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What exciting news I have for you today! It’s both exciting for you and me as it’s competition time at Styling the Seasons!

The lovely Charlotte from Lotts and Lots and Katy from Apartment Apothecary have teamed up with at {mine} and they are holding a floral wreath making workshop taught by me (I said it was exciting for me to).  Lou from Little Green Shed is also going to be taking you through making May Day posies and with flowers supplied by Bloom & Wild it’s going to be a lovely morning.

The workshop will take place Wednesday 29th April 10:30 – 12:30 at Homemade London.  To be in with a chance of winning 1 of the 13 places all you need to do is style a surface in your own home to reflect what the month means to you, upload the image to your Instagram using the hashtag #StylingSpringAtMine .

So here’s my Aprils Styling the Seasons with flowers very kindly supplied by Bloom & Wild and a little bit of blossom from my neighbour’s garden.

April makes me think of little green buds springing out of the trees and blossom petals falling like confetti scattering themselves on the pavements below. So I needed to add some spring blossom to my April inspired arrangement.

Entries need to be in by the 15th April, and I’m really looking forward to seeing them all.
Have fun and good luck!

This year already seems to be flying by and I can’t believe it’s going to be April on Wednesday and Easter at the weekend. So it was so lovely on Friday to spend some time with Emma from A Quiet Style and talk her through how I would make (some would say twee I would simply say pretty) a little arrangement in a tea cup. Easter inspired so it had to be filled with spring flowers and to get over the dreich winter months it needed to be full of spring colour too.

One of the main flowers that I used in the arrangement was a Ranunclus and you’ll know if you follow my Instagram feed that it’s one of my favourites. I often use them in my winter and spring weddings bouquets.

It can be so light and delicate when you have a pale pink or white variety. Like the finest piece of porcelain they can almost seem transparent and with their petals like a ballerina’s tutu it’s hard not to be in love with them, I certainly can’t resist!

Ranunclus are a part of the buttercup family and come in a wide variety of colours from the whites and pale pinks to vibrant yellows, oranges, cerise and cherry reds, then just to make you even happier it goes to the deepest of burgundy.

The normal variety is the size of a small rose but in recent years there has been a new variety on the scene called a Cloni Ranunclus and once fully open can be as big as a garden rose or peonie. I had some by my bed for the last two weeks and they are still going.

Are you head over heels in love to? If so and you would like to see more pop over to my Pinterest board where I’ve gathered a few of my favourite varieties. Remember to check out Emma’s blog to see the tutorial.

With only a few days left in February Emma from A Quiet Style and I managed to find time to do February’s floral tutorial. This month I showed Emma how to create the tricky but essential floristry technique of a hand tied bouquet.

In essence a hand tied bouquet is a bouquet made in the hand with this stems all spiralling in the same direction, doesn’t it sound easy! Although it’s one of the most common ways to buy or give flowers it takes time and skill to master.

In May I’m holding a hand tied bouquet workshop in the beautiful surrounding of Upper lodge, Sussex. You will create a wonderful seasonal hand-tied bouquet that you’ll be able to take home and enjoy at the end of the day.

On the workshop I’ll start the day by guiding you through how to choose, condition and prepare your flowers and foliage, before taking you through the hand tied spiralling technique. You will also be shown how to aqua and gift pack your beautiful bouquets.

There will be lots of gorgeous flowers and yummy food so why not come and play.

For more information or to book a place please drop me a line, it would be lovely to have you there!