Margaret Raymond Florist

04/05/2024

My personal favourite tribute from this past week - a vibrant and wild 12" posy made up in creams and greens to celebrate a life lived with laughter and happiness. It is always such an honour to share these moments with you 💖

28/03/2024

Easter weekend opening hours: we will be CLOSED on Good Friday and Easter Monday, but OPEN on Saturday 9.30 - 5 as usual. We have loads of beautiful blooms and flowering plants and can't wait to see you. Happy hoppy Easter all!

27/03/2024

All the pretties! Absolutely stunning new flowering plants in this week, it looks like Spring has finally sprung in time for Easter 🐇🐣

07/03/2024

Getting ready for Mothers Day, bright and early 🌞💜🩷🤍 look at these amazing petals!!! I love all the brilliant colours! We will be delivering all day Saturday and Sunday for those special mums on our list - be sure to add yours x

01/03/2024

It is mother's day Sunday the 10th (next Sunday!) and delivery slots are already filling up. We will be delivering Saturday and Sunday ✨ give us a ring on 01702 3000 68 to arrange your mother's day flowers - for delivery or collection - or pop in!

12/02/2024

Flowers, flowers everywhere 🥰 you know it's valentine's day when roses are in bloom!! Pop in, it smells amaaaazing.

30/01/2024

Roses aren't always red! There's only one more day to take advantage of our 10% off special offer for preordering valentines day goodies 🌹🌹🌹give us a call on 01702 3000 68.

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23/01/2024

There's only a week left of our special offer for January: 10% when you preorder your valentine's day flowers and gifts 🌹🌹🌹give us a ring on 01702 3000 68 or pop in store to take advantage!

Not sure what you want? No worries! We will guide you through options and help you choose. We will be delivering on valentines day, or you can choose to collect your order if you prefer.

18/01/2024

New plants seem to be flying out so pop in soon to see what goodies we've got! 🌱 I've already had to take preorders for next week's delivery. Did you know we can source specific plants for you? We hunt down amazing house and garden plants at great prices each week, so if you have a special request, just get in touch and let us know. 🪴🌿🌵🌾

15/01/2024

Holy moly! 10% OFF all Valentines Day Flowers & Gift Sets when you pre-order before (or on) the 31st of January in store or by phone only. We're being organised this year and are getting our ducks in a row before the big V Day arrives 🦆🦆🦆. Help us by pre-ordering and we'll treat you to 10% off your order. 💐💗

06/01/2024

New year, new plants 🪴 ✨️ This is our new motto for 2024, because really everything is better with plants!! New job? Plant. New home? Plant. Tuesday? Plant. For the happy times and the sad ones too, plants make people happy. 😄

23/11/2023

With black Friday coming up at the end of the week, small businesses are quaking in their boots. They can’t offer the discounts that big retailers such as Amazon can. Instead, what they offer is unique, individual gifts that are made with love, and when you buy from them it puts money straight back into that little businesses pocket so that they can keep trading for the following year. Now more than ever, it is time to vote with your money and support small businesses. Let’s keep our High Street alive.

20/11/2023

Teaching is one of my most favourite things to do! Especially when you have such amazing students. Was really inspired yesterday in a brilliant BALMS & SOAPS class in our little shop.

Sunday 26th is our last soap workshop for the year - then Christmas wreaths are taking over 😄🎄🎅 these are exciting times!!!

Remember, if you want to give your own cold process soaps as a gift this year, you'll need to make them by Sunday at the latest. Come and join us!

17/11/2023

It's always a great privilege to help customers give their friends, family and loved ones a special send off ❤️

08/11/2023

We were all excited to see what colour these lillies would be when they opened, but nothing could have prepared us for this magic!

10/10/2023

Pumpkins, pumpkins, pumpkins 🎃

09/10/2023

It's definitely heading into autumn. Pinks and golden oranges are a favourite 😍

07/08/2023

The shop smells absolutely scrummy after yesterday's soapmaking workshop. Look at these beauties! We are absolutely loving all the fun classes that we're doing in the shop now, it's so exciting to get creative with all of you and meet like-minded people. This week we have FLOWER CLUB. See you there!

