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NOTHI NG BEATSA BRI TI SH FLOWER BUTTONHOLE! Her eatTheGr eatBr i t i shFl or i stweLOVEweddi ng f l ower s,butone oft hemostover l ooked ar r angement satanyweddi ng ar e But t onhol es.A keychancef oranychapst ogeti nvol ved wi t habi t off l ower yness!
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Thesedel i cat ear r angement scomei nal lshapesand si zes,f i t t i ng f l ower sand f ol i agef r om ever yseason.Asyoucanseeabovet hey l ookpar t i cul ar l yl ovel ywi t haspr i g ort woofdr i ed f l owerorwheat .
Becauset hear r angement sar esodel i cat ei t sver yi mpor t antt okeep t hef l ower si nacoolpl acebef or et hecer emonyi deal l yaf r i dge.I fyouar emaki ng yourowni t sbestt o maket hem l astast hesmal l estar r angement sal waysl ast t heshor t estt i me,and nobodywant sweddi ng phot oswi t h adr oopy ,dead But t onhol e!
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TheGr eatBr i t i s hFl or i s ti spar tofours mal l c ompanyWi ggl yWi ggl er sbas edonL ower Bl ak emer eFar mi nHer ef or ds hi r e. Wehav ef oundt hatpeopl el ov et obuypr operr eal f l ower st hatv ar yf r om bouquett obouquet ,t hatc hanget hr ought hes eas ons .I tmak esar eal c hangef r om t he us ual i mpor t edmas spr oduc edal t er nat i v e.
Al l ourf l ower sar epr oudl ys ownandgr ownonBr i t i s hFar ms ,andt hi smeanst hatv er y of t enourf l ower sar emuc h,muc h,f r es hert hant hei r f or ei gnc ompet i t or s . Theywi l l of t enbepi c k edc ondi t i oned,andwi t hy ouwi t hi n48hour s ,meani ngy out hat y ouc anex pec tt hem t ol as tf orday sl ongeri nt hev as e.
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Wewor khar dt omi ni mi s eouri mpac tonours ur r oundi ngs-wec ompos tourf l ower was t e,wer ec y c l eourpl as t i cands hr edourc ar dboar dandal lt heobv i ousy ouwoul d ex pec tf r om ac ompanyl i k eour s ,butourr ealv al uesl i ei nt hef ac tt hatourf ar mi sa mi x edf ami l yent er pr i s e. Bas i c al l yt hi smeanswehav ear abl ec r opsandani mal swi t hbot hel ement sbenef i t t i ng f r om eac hot her ,hel pi ngt oens ur ewehav eadi v er s ef ar m.
Ourc r opsr angef r om gr as ss eed,t hr ought owheat ,bar l ey ,peas , s unf l ower sands omev er yf r eer angec hi c k ens … Wehav eahugenet wor kofnat i v e hedgesaswel laswi l df l owermeadowsands t r i ps . Wehav epondsandwoodl andandourf ar ms uppor t sal ls or t sofwi l dl i f e–f r om deer , har es ,badger s ,t hr ought os k y l ar k s ,y el l owhammer s ,ands omuc h mor et hatIc oul dbewr i t i ngher ef ors omet i me…
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Ast hebouquetbui l dsmak es ur et o s pi ni tt omak es ur ei tl ook sgr eat f r om ev er yangl e.
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Begi nar r angi ng,mak i ngs ur et o k eept ur ni ngt he f l ower s .Don’ tbe af r ai dt os t ar tagai n.
Onc ey ouar ehappyl i et hebouquet downgent l yandt i ei twi t hapei c eof s t r i ng-nott oot i ght !
Ti et hatRi bbonwi t hanot herpei c e ofs t r i ngt os ec ur ei t .Agai nnott oo t i ght .
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Mak es ur et ogi v ey ourbouquet pl ent yofwat ert ok eept hem f r es h andl ook i ngbeaut i f ul !
Pi nt hel ac ewi t ht hr eepi ns ,eac hat a45degr eeangl epoi nt i ngaway f r om t hes t em.
Wewr apourf l ower si nawetnappy andc el ophane,y oumaywantt o us ef anc ypaper .
Ther ey ouGo!Abeaut i f ulbr i t i s h f l owerbouquet-puti ti nac ooland dr ypl ac ebef or et hebi gday !
