The Flower House Marple

12/07/2025

🌹 Busting the ‘tired’ rose myth 🌹

So many people come in and say “ooh those roses look tired”, so I’m here to explain why they’re not tired!

Flowers travel a long way to get to us and need protecting at all costs, roses are no exception! So the outer petals you see looking ‘tired’ are in fact guard petals. These are removed when ready to use and the rose will then flourish ✨

These roses came in fresh from Holland yesterday, picture on the left shows how they came in and on the right is with the guard petals removed 🤍 yes, this is the same rose in both pictures!

Most people know this anyway, but, I never have flowers more than 5 days old in my shop and I would never sell my customers anything I wouldn’t want for less than a week in my own home 💐

11/07/2025

The next batch of our delivery has arrived and what gorgeous flowers it’s brought!

Come in, have a nosey and enjoy the air conditioning while you browse 💚

09/07/2025

09/07/2025

Stunning lillies bigger than the counter 🩷 these are just beautiful 👌🏼

08/07/2025

First of this week’s new stock 💐

07/07/2025

Teacher gift ideas…

These can be in any colour 💐

Bouquets start at £15, aquas (in a box / bag) start at £35

Also, not forgetting the gorgeous Winston Earle candles that we have. These are all handmade by a very lovely local lady 🩷

06/07/2025

T E A C H E R G I F T S 🩷📚

It’s the time of year where we get to thank our wonderful teachers for the amazing job they do and I have some special offers on flowers 💐

This year I’m just going to do a set discount due to varying arrangements that people like to order. So, the offers are

10% off orders of 2 arrangements
15% off orders of 3 arrangements
20% off orders of 4 arrangements or more

Ordering will work in the usual way - you tell me what you’d like and your budget and then the discount will come off your spend 💚 for example 2 x £20 bouquets will be £36.
Please mention this offer when ordering 🌻

❗️Just a reminder we are on temporary hours this week while I juggle the shop and the school runs 💐 I’m answering messages / emails / calls as usual all week, but the shop hours will be

Monday CLOSED
Tuesday CLOSED
Wednesday to Friday 9.30-3
Saturday 9.30-4

Much love for now 💐

(Images from the past week)

03/07/2025

Well Marple you came out in force for me and what a brilliant week we’ve had! Last week was our busiest ever aside from Christmas, Valentine’s and Mother’s Day!! What a wonderful, supportive community 🥰

On to a new month and July sees us busy with proms and teacher thank you gifts! I’ll have some special offers for these which I’ll post in the coming days 💐

Next week I’m riding solo so I’ll have temporary hours on the shop. We’ll be open

Weds - Fri 9.30 to 3.00
Saturday 9.30 to 4.00

Deliveries will all be as normal during the hours of 9am to 5pm

Here’s to, hopefully, another brilliant few days 💚

28/06/2025

Peony season is almost over! Come and grab yourself the last quality ones of the season 🌺

Open until 4pm today 💐

25/06/2025

Thank you for all the love on my last post! I’ve read every single comment and your kind words and positive feedback really do mean the world 💚 thank you also to everyone who has left a Google review, I appreciate you all 💐

I’ve been able to source some amazing special offers from my suppliers this week and as a thank you, I will be passing these on to my customers! We have in the shop

🌻 sunflower bunches
🌸 peony bunches
🌼 British grown flower bunches
🪻 British stocks
🌈 rainbow roses are back in for this week only!

We also have all the usuals and lots of freshly made bouquets daily 💐

21/06/2025

In just over 12 months of running my shop, I have had one bad review that has had quite a negative impact on my business this week.
It was, quite rightly, pointed out to me that people are entitled to their opinions and can post these wherever they like and I fully accept and appreciate this, however when such a review shows a photo that doesn’t reflect anything like what was actually delivered this is really upsetting and disheartening.

I wholeheartedly pride myself on quality and value for money and will always try and put anything right when a customer is unhappy. All I ask is to please give me a call or come and see me and I will do my very best, but I do hope these occasions are few and far between.
The majority of feedback I do get is positive and it means the world to me to get this.

I saw a quote today “every customer is a reminder that someone believes in you” and this really resonates with me, however the one unhappy customer is likely to tell everyone and the happy customer will only tell a few 😔
I am a small independent business just trying to make a living for my little family, doing what I love and am so passionate about and reviews like this can be detrimental in an already difficult climate for us independents, as I have found this week.

Thank you for reading and I hope I can continue to provide a good, value for money service to Marple and beyond 💐