01/08/2023

Flower Club is live! It runs every two weeks on a Thursday evening from 6 - 8pm and is £38 per person. Join us in our established working florist shop to explore seasonal flowers and to create bespoke bouquets for your home.

In this workshop where you'll work with one of our florists, you only pay for your flowers, but we'll show you how to prepare them and handle them while you put together your own creative floral arrangements.

Each week we use different seasonal flowers that have been hand-selected from the fields and cut to order, and we also explore different floristry skills to show you how to make the most out of your beautiful blooms and foliage. We'll show you some of our florist insider tricks that we use in the shop so you can continue your floristry journey at home in between classes too.

Each class is entirely separate, but the sequence of classes will follow a series and while you don't have to join every two weeks, it is a fun and engaging way to meet new people and connect with like-minded makers in a safe and comfortable creative space as you work your way through the seasonal produce offerings.

Book online at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flower-club-flower-arranging-and-floristry-for-your-home-tickets-689864672807 or in store!

13/06/2023

We are so proud of our eco-friendly biodegradable letter tributes that you can plant. We feel incredibly passionate about eco-friendly floristry and we're doing our best to expand our range of biodegradable planters and tributes which now includes planted wreaths, baskets and letters.

We already use biodegradable oasis and we thought that there must be a way to eliminate the plastic letter frames altogether for those who want this option when ordering massed letters. After a bit of trial and error (watering plants in biodegradable frames was exciting!), we have cracked it! We now offer biodegradable letters that can be PLANTED, and that break down really quickly and give the planted succulents and foliage the room they need to grow once in the ground.

Better yet, they're even more affordable than their plastic counterparts. We've got a tribute up in the shop at the moment if you'd like to pop down and see one in person. It has already had so much positive response, and as it has been pointed out to us - these aren't only for funerals! We'd love to hear what you have in mind 😀🌿

17/05/2023

Our Ageing Well Carers Intensive Support Team will be visiting Age Concern’s The Haven Community Club in for a specialist dementia carers support afternoon on Thursday 18 May from 12pm to 3pm.

Please join us if you are caring for someone with dementia.

17/05/2023

*NEED A LIFT TO OUR SPRING FAYRE??*

We are pleased to be working with VECTEO's Dial a Ride service who are able to provide transport to our Spring Fayre to those most in need, including wheelchair users. To book, please call number 01702 908888 then choose option 3.

17/05/2023

Sun is shining and we're looking forward to a lovely day here in Westcliff. But be aware of sticky fingers on Hamlet Court Road today... happened at 9:15am this morning.
If anyone knows or recognises the person in the video please let him know they can return them by 10:15am and we won't charge the hours rental. 🙃
We'll be sharing with the police after that.
It's somewhat disheartening considering how much we do personally and as a business to support the local community and charities but we'll keep going.

24/03/2023

17/03/2023

If you are stuck for something to get for your mum pop in and choose from our selection of fabulous bouquets, plants, natural handmade soap, soy wax candles and whole heap of other wonderful items.

We're open this weekend on Saturday from 9am-5pm and Sunday from 9am-1pm.

21/01/2023

How stunning are these velvety "Black Baccara" roses?!

They aren't easy to get so we're super excited when we can get some in the shop.

If you would like some please call us on 01702 300068 before they are all gone. We're open Monday to Saturday from 9am to 5pm.

18/01/2023

We love custom requests and unusual events that ask us to stretch our creativity! We combined affordable flowers with a nod to folklore and cultural respect to create a table setting for Chinese New Year.
2023 is the Year of the Rabbit (beginning January 22nd).

The Rabbit is a symbol of longevity, peace and prosperity which bodes well for the year ahead that is filled with New Year Goodness, Happiness and Hope! Fragrant lillies represent good fortune and happiness, chrysanthemums represent longevity, and carnations represent kindness and sincerity. Combined with Lucky Bamboo and happy gold rabbits, we’re ready to welcome in the new year.

13/01/2023

It's amazing to get positive feedback for our work. Thank you Niki and glad you and your clients enjoyed the gift boxes we curated using some fantastic local artisanal products from:
Little Fin Coffee Roastery
Tempered Peach Chocolates
Bean & Boy

We're always proud to use high quality local businesses!