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Planet friendly flowers directed by the seasons between April & September. From October, dried flowers are available.
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Libby

📸 Cover Photo Lina Hayes Photography

26/07/2024

If you hold this really close, I'm sure you could drink in that perfume.

I'm not a riot of colour person. And, I've tuned my sweet peas to the shades that make me happy.

You will find a sweet pea trail nestled in your summer bouquets, because I often use long lengths of its twirly foliage, and the buds will be an added bonus as they open.

Cool blues and lilacs are some of my favourite colours, and these are a mix of 'Our Harry' and 'Charlie's Angel'. Lovely sweet peas, not so convinced by those names!!

08/07/2024

Completely distracted by the heart-shaped petals that make up Orlaya flowers...how have I not noticed this before?!

And...it was finally dry enough to harvest some Lavender on the day we all gazed skyward because the sun had reappeared at last!

The season has shifted again, and the perennial scabious have begun to unfurl their cool lemon petals. This plant is insanely statuesque, and I absolutely adore it. I planted the first plants I had in a particularly deep raised bed. They almost certainly landed there because I had some small plants that needed a home, and there was a space. I definitely did not factor in that these stems reach up to around 2 metres.

I have planted the next batch of seedlings in a very much more sensible, more accessible spot. One that doesn't require a step ladder or weird hopping & jumping to catch a flower 🙈

24/06/2024

Farewell Flowers

Some of the most special arrangements that I have been honoured to create.

Just as with all of my arrangements, I only use local or UK grown flowers and foliage. These designs are also completely compostable and contain no plastic, wire or floral foam, which incidentally, has been banned by the RHS since 2022.

Each floral tribute is created around a conversation, not a recipe in a catalogue. They will always be completely unique because they uniquely reflect the person and the season being remembered.

19/06/2024

Still obsessing over colour combinations.

The humble Achemilla Mollis gets terrible, divisive press amongst gardeners. Simply because it has worked out the key to super efficient self-seeding, and for that, it may be regarded as an invasive pest.

But in an arrangement, its lime green freshness sparkles nestled against a complementary neighbour and something inside me lights up.

Delivering chemical and airmile free, just picked, fresh local flowers, well that makes me light up too.

02/06/2024

Still loving the buttonholes....from some recent weddings

28/05/2024

May in a bouquet

13/05/2024

Not one but two...
Bridal bouquets and buttonholes for not one, but two beautiful Scottish Highland Elopements.

Perfectly timed to be filled with Spring's tulips, ranunculus and fresh bright foliage.

Such a pleasure to create these 💕💕💕

They were a lovely creative end to a busy week that was to be followed by an even busier week...much, so much more on that to come. We had our own wedding in the family. So many months in the planning, finally bringing it all together - it was quite a journey.

20/04/2024

Little bunches of Spring for the tables

Verona, Marguerita and a little splash of Dream Touch. I decided some years ago that the spindly early single petalled varieties of tulip just don't make my heart sing enough. It means I have to wait a few more weeks until these beautiful double peony stunners show up. If growing flowers teaches me anything, it's patience 😂

16/02/2024

There's always room for one more Hellebore!!

We've had a lot of weather this winter and we are all ready for some more daylight, more sun, and definitely more flowers.

Early on in my practice, I made the decision to work with the seasons. I am enjoying the hellebores in their winter, but I am looking forward to each flower that is to come in its own season.

We have stepped away from eating produce in it's season and expect that it will all be freshly available all year.

But this comes at a cost. A cost we sometimes choose to look away from.

Each year I take a look at small steps to make this small business more sustainable and tuned in to the seasons. I love to notice the small shifts and changes in the nature around mean that show us the season is turning.

Not so long now!

What flowers are you most looking forward to?

https://wix.to/u6bqOEb

07/02/2024

An Everlasting Valentine 💕💕💕

No bleach, no dyes, no pesticides, no preservatives

Just love 💕💕💕

https://wix.to/S707b80

20/01/2024

A little look back at some of my favourites

Transforming flowers, one bouquet at a time! 🌸💚 Make a positive impact on the environment with our planet-friendly bouquets.

# scottishweddingflowers

https://wix.to/NaZY9l8

19/01/2024

Sowing the Sweet Peas this week and starting the next batch of Ranunculus.

So, the 2024 season out of the starting blocks? Well no, technically that started last June with the biennials to flower this coming summer.

