It’s not too late to sow sweet peas - so easy to It’s not too late to sow sweet peas - so easy to grow and blissfully fragrant in the summer months. 
They were my mum’s favourite flower, so growing them now feels like a precious connection. Especially when I pick some and arrange them in her beautiful old blue and gold jug just as she used to do with the sweet peas my dad grew for her every year.
There are some really handy tips for growing success from founder of The Real Flower Company Rosebie Morton over on the blog (link in bio). Rosebie has a whole farm dedicated to sweet peas near Chichester so she knows a thing or two about the subject!
Main thing I’ve picked up from her is to allow lots of depth for root growth at this stage and to make my own supportive wigwams from twiggy branches when the plants are really starting to go for it and need a bit of direction. This photo is making me yearn slightly.
I love this image of my friend Jo - we were trying I love this image of my friend Jo - we were trying out tiny living for a feature I was writing - this was taken on our way to indulge in a spot of forest bathing. To be totally honest, we were both a little sceptical beforehand. But we were only saying the other day how taken aback we both were by the amazing effect it had. I’m working on some new ideas around the subject - will keep you posted. X
I’m currently working on a redesign of the whole I’m currently working on a redesign of the whole site - which has meant lots of photo editing and reorganising so much content. What’s been lovely (despite the claw hand from so much keyboard work!) is revisiting work and becoming engrossed all over again. I thought I’d share a few of the things I’ve been (re) loving - with links in the bio to the old site for now, but not for long…! X
This  image is from a feature about preserving garden roses. I’m going to give this a really good go this year, now I have a better idea what I’m doing. I know there’s nothing quite like a fragrant fresh rose in Summer but there’s a fragile beauty to dried and preserved flowers that I also love, don’t you?
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Thank you so much to Sarah @floribundaroseflorists Thank you so much to Sarah @floribundaroseflorists for a wonderful wreath making workshop yesterday. Such a special and creative space to spend time. I loved making my wreath - I went for a mixture of greenery arranged quite randomly with red waxed fresh apples, dried hydrangea, dried flowers, poppy and nigella seed heads and a winter white velvet bow. 
There were so many wonderful ingredients to choose from we were really spoiled for choice. 
Sarah’s new studio is such a beautiful, creative space. Think fragrant botanical candles flickering everywhere, mulled wine and apple juice simmering on the stove and containers full of fragrant festive greenery, waxed fruit, dried flowers and oranges, pine cones, lichen covered branches and even tiny gold wax-dipped fresh crab apples. 
Thank you for being so patient with my lengthy ribbon choice deliberations Sarah - and for bagging up a second choice option (dusky pink) to take home! X.  #wreathmaking #wreath #wreathsofinstagram #sustainablewreaths #wreathdecor #christmaswreath #velvetribbon #christmasdecor #festiveflowers
I’ve loved Olga Prinku’s work for ages now - s I’ve loved Olga Prinku’s work for ages now - she came up with the genius idea of embroidering on tulle using nature as her thread - and the results are sublime - like this Autumn colours beauty from her latest book.
I’m delighted that Olga is offering a fantastic prize bundle to my readers. For a chance to win one of her beautiful new dried flower embroidery kits (in collaboration with @driedandfloral ) as well as a signed copy of her wonderful new book(published by @quadrillebooks , pop over to my blog (link in my bio). It’s easy to enter so why don’t you give yourself a chance of winning this very lovely prize? Good luck! 
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It’s packed with inspiration and practical ideas to help you become a visual story teller. Because, as Laura says, it’s the little moments that make up the fabric of all of our lives - and those moments are worth capturing and sharing with others.
We have three signed copies of the book to give away - just click the link in my bio to find out more. There’s a peek inside and a lovely film by @xantheb to enjoy too! X 
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Thanks to Lisa from @inthemaking_aprons who has sh Thanks to Lisa from @inthemaking_aprons who has shared her wonderfully creative ideas for visibly mending well-loved clothing in need of repair and a little TLC.
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Hope you like Lisa’s ideas as much as I do. The link to head over to my blog and get all her step by steps is in my bio x
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MEET · January 23, 2019

Sarah Statham of Simply by Arrangement flowers

Meet Sarah Statham of Simply by Arrangement flowers

It was the beautiful, painting-like images of her flower designs that first drew me to Sarah Statham and her Simply By Arrangement flowers business, based outside Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire. So I’m delighted that Simply by Arrangement  flowers is listed in our directory (here >>) and also that Sarah Statham has shared some of her simple pleasures, inspirations and tips for finding creativity here.

