Flowers in Bloom

Mr & Mrs Harriman

2012-02-09T13:42:00.000-08:00

Professional photographs of Janine & Mark's Wedding in November 2011.

Beautiful! x

Day Thirteen - Muscari

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Day Thirteen - Muscari

Otherwise known as Grape Hyacinths, they are often mistaken for Bluebells.

They originated in the Mediterranean, Central & Southern Europe, Africa & Asia. They come in varieties of pale blue to very dark blue.

When planted as bulbs they tend to multiply quickly. They prefer well drained sandy soil that is acid to neutral & not too rich. Naturally found in woodlands or meadows, they are commonly cultivated in lawns, borders, rock gardens & containers.

Day Twelve - Narcissus 'Soleil d'or'

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Day Twelve - Narcissus 'Soleil d'or'

These are a very scented variety of Daffodil.

On each stem there are lots of small individual heads.

Day Eleven - Rose 'Blush'

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Day Eleven - Rose 'Blush'

These beauties have a white outer layer & the inside of each petal is a beautiful burnt orange colour.

Day Ten - Molucella

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Day Ten - Molucella

Commonly known as 'Bells of Ireland', they have apple-green flowers of a bell like appearance.

in the language of love, these represent luck. They are a member of the Mint family.

In Australia & New Zealand they refer to them as Canterbury Bells.

It is often debated as to whether these beauties are a flower or actually a variety of foliage.

They originate from Syria & Eastern Mediterranean Countries. They change their shape depending on where they are in relation to the light.

Day Nine - Lisianthus

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Day Nine - Lisianthus 'Picot'

I call it Lisi or Lizzy but it's Latin name is Eustoma.

Their blooms have such a soft, feminine look & they are very long lasting. They are often mistaken for Roses or even Peonies like the double-petalled varieties.

It is pronounced Lizzie-ann-thus.

They are made up of delicate trumpets in shades of white, purple, pink, cream, lilac & bi-colours. They are available all year round.

They are called Lisianthus because this means 'bitter flower' referring to the taste as the flowers were traditionally used in herbal medicine.

Pretty flowers for a pretty little girl.

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Way back in December, the 18th to be precise, We created some gorgeous table flowers for a Christening.

We filled Jugs with Lisianthus, Veronica, Tulips, Freesia, Phlox & Hyacinths.

And finished it off nicely with a pink spotty bow.

A received a lovely 'Thank you' card from Hannah & David.

Dear Lisa, Thank you very much for the beautiful flowers you arranged for our daughters Christening on the 18th December. They looked lovely on the tables & were exactly what we wanted! Thank you again, Hannah & David.

Day Eight - Chrysanthemum 'Zivena'

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Day Eight - Chrysanthemum 'Zivena'

These are often called Chrysanths or Mums. Us Florists call them Xanths or Blooms. Their Botanical name is Dendranthema.

The name is derived from the Greek words Chrysos (gold) and Anthos (flower), along with the name that the Chinese initially gave them - Mums.

They were first cultivated in China as far back as the 15th Century, it is believed that the flower may have been bought to Japan in the 8th Century. The Emperor adopted the flower as his official seal. There is 'Festival of Happiness' in Japan that celebrates the flower. The flower was later bought to Europe in the 17th century.

In some countries of Europe (e.g France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Hungary & Croatia) Chrysanthemums are symbolic of death & are only used for Funerals or graves. In Australia they are traditionally given to Mothers on Mothers Day.

We always stock these beauties as they are very long lasting & are a big-headed flower so they can look striking with only a small amount.

Wedding of Heather & Joesph 30th December

2012-01-10T12:38:00.000-08:00

The second & last Wedding of 2011 for us.

This is the Wedding of Heather & Joesph which took place in between Christmas & New Year. Heather opted for a white & black theme.

Joesph, the Grooms, Buttonhole of a mini Calla Lily, black Viburnum Berries, looped black Bear Grass & Spruce.

The other Buttonholes were a white mini Calla Lily, looped black Bear Grass & Spruce.

The Mum's chose a Corsage for their Handbag.

White mini Calla Lilies, black Viburnum Berries, looped black Bear Grass, Ivy leaves, Spruce & finished with black ribbon.

The Flower Girl held a metal star Wand decorated with a mini white Calla Lily, Berries, looped Grass, Ivy & Spruce.

Finished with trailing black ribbons.

The Bridesmaid's carried a Hand-tied of white Calla Lilies, black Viburnum Berries, looped Bear Grass, looped Aspidistra leaves & finished with black ribbon.

Two Bridesmaid Bouquets.

Bride & Bridesmaid Bouquets.

Heather's Bouquet of white Calla Lilies, black Viburnum Berries, black looped Bear Grass & Aspidistra leaves, Spruce & trailing black grass.

Finished with black ribbon.

Huge congratulations to our last Bride & Groom of the year x

Wedding of Janine 25th November

2012-01-10T12:02:00.000-08:00

Time to catch up on the last Weddings of 2011 - seems a very long time ago now though!

First up is the Wedding of Janine, she opted for a simple cream & navy theme using classic cream 'Vendela' Roses.

Buttonholes of cream 'Vendela' Roses with Ivy leaves.

For the Bridesmaids, Janine purchased a pearl & diamante bracelet
which I was able to attach a cream 'Vendela' Rose, Ivy leaves & finished it off with a navy bow.

Not bad for a Primark purchase! ;)

The small Flower Girl held a Wand made from a cream 'Vendela' Rose finished with navy trailing ribbons.

Janine's Bouquet was a tight compact hand-tied Bouquet of cream 'Vendela' Roses.

Diamantes were placed in the centre of a few of the Roses.

Stems were bound with navy ribbon & finished with a brooch provided by the Bride.

Here you can just see the diamantes in the Roses, they will look beautiful when the light catches them.

