Petals & Amazons (2024)

19/10/2024

We were delighted to dress the front of for the launch of their new boutique in Bedford this weekend 🙌.

and I worked hard to secure as many British-grown flowers as we could, at the very end of the growing season, with many flower farmers having fewer crops than usual due to early frosts and huge amounts of rain!

We’re proud to say over 95% of this installation was British-grown, and no floral foam was used to build it.

Big thanks to all the British growers who supplied stems for this; and Sylvia.

And thanks Bedford for all the positivity! We really enjoyed meeting loads of you while we were working on it!

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14/10/2024

It wouldn’t be Christmas without a wreath on the door! And so with the arrival of Christmas this week and comes the hanging of this vibrant number.

It had to have a fun vibe (you’ve been to The Arc, right?), punchy in colour and needed to last some serious time (because yes, it’s October 😂). So I’ve used handmade wool pom-poms and silk velvet ribbons, as well as long-lasting conifer, to mix the traditional with the new.

I’m going to say it. I like her a lot. It’s fun to push myself to come up with new content for wreaths, when it could be very easy to roll out the same stuff year-on-year. Bring on the 2024 Christmas season!

20/09/2024

It’s been an immense week! You might have seen on my stories that I have been learning with at the beautiful .

All the photos in this post are using flowers from Floriston Flower Farm, in designs created and led by Lucy Vail Floristry, on their workshop From Farm To Masterpiece. Highly recommended!

So much to say about this experience, which will hopefully come out in my work over the coming weeks and months, but I wanted to start with something about the team; Lucy, Mimo, Autumn, Megan. I don’t use these words lightly… they are incredibly inspiring and creative women, who work bl**dy hard to push themselves every single day!

It reminded me that working with others has to be part of my business plan. Whether that’s collaborations, freelancing or more formal long-term relationships, I work better and am happier when I’m working with people.

I need to process everything I learnt there this week, but one thing I do know is I don’t want to revert to the status quo. It’s so easy to go on courses, feel inspired in the moment, and then get bogged down in day-to-day life when you return, unable to actually make the changes that you want to make. Hopefully not this time!

THANK YOU to the team at Lucy Vail and Floriston for the support, encouragement and generosity in sharing your experience and knowledge.

14/09/2024

🥁 Tickets for our wreath-making workshops are now available to book! 🎄 🤶

https://www.petalsandamazons.co.uk/order/p/wreath-making-at-the-arc-bedford

I know it’s 14th September 😬… but some of you have already asked and we’ve listened 👊

Gather your gang for a fun evening of wreath-making, shopping and general Christmas merry-making in the gloriously festive wonderland that is The Arc Bedford, with delicious food and drink from

Would love to see you there! All details on the link above but let me know if you have any questions [email protected]

10/09/2024

To say I’m bad with technology is a massive understatement. Updating the website is one of my least favourite jobs but this has to happen! 😬

The business has been evolving. Many things have contributed to this evolution… leaving London a few years ago, working in floristry now long enough to know what type of work I’m good at and enjoy the most, making the business profitable, balancing the business with home life… all these things have contributed to me focusing the business on events and workshops.

I love this work and am ambitious for the business in these areas. I now know that working on a larger scale works best for me creatively, I know that I weirdly thrive on the adrenaline/stress of event work 😂, and I know that I much prefer to work as part of a team.

While it’s taken me a while to put this down in writing, the business has been focusing on events and workshops for some time. Now time to formalise it on my website/insta etc!

So stay tuned for a website relaunch in the near future, which will hopefully reflect the true nature of my business and where I see it heading in the future 👊.

09/09/2024

Hello, it’s been a while! The fact that I’m only just posting photos of an event that included peonies says how long it’s been 😬.

It’s good to be back after a pause over the summer holidays though. Looking forward to sharing exciting things over the coming weeks and months, making the most of British flowers while they last and heading into the busy Christmas season (yep, I said it 😱).

Loved working with on these designs (much) earlier in the summer!