I knew she was a woman after my own heart when I read that she is partial to some early morning pyjama gardening (as am I), that Yorkshire tea gets her going through the day, and that in the event of a fire, it would be her dog Molly that she’d choose to save over treasured possessions. Hope you enjoy discovering her inspirational local loves and utterly beautiful flower designs as much as I did.

Q&A with Sarah Statham of Simply by Arrangement Flowers

Please describe what you do and tell us a little bit about your journey

I am a floral designer, with a love of seasonal, British grown flowers and I spend most of my time teaching the art of floral design to others. Also, I design for weddings and events and magazines through my business Simply by Arrangement flowers.

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I spent 20 years as a criminal lawyer before taking the leap into flowers full time. They had always been a hobby (and a welcome distraction from a sometimes stressful job) and like many others I had dreams of working somehow with flowers. When government cut backs forced the closure of my office I decided to re-train and have never looked back. It was perhaps one of those things that was meant to happen.

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How would you describe your designs?

Because I work with seasonal flowers, those that are either grown here in my garden or those grown by local flower growers, my floral designs look almost as if they are still growing, as though they are small gardens, brought inside to be enjoyed and to give life to the rooms and places they sit in.

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What’s your creative process?

My ‘creative process’ is, to a large extent, controlled by nature, by what is growing outside at the time I’m making something or teaching someone. I’ll start by picking a flower or a branch, or a vine in the colour scheme I’m using that day and let the rest flow from there.

I often struggle to place the main focal flowers, just because I find all the foliage, vines and tiny flowers so beautiful.

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Sometimes when I think a design is finished I’ll walk away for a few moments, probably find something else ‘magical’ from the garden and then finish by taking a quick I-Phone photo just to check the balance (often the camera shows you what the eye doesn’t see). Once I’m happy, I’ll wait for, or find, some really great light, and take a decent photograph too. Flowers don’t live for long so it’s always good to have the memory of whatever you have made captured in a photograph.

Simply by Arrangement Flower Workshop in hebden bridge yorkshire who offer creative flower workshops in yorkshire and are based near Hebden Bridge. Click through to discover owner, Sarah Statham's inspirations, simple pleasures and one or two beautiful flower arrangement ideas using her own flowers from her cutting garden as well as seasonal and sustainable british flowers #britishflowers #flowerworkshops #yorkshireflowers #frombritainwithlove #floristrycourses #flowerdesignSarah Statham of simply by Arrangement Flower Workshop in hebden bridge yorkshire who offer creative flower workshops in yorkshire and are based near Hebden Bridge. Click through to discover owner, Sarah Statham's inspirations, simple pleasures and one or two beautiful flower arrangement ideas using her own flowers from her cutting garden as well as seasonal and sustainable british flowers #britishflowers #flowerworkshops #yorkshireflowers #frombritainwithlove #floristrycourses #flowerdesignSimply by Arrangement Flower Workshop in hebden bridge yorkshire who offer creative flower workshops in yorkshire and are based near Hebden Bridge. Click through to discover owner, Sarah Statham's inspirations, simple pleasures and one or two beautiful flower arrangement ideas using her own flowers from her cutting garden as well as seasonal and sustainable british flowers #britishflowers #flowerworkshops #yorkshireflowers #frombritainwithlove #floristrycourses #flowerdesign

Favourite way to start the day?

I start my days early, very early in summer as soon as it gets light, obviously slightly later in winter. Having spent years working inside buildings that often had no windows, I now see light as being an essential element of all that I do, so, I make the most of every minute of it. Whatever time I wake, I always make a huge mug of tea.

