It’s that time of year again, grab your diary and call your friends our Christmas Luxury Wreath Workshops are back! This time with even more seasonal foliage, beautiful adornments and this time taking place in stunning venues in both Durham and in Brighton. Christmas Luxury Wreath Making Workshop Hallgarth, The Manor House, Pittington, Durham DH6 1AB… Read More Christmas Wreath Workshops 2022
We have officially been in residence at Periwinkle Barn for a whole week. It’s rained every day. That’s no reflection on the barn, I actually think I’m enjoying the change in seasons. September is part of the Summer ‘down south’, the sun shines and the flowers continue to grow, I’m usually deadheading and watering morning… Read More Sunshine after the Rain
I love the month of May. The sun grows warm and the land grows green. Cow Parsley bounces up from the country hedgerows and English gardens begin to bloom. The first peonies emerge. Tight buds at first growing bigger by the day until they unfold like a crumpled pink handkerchief. Sarah Bernheardt is the most… Read More May the Month of Growth
So delighted to be part of this wonderful collaboration between creative florist Deborah Boston, me, and my lovely and talented friend, artist Natalie Foster. There are three exclusive prints to choose from. Anemone, Agapanthus or Protea. Only 50 prints of each design have been made available. Each print comes as a Fine Art Giclee Print,… Read More Anemone, Agapanthus and Protea Fine Art Print Collection
This year I’ve decided not to sell red roses on Valentines Day. Its a bold move as the majority of flowers bought on or before Valentines Day in the UK are red roses. The vast majority 95% are grown on an industrial scale in Holland and imported across the world. This year I choose Pink,… Read More Roses aren’t Red
The garden can be daunting in January. This January has particularly been cold and wet and dank. Every time I walk to the studio I’m walking through wet leaves and past a couple of wet and now drooping Christmas wreaths. This weekend I took matters into my own hands, the weather turned from mid January… Read More Jobs for January
If you have bought a Luxury DIY Wreath Making kit then you now have all of the ingredients to make a stunning Christmas Wreath. Follow my ever so easy instructions on how to do it. 1/ Moss your wreath. Attach your reel wire to your copper base and bind the moss balls to your wreath… Read More Make a Christmas Wreath
I’ve been meaning to sort the garden for the last couple of weeks. However something always seems to get in the way. I have a zillion jobs to do. Cut back the Cosmos, trim and lift the dahlias, sweep the leaves, mulch the beds and plan and plant spring bulbs. The trouble with cutting everything… Read More The Slow Garden
So here we are at the end of October its both Halloween and the end of British Summertime. The weather has listened and is blowing a hoolie outside maybe to mark this goulish of nights or maybe just to show that Winter is coming. Its been a busy couple of weeks for me making big… Read More The Turning Season
October is such a wonderful time to come together to make. As the seasons change we harvest the fruit and the seeds for the coming months. Its the perfect time to gather and to design and make for the home, break bread and eat; meet new people and learn. Located in my garden workshop studioNestled… Read More Harvest Flower Workshop
Posh Canvas Events presents The Honest Woman Summer Florals Workshop I’m delighted to be involved in a coming together of creative minds. The Summer Florals Workshop combines delicious food, beautiful blooms and a stunning relaxing setting in the foothills of the South Downs. I’ll show you how to Create a romantic organic table display using… Read More The Summer Florals Workshop
Summer School is open! Workshop dates are now in for June. Starting with a celebration of British flowers for British Flowers Week 14-20th June, I’ll be teaching a Wild & Sensory Table Display followed by a British Flower Meadow Workshop and a Midsummer Flower Crown Workshop. June will see a short course on the introduction… Read More Summer School
Weddings are back, and they have changed beyond our wildest dreams. For 2021 and beyond we have torn up the rule book. Weddings can be anything you want. Micro Weddings don’t lack style or sass and here we have gone for daring and contemporary. I joined photographer Masha Unwerth and her amazing crew to style… Read More Jessica & Damon
More than any other season Spring marks new beginnings. I always think that Spring is the most exciting time both in my work and in the garden. This season I’m mixing up bulbs, hyacinths and tulips with delicate spring petals such as Anemone and ranunculus. Colour wise I’m stocking whites and greens and golds but… Read More Spring Blooms
Now that we are allowed six people in the garden it’s time to dust off the garden furniture and dine Al Fresco! Don’t worry if your garden and table are not ready for friends. Order a Seasonal Easter Bouquet and have it delivered free to your home. Take three vessels, I’ve used three jugs here… Read More Easter Table