31/05/2024

I really loved this colour scheme from the wedding I worked on last weekend with and . Such a vibrant palette, could look at it all day!

22/05/2024

Last Saturday was a great day.

and I were up at the crack of dawn to install this floral arch

It was perfect weather for us… not too hot, not too cold, not too windy, not wet… and we met loads of people who are passionate about British-grown produce.

This floral arch uses no floral foam. I recently invested in a modular arch from so that I can make sustainable large-scale installations more easily. I love it!

Every stem in this design was British-grown, much of it from within 10 miles of the rally 🙌.

Big thanks to for supplying gorgeous flowers, as ever.

28/04/2024

Hey there, flower enthusiasts 👊 🌼🌸

Blooming marvellous event incoming 🚨…

We’re hosting a locally-grown Spring Flower Pop-Up on Saturday 4th May

What better way is there to kick off your bank holiday weekend than with a saunter down to The Arc, a coffee from You For Coffee and a bunch of locally-grown flowers?

Come join us, support our local growers and start your bank holiday weekend on a high note! 👊

9am to 5pm. 7 Howard Street. Bedford. See you there!

10/03/2024

What a couple of days! I had a great time packaging up my favourite flowers, chatting to loads of lovely people and working alongside the awesome team . Thanks so much for having me, Gemma 😘

Those who received our tulips, hope you love them! Keep trimming the stems every few days, change the water, clean the vase and keep them away from direct heat to keep the flowers at their happiest for as long as possible.

Until next time ✌🏻

06/03/2024

3 days to go until our mega Mother’s Day British-grown tulip pop-up 🙌🙌

Come join us. Or pass the message on to your little (or big) people… there will be bacon, sausages, coffee and big-hit M-Day gifts.

This Saturday 9-5 and Sunday 9:30-12:30.

03/03/2024

Hey Bedford mums, it’s time to put your feet up and relax! This Mother’s Day, stay in bed and let your family do the legwork 👊

and will get them comfy with a coffee (for the grown ups of course… we’re not idiots) and bacon sarnie, while I package them up some British-grown tulips, giving you some well-deserved time off 🙌.

Or if you’re by yourself with the kids next weekend, bring them down and relax with us for a while. We’ve got you covered 👍 x

01/03/2024

🎺📣 Calling all tulip-lovers 📣 🎺

This Mother’s Day I’ve partnered with and to bring you a sweetie shop of British-grown tulips. 🙌

Here’s the scoop…

I will be at The Arc and You For Coffee, on:
Saturday 9th March, 9:00am-5:00pm, and
Sunday 10th March, 9:30am-12:30pm
At 7 Howard Street, Bedford.

I will have 13 varieties of British-grown tulips, none of them ordinary … parrots, doubles, fringes and crowns… 😋

This is a Pick ‘N’ Mix bar of tulips, available by the stem, so there will be something to suit every budget, including cute individual-stem bud vases at pocket-money prices!

You relax in bed, send your people down to The Arc and we’ll sort the rest 👊

06/12/2023

It’s My Last Wreath Of The Year! And friends, this one is mine!

Our conifer hedge was looking a bit wild, so its fate was sealed as the main provider for my wreath.

Our front door gets the morning sun and it was practically glowing this morning. I’m quite a fan.

04/12/2023

Next up… this pink number installed on a door this weekend 🙌.

I first made this kind of wreath last year and it proved so popular that it made a reappearance this year 🎉

Last push on wreaths this week! 💪

03/12/2023

This wreath, with subtle green and silver tones, was delivered to a home in Ampthill on Friday 🙌

Fed up of wreaths yet? 😂 I’m not, but ask me again at the end of next week 😂. Doing my own signals the end of wreath-making for me… hoping to get to it next week!

02/12/2023

I absolutely love this green-wreath-on-red-door combo, delivered to a client yesterday ❤️💚

Thanks to everyone who ordered a bespoke wreath this year. I really enjoy the process of discussing your ideal wreath and making it come to life!