Sometimes I’ll wander around the garden in pyjamas, checking whether any good flowers have unfurled, but, truth be told, I’ll quite often return to bed, watch the sun rise over the back field and (this is the sad bit) reach for my IPad to quickly check the news, emails and yes, Instagram too.

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Then I might also read a chapter of whatever book I’m reading too – I’m a big reader. I’m currently re-reading all the books by James Herriot, they’ve been re-issued with snazzy new covers and I was given all of them for Christmas. I love the way he captures the scenery of Yorkshire Dales and the people, and, give or take a little technology, not much has changed.

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What’s your morning routine?

After breakfast I’ll walk the dog, and we might end up foraging some extra material. That’s my favourite way to start the day, quietly taking it all in, and doing some thinking before a class starts or before a long day of making wedding flowers.

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I work from a studio in the garden. It has huge windows so it gets maximum light and so that I can see what’s going on outdoors, in summer with the doors open it becomes part of the garden.

What keeps you going through the day?

Yorkshire tea is probably the main thing that keeps me going throughout the day. On a good day I bet I can drink 10 mugs. On a busy wedding day it’s more like 2 and there’ll be a headache! If I’m working alone then Radio 4 or audio books also keep me entertained but, often there are people here and so there’s lots to chat about.

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Top tips for enabling creativity?

It’s usually on the dog walk that I’ll find much of my inspiration. Being outside in the hillsides that surround where we live seem to be the perfect place to think, and usually by the time we are halfway I’ll have had at least one good idea.

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What do you do when struggling for creativity?

If I’m really struggling creatively I try switching off completely. There’s nothing like a 20 minute power nap to put things back into perspective.

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Favourite simple pleasures?

You might have noticed that Yorkshire tea features a lot in my life and that’s probably my greatest simple pleasure. If I’m feeling decadent I’ll sometimes make a whole pot! In the summer I love to sit in the middle of the garden, with the huge mug of tea trying to watch things grow or watching the light catching grasses. In the winter there is nothing better than a mug of tea by the fire once it’s gone dark.

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What is your approach to setting and achieving your goals?

I don’t set myself too many goals because I’d be angry with myself for not achieving them. To be honest, I feel like one of the luckiest people alive to be able to work in a job I love, surrounded each day by beauty. I suppose my main goal is to be able to keep doing what I do.

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image credit: Hebden Bridge Arts Festival

What do you like best about the area in which you live?

I love the area we live in because of the breathtaking scenery- hills for miles, rugged moorland and then the fields of sheep with their drystone walls. Our little town of Hebden Bridge is home to many artists and creative people and there’s always someone interesting to chat to or be inspired by.

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Share a real hidden gem with us – the sort of place we’d never find in the guide books

For me the real hidden gem nearby is a small nursery and garden called Dove Cottage. It’s here that we find most of the plants for our garden and it’s one of my favourite places to visit.

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Where’s the best place to watch the world go by?

You can watch the world go by from the window seat in Cobbles and Clay cafe in Haworth. Set at the top of the hill on the cobbled street where the Brontes ‘walked invisible’ you can watch tourists from around the world come and go- and obviously drink tea at the same time.

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Favourite way to spend an evening?

My perfect evening would start with an early dinner at our local pub The Hinchliffe Arms and then home to watch a film with my husband and a good bottle of red wine.

Seasonal living is a way of life for me. It’s my job to work with flowers that are at their very best, just picked and of course to make sure I have more flowers always. I probably check the weather app as often as I drink tea.

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Favourite shop?

My favourite shop is a local one, Snug Gallery in Hebden Bridge. It’s no secret that I love to use unusual vessels for my flowers and often I find them here in this small but perfect space in which my pal Ed Chadwick manages to bring in some of the very best artists and ceramicists and other makers of contemporary craft.

Spring flowers and ceramics at Snug Gallery Hebden Bridge in bronte country yorkshire - one of the simple pleasures and local loves of Sarah Statham, founder of Simply by Arrangement flowers in Hebden Bridge. Click through to discover Sarah's other wonderful local loves #haworth #yorkshire #brontecountry #frombritainwithlove

Most treasured possession?

