Meadow Flowers

 Off to Ramsgate today, spectacular view over Pegwell Bay and temperature in the thirties to boot. Melissa opted for lilac theme and her bouquet was lovely - the photos I took really dont do them justice, whisps of panicum grass with lavender-pink hydrangea, Ocean Song roses, green bell, astrantia, poppy and scabious heads, flowering mint (smelt divine!) white snowberry , silver balls and wax flower. Her bridesmaids were similar except I substituted the lavender roses for white spray roses and kept them simpler

Table Centre in White and Cream Palette

A close up of part of the table centre, thlaspi is one of my favourites, delicate, fresh and interesting. This was combined with fresh mint and lavender foliage and pittosporum. The white dill reminds me of cow parsley, stocks provide scent and sense of movement and I got to add spanish moss at the back to surround the storm lantern!

Vintage & Classic combine at Chilston Park

Last weekends wedding was at the beautiful Chilston Park Hotel in Lenham, Kent. Elspeth chose to carry a handtied posy of vintage pinks and Tom wanted classic cream, white and green table centres to surround the storm lanterns. This simple colour palette was wonderful to work with, enabling me to introduce texture, interest and scent. 

I used a base of small leaf pittosporum and added sprigs of fresh mint and lavender foliage, clusters of cream double lisianthus and large heads of white dill.

Superb large cream stocks and freesia provided scent with lots of filler flower including wax flower, astrantia, thlaspi green bell and strands of spanish moss to the back.

It was fantastic to receive an email from Elspeth on Monday morning to thank me for such beautiful flowers 

Parma Violet

Two beautiful weekend weddings over, am exhausted again. Monday-itis definately exists for me. Both were totally different, one a minimalist oriental theme and the other very Kent Wedding. The venue for this was the lovely Preston Court and (even though I say so myself) the bouquet was one of my all time favourites. Used a lovely new spray rose to compliment the Pacific Blue roses, fresh lavender and sage, lavender lisianthus, truly scrumptious. Will get a picture up asap. Now heading off to school sports day - but it's drizzling and I am dragging my feet....will have two little faces eagerly waiting to see if I can see them so must go!