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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…
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The Slow Garden
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…
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The Turning Season
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…
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Harvest Flower Workshop
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…
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The Summer Florals 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…
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Summer School
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…
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Jessica & Damon
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…
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Spring Blooms
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…
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Easter Table
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…
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Persephone & Dea
Gosh what a year. After home schooling for what seems a lifetime I think all Mums deserve a medal this year! Even if like me you’ve not been home schooling but not seen your Mum or someone special for a long time perhaps you are looking for something more to send this year than a…
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Everlasting & Pampas
I’ve been working with dried flowers and grasses for a couple of years now. When I was at flower college Pampas made its way from 1970’s design to the new thing in wedding style complementing the trending boho Wedding styles. I’ve used dried flowers and Pampas in events, not just weddings but shop window displays…
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Valentine’s Day
This year I’ve designed bouquets using a rich palate of velvety reds, sumptuous purples, soft pinks and fresh greens. Inspired by Italian romance choose from Valentina, Rosetta and Aida bouquets in three difference sizes. Love DSB x
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Slow January
So far January is cold and wonderfully White with frost. Long walks in the countryside and by the Sea. 2021 seems to have a fresh glow despite these crazy times. Maybe we are taking the time to look around us? Perhaps the earth is giving us something beautiful to enjoy during lockdown? Maybe it’s always…
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DIY 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. If you have bought my DIY kit your copper wreath will come pre mossed unless specified.…
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Autumn
If you could pick any season as your favourite which would you pick? Oh I love the first signs of Spring, and a long hot Summer is divine, Winter I could leave at home to be honest, but Autumn now thats the season to be happy. As a florist the colours of Autumn are so…
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Peaches, Apricots & Cream
We are now in the middle of a lovely Summer. The flowers have grown and everything looks lovely outside. This weeks bouquet is a melody of peachy hues. Cream, Sand, Apricot, Peach, Watermelon, Coral to name but a few. To keep your cut flowers happy remember to cut an inch from the stalks, keep them…
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Just Peonies
This week I’ve got my hands on the best English peonies. Dreamy pinks and sherberts, nudes and creams and Reds and Hot pinks. No flowers flown in from afar, just home grown loveliness. Choose from Medium bouquet £30 or Large £40 Love Honest Woman x
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Strawberries & Cream
Introducing this weeks Peony Posy, ‘Strawberries & Cream’. The heady, velvet smell of Tuberose, fragrant English Stocks and petticoat like Ranunculus, not forgetting the majestic unfurling pink Peonies ‘Sarah Bernhardt’ and white Peony ‘Dutchess De Nemo’. I want to deliver the best flowers that I can to you in a sustainable, honest way. So wherever…
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Peony Season
Last weekend marked the begining of Peony season with the much loved bloom appearing back in stock at the wholesalers. Honest Woman loves nothing more than the stunning unfolding of the peony buds as they burst open into full colour, showing an almost different shade with every passing day. So with the first Peonies on…