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I F YOU WANTBRI TI SH FLOWERSAND FOLI AGE YOU WI LLENJOY LOTSOF BENEFI TS Youwi l lhavet heoppor t uni t yt o havel ot sofgor geousand gr eenf l ower s,-A l otoft hevar i et i esar esi mpl ynotavai l abl e i nt hewor l d off l ower sonacommer ci alscal e,weal so havea Wi l df l owermeadow t o pi ckf r om and af ar mf r om whi cht o f or age. . .Youwi l lhavef r eshness,scent( l ot sofi mpor t ed f l ower shavever yl i t t l eper f ume)and t hesat i sf act i onof knowi ng yourf l ower s ar egr own. . . .notf l own! Thesedaysar ound 90% oft hef l ower ssol di nt heUK ar e i mpor t ed f r om over seas,havi ng beenmasspr oduced onan enor mousscal eand of t enai r f r ei ght ed ar ound t hewor l d. . . I fyouwantt o,-youcoul dj ustaskust o makeyourweddi ng f l ower swi t ht hemostbeaut i f ulbl oomst hatar eavai l abl ei nour f l or i st r yont heday . . .Lot sofbr i desl ovet hei deaofanon mat chi ng,r ust i cweddi ng -yourf l ower swi l ll ookasi ft hey havebeengat her ed f r om agar den( and l i kel i hood i s,t heyhave comef r om our s: ) I F YOU WANT TO PLAY YOUR OWN PARTI N HELPI NG BUI LD BACK OUR BRI TI SH FLOWER FARMERS -WE HOPE WE ARE I NDEEDY THE FLORI STFOR YOU.
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WHEN YOU WANTA SPECI FI C COLOUR OR THEME. . . Youcanchooset het hemeand t hecol ourpal at eofyour f l ower sand wewi l lusebl oomst o mat chyouri deas.Youmay wantal lpast elshadesorst i ckt o whi t eand gr een,per haps youar ehavi ng abar nweddi ng wher ewecoul di ncl udel ot s ofwheat sand bar l eys. . . Fl ower sr eal l ydon' tneed t o "mat ch"Mot herNat ur emanages beaut yand managesnott o cl ashaut omat i cal l y!Keepi ng a l oosebr i efi sbestf oral lwhenchoosi ng Br i t i shFl ower s becauset hi swayyougetar ealvar i et yofseasonalbl ooms whi chr eal l yi swhatgi vesyourf l ower st hatWOW f act or . Convent i onalf l or i st r yi sal laboutchoosi ng af ocalf l ower . . . Br i t i shBl oomsar eal laboutcel ebr at i ng t hedi f f er ences! AND REMEMBER: MOTHER NATURE OFTEN KNOWSBEST -FLOWERS DON' T HAVE TO BE THEMED OR COORDI NATED.
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BUCKETOFBRI TI SH BLOOMS THE PERFECTSOLUTI ON FOR ANYONE MAKI NG THI ER OWN ARRANGEMENTS
A bucketoff l ower st hatyouwi l lneed t ot r i m and ar r angeyour sel fwhi chi sgor geousand al so f abul ousval uef ormoney .I ti st he per f ectwayt o send somehappi nesswi t houtt hef or mal i t yofa hand t i ed bouquet . Weof f ert hesei nt hr eest yl es; CLASSI C:Whi t es,cr eamsand gr eens-t hi si sacl assi copt i onwi t h nocompr omi seonf l owerqual i t yorcr af t smanshi p atal l . ENGLI SH COTTAGE GARDEN:Whenyouwantt oar r angeyour ownf l ower sf orapar t yorweddi ng butwoul dl i ket hem t ol ookas i ft heyhavej ustbeenpi cked f r om anEngl i shGar den-t hi si st he bucketf oryou. YOU CHOOSE THE FLOWERS:I fyouwantal i t t l emor ei nputor var i et yi nyourf l ower s,t hi si st hebucketf oryou.Wecanwor kt o yourcol ourt hemeori ncl udespeci f i ed col our s. I nor dert of i l lar ound 5Jam Jar st hengof ort heSt andar d Bucket . I nor dert of i l lar ound 8or9Jam Jar st hengof ort heLar geBucket I nor dert of i l lar ound 11or12Jam Jar st hengof ort heX Lar geBucket
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SomeI ns pi r at i on& Advi ce i fyou’ r eget t i ngmar r i edi n Mar ch,Apr i lorMay .
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Spr i ngi st het i mef ornew begi nni ngs ,s owhatbet t ert i met ogetmar r i edands t ar tyour new l i f et oget her ? Spr i ngbr i deshavet heopt i ont ous eavar i et yofs eas onalf l ower sdef i nedbybr i ght , cheer f ulf l ower si navas tar r ayofper f ectpi nks ,pr et t ypur pl esandbl ues .Manyoft he s pr i ngs eas onalf l ower sar eknownf ort hei rf r agr ance.
