Queenie's Floral Design

09/09/2025

Dead heading and tidying up one of the neglected raised beds at the bottom of the garden when I was stopped in my tracks by this colour palette. I just love it when this happens. Unexpected loveliness that I will be using for inspiration..Koko loco rose that is decidedly pinker than usual this year, plus Nicotiana langsdorffii plus possibly Tip Top Pink Blush nasturtium. Also feeling Tip Top!

27/08/2025

25/08/2025

Life has been pretty complicated of late, so this weekend has been a tonic for the mind and heart. Beautiful flowers on Saturday for a lovely couple at a favourite woodland venue. Sunday brought pizza in Hebden Bridge followed by Kruangbin at the Piece Hall in Halifax .. such a treat.. sublime sounds in a majestic setting. Blue skies and balmy weather were just the ticket. Even a train cancellation didn’t spoil things. Feeling tiptop 🤩

22/08/2025

Away in a manger today. Filling this rustic beauty with dill, amaranthus and ammi. Simple, seasonal and sensational 💚 thanks Clare for such wonderfully tall stems and my allotment neighbour for the lanky dill 💚

12/06/2025

I took a week off and returned to the most beautiful sight. With lots of orders over the next few days, I headed over last night for a chop. So glad I did as it’s tiddling down now ☔️Do get in touch if you need any gorgeous flowers for a friend, family, or yourself! 💚

08/04/2025

Pansies and violas are fast becoming one of my favourite spring flowers. They are delicate, yet robust and come in the most fabulous range of deep jewel colours. These beauties will be finding their way into a spring bowl arrangement next week. If you fancy having a play with the flowers, I’ll be showing some lovely folk how to create a lovely, wonky arrangement of gorgeous seasonal blooms I know there are a couple of spaces still available, so do get in touch if you want to join us. There will be a Victoria sponge cake too, but as yet I’m undecided if it will be the traditional raspberry jam, or lemon curd..? Thoughts on a postcard please...

22/03/2025

In between seed sowing, workshop tidying, and clearing spaces for all those autumn sown seedlings, I’m also continuing to develop my range of paper flowers. I’m experimenting with hand dying the papers, and love the random and beautiful results in both texture and colour. Hmmm which flower would this paper suit..? I have a paper zinnia workshop next week with a few spaces still available, so do get in touch for details

12/03/2025

Box of delights … 💚

01/03/2025

After months of dreich I’m feeling in need of some yellow in my life, so here’s to the spring sunshine flower.. 🟡🌝💛

31/12/2024

Say hello, wave goodbye. 2024 has been another busy, joyful, flower filled year. Lots of lovely folk who trusted me to add flowery magic to that their special day, whatever the occasion, I say a heartfelt ‘thank you’. Something I never take for granted 💚 💚 💚 2025 is going to be a pretty special year.. I can just feel it! ♥️

18/11/2024

Just a few lovely flowery things I will be taking with me tomorrow, to my ‘Bulb Lasagne’ Workshop All sown, grown, dried and made by my own fair hand. They’re not so fair today; infact they’re pretty grubby, after sorting bulbs, compost, grit and bedding plants for a whopping group of creative folk! I’ve heard there will be a choice of very fine homemade cakes too.

17/10/2024

Bells-of-Ireland. It’s a flower, but with its fresh green bells and tall form, is more of an annual funky foliage plant. Either way, I love it. Also known as the shell flower, it is so easy to grow and works perfectly as a cut flower. This ghostly version is one I grew last year and left to dry in a vase on a high shelf. Although recommended by the RHS as a ‘good dried flower’, I find it too brittle, and the little ‘shells’ come away from the stem, so it won’t be making its way into any of my dried arrangements. I don’t mind.. it’s a keeper and can stay on the high shelf for me to enjoy. If you want to find out more about more about what I’m up to with flowers, then sign up to my newsletter. I have finally found time to tap the buttons! It’s a bit of a rambly round up of the last few months, with some pretty photos, or what I call ‘FLORALANTICS’ 🌼 https:/www.queeniesfloraldesign.co.uk/ 💚