Bloomin' el, Oswestry (2025)

31/01/2025

Loved this colour palette for Ellie & Toby’s wedding last year! 🍑🌿 The mix of soft peaches, buttery yellows, pastels with pops of colour from oranges pinks and lilac felt so warm and joyful. Always a treat to work with seasonal blooms and bring a couple’s vision to life!

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30/01/2025

Elysia and Thom 💕
I’ve just received the most beautiful photos from .williams.photography from this wonderful wedding back in October at The Courtyard.

Using a mixture of fresh and dried flowers, and a colour palette of soft neutrals and contrasting deep tones.

‘I cannot thank Elin enough for our beautiful wedding flowers, she was so lovely, knowledgable and so passionate about her craft! Not to mention the flower arrangements were absolutely gorgeous and suited the space perfectly. All of the guests commented on how beautiful they were. I now have my wedding bouquet dried as a keepsake. Thank you Elin xx’

🥰 thanks both xx

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29/01/2025

🌙 This year, we’re trying something new to us... We’ve decided to give gardening by the moon a go! 🌱
If you’ve never heard of it before, the basic idea is that the moon’s phases can influence the growth of plants. Certain phases are thought to be better for planting, sowing, pruning etc. so we’re curious to see if it helps us get better results with our flowers this year! 🌸
I’m also hoping it helps us stay on track with our never-ending to-do list. (You know, those jobs that always seem to get pushed to “tomorrow”... or “next week”... or “next month”? 😬) By aligning our tasks with the lunar calendar, we’re hoping it gives us a bit of structure and motivation to get everything done on time!
Right now we are in a dormant period so waiting to sow my sweet peas and a couple of the earlier things next week when we will be in a new moon phase which is associated with rising vitality and upward growth.
We’re only just starting, but we’re interested to see how it goes / if we can keep up with it!

Has anyone else tried gardening by the moon? love to hear your thoughts or experiences! 🌙🌱

Elin x

Photo of some autumn sown hardy annuals which are keeping cosy in the greenhouse.

28/01/2025

🌸 Well, hello there! After a little social media break (we’ve been enjoying some time away in snowy mountains), we’re back and thought it was a good time to reintroduce ourselves.
Hi, I’m Elin, and together with my partner Thom, we run Bloomin’ El – a small flower farm just outside Oswestry, in North Shropshire 🌻.
This will be our 5th growing season, which feels crazy! Where does the time go?!
We grow all sorts of seasonal flowers (and herbs) within an agroforestry system at fruit tree nursery 🍏Our growing season runs from April to October, and we can’t wait to share what’s in bloom this year!

Here’s what we offer:

🌸 Weddings & Events – We love being part of your special day, whether you’re after DIY buckets, bouquets, buttonholes, or a full venue setup. Whatever you need, we’re here to help make it a beautiful day.

💐 Seasonal Bouquets – We offer fresh, seasonal bouquets for those little moments when you just want to brighten someone’s day (or your own!). All our flowers are cut fresh from the farm.

🌿 Wholesale for Florists & Floral Designers – If you’re a florist, we’ve got flowers that’ll add something special to your designs. Grown locally, they’re perfect for those looking to support British-grown flowers.

We’re excited to be back and to share the season with you all.

Photograph taken by a couple of years back

07/01/2025

Miranda’s bouquet from July , filled with pinks, blues and lilacs.

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03/12/2024

We held our first Christmas Wreath workshop on Saturday at with a lovely group of people.
We had a lot of fun, beautiful wreaths were made and now I’m feeling very Christmassy!
Thank you to all who came and made my first wreath workshop so so lovely! And the booka team for keeping us fuelled with delicious coffee!

Really looking forward to our next ones coming up.
We still have a couple of spaces if you would like to join us.

