Wild Fennel Flowers

02/09/2023

As Autumn approaches, I'm really delighted, yet slightly daunted(!), to be a part of the 5th Strawberry Hill House Flower Festival, 22-24th September, where I will be creating an autumnal window display in the Long Gallery .

As one of the UK's most sustainable Flower Festivals, I will be showcasing a display along with over 30 other designers, with sustainable floristry at the heart of our work.

I have always loved visiting the previous festivals and have felt so inspired by the creativity and originality of the installations. Please come and support the event, curated by .chappell.flowers & and kindly sponsored by . For more info, see the link in my bio.

 







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25/05/2023

28/12/2022

A festive mantelpiece 🎄

20/11/2022

Dahlias and rosehips.

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31/10/2022

Enjoying the sunshine today and the pumpkins are waiting for their moment! 🎃🍂🍄

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15/10/2022

Today I finally managed to get into the garden and gently tidy some areas. The honesty seedlings are absolutely everywhere thanks to a very enthusiastic Rose throwing the seeds with wild abandon 😅. There are many more signs that some flowers i grew from seed last year have now started self-seeding and hopefully filling gaps, hurray! I really like 's holistic approach to his wildlife garden where he chops up anything he cuts back and sprinkles it back onto the soil like a mulch. Since we don't have a compost bin, I've been doing this throughout the summer to give shelter to any wildlife we have attracted with our little pond and i'm also hoping this helps to improve our heavy London clay and stop it drying out as much during the heatwaves. I'd love to hear any other thrifty garden tips 😊

This lovely floral meadow is full of warm dahlias, hydrangea paniculata tinged pink and burgundy foliage, with all the twirls and tendrils of jasmine 🍂🌱 foam-free and all British grown!

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02/10/2022

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22/09/2022

It's officially Autumn tomorrow and my favourite time of year for colour and different textures. There are acorns, pine cones and conkers all over the house, emptied out of Rose's pockets and her most treasured items 🍂This arch made for W&A celebrated the best autumnal ingredients, mostly locally grown, including rose hips, honesty seed heads, gaura, hydrangeas as they turn a soft roses pink and dahlias.

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19/09/2022

Hoping to get back to some kind of normality this week. It's hard to know what to make of it all 🌍

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19/09/2022

Hoping to get back to some kind of normality this week. Hope you all had a restful Bank Holiday weekend however you chose to spend it 🌸

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18/09/2022

Playful details with the most beautiful, milky wild carrot, fennel and grasses. Sometimes when the venue speaks for itself, less is more with flowers and The Polish Hearth Club is a favourite 🌸

15/09/2022

A wildflower inspired bouquet for E&L back in July with an intimate reception at The Polish Hearth Club

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10/09/2022

Late Summer meadows for V & N at . Varying heights and textures in neutral colours with pops of pale blue and yellow, using locally grown flowers from , and . The rain has been very welcome over the last few days although I was glad to see the sun come out just in time to flood this beautiful room with natural light for their intimate ceremony.

17/08/2022

For S&A this month at . A lot of fun to create for this lovely couple, with so many locally grown seasonal flowers and mixed hedgerow foliage.

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03/07/2022

Dreaming back to this dancing Spring bouquet filled with poppies, ranunculus and honeysuckle.

We are currently away in our favourite little place in Crete after 3 years, it feels so good to be able to be here with Rose now in tow, soaking up every second. Lots of sun, sea and belly-aching laughter! Also lots of sand. Absolutely everywhere 😅

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17/06/2022

The sweetpeas are finally picking up pace, twirling around each other as they grow ever taller 🌱both flowers and foliage are beautiful in bridal bouquets, adding delicate structure and movement.

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11/06/2022

Blousy urns for 🌸

10/06/2022

All the lilac has long gone now but the beautiful wafts of perfume have been replaced by philadelphus (overhanging from our neighbour and much appreciated ❤️). Here's one from earlier in the Spring⚘️ Happy Friday!

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06/06/2022

Hope everyone had a happy Bank Holiday enjoying all the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations 🍾

I've been working on some beautiful weddings for this Summer and I can't wait to get started. Rose foliage is one of my absolute favourites and it gives a lot of character and shape to larger arrangements and installations. The Wild dog roses are out in abundance and their bending arches of pale single flowers are, for me, the most beautiful. They are also the best in Winter, when they are covered in frosted hips 🌿

31/05/2022

Cosmos are one of my favourite flowers to use in arrangements, and also the easiest to grow - the more you cut, the more flowers you get! I use them for their foliage, their buds and their delicate flowers which come in varying shades of pinks, whites and yellows. I love how they dance in arrangements and reflect the light, creating dreamy, wild and relaxed garden designs 🌸

I've just about managed to plant my cosmos seedlings in the garden and I've pinched them out which helps to encourage a more stable plant as well as even more flowers 🌱

Do you grow cosmos? What are your favourite varieties? 🌸

21/05/2022

A delicately wild Spring mantelpiece with blousy tulips and Icelandic poppies, I really love these colours together 🍑

Thank you to my friends for capturing it and to for the beautiful flowers - I know that growing those Icelandic poppies has been a labour of love from the beginning!

18/05/2022

A Spring hedgerow arch using hawthorn blossom and beech, with bundles of frothy cow parsley, campion, aquilegia, forget-me-nots, and sweet rocket. An absolute favourite and a joy to create with and 💫

17/05/2022

Creating a mantelpiece at , filled with the best of Spring and all that the hedgerows have to offer, put the biggest smile on my face. Beautiful, seasonal and locally grown flowers from in the most glorious colour palette, and so delicately captured by . I feel really lucky to be able to collaborate with such amazing women ❤️

23/03/2022

Joys of leftover flowers, celebrating Spring with a favourite colour palette 🌸 I'm so happy I have finally had some time to use one of my new troughs and I can't wait to use them to create some romantic and natural garden style designs for this years events!

21/03/2022

I really loved the colour palette of this Spring bouquet, with my favourite black tulips doing their thing!

11/12/2021

I took a step back from wreath making en masse this year, and decided to do a few for close friends on request 🎄 I saved seedheads from the garden and sprayed them gold to add some festive sparkle 💫

Happy wreathing everyone!