Thursday, 7 June 2012
Day 64 - Pink Lily
Day 64 - Pink Lily
Lilies come from the Greek word 'Leiron' which refers to the white Madonna Lily that is believed to have grown out of the milk of the Goddess Hera.
They are available all year round & in many colours & varieties.
Lilies are traditionally given as a 30th Wedding Anniversary flower.
Monday, 21 May 2012
Day 62 - 'Coral Charm' Peony
Day 62 - 'Coral Charm' Peony
The Peony was named after Paean who was a student of the Greek God of Medicine, Asclepius. Zeus turned Paean into a Peony to save him from the anger of Asclepius who had become jealous of his students healing abilities. This is why today people of Greece believe that Peonies are an important medicine & could cure more than 20 aliments.
A number of colours are available including pink, white, coral, peach & maroon.
They are native to north Japan, parts of Asia & parts of north America & southern Europe.
The Japanese protect the earliest Peony from the snow by putting an individual thatched shelter on top of each one.
The Chinese name for Peony is 'Sho-yu' which means 'most beautiful'.
Day 61 - Phlox
Day 61 - Phlox
Phlox is a Greek word meaning 'flame' & was most likely names due to its bright & vivid colours.
Originally from North America & were available in England by the early 1800's.
Two varieties are names after famous painters; the 'Rembrandt' & the 'Van Gough'.
Friday, 18 May 2012
Mr and Mrs Wakeling 21st April
Next up is the posting of Charlotte & Daniel's Wedding that took place back in April.
They had chosen St Andrews Church in the grounds of Prestwold Hall with the reception in the Hall.
Their colour theme was pale pinks & creams with gold finishing touches.
The male Buttonholes were a pale pink 'Dreamland' Rose with Ivy leaves.
Daniel wore a pale pink 'Dreamland' Rose with white Freesia with Ivy leaves.
The ladies wore Buttonholes of pink Freesia with Ivy leaves.
The Mum's wore a Corsage of a pink 'Sarah Bernhard' Peony, white 'Akito' Rose & white Freesia with Ivy leaves.
At St.Andrews Church in the grounds of Prestwold Hall we attached a garland to the archway over the entrance. We used Roses, Peonies & Delphiniums finished with a gold bow.
The Cake was decorated with cream 'Vendela' and pale pink 'Dreamland' Roses in-between each layers. A small arrangement of Roses was placed on the top.
The table centres were a round arrangement of pink 'Sarah Bernhard' Peonies, Roses, Freesia, Tulips & Lilies with a goldfish bowl sat in the centre with floating candles sat on top of water.
The tables in Prestwold Hall.
Outside the entrance to the Hall, we placed our artificial potted Bay Trees & decorated them with fresh flowers from the Wedding theme. Finished with a large trailing gold bow.
Charlotte opted for a hand-tied bouquet of pink 'Sarah Bernhard' Peonies, cream 'Vendela' & 'Dreamland' Roses & pink Freesia with Beargrass looped over the flowers.
The stems were bound with natural hessian wrap.
The Bride & Bridesmaid bouquets.
The Bridesmaids carried small hand-tied bouquets of cream 'Vendela' Roses with Beargrass looped over the flowers.
The stems were bound with natural hessian wrap.
Huge congratulations to Charlotte & Daniel x
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