Huge congratulations to Janine x

Day Seven - Campanula

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Day Seven - Campanula

This variety is called 'Champion Lavender'

The common name is Canterbury Bells. The Latin translates into little Bell because of the shape of the individual flowers.

Day Six - Tete e Tete

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Day Six - Tete e Tete

Tete e Tete's are from the Narcissus family.

They are the most popular dwarf Daffodil, standing at only 15cm high it's size makes it perfect for planting in patio containers or at the front of the border.

The deep golden yellow flowers appear in late winter/early spring, with each stem bearing up to 3 blooms.

These make me feel like spring is on the way - yipee!!

Day Five - Mimosa

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Day Five - Mimosa

Mimosa's Botanical name is Acacia it has tiny yellow petal-less flowers which cover each stem.

It originates from Australia.

It's meaning is sensitivity & secret love.

It has a beautiful sweet scent to it which can fill a room.

Day Four - Eryngium

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Day Four - Eryngium

It's common name is Sea Holly or Thistle. The name Sea Holly comes from the fact that some species are found in coastal areas.

The flower has deep-cut leaves shaped like Holly & sometimes just as spiky! The leaves surround the stem like a frilly collar.

They are native to Siberia, the Balkans & Alpine regions but it has been cultivated in Western Europe since 1567.

It is available in all shades of blue & green from navy with bottle green, steel blue & gunmetal through to a brilliant sky blue. There is also a white variety.

They are available all year round.

Check them out here & here.

Day Three - Mini Gerbera 'Navelino'

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Day Three - Mini Gerbera 'Navelino'

Today it's the turn of a mini Gerbera called 'Navelino' he is bright orange with a yellow centre.

The Gerbera's common name is Transvaal Daisy.

They are avaliable in virtualy every colour & you can even have your own colour Gerbera created for you which I discovered when I needed blue ones for a Wedding!

They are avaliable all year round & are mostly imported from Holland, Israel, California, Canada & Colombia. They are the fifth most used cut flower in the world.

Their meaning is pretty & strong & enduring purity. They were named in honour of the German Botanist & Naturalist Traugott Gerber.

Day Two - Rose 'Green Fashion'

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Day Two - Rose 'Green Fashion'

This beautiful Rose is grown in Ecuador.

It's petals are a cream/green shade & get lighter towards the centre of the Rose. The edge of each petal are a dusky pink making this Rose ideal for vintage Weddings.

Day One - Helleborus 'Niger'

2012-01-04T10:29:00.000-08:00

Day One of my '365 days of flowers' project!

Starting us off is the Helleborus 'Niger' otherwise know as Hellebore or Christmas Rose.

You would normally find these plants growing on a mountain amongst the snow but they are ideal for our gardens back home.

Even though they are called a Christmas Rose they don't normally flower at Christmas. The flowering period is around January - March but some varieties flower earlier (like this one).

They like a shade - semi shade spot & are winter hardy.

Old folklore says that they are called a Christmas Rose because one sprouted in the snow from the tears of a young girl who had no gift to give the Christ child in Bethlehem.

They are also available as a cut flower which are just as pretty x

Wedding of Katie & Ivan 1st October

2011-11-28T10:32:00.000-08:00

Today was the Wedding of Katie & Ivan.

Katie has been a customer since I first opened & was truely honored to be asked to create her Wedding flowers.

Katie is the type of girl that knows exactly what she wants but she left the flower choices up to me which was quite a scary task!!

The 1st of October was probably one of the hottest days of the year which was strange as we had joked about it snowing & raining but not blazing hot sunshine!

The two Mum's wore a Corsage of a pale pink 'Sweet Avalache' Rose, a dark pink 'Milano' Rose with pink Spray Roses to match.

All the Buttonholes.

The Men's Buttonholes, a dark pink 'Milano' Rose for Ivan & a pale pink 'Sweet Avalanche' Rose for the other two men.

Katie's gorgeous shower bouquet of pale pink 'Sweet Avalanche' Roses, dark pink 'Milano' Roses, Spray Roses, dark pink Lilies, pink Lisianthus & pink Astilbe.

Packed & ready to go!

On the tables was a Candelabra supplied by the Venue which we placed small vases of flowers around the base of the candelabra.

Small Vases of Gerbera, Roses & Snap Dragons.

The Ceremony table.

Katie hired our artifical potted Bay Trees which we decoarted with fresh flowers from the theme & also added a few sparkly Butterflies.

Close up of the flowers & Butterflies.

A Vase of flowers to match the theme was placed on a table near where the Ceremony took place. This was given away to a guest as a gift once it had fulfilled it's duties!

Pretty Vase on the Ceremony table, this was also given away as a gift afterwards.

The Ceremony area.

The Carriage Hall stood from the Ceremony table looking upstairs where katie & her guests sit.

HUGE Congratulations to Mr & Mrs Trevor x

Wedding of Emma & Martin 17th September

2011-11-28T10:16:00.000-08:00

Today's Wedding was of Emma & Martin which took place back in September, it was a glorious day.

Emma wanted a simple hand-tied bouquet of large white 'Avalanche' Roses with a few crystals placed amongst the flowers.

The stems were bound with white ribbon & finished with a sage green bow.

An adult & child Bridesmaid's Bouquet which were smaller version of the Brides.

A small amount of Eucalyptus was added to the edge of the Bridesmaid's Bouquets.

Many Congratulations to Emma & Martin x

Professional photographs from Louise & Simon's Wedding

2011-11-17T12:44:00.000-08:00

The lovely Louise recently sent me lots of amazing photographs of her big day back in September.

Thank you so much for sending these & for letting me ab apart of your special day x

Wedding of Esther & Gaz 11th September

2011-11-17T11:38:00.000-08:00

Today was the Wedding of Esther & Gaz.