01/12/2023

It’s been a massive week 👊. Wreath making combined with making and installing wreaths at people’s houses 🙌.

It continues next week, but for now it’s a very welcome evening off (if I can stay awake 😂).

Thanks everyone who came to the workshops, I loved meeting you all and seeing my regulars!

Also mega thanks to and for hosting us! What a great space you’ve created! 😘

26/11/2023

This wreath was one of a number installed for customers on Friday 🙌

I love the silver and gold tones of this wreath. If I have time in a couple of weeks I’ll be making this for my own front door!

25/11/2023

First wreath commissions went up yesterday! 🙌

Thanks to for supporting my business 😘. Bedford folk, go check out their Christmas stock, the shop is looking beautiful!

08/11/2023

My insta account recently passed 1,000 followers and I felt I should mark it… not because it’s particularly notable in social media terms, but because for a non-viral sensation such as myself this is QUITE the landmark 😂

I’m marking this small personal win with a look back to this suspended wreath and I did for a wedding this summer! Can’t think of a situation where I’d say no to Amaranthus, I love it 😍 .

07/11/2023

I’ve been waiting until the dust settled after half term to let you know this cool thing that’s happened. 👀

Josie from and I have decided to team up on events, and I’m so excited about it!

I met Josie in the early days after I moved the business from London. To put it simply, we both love flowers and, more specifically, we both love unusual varieties so we quickly bonded over that!

Since then Josie has been one of my go-to local growers, always providing amazing quality stems 👊. So when she asked me if I wanted to collaborate on events in the future, of course the answer was yes!

Together we provide British-grown flowers in environmentally-conscious floral design for events across the UK. So if you’re starting to think about an event for 2024… parties, weddings, corporate… do get in touch to discuss how we could help. We’d love to chat.

06/11/2023

3 weeks to go until our wreath-making workshops ! 🙌

Tuesday 28th Nov: tickets available
Wednesday 29th Nov: **1 ticket left**
Thursday 30th Nov: **SOLD OUT**

Come have an evening out with your friends, making a glorious wreath using natural ingredients in gorgeous colours. We will have a selection of all kinds of lovely things… dried fruits, dried flowers, fresh foliage, velvet ribbons 👊.

Tickets include a drink on arrival and 10% off shopping at The Arc during the event. Food & drink will be available to purchase on the night.

Check out the website for more details and to book!

https://www.petalsandamazons.co.uk/order/p/wreath-making-at-the-arc-bedford

Or follow the link in bio!

19/09/2023

🚨 It’s that time of year!

Wreath-making workshops are now LIVE on the website!

https://www.petalsandamazons.co.uk/order/p/wreath-making-at-the-arc-bedford

Gather your friends, family or colleagues for an evening of wreath-making and pre-Christmas merriment at The Arc!

I will be teaching my environmentally-friendly wreath-making technique in the seasonal wonderland that is The Arc Bedford. Come and browse the shop with a welcome drink, then join me for a demonstration, tuition and abundant natural ingredients to create your own wreath for this year. Then complete (or start!) your festive shopping in The Arc while catching up with friends over some food and drinks.

£60 per ticket, to include:
* all wreath-making ingredients, tools and tuition;
* a drink on arrival;
* 10% off shopping at The Arc during the event.

Food & drinks available to purchase on the night.

Timings for all workshops: 7:00-7:30pm arrival, wreath-making from 8pm.

Looking for an activity for your work Christmas 'do'? Night out with your mates? Book an exclusive private wreath-making and shopping experience at The Arc for up to 20 people (minimum 15 people). Contact [email protected] or [email protected] to discuss your requirements and available dates.

16/09/2023

Thanks Ampthill for loving the dahlias today! Best bit of these markets is meeting people who love flowers and are supportive of small independent businesses 👊. Thank you!

Big thanks as well to the other stall holders, who bring the chat during a long day on your feet! .ampthill

Petals & Amazons