Garden Girls

23/02/2024

Planning a wedding or other big celebration and want to have beautiful floral arrangements?

I remember visiting the florist for my own wedding and I had no idea on budget, colours, types of flowers, or event what decorative arrangements i needed for the venue.

A good florist will guide you, but it can be useful to have a little bit of knowledge in advance. Read the blog below to understand what to consider, tips for budgeting and how to prepare before you have your first meeting with your florist.

https://www.kaysflowerschool.com/blog/how-much-will-wedding-flowers-cost?fbclid=IwAR1tf-P-4-1EKvwrq9nSSPot8qoUt2Oba4XnS9QupOadprga_ND5ZojccVo

Budgeting for weddings is difficult, this blog will give you a guide when planning your wedding flowers, but remember your experienced florist can give you the best advice on budgeting

22/02/2024

The peonies in my garden have woken up after winter but are a good way off being in bud yet.

As the weather warms up we will start to see peonies in bud available to buy, and this is useful to help get them open in time for when you want to have your arrangement to have the wow factor with huge fluffy and scented flowers!

https://www.kaysflowerschool.com/blog/how-to-get-peonies-open-fast?fbclid=IwAR0cZo4zSLSCjBNTNtsry8SqB1S9WQg5qOGgoFXeW1XcY2G8QaH4FzcfMXA

Peonies can be so temperamental and getting them open on time for weddings and events can be a challenge for even the most experience florist

21/02/2024

The next blog is on weddings, but again think about any event you have coming up where you want to incorporate flowers and greenery.

This guide will give you an insight into what your florist or event designer needs to consider, so you can be prepared for your first conversation with them. Or maybe you'd like to get into floral design for events - read on for some great tips!

https://www.kaysflowerschool.com/blog/blooms-brides-and-business-unveiling-the-world-of-wedding-floristry?fbclid=IwAR0iF7vnu4H9Vp74RUsHFATOWJVvaVZYU4NxZobiZaTfu4JSeY2h1FUwCj0

What do I need to do to become a wedding floral designer

21/02/2024

These lovely flowers pack a scented punch - whether you grow in a bowl from bulb or buy a few stems to have in a vase with some tulips as part of a simple bouquet 💕

https://www.kaysflowerschool.com/blog/hyacinths-let-explore-grades-tips-and-tricks-for-lasting-fragrance?fbclid=IwAR0nS8piWFav2WgeG52tON_z5tqdIfoZQSs5_cLK-PSako-i0bxdJlefLXA

Some tips to keep Hyacinths lasting and smelling their best for longer

19/02/2024

We are coming into wedding and event season so I have some useful blogs to share to help with decision making!

The first one is to help with planning a budget for flowers and floral decorations for your wedding. This same advice is useful for any event you might be planning!

https://www.kaysflowerschool.com/blog/how-to-decide-a-wedding-flower-budget?fbclid=IwAR2rvHT1ANQEUcXdVlUAs38nkEQASevSDxf35Sa834xIB2iWZeF0htZ-DBE

Lets look at how you can decide on how much you should spend on your wedding flowers

02/06/2023

Incase anyone was looking for a good excuse to get out for some exercise, the flower school I trained with are supporting this great cause and looking for anyone who loves flowers to join in. There is a personal story from one of the instructors, and every year the school do free classes open to anyone with great prizes to raise money also.

100kin30days for the Marie Keating Foundation - Join Janette and Deirdre build Kay's Pink Army and raise funds for the Marie Keating Foundation

01/06/2023

Sometimes we need peonies to hurry up and open up for us to display...see the blog below with some great tips! 🌸

Peonies can be so temperamental and getting them open on time for weddings and events can be a challenge for even the most experience florist

31/05/2023

It's peony season....the first beautiful creamy peony in my perennial cutting flower border opened the other day! 💕

Great blog below that is useful if you have a bunch of peonies that you have bought or grown for an event but that are opening too quickly due to all of this lovely sunshine!

Janette gives you her top tips to prevent your peonies from blowing open too fast

13/03/2023

When I got married I had no idea how much to budget for the flowers or even what I wanted - luckily I went to a great florist who asked a few questions, showed me some samples, worked with me on the budget and delivered beautiful arrangements for our big day.

Flowers can be expensive but they are so beautiful, and add a lovely touch to your day.