Esther & I had met a long time ago, 1992 to be precise, when we were Bridesmaids for my Cousin, Alison. Little did I know that 19 years later I would be doing her Wedding flowers!

The men wore bright yellow 'Tara' Rose Buttonholes with Ivy leaves.

Esther's hand-tied bouquet of white 'Akito' & 'Avalanche' Roses, bright yellow 'Tara' Roses & finished with variegated foliage to match.

The stems were bound with white ribbon.

The small Bridesmaids carried a Flower Wand using a bright yellow 'Tara' Rose with the stem bound with white ribbon & finished with a trailing bow to match.

Ceremony & Top table arrangement using Roses, Gerberas, Lisianthus, Lilies & Veronica.

Huge congratulations to Mr & Mrs Turner! x

Wedding of Louise & Simon 10th September

2011-11-04T14:16:00.000-07:00

I had been looking forward to the Wedding of Louise & Simon because of the vintage theme & the 'Illusion' Roses that Louise wanted for her bouquet.

The ceremony was taking place at Emmanuel Church on Forest Road & then the reception was at The Country Cottage Hotel in Ruddington.

Simon, The Grooms, Buttonhole of an 'Avalanche' Rose with Ivy leaves.

A Ladies Buttonhole of a pink 'Sweet Avalanche' Rose & a Gents Buttonhole of a white 'Avalanche' Rose.

All the Buttonholes together.

Louise's amazing bouquet of the beautiful 'Illusion' Roses, white 'Avalanche', pink 'Sweet Avalanche' & 'Olympia' Roses with pink Spray Roses.

The stems were bound with white ribbon.

All the bouquets together looking beautiful.

The Bridesmaids carried hand-tieds of beautiful large white 'Avalanche' Roses.

Beautiful!

Flowers boxed & ready to be delivered to Louise.

Pedestals were placed in the Church.

Two Pedestals in Emmanuel looking fab.

One of the Pedestals from the Church no in place at the Reception.

Pretty pinks & whites for the Top Table. Flowers include Roses, Lisianthus, Spray Roses, Astible & Stocks.

The Top Table arrangement looked perfect amongst the bunting.

Huge congratulations to the new Mr & Mrs Stevens, wishing you the very best for the future xx

Clare & Steve

2011-09-26T13:00:00.000-07:00

Just received a thank you email with a few pictures of Clare & Steve's Wedding which took place on 5th August 2011!

Wedding of Michelle & Luke 3rd September

2011-09-22T14:39:00.000-07:00

Today was the Wedding of Michelle & Luke, I had been looking forward to this Weddings colour & flower choice.

Luke's Buttonhole of a pale pink 'Sweet Avalanche' Rose & mini Calla Lily with Snowberries & variegated Ivy leaves.

The Bridesmaid's had hand-tied bouquets of pale pink 'Sweet Avalanche' Roses, white mini Calla Lilies, white Snowberries & variegated Ivy.

The stems were bound with white ribbon.

These look so pretty, I just love the colour theme.

Michelle chose a shower bouquet for herself.

It included pale pink 'Sweet Avalanche' Roses, white Mini Calla Lilies, white Snowberries & greenery.

I was very pleased with how this turned out!

Packed & ready to take to Michelle.

We delivered the flowers to the Church the night before. St Mary's Church in Nanpantan is the cutest Church ever!

On the window ledge in the porch we placed a long & low arrangement that was then going on the Top Table.

On the Font we placed an all round arrangement.

On each window ledge we placed a long arrangement. these were also going on the Top Table afterwards.

An arrangement on the Altar.

We placed a teardrop shaped arrangement on the wooden posts either side of the Altar.

The Reception was being held in a marquee in Luke's folks garden & it looked wonderful inside.

We filled tall Lily Vases with pale pink 'Sweet Avalanche' Roses & trailing variegated Ivy.

A massive congratulations to Michelle & Luke. Thank you for choosing Fleurs en Fleur to be apart of your special day x

Wedding of Angie & Richard 1st September

2011-09-22T14:12:00.000-07:00

Today was the Wedding of Angie & Richard one of the cutest couples I have met.

Angie wanted a vintage & rustic feel to her flowers, as the wedding was a laid back affair they wanted the flowers to be as well.

Richard's Buttonhole of a 'Memory Lane' Rose with variegated Ivy.

Other guest Buttonholes of white Roses & variegated Ivy.

The Bridesmaids carried small hand-tieds of 'memory Lane', 'Amnesia', 'Hypnose' & 'Vendela' Roses with cream spray Roses.

The stems were bound with lilac ribbon.

Angie's beautiful bouquet of 'Amnesia', 'Memory Lane', 'Hypnose' & 'Vendela' Roses, cream spary Roses, cream Lisianthus & variegated Ivy.

The stems were bound with lilac ribbon.

Close up of the pretty colours together.

All the bouquets together.

Waiting to be delivered.

For the venue, Angie bought in her own Jugs & Buckets which we filled with flowers from the Wedding theme for a very relax & country garden feel.

When these were sat in the Shop waiting to be delivered so many people kept trying to buy them!

They just looked so pretty.

Thank You hand-tied's for the Mums using white & green flowers.

The Van all packed & waiting to go & deliver all the beautiful flowers.

Huge congratulations to a fab couple, wishing you many years of happiness! x

Wedding Ashley & Evans 24th August

2011-09-22T13:55:00.000-07:00

Today was the Wedding of Ashley & Evans.

A simple theme of beautiful large headed 'Avalanche' Roses with midnight blue ribbon.

The Groom's Buttonhole of a white 'Avalanche' Rose with Ivy leaves.

A small Buttonhole of white Spray Roses for a young boy.

All the Buttonholes.

For the younger Bridesmaid's I created a Butterfly Wand which I attached a 'Avalanche' Rose & greenery. This was finished with trailing blue & white ribbons.