⭐️Thurs 5th 6-8.30 .oswestry ⭐️
⭐️Sat 7th 2-4.30 ⭐️
⭐️Thurs 12th 2-4.30 ⭐️

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29/11/2024

Thoms planted out all of our tulip bulbs today! 🙌 hurrah…. Numb fingers and toes but it will all be worth it in Spring 🌷🌷🌷

28/11/2024

Lovely review from Gracie and Llion from their summer wedding 💕💕

The flowers that Elin provided for our wedding were perfect! She managed to come up with my dream flowers based on the kind of ‘vibe’ I asked for, and we got so many comments from our guests saying how beautiful they were! All flowers lasted really well despite the warm weather, and I’ve even managed to dry out my bouquet to keep forever! Elin was super friendly and professional and communicated well throughout the process! I’d 100% recommend her!

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Beautiful photography by .williams.photography

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27/11/2024

We flowered our last wedding of 2024 this weekend for my lovely friends Chelsea and Simon - they actually got hitched in Mauritius earlier this month so this was their celebration party with family and friends back home 💕
We have been drying lots of flowers, seed heads, grasses and foliage all year seeing what works and doesn’t with this in mind.
A very different venue to what I have dressed before but I love a challenge!
Camera phone hasn’t really done it justice but it was beautiful and moody with the light catching the different textures and sparkles of the grass and the ethereality of the honesty 💕

I also got to get dressed up after and dance all night with my uni gals which was fab!

28/10/2024

⭐️Christmas Wreath making workshops are now available to book over on our website ⭐️

Were hosting 2 Christmas wreath making workshops this year at these wonderful venues .oswestry and

⭐️Thursday 5th December
6-8.30pm .oswestry
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⭐️Saturday 7th December
2-4.30pm

Join us for a fun, festive, eco-friendly wreath making workshop. Using locally grown British foliage and sustainable, reusable materials.

£50 including all materials and a glass of fizz or a hot drink, and festive treats.

Available to buy through our website - follow link on profile.

24/10/2024

At the end of last month we were at the Organic Growers Gathering with sharing our story so far and learning lots from other speakers in the organic growing world 🌱
It was such an inspiring weekend, connecting with people and their projects and enjoying the beautiful site at

21/10/2024

Christmas Wreath Making Workshop
📅 Saturday, 7th December
⏰ 2 PM
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Here it is…. Join us for a festive, eco-friendly wreath making workshop! Using locally grown British foliage and sustainable, reusable materials, you’ll create a stunning, handcrafted wreath to take home.

Perfect for all skill levels, this workshop is a great way to get into the holiday spirit!

Spaces are limited, so book your spot and enjoy a delightful afternoon of crafting and connection!

Available to buy through our website - follow link on profile.

If you are interested in booking a private workshop do get in touch for more info, available to groups of 6 minimum.

15/10/2024

Appreciation for elder at this time of year, the colours are gorgeous - from deep plum to burnt orange, even the palest lime 💕

13/10/2024

This weekends wedding set up at the wonderful for and Thom 💕

Really enjoyed this brief using a mixture of fresh and dried flowers, balancing deep rich plum tones of elder and smoke bush with lifting lightness and textures from abelia, statice, hydrangeas, cosmos and the last of our dahlias to name a few.

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12/09/2024

Soggy morning at the field today, doing a walk about planning and working out our late summer jobs. A bit of realism to add to the grid of this flower story!
It was cold, it was wet and we came home and continued in the dry with hot soup!

02/09/2024

Happy Anniversary to Vix and Tom 💕

Such a beautiful sunny Septembers day with an autumnal romantic palette

A very different day to this soggy one!

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29/08/2024

Milk churns at yesterday for C + D 🌸

These work really well at making a statement without being ‘too’ statement , relaxed, rustic and airy and working perfectly with the setting.

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23/08/2024

Absolutely love seeing photos from your weddings. This was Rachel’s and Jon’s wedding last month 💕 an intimate mid week wedding which we provided bouquets and buttonhole’s for, it was also one that I didn’t deliver the bridal bouquet myself which always feel like the biggest moment for me! Even when we do big weddings with installations the bridal bouquet feels the most important and personal piece.
So when I received a message later that she loved it, it was such a big relief! Thank you for trusting me ☺️

Such a fan girl over here for my couples , beautifully captured by

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