Meadows and Mulberry

Meadows and Mulberry A florist teaching sustainable practise for all wedding decor
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07/04/2026

As a wedding florist, it is possible to grow your own flowers.

Not everything…
but enough to make a real difference to your work.

For me, it starts with choosing flowers I genuinely love…
and ones that grow well without too much fuss.

In the greenhouse right now:

Cosmos
Sweet peas
Zinnias

All simple to grow.
All beautiful in designs.
And all flowers I come back to year after year.

They bring movement, softness, and that just-picked feel that works so naturally in wedding work.

Being a wedding florist who grows doesn’t have to feel overwhelming.
It can start small… and build into something that becomes part of your signature.

And if you’re thinking about starting, or just not sure where to begin…
you’re always welcome to ask 🤍

🌿from my Flower Studio to yours Kx

04/04/2026

When I’ve got a number of bowls to prepare, I always set everything up to create them all at the same time.

All the stems are laid out.
Counted.
To hand.

So I’m not going back and forth… or stopping and starting.

It keeps me organised, but more than that, it keeps me focused.

I’m not trying to make them all identical - they never are - but I can see them coming together as a whole, which I really like.

There’s something about working this way that keeps me in it…
watching the tables build, one stem at a time.

A simple shift, but one that makes a big difference on a busy prep day…Especially when there’s a full wedding to prepare for.
💫from my flower studio to yours Kx

01/04/2026

There’s a difference between trying a trend… and translating it into bridal work.

I’d seen florists wiring individual hyacinth florets - delicate, detailed, beautiful.

But wedding bouquets are different.
They need to hold.
They need to move.
They need to feel effortless, not constructed.

So I tested it.

Wired, placed gently through the Lily of the Valley… supported by hellebores, tulips, snowflake and those softer, in-between textures that let everything breathe.

And it worked.

Not because it was perfect -
But because it worked perfectly with everything else, not against it

I’m always learning, always wanting to try things out… and after seeing some beautiful work from I wanted to explore it in my own way.

If you’re experimenting this season - keep going.
Just don’t skip the part where you make it your own.

This is one I’ll definitely come back to!
💫from my flower studio to yours Kx

Hyacinths, Heather, Honeymoon Tulips, Snowflake, Narcissus Silver Chimes
Lily of the Valley, Hellebores, Spray Rose White Majolica

02/03/2026

Icelandic poppies are beautiful - and unbelievably delicate.

When I’m designing a floral display, (as in this 50cm bottle), I’ll try to keep the sepals on until I’m at the venue and the florals are in place. Once they are, I will then delicately remove the outer part of the flower and blow gently on the petals to open it up. They never take much persuasion!

Those gorgeous but delicate petals bruise easily during transport, especially in structured designs.

It’s a small detail.
But small details protect the bigger picture.
💫From my flower shed to yours Kx

25/02/2026

Carnations.
Let’s talk about them.

For years they’ve been labelled Cheap. Dated. Mass produced. Funeral. Supermarket
But not all carnations are created equal.

This variety stopped me mid-scroll.
Deep red. Almost black at the centre.
Textural. Dramatic. Long lasting.

As florists stepping into larger wedding work, our job isn’t to follow trends blindly - it’s to understand flowers properly.

So I’m curious…

Are carnations a hard no for you?
Or are we ready to rethink them?
Can you see their design potential?
Would you put them in the Bridal Bouquet?

👇 Tell me - love or hate?

07/02/2026

Wedding weeks will teach you things no course ever could.

Not the pretty stuff.
The real stuff.

Where the pressure actually sits.
What quietly costs you money.
What needs sorting before the van’s packed.

Some lessons only show up at 5am.
Others land months before - in emails, in planning, in what you share (or don’t) while you’re busy making.

This work looks effortless at the end.
But it isn’t built that way.

These are the things I learned by doing it.
Week after week.
Year after year.

🌿 For florists ready to step into bigger wedding work
💫From my flower shed to yours Kx

25/01/2026

Smilax
I’ve got smilax in early this week and I’m treating it as a proper test - how it conditions, how it holds, and what it needs over time.
Day One
1: Unboxing it
2: Spritzing with water
3: Repacking
4: Keeping the Smilax in the Greenhouse having checked it is not going to freeze over night.

I’ll share how it goes.
💫From my flower shed to yours Kx

22/01/2026

I share this because so many florists think scaling up their business comes from one big leap.

It doesn’t.
It comes from a series of small, brave decisions made before you feel completely confident.

In 2018, I didn’t feel “ready.”
I just kept saying yes — to learning, to visibility, to dreaming bigger.

Ten years into wedding floristry, I know now:
You don’t aim lower to grow.
You grow by raising your expectations of yourself.

Save this if you’re building quietly.
Your next level often starts with one bold decision.

💫From my flower shed to yours Kx

18/01/2026

Saturday is the smallest part of the wedding week.

There’s a lot of this fabulous job that happens quietly, long before the flowers are seen. All the busyness, stress, worry, is out of sight and the final details complete way before the wedding day. And Amen to that!

💫From my flower shed to yours Kx

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