The Bridesmaid's carried a small bouquet of white 'Avalanche' Roses.

The stems were bound with white ribbon.

Ashley had a shower bouquet of large 'Avalanche' Roses with greenery.

A few Butterflies were added amongst the flowers to match the theme.

The Flower Girl's basket was decorated with artificial flowers, Butterflies & blue & white ribbons.

All boxed & ready to go!

Thank You flowers for the two Mums.

With a Butterfly to match the theme.

Many Congratulations to Ashley & Evans! x

Anyone for Tea?

2011-09-22T13:47:00.000-07:00

Also this Weekend we had some Tea Pots to fill for a Wedding Reception that was taking place at the Town Hall in Loughborough.

The Bride, Helen, had collected Tea Pots in different sizes & shapes & asked us to fill them with 'country garden' type flowers in a white, cream & green theme.

We used Gypsophilia, Viburnum & Lisianthus......

Roses ...

Hydrangeas & Veronica....

Tanacetum, September & Alstomeria.

Each Table had a pile of old Books that we were to place the Tea Pot on top & then position the lid against the books. A very quirky idea which looked fab!

In each of the Tea Cups were Sweets.....my favourite idea of Helen's! ;)

Wedding of Charlotte & Kevin 20th August

2011-09-22T13:20:00.000-07:00

The second Wedding of the day was of Charlotte & Kevin's. A completely different colour scheme to the one before!

The Male Buttonholes of a cream 'Vendela' Rose with Asparagus Fern.

The two Mum's wore a Corsage of a cream Rose & pink 'Milano' Roses with a few white spray Roses.

The smallest Bridesmaid carried a hand-tied bouquet of mini Gerbera using pale pink, cerise pink & a two-toned variety.

The older Bridesmaids carried a hand-tied bouquet of the three different Gerbera, lemon 'Vanilla Sky' Roses & cream 'Vendela' Roses.

All the Bridesmaid Bouquets together.

All the stems were bound with cream ribbon.

In Charlotte's bouquet, we added the pink 'Milano' Roses to make hers more special.

Bride, adult Bridesmaid & child Bridesmaid.

Packed & waiting to go!

A rubbish picture of the Pedestal in the Church!!

The Top table arrangement at the reception Venue - Normanton on Soar Village Hall.

A bud Vase filled with 3 Gerberas were being placed on each Table at the Reception Venue.

Many Congratulations to Charlotte & Kevin!

Wedding of Kate & Ashley 20th August

2011-09-22T10:52:00.000-07:00

The first of our two Weddings this Weekend was one that I had been looking forward to for a long time. I loved the choice of flowers that Kate opted for & the Venue is one of my favourites - Sutton Bonington Hall.

This was probably Mum's favourite Wedding because she LOVES Sunflowers & LOVES Sutton Bonington Hall!!

The Male Buttonholes were a mini Sunflower called 'Sonja', Pitto & Ivy Leaves.

Ashley's Buttonhole of a mini Sunflower, Thistle, Pitto & Ivy Leaves.

The Ladies wore Wrist Corsages of a mini Sunflower, white Spray Roses & Pitto.

Kate's Bridesmaid wore a headband decorated with a mini Sunflower, a sprig of Tanacetum & Pitto.

The Bridesmaid also carried a Hand-tied Bouquet of mini 'Sonja' Sunflowers, Tanacetum & Pitto.

Kate's Bouquet had the mini 'Sonja' Sunflowers, blue Thistles, Tanacetum, dried Lavender & Pitto.

I am so pleased with how this turned out, the scent of the Lavender & Tanacetum was lovely.

The Bride & Bridesmaid Bouquets.

All packed & ready to go!

The two Mum's had a 'Thank You' waiting for them at the Hall! We filled a Vase with all the flowers from the Wedding & hidden amongst the flowers was a little Butterfly.

The Top Table arrangement of mini 'Sonja' Sunflowers, Thistles, Tanacetum, dried Lavender & Pitto was all arranged in a Terracotta trough.

On each Table we placed a small Terracotta Pot filled with mini 'Sonja' Sunflowers, Thistles, Tanacetum, dried Lavender & Pitto.

They smelt wonderful!

The Top Table arrangement was going on the Ceremony Table first.

The Ceremony Room all laid out & ready for the guests to arrive.

Small Vases had been filled with flowers to tie in with the other flowers.

I loved the Menus & Order of the Day, they matched perfectly with the Sunflower theme!

Huge Congratulations to Kate & Ashley x

Wedding of Clare & Steve 5th August

2011-09-01T12:32:00.001-07:00

The second Wedding of the day was Clare & Steve's.

The Ceremony was being held at St Mary's Church in Wymeswold with the reception at Rothley Court.

The Groom's Mum wore a Corsage of white 'Akito' Roses with pale pink Spray Roses & Greenery. There was a few pearls added as it was also Steve's Mum & Dad's Pearl Anniversary.

Clare's Mum wore a Wrist Corsage of Cymbidium Orchids with pale pink Spray Roses.

The Groom, Steve, wore a Buttonhole of a white 'Akito' Rose with a white Iris.

The other male Buttonholes were a pink 'Marina' Rose with Greenery.

Wrist Corsage of a white 'Akito' Rose with a pale pink Spray Rose & Greenery.

Clare's Bouquet of white 'Akito' Roses with Bear Grass looped over the Roses. Diamante were placed in the centre of a few of the Roses.

The stems were bound with white ribbon.

The Bridesmaid's had a Hand-tied of white 'Akito' Roses, pale pink 'Heaven' Roses & cerise pink Freesia.

All packed & ready to go!

A Pedestal was placed in the Church.

Pew Ends of a white 'Akito' Rose with folded Aspidistra leaves & finished with a pale pink bow.

Two Bay Trees were decorated with Roses & placed outside the Church.