Is it wrong to say that Molly our dog is my most treasured possession? She’s definitely the first thing I’d rescue in a fire.

molly the dog

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If I had to chose an object then it would be this beautiful vase (shown above) made by Frances Palmer (an American ceramicist – see image below for a further taste of her work) bought a few years ago by my husband as a special gift. It’s that vase that inspired our ‘logo’.

love this frances palmer pottery vase with dark background and bright red, purple, yellow and orange dahlias and nasturtiums. A Frances Palmer pottery vase is one of Sarah Statham's most treasured possessions. Click through to discover the other simple pleasures, inspirations and local loves that Sarah shares, along with the most beautiful images of her flower arrangements and floral design work

Note: This next image was also photographed by Frances Palmer, capturing a beautiful spring arrangement and a collection of vessels made by celebrated master American ceramicist Warren MacKenzie. I know this because when I contacted Frances to ask permission to publish her images here, she explained how the one below came into being. Frances bought the vessels at an exhibition a year or so ago and posted this photograph as a homage to Warren, who recently died. 

love these japanese style simple eartenware frances palmer pottery vase with spring blossom, pink hyacinths and simple rustic interior. A Frances Palmer pottery vase is one of Sarah Statham's most treasured possessions. Click through to discover the other simple pleasures, inspirations and local loves that Sarah shares, along with the most beautiful images of her flower arrangements and floral design work

Favourite walk?

I have lots of favourite walks – the walk along Southwold beach and across to Walberswick in Suffolk is one, the walk around Hardcastle Crags nearby is another but, my all time favourite is the walk from our house, through the woodland, along by the river and eventually to my favourite pub, The Hinchcliffe Arms, at St Johns in the Vale. Lots of friends, children and dogs have done this walk and I never get tired of it.

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Can you sum up your ethos and what inspires you?

The ethos of Simply by Arrangement flowers is to create beautiful designs from the very best flowers. For me, the most beautiful flowers are those that have been grown nearby and haven’t suffered from transportation. I am also passionate about teaching others how to create beauty with flowers and if that can be done with kindness and humour and warmth then I suppose that is actually my goal.

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Favourite British design icon?

I’m not sure I can choose just one British design icon, there are so many. I love the garden designs of Arne Maynard. Each one done with sensitivity and simplicity yet creating the most romantic atmosphere and always by looking to the surrounding environment for inspiration. I also love the clothes of Margaret Howell, again for their simplicity and also for their durability. If ever I could afford a wardrobe full of her clothes …..And, I’d have to say Constance Spry, she’s the one whose books I return to again and again.

love handmade ceramic vases by Jill Shaddock - one of one of the simple pleasures and local loves of Sarah Statham in Hebden Bridge. Click through to discover Sarah's other wonderful local loves #jillshaddock #ceramics #yorkshire #flowerdesign #frombritainwithlove

Who are your favourite UK makers and why?

My favourite British maker is Jill Shaddock. She makes the most perfect contemporary ceramics, some of which are now on display in the V & A. Luckily she is one of the artists who lives in Hebden Bridge and, as well as a small collection of her vessels at home, we have some in the workshop for special classes.

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Best place to unwind/escape to in the British Isles?

Probably the best place to completely unwind in Britain for me is the walled garden at Cambo on the Fife coast. I could wax lyrical about it all day, but really you should go and see it for yourself.

love creative flower workshops in yorkshire by Simply by Arrangement based near Hebden Bridge. Click through to discover owner, Sarah Statham's inspirations, simple pleasures and one or two beautiful flower arrangement ideas using her own flowers from her cutting garden as well as seasonal and sustainable british flowers #britishflowers #flowerworkshops #yorkshireflowers #frombritainwithlove #floristrycourses #flowerdesign

Best piece of advice you could share based on your experiences so far?

The best piece of advice I could give you anyone is to be yourself, don’t pretend to be something you’re not. Honesty and kindness in everything you do is key and if you can maintain your sense of humour in all cases of adversity you’ll be ok.

Secret to being happy?

I think the secret to being happy is to value what you’ve got, not what others have or what you think you’d like to have. And, obviously it’s also a huge mug of Yorkshire tea.

