Thistlebynature

Thistlebynature Botanical storytelling & ceremonial florals based in Stroud. Weddings, events, styling & weekly bouquet deliveries.

Snippets from growing season @ .system
05/08/2025

Snippets from growing season @ .system

A seasonal conversation S P R I N G is here!Ash & Emma make a tablescape that celebrates the humble tulip (& friends) an...
06/05/2025

A seasonal conversation S P R I N G is here!

Ash & Emma make a tablescape that celebrates the humble tulip (& friends) and chat about the abundance of spring and all of its gifts.

Special thanks to for letting us create in their bluebell encrusted woodland

And of course thanks to for making something good look gooder

Watch the full conversation on YouTube via the link in bio
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GOLDEN VALLEY was commissioned by for COMMON GROUND, an exhibition guest curated by artist The exhibition explores sto...
07/03/2025

GOLDEN VALLEY was commissioned by for COMMON GROUND, an exhibition guest curated by artist

The exhibition explores stories of change, loss, rebellion and reclamation in relation to common land and the natural environment.
Including contemporary artists’ responses to our relationship with landscape as humans through reconnecting with place and redefining narratives.

GOLDEN VALLEY is a sculpted landscape installation inspired by the farming heritage of the local area.

The use of raw sheeps wool is informed by the rich textile history of the area; the five Golden Valleys, so named after its monetary wealth created in the processing and trading of wool since the medieval period.
Crop and livestock farming is also nodded to with wheat, oats, barley, hay & straw.
Cotswold stone & thatching straws are used within the installation depicting the building resources that the local landscape also provides.

GOLDEN VALLEY is a demonstration of the impact plants and the landscape have on the course of history as our reliance on nature as a resource.

COMMON GROUND is showing at until 31st August and includes so many talented artists work and interesting artefacts from the museums collection.

Photos by

Photos by of theThistle by Nature X .half plant dye exploration at PLACED, an exhibition curated by & .m.partridge at ...
17/02/2025

Photos by of the
Thistle by Nature X .half plant dye exploration
at PLACED, an exhibition curated by
& .m.partridge at
in September just gone

X ◦growing & designing workshop, May 2025◦A one day immersive growing & design workshop based between the flower field...
21/01/2025

X
◦growing & designing workshop, May 2025◦

A one day immersive growing & design workshop based between the flower field and workshop at Saltbox & Co in celebration of the return of spring flowers.

With an emphasis on growing for designing, arranging with intention and in tune with the seasons whilst celebrating the qualities & character that British flowers have to offer.

From hobbyist to professionals, those familiar with british flowers and those not, this course is aimed at florists, growers, designers, gardeners, british flower enthusiasts of all levels that wish to gain clarity on honoring & elevating the beauty of local seasonal blooms.

With an accumulated 50+ years of growing knowledge from the Saltbox team and Emma of Thistle by Natures’ esteemed design led approach to nature informed floristry, this collaboration forges the florist with the field for a unique day of learning.

The last of the British Chrysanthemum for .co’s bauble painting evening with Beautifully warm photos by
13/12/2024

The last of the British Chrysanthemum for .co’s bauble painting evening with

Beautifully warm photos by

X .half 🪨Cotinus & Eucalyptus🪨 An explorative project with textile duo .half on waste cut flower, experimental natural ...
23/10/2024

X .half

🪨Cotinus & Eucalyptus🪨

An explorative project with textile duo .half on waste cut flower, experimental natural dye & visual concept building.

Photos by the image wizard

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‘With flower dried from last years wedding season, a series of dye experiments and a day in CSA gold room with the brilliant we created a still life & a portrait for each floral pairing using this seasons fresh & fabric dyed with last seasons dried.’

Thistle by nature X .half Dahlia & Coreopsis With flowers saved & dried from last years wedding season, a series of dye ...
24/09/2024

Thistle by nature X .half

Dahlia & Coreopsis

With flowers saved & dried from last years wedding season, a series of dye experiments and a day at CSA gold room with the brilliant we created a still life & portrait (guess who) of each floral pairing using this seasons fresh & fabric dyed with last seasons dried.

Honored and delighted to have exhibited at flower festival for its 6th year along side SO MANY other talented & inspiri...
16/09/2024

Honored and delighted to have exhibited at flower festival for its 6th year along side SO MANY other talented & inspiring designers to champion British grown flowers.
The house is practically bursting at the seams with beauty when empty and then the flowers arrive and it increases tenfold.

Thank you .chappell.flowers & for having me and for the brilliant job you do at curating the festival each year.

‘Harvesting purpose’ is an observance and creative response to that which the land provides, from produce to fibres to building materials and of course, flowers.
Taking these materials out of their practical context and into a floral display invites comparison & questions a deeper understanding to the use of cut flowers and that which is gathered from the earth for the purpose of creating beauty.

Tomato vine
Tagetes
Semi processed flax (thank you )
Rainbow corn
Dandelion cordage
Penstemon seed pod
Setaria grass
Helianthus
(One) black viola (playing peekaboo)
Repurposed slate
Apple
Welsh bluestone
Daffodil cordage
Crocosmia seedpod
Stipa gigantica
Wheat straw
Calendula marigold
Earth
Mange tout seed

Thank you for the local grown goods🌾

Thank you for capturing my work so beautifully📸

Not sure who’s working harder here, me or that magic light💫 chappell.flowers📸:
16/09/2024

Not sure who’s working harder here, me or that magic light💫

chappell.flowers


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Honored and delighted to have exhibited at flower festival for its 6th year along side SO MANY other talented & inspiri...
16/09/2024

Honored and delighted to have exhibited at flower festival for its 6th year along side SO MANY other talented & inspiring designers to champion British grown flowers.
The house is practically bursting at the seams with beauty when empty and then the flowers arrive and it increases tenfold.

Thank you .chappell.flowers & for having me and for the brilliant job you do at curating the festival each year.

‘Harvesting purpose’ is an observance and creative response to that which the land provides, from food to fibres to building materials and of course, flowers.
Taking these materials out of their practical context and into a floral display invites comparison & questions a deeper understanding to the use of cut flowers and that which is gathered from the earth for the purpose of creating beauty.

Tomato vine
Tagetes
Semi processed flax (thank you )
Rainbow corn
Dandelion cordage
Penstemon seed pod
Setaria grass
Helianthus
(One) black viola (playing peekaboo)
Repurposed slate
Apple
Welsh bluestone
Daffodil cordage
Crocosmia seedpod
Stipa gigantica
Wheat straw
Calendula marigold
Earth
Mange tout seed

Thank you for the local grown goods🌾

Thank you for capturing my work so beautifully📸

APPLECORE:An exploration into conceptual botanical design centered around the apple.After lunch you will work collective...
12/08/2024

APPLECORE:
An exploration into conceptual botanical design centered around the apple.

After lunch you will work collectively with your fellow creatives to build a large-scale free standing sculpture based on ideas, stories & symbolism of apple within the year.

Using techniques learnt in the morning on a larger scale, you will create an installation where apples & flowers work together to tell a visual story to the backdrop of the picturesque growing spaces on the land at

will be documenting the day with artful photography of both the creative process & the finished designs which are free to be used for portfolio building.

See previous post for the mornings’ practice.

22nd September
Link in bio for tickets
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