I tried to get a shot of the Bridesmaids but it didn't really work!

The tables at Rothley Court were decorated with a Goldfish Bowl of cerise pink mini Gerberas with Bear Grass looped around the inside of the Vase.

We then placed them on a mirrored plate.

We placed a long & low arrangement on the Top Table.

The colours matched perfectly with the swags on the table & chairs.

The Templar Room all decorated & waiting for the Bride & Groom.

The yummy Cake was decorated with Butterflies.

We placed the Pedestal at the top of the stairs to greet the guests as they go into the reception room.

We moved the Pew Ends from the Church & placed them around the room where the evening party was going to take place.

Many congratulations to Clare & Steve. Clare looked amazing & thank you for letting me create your Wedding flowers x

Wedding of Emma & Rich 5th August

2011-09-01T11:48:00.000-07:00

Today was the first of our two Weddings.

It was probably one of the hottest days of the summer, so it was perfect for our Brides.

When I first met Emma & Rich last year, Calla Lilies were the flower of choice but then Emma came in & changed everything to baby pink & champagne coloured Roses .... oh & changed the date!

All the Buttonholes in their box - pink for the ladies & champagne for the men.

The little Bridesmaid's carried a pink 'Heaven' Rose Wand finished with trailing pink ribbons.

A small Butterfly was also added to the Wand.

Emma's Hand-tied bouquet of pink 'Heaven' Roses with champagne coloured Roses.

Diamante pins were placed in a few of the Roses.

The adult Bridesmaids had hand-tieds of pink 'Heaven' Roses & the child Bridesmaids had smaller versions.

Diamante pins were placed in these as well.

All the stems were bound with pink ribbon to match the Roses.

Emma's bouquet with all her Bridesmaids.

Emma's stems were finished with diamante pins.

Emma's bouquet boxed & ready to go!

Thank you Hand-tieds for the Mums using colours & flowers from the Wedding theme.

A huge congratulations to Emma & Rich, it was a pleasure to create your Wedding flowers x

Wedding of Katherine & Kevin 22nd July

2011-08-16T12:26:00.000-07:00

The second Wedding of the day was Katherine & Kevin's.

Katherine had phoned a month or so ago in a panic that she needed to sort out her Wedding flowers, we got an idea of what she would like & then the emailing started!

I met them both a couple of weeks before the big day & they were a great couple.

Kevin's Buttonhole of a 'Cherry Brandy' Rose with orange Spray Roses, lime green Hypericum Berries & lime green Chrysanthemums finished with a curled stem.

The other Buttonholes were a 'Cherry Brandy' Rose with Ivy leaves.

The Bridesmaid's wore a Wrist Corsage of peach Roses & burnt orange 'Mango' Calla Lilies. These were placed on peach ribbon.

Katherine's Bouquet of peach Roses in the centre with burnt orange 'Mango' Calla Lilies around the outside.

Couldn't get a very good photo of this :(

The Top Table arrangement that was going to Prestwold Hall.

Many Congratulations to Katherine & Kevin and again, a lovely couple x

Wedding of Jenny & Joe 22nd July

2011-08-15T13:55:00.000-07:00

First of our Weddings today was Jenny & Joe's, I had already done a number of Jenny's friends Weddings so it was a pleasure to be doing Jenny's!

Joe's Rose Buttonhole was sprayed a teal/turquoise colour to match the ties & Bridesmaid dresses.

Cream 'Vendela' Rose, Eucalyptus & Ivy leaves for the other Buttonholes

The Bridesmaid's bouquets of cream 'Vendela' & cerise pink 'Marina' Roses with Eucalyptus.

The stems were bound with cream ribbon.

Bride & Bridesmaid's bouquets.

Jenny's bouquet was a bigger version of the Bridesmaids.

All boxed & ready to go.

Once the Bouquets & Buttonholes had been delivered it was off to the Church with the Pedestals.

The Band were practising in the background.

The two Pedestals in All Saints Church in Loughborough.

We placed them either side of the Aisle.

We moved the Pedestals to the Venue, Our Lady's Convent School, after the Ceremony

We placed them either side of the stage.

Congratulations to Jenny & Joe, such a cute couple x

Wedding of Tracey 29th June

2011-08-15T13:28:00.000-07:00

Next up, it's the Wedding of Tracey & she knew exactly what she would like!

Lilac 'Memory Lane' Roses with Ivy leaves for the Buttonholes.

I added a small sprig of Eucalyptus to the Groom's Buttonhole to make him slightly different.

Tracey's hand-tied bouquet of lilac 'Memory Lane' Roses, white Oriental Lilies with Eucalyptus running through the flowers & Hosta leaves around the outside.

The stems were bound with lilac ribbon to match the Roses.

All boxed & ready to be collected!

Many best wishes to Tracey x

Wedding of Charlotte 10th June

2011-08-14T14:51:00.000-07:00

Charlotte came into the shop about 2 weeks before her Wedding asking me to do her Buttonholes but left with me doing everything!

Her Bridesmaids were wearing a royal blue so she wanted Gerberas in the same colour, I hate spraying flowers so we opted for the dyed version.

The Buttonholes were a yellow Rose with a blue mini Gerbera & Ivy leaves.

The Bridesmaid's carried small Hand-tieds of a blue mini Gerbera with yellow Roses around the outside.

The stems were bound with ribbon to match the Gerberas.

Charlotte's Hand-tied Bouquet of blue Gerbera in the centre with yellow Roses around them & then white Gerbera around the outside.

The stems were bound with blue & white ribbon.

Bride & Bridesmaid's Bouquets.

All boxed & ready to go.

Congratulations to Charlotte & best wishes for the future x

Wedding of Jenny & Tristan 5th June

2011-08-14T13:54:00.000-07:00

Today it was the day of Jenny & Tristan's Wedding.