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photo credits: Eva Nemeth; Helen Warner; Sarah Mason; Ed Chadwick; Hebden Bridge Arts Festival; Frances Palmer; Jill Shaddock

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Comments

  1. Laura Miller says

    January 25, 2019 at 1:39 am

    Beautiful post and beautiful work! Very inspiring and creative. I am an artist who works for a silk florist and know the value of creating beauty from floral arrangements for others. I found your website through the #trafficjumpstart email today! So glad to connect with other creative bloggers!

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  2. Laura Dunkley says

    January 29, 2019 at 5:52 pm

    Thank you so much – it means a lot! Would love to see your work – will look for you in the trafficjumpstart directory!

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    December 7, 2022 at 6:48 am

    The blog is of immense help for someone stuck in a creative rut to buy unique birthday gifts every time. It helps us to identify that sentimental birthday gifts such as flower bouquets and much more come a long way

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It’s not too late to sow sweet peas - so easy to It’s not too late to sow sweet peas - so easy to grow and blissfully fragrant in the summer months. 
They were my mum’s favourite flower, so growing them now feels like a precious connection. Especially when I pick some and arrange them in her beautiful old blue and gold jug just as she used to do with the sweet peas my dad grew for her every year.
There are some really handy tips for growing success from founder of The Real Flower Company Rosebie Morton over on the blog (link in bio). Rosebie has a whole farm dedicated to sweet peas near Chichester so she knows a thing or two about the subject!
Main thing I’ve picked up from her is to allow lots of depth for root growth at this stage and to make my own supportive wigwams from twiggy branches when the plants are really starting to go for it and need a bit of direction. This photo is making me yearn slightly.
I love this image of my friend Jo - we were trying I love this image of my friend Jo - we were trying out tiny living for a feature I was writing - this was taken on our way to indulge in a spot of forest bathing. To be totally honest, we were both a little sceptical beforehand. But we were only saying the other day how taken aback we both were by the amazing effect it had. I’m working on some new ideas around the subject - will keep you posted. X
I’m currently working on a redesign of the whole I’m currently working on a redesign of the whole site - which has meant lots of photo editing and reorganising so much content. What’s been lovely (despite the claw hand from so much keyboard work!) is revisiting work and becoming engrossed all over again. I thought I’d share a few of the things I’ve been (re) loving - with links in the bio to the old site for now, but not for long…! X
This  image is from a feature about preserving garden roses. I’m going to give this a really good go this year, now I have a better idea what I’m doing. I know there’s nothing quite like a fragrant fresh rose in Summer but there’s a fragile beauty to dried and preserved flowers that I also love, don’t you?
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#capturequiet #instabritain #natureandnourish #thewildernesstonic #cornersofmyworld
Signed copies of Bex Partridge’s new book Flower Signed copies of Bex Partridge’s new book Flowers Forever to be won! My bio has the link to enter as well as to get a peek inside. Beautifully photographed by Laura Edwards, I really enjoyed escaping into the pages and making plans for my own garden - hope you do too! X
To the Moon and Back Hares KNITTING PATTERN by Cla To the Moon and Back Hares KNITTING PATTERN by Claire Garland aka @dotpebbles_knits has to be the perfect post Christmas craft project 😊 
If you fancy getting your needles out to make this adorable pair, the link to buy Claire’s pattern is in my bio. Happy knitting! X
Thank you so much to Sarah @floribundaroseflorists Thank you so much to Sarah @floribundaroseflorists for a wonderful wreath making workshop yesterday. Such a special and creative space to spend time. I loved making my wreath - I went for a mixture of greenery arranged quite randomly with red waxed fresh apples, dried hydrangea, dried flowers, poppy and nigella seed heads and a winter white velvet bow. 
There were so many wonderful ingredients to choose from we were really spoiled for choice. 