Budgeting for weddings is difficult, this blog will give you a guide when planning your wedding flowers, but remember your experienced florist can give you the best advice on budgeting

13/01/2023

I did my floristry training part time and remotely during covid - a great way for me to learn. The school's website has lots of great content that is publically available so that you can learn how to look after your flowers, where to source flowers, and free demonstrations!

For anyone wanting to go a step further and enroll in the certified modules I did, please check out the blog below.

Why should you train professionally as a Florist? We get so many questions about training as a florist, one of the most popular being - Do I need to do a training course, I am self taught from YouTube? Yes there are lots of amazing training videos on you tube, with our You Tube Channel probabl

08/11/2022

After taking a break recently, I'm going to ease back in to floristry with some Christmas wreaths, door swags and table arrangements....I happen to love all things Christmas!

Orders will be limited, and so if you are interested please let me know soon. 🎄🤶💐

04/11/2022

Hello! With rising prices it's always great to find ways to prolong the life of any beautiful flowers you are buying or have been gifted!

This article from Kay's Flower School has some tips that you can do at home without any special equipment or chemicals. Enjoy, and if you have any other tips to share please post in the comments below.

Household hacks and old wives tales can help prolong the life of flowers, but some are not good, read here for some great tips and hacks

19/09/2022

Some top tips!

11/03/2022

I'll be making Spring wreaths again this year, starting off with beautiful Irish grown flowering heather with a mix of foliage. ❤️

11/03/2022

After a lovely long break I'm back! I've been busy getting ready for cut flower and vegetable gardening - ordering seeds, bulbs, plants, compost, and planning out new growing beds😀

30/12/2021

If you are taking down your fresh foliage door wreath or Christmas tree these can be (carefully) chopped into smaller pieces and sprinkled around the garden or put into the compost bin. Blueberries and strawberries love a mulch of the needles! 🍓🫐

For the wreaths: artificial decorations can be unhooked from the wreath and reused next year. Pine cones, cinnamon sticks, fruit slices and dried chillies can be unwired and added to the food / compost bin.

23/12/2021

**update - all gone to lovely new homes**

Free giveaway...Tullamore only.

I have a few spare wreath bases that I am happy to give away for free if anyone knows someone who needs a wee lift today, or who maybe couldn't afford a fresh wreath this year. Irish foliage and I can add on a bow for a little colour.

DM me please.

22/12/2021

A lovely graveside wreath collected by a customer yesterday ❤️

20/12/2021

A door wreath donated to the Offaly SPCA Christmas raffle.

When not having flowery fun I volunteer with this charity to support the work done with feral and abandoned cats / kittens across the county.

There is still time to donate, and for those people who are local to Offaly you can enter your donation to the raffle this morning. All details on the page.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=282993503877130&id=100064994461781&sfnsn=mo

12/12/2021

If your wreath or door swag is protected from the elements remember to take it down and give it a watering with the hose or a bucket of water, and let it dry off a bit before rehanging. If it's tied on with ribbon, you can use a mister every few days.

This keeps it looking fresh right through the weeks before, during and after Christmas!
🎄🤶🎅

11/12/2021

So cheery on a very rainy winter's day ❤️

10/12/2021

A fruity wee number up on a Dublin door, with a more traditional style next door 😃

When ordering from the same florist, always good to check the size your neighbour has ordered so you can match for maximum impact on the street! 💕

09/12/2021

It was lovely to play around with some different colours and textures for this wreath that will be delivered tomorrow 😃

07/12/2021

Great fun at the online Christmas wreath making class last night.

My lovely students made stunning wreaths, and mastered all of the techniques we covered - even bows in difficult material and fiddly cinnamon sticks - all with just laptop cameras so they could see my demonstration and I could see how they were doing!

Great to see family members getting involved to lend a hand and even do some modelling too!

06/12/2021

Anyone in Ireland who has a wreath or door swag up outside - you might want to take down tonight until Storm Barra passes.

I'm off out to secure the garden furniture, and hoping the chicken run is heavy enough to stay put!

06/12/2021

Another of Saturday's designs delivered to Dublin and securely tied on ahead of the stormy weather!

05/12/2021

A beautifully fragrant wreath created today and up on a Co Offaly door ❤️

05/12/2021

One of the wreaths delivered yesterday 😃

04/12/2021

A lovely simple and festive wreath made today, and available for delivery in Tullamore area (small delivery charge applies if outside Tullamore).

04/12/2021

Good morning!