This was supposed to happen in September but Jenny became pregnant so the Wedding was bought forward!

Jenny has been a customer of mine since day one so it was a real pleasure to be asked to do her Wedding flowers.

The Buttonholes were white 'Akito' Roses with Ivy leaves.

The Bridesmaid's Bouquets were Hand-tieds of white mini Gerbera with variegated Pitto, Red Robin & variegated Hosta leaves around the outside.

The stems were bound with burgundy red ribbon.

The Bride & Bridesmaid's Bouquets.

Jenny chose a Hand-tied of white 'Akito' Roses, dark red 'Dolly Parton' Hypericum berries, variegated Pitto, Red Robin & variegated Hosta leaves around the outside.

The stems were bound with burgundy red ribbon.

All the flowers packed & ready to be delivered to Jenny.

Congratulations to Jenny & Tristan and lots of best wishes for your appending new arrival x

Wedding of Lydia & Joe 29th May

2011-08-14T09:31:00.000-07:00

Now its the turn of Lydia & Joe.

It was a glorious Bank Holiday Sunday in May.

Joe's Buttonhole of a white 'Avalanche' Rose with pink Spray Roses, Eucalyptus & Peony leaves.

Joe's Buttonhole with the other male Buttonholes of a white 'Avalanche' & Peony leaves.

Mother of the Brides wrist Corsage & the Father of the Brides Buttonhole.

The two Mums wrist Corsages of a pink 'Sweet Avalanche' Rose with greenery. I placed this on white ribbon.

The Bridesmaid's Bouquets of pink & white Peonies with white 'Avalanche' & pink 'Sweet Avalanche' Roses.

The stems were bound with white ribbon & the stems were kept quite long.

Bride & Bridesmaid's Bouquets.

I love these colours altogether, good enough to eat!

Lydia's beautiful bouquet of pink & white Peonies, white 'Avalanche' & pink 'Sweet Avalanche' Roses with white & pink Spray Roses.

The stems were bound with white ribbon to match the Bridesmaids.

All the Bridal flowers packed & ready to go!

Once the Bouquets & Buttonholes were delivered it was off to the Venue.

The Venue was the elegant Prestwold Hall.

On the Top Table I placed an arrangement of Roses & Peonies with Spray Roses.

On the tables Lydia had Candelabras which I decorated with a garland of white & pink Peonies and white 'Avalanche' & pink 'Sweet Avalanche' Roses.

Close up of the Candelabra.

These Candelabras gave me sleepless nights!!

The flower colours work perfectly with the decor of the Hall.

Maybe the tallest Cake in the world?!

Mantelpiece arrangement of peonies & Roses.

Mother & Father of the Groom wearing their flowers.

Two Ushers with their Buttonholes on.

Huge congratulations to Lydia & Joe, such a lovely couple x

Wedding of Carlene & Luke 1st May

2011-08-01T11:07:00.000-07:00

Now it's the turn of Carlene & Luke's Wedding.

This was on the first Bank Holiday in May & it was a lovely day when we headed over to Donington Park Farmhouse.

Luke's Buttonhole of a white mini Gerbera with a small amount of purple Lisianthus, Eucalyptus & Ivy leaves.

The other male Buttonholes were cerise pink mini Gerberas with a small amount of purple Lisianthus, Eucalyptus & Ivy leaves.

The two Mum's wore a pale pink mini Gerbera with a small amount of white Lisianthus & finished with Ivy leaves.

The Bridesmaid's carried hand-tied bouquets of white, pale pink & cerise pink mini Gerberas with Eucalyptus & Hosta leaves around the outside.

The stems were bound with dark purple ribbon to match their dresses.

Bride & Bridesmaid's Bouquets.

Carlene's bouquet of white, pale pink & cerise pink mini Gerbera, purple Lisianthus, white Spray Roses & Eucalyptus with Hosta leaves around the outside.

The stems were bound with white ribbon.

The flowers boxed up & ready to go!

For anyone that hasn't been to Donington Park Farmhouse, these are the original Pig sty's that the tables are placed in.

We placed an arrangement on each of the ledges in between each Sty.

In these we used white, pale & cerise pink Gerberas, purple Lisianthus, white Spray Roses, white Stocks, white Peonies, purple Viburnum, lime green Viburnum & greenery.

On the tables we filled bud Vases with Gerberas in white, pale pink & cerise pink & finished it with some Bear Grass.

The Top Table sits along the front of the Sty's so a normal arrangement wouldn't really work so we used round arrangements in pots.

On the Top Table we put four purple pots filled with white, pale & cerise pink Gerberas, purple Lisianthus, white Spray Roses, white Stocks, lime green Viburnum & greenery along the front of the table.

Carlene chose cerise pink sashes for the chairs which work perfectly with the colour theme.

In the Ceremony Room we decorated the metal arch with Gerberas & there is two metal Vases either side which we also filled with Gerberas in white, pale pink & cerise pink.

One of the Ledge arrangements was placed on the Top table whilst the Ceremony took place & then it will be moved back into the Pig Sty's.

View of the Ceremony Room (bit of a rubbish photo!).

Many congratulations to Carlene & Luke, thank you for choosing Fleurs en Fleur to create your Wedding Flowers x

Wedding of Louise & Jay 16th April

2011-06-04T12:29:00.000-07:00

Apologies for the large delay & lack of posting, I have just been soooooo busy!

But finally I bring you the Wedding of Louise & Jay that took place way back in April on a lovely Spring day at the fabulous Staunton Harold Hall.

Jay's Buttonhole of a white Phalenopsis Orchid with looped Bear Grass & Ivy to match his Bride.

The stem was bound with white ribbon.

Groom & other Buttonholes of cream 'Vendela' Roses with Ivy & the stems are also bound with white ribbon.