Sarah’s new studio is such a beautiful, creative space. Think fragrant botanical candles flickering everywhere, mulled wine and apple juice simmering on the stove and containers full of fragrant festive greenery, waxed fruit, dried flowers and oranges, pine cones, lichen covered branches and even tiny gold wax-dipped fresh crab apples. 
Thank you for being so patient with my lengthy ribbon choice deliberations Sarah - and for bagging up a second choice option (dusky pink) to take home! X.  #wreathmaking #wreath #wreathsofinstagram #sustainablewreaths #wreathdecor #christmaswreath #velvetribbon #christmasdecor #festiveflowers
I’ve loved Olga Prinku’s work for ages now - s I’ve loved Olga Prinku’s work for ages now - she came up with the genius idea of embroidering on tulle using nature as her thread - and the results are sublime - like this Autumn colours beauty from her latest book.
I’m delighted that Olga is offering a fantastic prize bundle to my readers. For a chance to win one of her beautiful new dried flower embroidery kits (in collaboration with @driedandfloral ) as well as a signed copy of her wonderful new book(published by @quadrillebooks , pop over to my blog (link in my bio). It’s easy to enter so why don’t you give yourself a chance of winning this very lovely prize? Good luck! 
#driedflowers #driedflowerembroidery #olgaprinku #embroideryhoop #flowerembroidery #competitiontime #signedbooks #embroideryart #flowersontulle #autumn #autumncolours #hoopart #allthingsbotanical #instacraft
This beautiful image is by Laura Pashby @circleofp This beautiful image is by Laura Pashby @circleofpines and is from her beautiful new book Little Stories of Your Life. 
It’s packed with inspiration and practical ideas to help you become a visual story teller. Because, as Laura says, it’s the little moments that make up the fabric of all of our lives - and those moments are worth capturing and sharing with others.
We have three signed copies of the book to give away - just click the link in my bio to find out more. There’s a peek inside and a lovely film by @xantheb to enjoy too! X 
#littlemoments #littlestoriesbook #alifeofwords #lostinwords #competition #booksarelife #mindfulphotography #bookstagram #booksmakemehappy #booksconnectus #igreads #whatareyoureading #signedbooks
Thanks to Lisa from @inthemaking_aprons who has sh Thanks to Lisa from @inthemaking_aprons who has shared her wonderfully creative ideas for visibly mending well-loved clothing in need of repair and a little TLC.
She had me at ‘sometimes I like to use giant sequins…’ 
Hope you like Lisa’s ideas as much as I do. The link to head over to my blog and get all her step by steps is in my bio x
Thank you @therealflowerco for these heavenly swee Thank you @therealflowerco for these heavenly sweet peas - the perfect way to celebrate #britishflowersweek 
I just wish I could share the blissful fragrance with you too 💕🌸
#locallygrownflowers #flowersofinstagram #supportlocal #britishflowersweek2021 #britishseasonalflowers #flowersfromthefarm #sweetpeas
This heavenly knitted lamb is by Claire Garland ak This heavenly knitted lamb is by Claire Garland aka @dotpebbles_knits and just one of the creative spring projects you might enjoy immersing yourself in right now. To discover other inspirational ideas and to get all the info you need - including this free pattern by Claire - click the link in my bio. Hope you find something that brings you a little seasonal joy x
Thanks to Erin at @floretflower for sending me a s Thanks to Erin at @floretflower for sending me a surprise signed copy of her dreamy new book Discovering Dahlias - and another signed copy to share with one of you. 
To enjoy a peek inside - and for a chance to win - click the link in my bio. 
The truly beautiful photographs (including this one) are all by Erin’s husband Chris Benzakein #discoveringdahlias #floretflowerfarm #dahliasofinstagram #flowersgivemepower #giveawayuk
Thanks to @sarahravenperchhill for sharing a beaut Thanks to @sarahravenperchhill for sharing a beautifully simple way to arrange snowdrops and other early spring flowers over on the blog (link is in my bio). I’ve already made my own simple flower grid using foraged twigs and it works brilliantly! 
As well as sharing her simple step by steps, there’s also a video tutorial where Sarah shares more inspiring ideas for creating with early spring flowers. The beautiful photographs are by @jonathanbuckleyphotography - hope you enjoy! X
Last call to enter our Pippa Greenwood Grow Your O Last call to enter our Pippa Greenwood Grow Your Own gift bundle competition!
My favourite #gardenersquestiontime panellist @pippa.greenwood offers a range of totally brilliant Grow Your Own gift bundles - which include garden-ready veg plants sent out at the right time for planting, email growing advice, tips and recipes from Pippa herself as well as signed copies of The Gardener’s Year. It’s the perfect gift for anyone interested in growing their own fresh produce - and comes with the best expert advice!
