Three ways to order flowers for your loved one...
🌿 A face to face conversation
🌿 A phone call
🌿 Email
Each one suits different people and different circumstances but each still results in beautiful, bespoke flowers that mean the world.
#britishflowers #funeralflowers #farewellflowers
When a new client rings and asks for flowers that can be dismantled and shared....I do a little dance 🤣
Not always an actual one (depending on company..), but certainly a mental one.
It is so important that you get to enjoy your flowers for the maximum time possible and that's why so many of the designs I make can be re-purposed, moved or easily broken down into smaller pieces and gifted.
Obviously this helps provide maximum value for your money, but it also means the flowers get to do their job properly before they fade and share their joy and beauty for that little bit longer. Whatever occasion they qere bought for, happy or sad, I want you to enjoy them for as long as possible and get the absolute max out of them 🌿❤️
#sustainablefloristry #reusableflowers #giftingideas #flowersthatkeepgiving
Sooo excited to learrrrrrrn. If you are too and you'd like to follow along - sign up to The Flower Patch post. My fortnightly newsletter... next 'epsiode' is out next Friday and I'll be talking DAHLIAS - everyone's favourite. 🌸
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#ecofriendlyflowers #growyourownflowers #flowerfromthefarm
Wreath workshops 2024 - you've been a blast!
Thank you to everyone who joined me, I've loved guiding you through and watching you let your inner creatives out! The wreaths all look amazing - please do send me a picture of it on your door if you haven't already!
Back next year 😍
In the meantime, I can confirm I have enough stock left to make a few more orders this week so please do message me if you would still like a gorgeous, homemade sustainable wreath ❤️🥂
#Christmaswreath #wreathworkshop #christmasdecorations
This is my heart work 🍂
Quite genuinely, every funeral item I make is special to me. Lingering in moments of contemplation as I put them together, working with natural ingredients from the earth and knowing that they mean so much - it's a beautiful, poignant thing to be able to do 🍂
You can read my blog about how I add personal touches to all my farewell flowers on my website.
#farewellflowers #funeralflowers #britishflowers #seasonalfloralstyle #seasonalflowers #autumnflowers #locallygrown #ecofriendlyflowers #hildenborpugh
How I Achieve maximum value and minimal waste
🌿Creating designs that can be repurposed or gifted to friends and family after the occasion (in this case, the church congregation) and encouraging people to do this if they want to.🌿Asking for everything back where possible - it would of been quite easy for someone to throw the plastic pot and chicken wire away, but I make it clear I’ll have it back and will use it again and again. 🌿Using floristry methods, such as the chicken wire above, as opposed to floral foam that is single use and would end up in landfill. 🌿Composting, or encouraging others to, compost all of the fresh materials. In a year’s time, these flowers will provide me with nutritious compost that will be used to grow the next season’s flowers. The perfect cycle. If you would like to know more about the eco-friendly practices I adopt to create maximum value and minimal waste, send me a message ♥️🌿 #britishflowers #composting #ecoflorist #cycleoflife #minimalwaste #funeralflowers #weddingflowers #farewellflowers #weddingflorist #florist #hildenborough #kent
A little flower bed update and a hello from Dougal ♥️ - everything is sort of where it should be now (I think?!) ready for winter.
Growing this year/next season is a huge experiment and I’m basically maki by it up as I go along with the help of books, Google and YouTube channels - so we will see what happens next spring!
#nodigbeds #nodiggardening #growyourown #homegrown #britishflowers #experiment
This will change how you feel about everything 🤯…
Did you know that floristry is £1.4billion industry in the UK but over 85% of the flowers sold in this country are imported from across the world?
This involves industrial growing, chemical treatments, cold storage and long journeys ✈️
If you’re still thinking ‘so what?’… let me tell you a little more about British flowers - the most exquisite blooms that have SO much to give!
🌿Buying locally grown flowers supports our own flower farmers, growers and small businesses.
🌿Each stem is totally unique, full of vitality and movement where they have been allowed to develop naturally within their surroundings.
🌿Often they are grown organically, or without any chemical treatment or pesticides. Just good old nature.
🌿They smell incredible - do your supermarket flowers?
🌿When I get them on my bench, almost always a little bug will crawl out - they are supporting all kinds of important life and biodiversity as they grow.
🌿There are SO many varieties, colours and interesting flowers to choose from - many of them you may never even have seen before.
So, why would we import when we have something SOOOO good?
If I still haven’t changed your mind, come and see for yourself. Flowers from the porch will be out again this week - beautiful little bunches of British blooms. The perfect intro to your new obsession 😍 but they sell out quickly…
Comment below 🌿 and I’ll let you know before anyone else when they are going to be there!
#britishflowers #locallygrown #supportlocal #ecoflorist #ecofloristry #flowersofinstagram #flowersfromthefarm #flowersfromtheporch #sustainablefloristry #sustainableflowers #flowerfarmer #hildenborough #kent
Flowers from the porch are out
Find us at North Cottage, TN11 9QL
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Flowers from the Porch
Flowers are out now and more out tomorrow too! Dahlia central this week with some gorgeous deep summer colours.
North Cottage, Riding Lane TN11 9QL 🌿🌿
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