Mother of the Groom's Corsage of cream 'Vendela' Roses with Spray Roses to match, variegated Ivy & finished with a small cream bow.
Mother of the Bride had a Corsage of dusky pink Cymbidium Orchids with greenery & pearls. Finished with a small bow to match.
Louise's Nana had a Corsage of white Dendrobium Orchids & Ivy finished with a green bow.

The Bridesmaids carried a hand-tied of white Peonies,cream 'Vendela' Roses, Phalenopsis Orchids & greenery.
The stems were bound with pale green ribbon to match their dresses & finished with a trailing bow.

Louise chose a shower bouquet of white Phalenopsis Orchids, 'Avalanche' Roses, Aspidistra leaves, Bear Grass & variegated Ivy.

Now onto the tables!

These Martini Vases filled with white Phalenopsis Orchids, cream 'Vendela' & 'Avalanche' Roses, Fountain Grass, Bear Grass, Ivy & Aspidistra Leaves totally changed the room.

The green chair sashes & table runners work perfectly with the flowers colours.

The beautiful Cake which was made by Wendy, a friend of Louise's family. She decorated it with the flowers from the Wedding theme.
You can see Wendy in the background at work decorating the Cake!

The Top Table was decorated with Ivy
Roses & Orchid heads.

I much prefer this to the traditional long & low arrangement.

At the Hall, there is a wonderful Staircase that leads to the Ceremony Room so Louise asked us to decorate it to make more of a feature of it.... so we did!

Louise's Nana created the arrangement that is at the bottom of the banister rail.

These pictures don't do it justice!

We decorated it with a lot of variegated Ivy, Roses & Orchids.

It was all painstakingly wired on.

It took a good two hours to decorate it & only 10 minutes to dismantle it the next day!

The view from the top looking down.

At the top of the stairs, I finished the garland with a bundle of flowers & a
big trailing bow.

The large Pedestals in the Ceremony Room were placed either side of the registrar table on large stands that are already at the Hall.

These were then moved downstairs after the Ceremony.

They weren't the lightest of things to carry up quite a lot of stairs, I wish we had discovered the lift before I took part in the worlds strongest woman competition!

I used Phalenopsis Orchids, both Roses, Molucella, Peonies, Lisianthus, Gerberas, green Blooms, Viburnum & lots of different types of greenery.

One of the Table Vases was placed on the table downstairs as they were having drinks in this area after the Ceremony.

We created a heart using the flowers from the Wedding theme. Louise wanted it to go on the mntlepiece above the Fire but it was too big so we spent ages trying to find somewhere for it to go.

In the end, the best place was on a small table next to the Fire.

When Louise arrives she will come over this bridge.

The view of the Reservoir from the main door of the Hall.

My attempt to get the Hall in a photo, didn't quite work!

The Table flowers taken through the window from outside.

A view of the Hall from the road on our way back to the Shop, this photo resulted in a very angry Tractor driver because I dared to turn around in his driveway whilst trying to take a photo!

I very much enjoyed working at Staunton Harold Hall, it's probably one of the best Venues with such amazing grounds.

Any Bride who chose to get married here would be a very lucky girl!

Huge congratulations to Louise & Jay & thank you for asking me to create your Wedding flowers x

Wedding of Georgina & Tom 9th April

2011-05-04T13:12:00.000-07:00

Today was the Wedding of Georgina & Tom. Georgina has been a customer for awhile so it was so lovely when she asked me to do her Wedding flowers.

Georgina is partially sighted so she had decided on a bright theme of a mixture of spring flowers.

The Bridesmaids & Ushers are all going to be wearing bright colours so we matched their flower to what they were wearing.

Buttonholes of a white Rose with either an Iris, Tulip, Daffodil, Anemone & Muscari.

The Pageboy wore a small Buttonhole of white spray Roses & a ladies Buttonhole of a white mini Gerbera.

Georgina's adult Bridesmaid was wearing purple so she wore a white mini Gerbera with purple Iris.

One of the Flower Girls wore cerise pink so she carried a basket of white mini Gerberas with cerise pink Tulips. The handle of the basket was covered with cerise pink ribbon to match.

The other Flower Girl wore red so she had a basket of white mini Gerbera with red Anemones. The handle was covered with red ribbon to match.

All the Bridesmaids flowers.

Child Bridesmaid of a small hand-tied bouquet of white mini Gerberas with Daffodils.

The stems were bound with bright yellow ribbon.

Georgina's Mum opted for a wrist corsage of a mini white Gerbera with greenery.

Georgina's hand-tied bouquet of white mini Gerberas, red Anemones, blue Muscari, purple Iris, cerise pink Tulips, yellow Daffodils with Alchemilla Mollis & greenery.

The stems were bound with Ivory ribbon.

Bride & Bridesmaid bouquets.

All packed & ready to go!

On the tables at the Queens Head in Belton, Georgina chose small cubed glass Vases with a small hand-tied of the flowers from the Wedding theme.

The colours matched perfectly with the decorations that Georgina & Tom had put up.

Top Table arrangement of all the flowers from the Wedding theme.

Their bright coloured Cake was decorated with sweets mmmmm...

Huge congratulations to Georgina & Tom - such a cute couple! x

Wedding of Laura & Andy 26th March

2011-04-19T12:12:00.000-07:00

Now for the second Wedding of the weekend & it was that of my old school friend Laura 'Laura Pat' as she was otherwise known.

I still think it's weird that she got married, we should still be 15 years old & trying to get into nightclubs with fake IDs!!
Laura wanted a vintage feel to her flowers, her Bridesmaids were wearing a colour that you couldn't match anything too!

Andy's Buttonhole of an 'Amnesia' Rose with cream spray Roses & Ivy leaves.

The other male Buttonholes were 'Hypnose' Roses with Ivy leaves.

The ladies Corsages, they all opted for Orchids.