We have two Pippa Greenwood GYO gift bundles to be won - the link to enter the competition, and to find out more is in my bio - Good luck!
Last call for anyone who’d like to enter our Cla Last call for anyone who’d like to enter our Claire Garland Christmas Mouse knitting pattern competition. The link to enter is the top one in my bio. Good luck!
If you’re finding the world a somewhat shouty an If you’re finding the world a somewhat shouty and overwhelming place right now, you might like to get behind Sarah Corbett @craftivists new project - she’s crowdfunding to create the final part of her Craftivism trilogy: the Craftivist Collective Handbook. It will be a beautiful hardback with 20 gentle protest Craftivist projects and tools to help readers become positive and effective change makers. Because slow and gentle can be more effective in the long run than fast and loud. I am 100% behind Sarah’s project and have no doubt that those of us in the crafty, creative community have plenty to contribute when it comes to making a better, fairer world. 
Stitching a powerful message can be  more effective than shouting it at someone who’s not listening to you. If you’d like to get involved or find out more, follow the top link in my bio.
Thanks to @botanical_tales for sharing beautiful d Thanks to @botanical_tales for sharing beautiful dried flower wreath ideas over on the blog - link in bio. I love this dried mini wreath as natural gift wrapping decoration (you can buy ready-made too) - all the links are in the post.
Thanks too to Kirsten @henthorn_farm_flowers for sharing her step by steps for creating a stunning giant foraged dried flower wreath as well as her beautiful simple wreath in silvery winter whites. 
I’m increasingly obsessed with the idea of growing my own flowers for drying and creating lovely things with them. Watch this space for more dried flower inspiration coming soon... X
One of the joyful things about this time of year f One of the joyful things about this time of year for me is making plans for next spring and summer in my flower cutting garden. After two years of growing cut flowers, I’m ready for some fresh ideas and to raise my game a little more. I would like to fill some gaps in shape and colour and to extend the flowering season in particular. I’d also like to start drying and preserving my flowers... so I am thrilled that Kirsten of @henthorn_farm_flowers has shared a beautiful glimpse into her seasonal and sustainable flowery world as well as lots of fantastic expert tips and ideas over on the blog - the link is in my bio. I hope you find some inspiration too. Kirsten lives in a very beautiful part of the world - the Ribble Valley in Lancashire. It’s an area very close to my heart as I grew up not far away. Loved spending a little virtual time there again, thanks to Kirsten - and I am yearning to go back in person one day soon and breathe it all in again.
To be honest, I’m still clinging on to the last To be honest, I’m still clinging on to the last moments of Summer. I do always eventually embrace Autumn but, this year in particular, I’m wanting to hold on for as long as possible to the quiet bliss of the last few months. 
I do really worry about what lies ahead for us all, but spending time outdoors, connecting, really up close, to what’s going on in the garden definitely helps. I still have roses, sweet peas, snapdragons, zinnias, asters and LOTS of dahlias blooming so there are always jars and jugs of flowers on every available surface. Rose geranium leaves have been a revelation for adding a fragrant green frilliness - and now I’m full of love for abelia. 
This beautiful photo is by @gandgorgeousflowers and captures the between-seasons beauty in the flower garden right now. I am inspired to create something similar as I have many of the same colours. 
I do realise that it’s silly (and utterly pointless 😂) to resist Autumn as it’s actually one of the most beautiful times of year. As soon as the leaves really turn, and everywhere starts to smell like Autumn, I’m sure I’ll be fully on board. 
With that in mind, I’ve shared lots of inspiring Autumn Flowers ideas over on the blog (link in my bio) from some of my favourite flower creatives including @gandgorgeousflowers @simplybyarrangement @therealflowerco @wildbunchflowers @floribundaroseflorists @thesussexflowerschool @electricdaisyflowerfarm 

Hope you enjoy - and find a little bit of creative inspiration too. X

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