Author: DSB
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Flowers From The Farm
I’m over the moon to take on the role of Co-ordinator for Flowers From the Farm North East and Yorkshire Region, alongside Andrea (Hand Sown Flowers). I’ve been a member since 2022, its such a fab organisation supporting the British cut flower industry. January saw the FFTF 2025 Conference take place with so many amazing…
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Crafting your Christmas Wreath
There’s something timeless about decorating your front door with a festive Christmas wreath. This year, why not ditch the plastic shop-bought version and create a stunning, handmade wreath to welcome visitors to your home for the festive season. Using a natural vine or copper base, binding moss, and lush evergreen leaves, you can craft a…
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Christmas At Periwinkle Barn
This year Christmas takes on a slightly new look for us. We are in the process of transforming one of the barns into a Winter wonderlandy workshop. I love creating something for the home at this time of year, it feels like the beginning of the festive season, making a wreath or a garland with…
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Brighton Workshops
Its Brighton Festival for the whole of May and this coming weekend I’ll be in Brighton to host a workshop with Artist and Illustrator, Sarah Arnett at her wonderful colourful home and Studio @thelittlepicturepalace as part of Brighton Artists Open House Festival. Her space is filled with designs and treasures, its a veritable feast for…
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Broken Ground
January is coming to an end we have had storms a plenty but the good news for the grower is that the days have more light. The Hens have noticed. They stop laying in the Winter months but when the increased daylight returns they begin again to lay. Scrambled eggs for lunch today did not disappoint and…
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December Traditions
In the heart of December, as frosty winds weave through the air, there’s a timeless tradition that brings warmth and festive cheer to our homes – the art of crafting enchanting wreaths. This December I’ve had the pleasure of teaching this beautiful craft in both Brighton and Durham, in Christmas Grottos, in Church and in my…
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Planning a Wedding?
The beginning of the year is always a good time to sit down and take stock of what is going on in the coming year. If you are planning a wedding this year then it’s a good time to get in touch with your wedding florist. To secure dates and start the planning process. I…
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Christmas Wreath Workshops 2022
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…
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Sunshine after the Rain
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…
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May the Month of Growth
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…
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Anemone, Agapanthus and Protea Fine Art Print Collection
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,…
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Roses aren’t Red
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,…
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Jobs for January
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…
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Make a Christmas Wreath
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…