Andy's Mum wore a Corsage of white with pink centre Cymbidium Orchids with greenery.

Laura's Mum wore a cerise pink Dendrobium Orchid Corsage.

Laura's Grandma wore a purple Vanda Orchid Corsage, it looks quite blue in this photo but it was bright purple.

Laura's hand-tied bouquet of 'Amnesia', 'Memory Lane', 'Hypnose' & 'Vendela' Roses with cream spray Roses & cream Lisianthus.

Bride & Bridesmaid Bouquet.

Bridesmaid's bouquets of 'Amnesia', 'Memory Lane', 'Hypnose' & 'Vendela' Roses with a few cream spray Roses.

The stems of their bouquets were bound with their dress material & finished with thin cream ribbon.

The Van packed & waiting to go!

A Pedestal was placed in the Church in the grounds of Prestwold Hall.

Wishing Laura & Andy a fab new life together xx

Wedding of Ruth & Josh 26th March

2011-04-19T11:41:00.000-07:00

Today we had two Weddings & the first was of Ruth & Josh. I did their friends Wedding Megan & Matt back in October so it was fab when I was asked to do their Wedding as well. Ruth is french so there was to be lots of french traditions on the day.

Josh's Buttonhole of a burnt orange Cymbidium Orchid with Ivy leaves.

The other male Buttonholes were white Cymbidium Orchids with Ivy leaves.

All the Buttonholes lined up & ready to go!

The two Flower Girls bouquets of burnt orange 'Mango' Calla Lilies with Eucalyptus & finished with gold ribbon.

Ruth's hand-tied bouquet of orange Roses, white Cymbidium Orchids, burnt orange 'Mango' Calla Lilies with Hydrangea leaves & Eucalyptus.

The stems were bound with gold ribbon.

Bride & Flower Girls bouquets.

All packed & ready to go.

For more photos check out Joy's blog from Beautiful Life Photography who did the awesome photos.

Wedding of Rebecca Atkin 23rd March

2011-03-28T12:53:00.000-07:00

Today was the day of our first Wedding of the year! It has felt a long time coming.

The Buttonholes of white Carnations with Eucalyptus & Ivy leaves.

Rebecca's Hand-tied bouquet of white 'Akito' & baby pink 'Heaven' Roses with a small amount of eucalyptus running through the Roses.

The stems were bound with baby pink ribbon to match the Roses.

The Bridesmaid's bouquet was a smaller version of Rebecca's.

All boxed & ready to go!

Many congratulations to Rebecca

New Gifts

2011-03-23T14:42:00.000-07:00

Today I had a delivery of gifts from a new wholesaler. I love getting deliveries!!

'Home' Stand

£12.50

Hanging Plaque

£6.50

Hanging Plaque

£6.50

Hanging Plaque

£6.50

Hanging Plaque

£6.50

Hanging Plaque

£6.50

Hanging Plaque

£6.50

Hanging Fabric Heart

£5.50

Hanging Fabric Heart
£5.50

Hanging Fabric Heart

£5.50

Hanging Fabric Heart

£5.50

Hanging Fabric Plaque

£4.95

Hanging Fabric Plaque

£4.95

Hanging Fabric Plaque

£4.95

Hanging Fabric Plaque

£4.95

Pink Vase

£9.50

Pink Floral Pot

£4.95

Blue Vase

£4.95

Assorted Pink Vase

£4.75 each

Double Heart Photo Frame

£9.95

All you need is love, love is all you need

2011-03-01T11:54:00.000-08:00

Today was the morning of the photo shoot & I woke up with that sick feeling when you are nervous but excited at the same time.

I had first met Joy at Megan & Matt's Wedding last October where she was doing the photographs. I fell in love with the way Joy worked & captured images, so I asked her if she'd like to do 'a day in the life of a Florist' & when better to do it than Valentines Week!

Joy's photography business is called Beautiful Life she runs it with her Husband - she takes the photos & he takes the Video. Check out Joy's blog as well because she has also posted the pictures of our day.

Well the day started with my alarm going off at 4.30am (yes that time does exist) & we met Joy in Hathern at 5.45am on the way to the Flower Market in Derby.I needed to collect the Red Roses I had ordered months ago & start to buy other flowers & foliage to fill the Shop.

Mum & I pretending to look like we know what we are doing! It looks like we were the only Florists there but trust me we weren't & we were late.

Choosing my flowers.

Panic buying more red Roses!

Armed with my shopping list!

My pile of flowers got a lot bigger than this. A quick Hot Chocolate break.

Plants being scanned by Carl. Our pile of boxes are nearly as tall as him ;)

This is the famous Bob, he was adamant that he was having his photo taken.

Carl loading up Victor the Van for us. Notice it is still pitch black outside!

While we were unloading the Van, Joy took a few pictures of the flowers that were already in the Shop.

Roses

Mini Gerbera

Orange Spray Roses

Back at the Shop now & it is just beginning to get light. I am ready to go back to bed but I can't. We have a well earned cup of tea & bowl of Crunchy Nut Cornflakes.

Once the refuelling had finished we started to unpack the mountain of boxes. All the flowers had to have their stems cut, leaves stripped & then put into water.

I left the red Roses until last to unpack as they always have evil thorns on them.

Beautiful Stocks with the best smell in the world.

I could of got my roots done!!

Making up a bouquet for a customer.

My trademark Butterfly that is placed in each order.

Valentines theme Vase for the Pub over the road.

Now it's time to start making up bouquets for men to just pick up & go.

A dozen 'Passion' Roses all gift wrapped with red tissue.

Some quirky heart shaped Bamboo.

We don't just sell flowers but we also have a large selection of gifts

And a lot of Butterflies.

and hearts!

More Butterflies.

I have really enjoyed working with Joy & hope to work with her again in the future.