Tuckshop Flowers

As I’ve warmed to my funeral flowers theme on the @botanicalbrouhaha podcast for @farewellflowers this week, I thought I’d share a basket of flowers with you that I made on Tuesday and the lovely message I received afterwards. I started doing funeral flowers because I absolutely would not have wanted any of the ones that I routinely see outside crematoriums. I set up my business to offer something different, not based on replicating received wisdom about what ‘funeral flowers’ should be. Tell everyone you know that they can be anything you want, even if they’re not invented yet! Talk to a @farewellflowers directory florist and explore creative ideas. Learn how with @greenfuneralflowers if you don’t know where to start…. #letschangefuneralflowers #onlinefloristrycourse #flowerschool #shareablefuneralflowers #flowerswithanafterlife #birminghamflorist #flowergrower

And workshop season is now officially started. Thanks to everyone who came to @winterbournehg to make lovely leafy round things in all styles and flavours. A great way to kick off the Christmas wreath extravaganzas. Thanks to Ellie and Fumiko and the house and garden team for wrangling logistics and foliage with good humour. Now to make some of my own for todays deliveries, and then to make the workshop presentable for this evenings workshopped - a great group who’ve supported my small business since I stayed and who’ve adopted me as part of their Christmas tradition it seems! #christmaswreathworkshop #birmingham #birminghamflorist #universityofbirmingham #floristryworkshop #learninginbirmingham

Loving my newly discovered outdoor office spot in today’s heat. #workingftomhome #outdooroffice #heatwave #sunnydays #underthetrees #trees #naturalcooling #flowergrower #birmingham #weddingflowers

From aisle flowers to stair flowers. When planning weddings it’s always good to think about how you repurpose flowers across the whole event to make sure you can enjoy them all day long. #themillbarns #millbarns #millbarnswedding #barnwedding #barnweddingvenue #rusticwedding #weddingvenue #modernwedding #modernweddingvenue #shropshirewedding #shropshireweddingvenue #countrysidewedding #countrysideweddingvenue #gettingmarried #bridetobe #justmarried #weddinginspo #weddinginspiration #weddingphotography #ceremonybarn #waterfrontwedding #ido #weddingpictures

The invasion continues and I’ve invested in a pump action sprayer. I think I’ll just lie down and turn it on myself by the time the madness is over on Wednesday. #heatwave #savetheflowers #floristlife

So many lovely photos from my dried flowers photoshoot with Meg that I had to create a little reel of the pastel ones. The light, the light…. I can see that going forwards I’m never going to want to take photos in any other location!! Dried flowers seem to suit the winter mood so if you’re thinking of a winter wedding, why not consider these? I know a place where summer flowers are turned into winter treasure… 😁. #winterflowers #embracingtheseasons #inspiredbypetals #slowfloralstyle #underthefloralspell #flowerslovethedark #thehappynow #locallygrownflowers #worcestershire #westmidlands #birminghamindependents #birminghamflorist #flowersfromthefarm #everlastingflowers #driedflowersstyle

First rose if the season out today. Gloire de Dijon. One of my faves and always the earliest. Garden finally on the move now if I can keep up with the watering while it’s dry and warm. Waterbutts being pressed into service properly now!

I didn’t intend to make bowls today but after a visit from @m777martin my fellow allotment holder, artist and potter, I couldn’t resist filling them with some autumnal loveliness. I’ve fallen hook line and sinker for the orange bowl after seeing it with flowers. Which one’s your fave? If you’re local and want to catch Mike and his pottery, you can find it at @purple_gallery_bournville and at our Hay Green Allotments open day this Sunday. #handthrown #localmaker #bournville #ikebanavase #flowerfriday #autumnvibes #localflowers #localpottery #orange #flowerbowl #stylingtheseasons #britishflowers #flowersfromthefarm

DIY table flowers - a river of glorious buckets became dainty bottles of blooms to decorate wedding tables for Yas and Matt's festival style wedidng last weekend. It's a lovely project for friends and family but never underestimate just how long it takes to do it! Thanks to @flowersbymeg_at_roots for contributing mega dahlias (see what I did there? 😝). #weddingflowers #tableflowers #DIYwedding #festivalwedding #tipiwedding #worcestershireweddingvenue #outdoorwedding

Tidy up time at Tuckshop Towers. It’s that time of year when the dried stems have to move indoors to stop them going damp and furry. Think I’ll leave my spare workshop table up in readiness for Christmas wreath making which will soon be upon us! #birminghamflorist #birmingham #christmaswreathmaking #myworkspace #floristworkshop #flowerstudio #sheshed

The definition of ‘garden gathered’….. all freshly picked this morning as I worked my way around the raised beds tidying up and removing all my protective netting now that the flowers are trying to burst through it 🫢 Better late than never….. nothing beats the best of the season and right now, in my patch, it’s the snapdragons and the first dahlias. 😍😍😍Must learn not to frown on videos!!🫣 #augustflowers #flowergrower #birminghamflorist #weddingflowers #bridalbouquet #sustainablefloristry #gardengathered #gatherandcurate #womenwhogrow