Flowers From The Secret Garden

24/10/2024

I will always grab any opportunity to flower up a staircase -it's such a fab spot for pictures (just watch your guests queuing up...).
Thanks to and for destroying their knees and creating this showstopper!
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24/10/2024

You wouldn't think it, but there was an orange weather warning going on outside this church 🌧️🌬️🌨️
Not only did the pillars look fab outside the church, they put in a second appearance later at framing the beautiful cake by .

This was a busy day, and I couldn't have done the building and moving without .ie and@jilliammcmahon (and a spare change of clothes 😆)

Beautiful pics by

20/10/2024

I am floored by how beautiful these images are....
This bride was a dream to work with - really clear vision of her style and what she wanted. Small, delicate, detailed. But still had to have a slightly ethereal feel to it. Petite with a beautiful, elegant dress it needed to complement not overwhelm.
Oh, and one other thing ...three bridesmaids, each with a different flower bouquet, and the all three flowers combined to make the bride's! (I love this idea).
I pondered on this a long time, had back up options just in case (one of original flowers was Cosmos, but the weather had other ideas....) finally decided on sweet pea, aster and astilbe.

Thank you so much
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16/10/2024

**UPDATE**
I have added an extra night and moved things around to accommodate groups, so now two spaces back on Thursday 28th at 7.30pm.
Rest of dates filling up fast so please get in touch if you want to book.....

I'm just apologising now, but the enquiries have started and I need to plan ahead, so *takes deep breath*, let's talk Christmas!
I am bringing the wreath workshops back to The Secret Garden, which means I can let loose on the decorating. Expect fairy lights. A lot of them...
The dates are as follows:
Thursday 28th Nov 7.30pm
***2 spaces left ****

Sunday 1st December 2.30pm
Tuesday 3rd December 11am
Tuesday 3rd December 7.30pm

I may try and squeeze in another one, depending on numbers or if you have a group of 8 or more and want to book your own private wreath party, please DM me.

All workshops are €70pp. Deposit of €20pp when booking as places limited. All materials and tools provided and refreshments also included.
I'm also going to apologise in advance for my singing along to the Christmas music, it's showing no sign of improving however much I practice.
To book you can DM, text/ WhatsApp on 086 1200 269 and I will send you info on how to pay deposit.

01/10/2024

If you want elegant, luxe table centres then consider floral candelabras for a real showstopper.
For this wedding we mixed styles, half the tables had florals snaking up the leg, and the rest an arrangement on top.
The tables are beautifully styled as ever by and gorgeous pics by

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30/09/2024

I've been dying to get my hands on this fireplace for years....finally!!
Soft muted autumnal shades, roses, dahlias and then the funky foraged finds - Old Man's Beard, bracken, beech and hops from my garden.

25/09/2024

We make our candelabra arrangements on site, morning of the wedding, and being foam-free we use mossages as a base (moss and chicken wire), which means we an get lovely curved forms.

Dream team on the day and

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25/09/2024

Loved, loved, loved the colours for this wedding - fun, joyful, vibrant. What I also loved is getting to use so much Irish-grown flowers on the day - dahlias, cosmos, sweet pea, geum, heuchera, poppy, scabious....I think they are definitely out-shining the Dutch roses, lisianthus and delphinium.

Beautiful images by

25/09/2024

Just had a look through the gallery from of Zara & Richard's day at and I don't even know where to start, so many beautiful images. Oh, I love a castle wedding!
More to follow, too good not to share...

26/07/2024

Fluffy urns? Why not. Contemporary, simple, elegant but kinda fun!

25/07/2024

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As a florist my first love is seasonal, Irish-grown flowers. BUT....I have a huge soft spot for Baby's Breath used alone, in volume, and in organic forms. It's back in vogue in a big way and is a very forgiving flower to work with as it's tolerant of being out of water and heat, unlike some other popular wedding flowers (I'm looking at you, hydrangea!!)
We used it here to create clouds above the tables, swipe to see the before pics.
Thanks to team flower, and
Venue

11/05/2024

What's better than a pair of urns? Two pairs of urns!!
Big impact and easily repurposed at your reception.

# churchflowers

06/05/2024

I'm so excited when we get preview pics really quickly from the photographer especially when you know they're going to be crackers, so this is just a teaser from Saturday's wedding in Kenmare from
Cannot wait to see the rest....

15/04/2024

B L O S S O M
Fleeting, drops everywhere, but I LOVE it!
April to June is by far my favourite season as a florist and grower. So many beauties that appear and are gone in the blink of an eye but are a joy to work with.
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15/04/2024

I have a weakness for deep, saturated tones, I think they bring drama and glamour to the florals. For this wedding we had lots of soft, pastel shades from butterfly ranunculus, tulips and apple blossom but then we revved it up a bit with darkest ranunculus and tulips.

All white flowers can look elegant and classic, but look how these colours are jumping out of the picture!

Beautiful images as ever by

27/03/2024

Remember blue skies??? I'm definitely struggling with this seemingly endless winter weather, snow showers this morning 😱😱😱😱
Going to try and focus on what's to come - long, sunny summer days ( when I'll probably be complaining that I it's too hot for the flowers!)
This was a beauty of a day, and where else would you want to be but West Cork.....

22/03/2024

From now until mid-summer is my favourite season as a grower, the fast succession of flowers that come and go in the blink of an eye. I look forward to each one, there's a comfort in their arrival but also a sense of melancholy, as I know that they will soon be gone for another year.
These precious magnolia blooms are from a tree that was a gift for my 30th birthday, and was dug up and unceremoniously moved from London to Ireland 22 years ago. It always flowers on or around my birthday, and rarely escapes a battering from the rain. The cherry is 'Shirotae' planted when my first son was born.
Flowers, trees, blossom, the markers of the passing of seasons and joggers of memories.

21/03/2024