AUTUMN / FALL
CARE GUIDES, INSPIRATION & TUTORIALS
DELICATE URN - VISUAL STEP-BY-STEP
At this time of year (early spring), we always receive the greatest number of wedding and event enquiries for autumn, so I thought I would share a warm colour palette filled with seasonal autumnal stems and the steps to create a brilliantly useful design, perfect for ceremonies, receptions and focal points for events.
I hope it provides plenty of inspiration … and to note, the base mechanics also work perfectly anytime of year.
HYDRANGEA STATEMENT VASE
Within this quick 12mins video tutorial, you'll learn how to create a brilliantly simple design, with plenty of impact, using just three ingredients.
The design is self supporting, with the branches forming the internal support structure, so you don't need any complex mechanics to achieve this impact.
It's a big, bold and beautiful design, which you can happily create with confidence and enjoyment.
FREE GUIDE: NO FOAM FLORAL WREATH BASE
A few weeks ago I mentioned on Instagram that I would share the steps behind making a wreath base, without floral foam.
The story behind wanting to share these steps started a year ago, when I was asked by a friend to help with her late mother’s funeral flowers. I sadly couldn’t make the funeral, so I spoke to a few florists local to them …
Forest Autumn/Fall Design
A large, impressive design inspired by the light, feel and flora of the autumnal forest floor, filled with bronzing bracken.
Using a series of different shapes and lengths of the foraged bracken, we take you through the steps to create an abundant autumnal arrangement - it’s delicate and light, with deep layering and a gentle warmth.
Follow the steps to create your own design …
Chocolate Cosmos - care guide & hand tie
Chocolate Cosmos bloom from early summer through until autumn; with their rich, dark sultry tones, I always think of them more as delicate autumnal blooms for arrangements, rather than mid summer stems. I LOVE using them at this time of year.
In this Guide, I have included details on how best to care for Chocolate Cosmos, when to bring them in to the studio/your home, where I tend to source them from and a visual step-by-step guide, to help you create an elegant hand tie bunch, using purely a mass of Chocolate Cosmos.
How to Dry Hydrangea
CREATING NATURAL, LONG LASTING STEMS. Looking across my garden, our hydrangea bushes are a mass of rich colour and in full bloom, it won’t though be long before the temperature dips and they start to turn.
Now is the perfect time to choose whether to cut and dry your blooms or leave them out for the winter and enjoy their shape and structure as the first frosts appear …
The Making of a Hand Tied Bunch & Hydrangea Care Guide
Watch a quick 50 second video of the making of a hydrangea hand tie, behind the scenes, in my home studio. Plus a conditioning care guide for your hydrangea stems, including a great tip to help you revive prematurely wilted hydrangea …
What Inspires a Design
What inspires floral Design? The answer is detailed. Often inspiration will start with a venue, the space that will house the design. You was your designs to enhance a space, to bring out architectural detail and add “life” to a room.
Read more about our understanding of what inspires a design …
Combining Flowers & Fruit
Take inspiration from our Flowers and Fruit Lookbook - the art of combining flowers and fruit.
Select seasonal varieties and select seasonal varieties; consider both colours and textures, focussing on bold shapes and delicate details, to create a series of bohemian, organic inspired designs.