And making time to tidy up the seed collection and fill the gaps, so that I really am ready once the days lengthen even more. Not that I've been checking everyday to see just how many more seconds of daylight we have, obviously!

https://wix.to/eiZZq1h

17/01/2024

Choosing to spend some time in June.

Photo tidying and website refreshing is quite fun on a snowy January day.

It is quite pretty, but I'd still quite like June!

22/12/2023

Wishing you all a happy and peaceful festive time.

Thank you so so much for all of your support this year. Thank you for buying flowers and wreaths, or for trusting me with your vision for your wedding flowers. Thank you for coming to a workshop, and for following me here, it means so much.

I love knowing that the flowers I place into your hands have not harmed me or the wildlife where they grow, are not going to harm you, and we are choosing to making a difference.

I'm looking forward to a quieter couple of months. Time to reflect on the year we have left and refocus on the year that is coming.

Lots of love
Libby 💕

19/12/2023

In these days of dwindling daylight, it was sparkle of pure joy to receive these images. Far away in that other country called last August, I had the pleasure of designing the flowers for Mila and Tom's elopement. It was my absolute pleasure and there were a few tears from us all when we delivered them. It is quite an emotional moment being part of such a special day. Kylesku is an immense location for exchanging your vows.

I live in a place where my everyday is stunningly, immensely beautiful. The road from Ullapool up the West Coast is top of my list of breathtaking favourites. It was a day full of breathtaking moments. Once Alice and I had delivered Mila & Tom's flowers, we then crossed the Kylesku Bridge and went for a walk along Glen Dubh. Alice might have gone for a seaw**dy swim while I just breathed in all that scenery.

Photo - Lina Hayes Photography
Accommodation - Kylesku Lodges

18/12/2023

Flowers carry so many emotions, evoke so many memories and carry the essence of people who have been important to us in our journey.

For Mila, it was the sunflowers that I had unwittingly been nurturing and saving for her bouquet that brought her memories of her special Grandmother.

My garden is full of those people and memories. Full of my aunts and uncles and their gardens, full of my Mum and all the cuttings that travelled from all the places she and my Dad had lived. My Winter Jasmine is a cutting from my Grandparents garden and Mum planted a cutting from it in the garden of each house she lived in, and so have I.

My buble gum pink Camelia came to me all the way from Devon and My Auntie Rita. Lilly of the Valley from My Uncle Bob and Auntie Doreen, the perennial sweet pea from Uncle Tony and Auntie Mollie, and the Sisyrinchium from Uncle Brian and Auntie Marion.

Tell me yours...

Accommodation - Kylesku Lodges
Photos - Lina Hayes

18/11/2023

Here's your invite to order your Winter Wreaths & Kits.

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Thank you to everyone who has already ordered their wreath. And, thank you to everyone who has booked their place on a Workshop.

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Wreaths and Kits are £40 if you order soon. The last day for delivery within Ullapool is 18th December.

Send me a message or order through the webshop. Copy this link, or click through my bio https://www.handsfullofflowers.com/shop

Your wreath will be fully biodegradeable.
No wire. No plastic. Made with a locally grown hazel base and secured with twine. It can be entirely composted, or the base can be re-used.

It really matters to me that the wreaths I make for you are sustainable. Over the years, I have edited the ingredients and design to ensure that your wreath will stay looking beautiful right through the festive season and into the dreary days of January. Each wreath is unique, luxurious, and made to order.

If you would like to make your own, it would be lovely to see you in Lochinver 's on Friday 1st December from 2.30-4.30pm, or at The Arch in Ullapool on Saturday 16th December from 11-1pm

If you have other plans for those dates, a kit may be just for you. Pour yourself a festive glass, put on your favourite music and maybe gather and friend or two. Everything you need will be in your kit to create your wreath at a time that suits you.

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A Winter Wreath or a kit makes a beautiful gift and they can be posted with the UK

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12/11/2023

Can you ever have too many tulips? I cannot get excited about single tulips, they just don't bring me quite enough joy. Those gorgeous double petalled varieties are always worth a few more weeks wait.

Still getting the last bulbs planted!

08/11/2023

'Save The Dates' for your Wreath Workshops.

1st December at Delilah's Lochinver 2.30 - 4.30pm £55 Message Rachel Delilah's if you would like to come.

16th December at The Arch Ullapool 11-1pm £45 Message me or book through the website if this one is for you.

I will bring everything you need to make your fully biodegradable planet-friendly Winter Wreath.

