fault and we haven’t been receiving the information through. If you are waiting to hear from us please do give us a call or send us an email as we would hate to think we have missed anyone! We are working with the website technical gurus to get it fixed ASAP!

📸 by the lovely

12/04/2021

💫 WE ARE OPEN 💫

It’s so lovely to be able to throw open the doors again and welcome you back to browse through our new collection and to catch up with you all. We weren’t quite anticipating the snow but let’s hope the sunshine is on its way!

We’ve had a delivery of fresh flowers this morning so have lots of beautiful blooms to brighten up your home or send to a loved one.

01/04/2021

Just to let you know we will be closed over the Easter weekend (Friday-Monday) whilst we have a break ahead of re-opening the shop. We’re hoping for a bit more sunshine, outdoor feasts and some chocolate eggs 🐥🥚Have a lovely weekend!

29/03/2021

🐥 EASTER FLOWERS 🐥

We are taking orders for all your Easter florals this week. We are offering delivery and click and collect on Thursday ahead of the weekend celebrations. Please give us a call to order 01403 738670

23/03/2021

🕯 REFLECTION 🕯

A year on and today I picked a few flowers from the garden and lit one of my favourite scented candles to pause and think about this last year.

It seems to have gone so quickly and yet at moments the days felt so long! I was initially consumed with the worry and uncertainty for the business and as a person who likes control and process at the centre of everything this was not a comfortable place to be.

But with the beautiful weather in the first few months I slowly embraced some enforced time off and pulled off a complete garden renovation and walked for miles with Barney, the ordnance survey map becoming my new best friend. I started to prioritise some down time and slowly I think I’m feeling the longer term benefits, something I am going to try and carry forward once we get back up and running again.

With a few months trading on and off and the support of the local community, our loyal supporters and a wave of new customers keen to support the independents, we have weathered the various opening and closings enforced upon us and the end is in sight.

Tomorrow we start to wake the shop up from hibernation and begin to unpack all our new stock and make everything look pretty again ready to welcome you from 12th April. I am proud to say we have made it through when many others haven’t and I am looking forward to expanding our services in the next 6 months...watch this space!

22/03/2021

Need a pick me up? A burst of sunshine? We have got a gorgeous delivery of bright Spring blooms on order for Thursday and Friday for delivery or collection this week...phone us to reserve your armfuls of Spring 💫

☎️ 01403 738670

Taking orders until midday on Thursday 😄

16/03/2021

I’ve seen a lot of posts from fellow florists today highlighting the price increases our industry is facing...thanks to for sharing a video clip from BBC news that explains it so well (I’ve put the link in our bio so you can watch it)

Flower prices were up 41% last week for Mother’s Day. Many people say to me that we “must be making a killing” when the big occasions come through. As put it so well...have you ever met a rich florist?

Having had the shop closed for almost a year now (bar a few months trading on and off) I do worry about the perceptions our customers will have on pricing when we re-open...we just can’t offer the same prices we did a year ago for our flowers. Hopefully this video explains why and shows that we are not being greedy and simply trying to make all the numbers add up!

15/03/2021

🌷THANK YOU 🌷

I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for everyone who supported us over this last week. Despite not being able to allow customers into the shop the orders placed for delivery and click and collect made this our best Mother’s Day yet 💫

You need a big team behind the scenes to make it possible to deliver on the big occasions like this and I am very grateful to each and every one of you for being there beside me 😊

Today is going to be powered by lots of strong coffee and a walk with Barney to recharge ☕️

It’s really not long until we can welcome you all back in store soon and I’m excited to show you all our new stock and refurbishment 🛍

12/03/2021

📣 FINAL CALL 📣

We have sold out of delivery slots for the weekend now, but we do have a fresh delivery of stock coming in tomorrow morning for all those who still want to treat Mum this weekend.

I have just re-opened the web shop for click and collect from the shop, for both Saturday and Sunday...but be quick as once those flowers are gone we will be hanging our scissors up for a few days!

Thanks you so much for all your support, we are certainly going to be surprising a lot of lovely Mums in the next two days!

09/03/2021

📣 ORDERING UPDATE 📣

We have had a large volume of orders over the last few days and as such we are bringing forward the cut-off for our Mother’s Day Online collection.

All flowers will be on the web shop to order until THURSDAY AT 12noon. After that time we will still be taking orders but the bouquets will be made from our choice of the best of the mornings market rather than a set option as they are currently.

Please be quick if you would like to order anything for the weekend, I anticipate we may need to close our order book early if we continue to receive the volume of orders coming through and we hate to disappoint people.

Remember we will not be open for browsing under the current rules so you must place your order in advance for delivery or collection.

Thank you for all your support so far!

06/03/2021

🌷 MUM’S THE WORD🌷

It’s looking like we are going to be very busy creating all your orders for Mother’s Day next weekend. We have filled over half our delivery slots already so if you are looking to spoil Mum next weekend do head over to the website or give us a call to secure your delivery.

Our signature collection of bouquets will remain available to order until Wednesday and after this we will be offering our range of Florist Choice bouquets only so if you want something specific please let us know.

And why not add one of these beautiful British Designed Cards from to your order?

03/03/2021

🌷FRIDAY FLOWERS🌷

Friday flowers are back this week. Give us a call if you would like something to brighten up the home or send a gift to someone. Taking orders until tomorrow (Thursday) at 4pm.

☎️ 01403738670