If you've never made a wreath before, I will guide you through the steps. Light refreshments are included and if you are coming to the workshop in Lochinver your treat will be mulled wine and mince pies.

07/11/2023

Did you see the difference?
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I had a birthday and I asked for a camera. But my lovely family don't do things by halves. My head is spinning a little bit with shutter speeds and exposure triangles.
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I just wanted to be able to take some better photographs. 🙈

Something similar happened when I got to the end of a novel and I realised that I wanted to be able to explain why I thought it was a good book - or not - and I ended up with a couple of degrees 🙈

04/11/2023

Not always a muted colour palette, although neutral shades invite us to focus on the textures. Dried flowers can be unexpectedly vibrant.

Helichrysum was the first flower I remember growing.

At my primary school, although I think it was at infant school the summer before I moved across to the 'Big' junior school, our class was taken outside. In the obligatory 'pairs' of school, we were given a bed to rake and clear of stones before we were handed a packet of seeds. I remember each bed being huge, but I was probably only about 7. The packet my friend and I were given just happened to be helichrysum. In between a summer of handstands and headstands and cartwheels, we were taken outside often to w**d and water our seedlings. After the summer holidays, I brought home my harvest of papery flowers. Someone must have been watering my flowers over the holidays because I certainly never 'popped in' to look after them!!

01/11/2023

That seamless transition through the seasons, something that I might aspire to, especially when the weather throws no gentle transition between them. There is a deep seated desire in us to preserve something of the abundance of light filled days. We love to bring something of nature inside as the days shorten. We can't help but come home with pockets of shells and pebbles from the beach. A beautiful leaf or perfect cone that caught our eye in the woods. I cannot walk past shiny conkers and beechnuts peeking out of their spiky casings.
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I love the architectural textures of naturally preserved stems, and the shadows they create when the wintery sun falls on them unexpectedly. I love how natural they are, just as they are, just as they were gathered. No dyes, no bleach and no glue and glitter. Link in my stories to browse through the Dried Flower Shop. Keep checking, I will be adding to it.

30/10/2023

The last fresh bouquet of the season. The first and the last, they always have a special place. The beginning and the end of the fresh flower season is always the teeniest bit of a nailbiter, weather dependent and different every year. If the winter is kind, the new fresh flower season may begin at the end of March. Actually, it doesn't need to be too kind, the tulips, this month's job for planting, need a spell of proper cold to invite them to give us their gorgeous flowers. But then, the picky ranunculus will get very needy if it is cold, and very mildewy if it is too warm. So, a nailbiting winter awaits whatever the weather! But, the studio is swept, the buckets are tidied away, and I'm excited for time in my studio that is full of dried flowers waiting for some everlasting flower creating.

25/10/2023

Recently, I had the absolute pleasure to welcome a group of lovely and inspiring people to my Autumn Workshop. I had the best time preparing everything for them and the loveliest afternoon watching them create some very beautiful arrangements.

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And now it's time to be planning December's Winter Wreath Workshops, dates and venues coming very soon.

These workshops are a restive and restorative couple of hours where you can step away from the rush that is December and focus on creating a beautiful design that will add to your decorations through all the the festive weeks and on into those slightly less festive weeks of January when we all need a reminder of something more uplifting.

The wreaths are designed to age gracefully whether they are hanging indoors or outside.

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There's always room for one more Hellebore!! We've had a lot of weather this winter and we are all ready for some more daylight, more sun, and definitely more flowers. Early on in my practice, I made the decision to work with the seasons. I am enjoying the hellebores in their winter, but I am looking forward to each flower that is to come in its own season. We have stepped away from eating produce in it's season and expect that it will all be freshly available all year. But this comes at a cost. A cost we sometimes choose to look away from. Each year I take a look at small steps to make this small business more sustainable and tuned in to the seasons. I love to notice the small shifts and changes in the nature around mean that show us the season is turning. Not so long now! What flowers are you most looking forward to? https://wix.to/u6bqOEb

A little look back at some of my favourites Transforming flowers, one bouquet at a time! 🌸💚 Make a positive impact on the environment with our planet-friendly bouquets. #highlandweddings #highlandweddingflorist # scottishweddingflowers #sustainableweddingflowers #ecoweddingflowers #locallysourced #elopement #highlandsdestinationwedding #intimateweddings #elopementflowers #handsfullofflowers #elopetoscotland https://wix.to/NaZY9l8

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