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SomeI ns pi r at i on& Advi ce i fyou’ r eget t i ngmar r i edi n June,Jul yorAugus t .
Af t ers pr i ng-s ot her ei sapl et hor aof br i t i s hwi l df l ower sandf r es hf ol i age Bef or eaut umn-s odr i edf l ower sand aut umncol our ss t ar tt obecomeavai l abl e.
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Summerweddi ngf l ower sevokecl ears ki esandwar ms unnydaysf i l l edwi t hheady s cent s .But t er yyel l ows ,br i ghtgr eensandl ovel ypur pl espayhomaget ot hi sr omant i cal l y car ef r eet i meofyear . Thes ummermont hsar et hemos tpopul art ogetmar r i ed,whi chconveni ent l yi sal s o whent heweat heri sni ces tandt hel ar ges tamountoff l ower sar eavai l abl e.
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Au t u mn SomeI ns pi r at i on& Advi ce i fyou’ r eget t i ngmar r i edi n Sept ember ,Oct oberor November .
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Ri chr eds ,deepor angesandbut t er yyel l owsdef i ner i chaut umnalbr i dalf l ower s .Capt ur e t hewar mt handbeaut yoft hes eas onwi t ht hes ef abul ousaut umnhues . Sept ember ,Oct oberandNovemberbr i desmaycel ebr at et henat ur all ands capeoft he s eas onbyhol di ngt heweddi ngcer emonyunderanoakt r ee,us ecr i s pf al l enl eavest ol i ne t heai s l e.Or ,how abouthol di ngt heweddi ngar ound6: 00pm wi t hagor geousor ange aut umns uns etast hebackdr op?
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SomeI ns pi r at i on& Advi ce i fyou’ r eget t i ngmar r i edi n December ,Januar yor Febr uar y .
Les sf l ower si ngener albuts t i l lagr eat s el ect i onavai l abl e,l ot sofdeepcol our s , ber r i esandf ol i age-f oraver y di s t i nct i vet heme. Af t eraut umn-l ot sofdr i edf l ower sand oat savai l abl eandBef or es pr i ng-Ear l y s pr i ngf l ower savai l abl ei nt henew year .
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Br i descancapt ur et hecr ys t al l i nebeaut yoft hewi nt ers eas onwi t hdr amat i cwhi t es ,deep gr eensandr i chr eds–t heper f ectchoi cef oranel egant ,i ndoorcel ebr at i on. Br i desget t i ngmar r i edi nt hewi nt ermaywor r yt her ewi l lnotbemanyf l or alvar i et i esand col or savai l abl e.Farf r om i t !Ther ear emanywi nt erweddi ngf l ower st ochoos ef r om. Whi t eweddi ngshaveal waysr ul edi nwi nt er ,butanal l whi t ecol orpal et t edoes n' thave t obes t ar kwhi t e.
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MAKI NG & HANGI NG THE BALLS Ourbal l ss t ar t edl i f east wohangi ngbas k et ss t r appedt oget herf i l l edwi t hOas i s , s us pendedf r om c l ot hi ngr ai l st oal l owourf l or i s t st odr es st hem f r om anyangl e.
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“Iam j us twr i t i ngt ot hankyouf ort he t wobeaut i f ulbouquet st hatyoumade f ormydaught erFel i ci t y' sweddi ngat t heweekend.Theyar r i vedbef or e 10. 00am ont hemor ni ngbef or et he weddi ng,beaut i f ul l ypacked,exact l y t her i ghtcol our sandwi t hal ovel yl i t t l e per s onalmes s agei ns i det hebox.We s pr i t z edt hem wi t hal i t t l ewat er ,kept t hem coolandt heywer eabs ol ut el y per f ectf ort heweddi ngt henextday . Theweddi ngwasi nagar denands o manygues t scomment edhow pr et t y andnat ur alt hef l ower sl ooked.Fel i ci t y andherbr i des mai dwer et hr i l l edt o bi t s . Thankyous omuchf oraddi ngt owhat wasaf abul ousday . ” Li zHi nes
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DEL I VERY Wedel i v ernat i onwi dev i ac our i erf oranex tday pr e12.Wepr ef erf ort hem t oar r i v et oy ouei t her ont hedayofy ourweddi ngort hedaybef or e. t hi si ss ot hats mal l ar r angement ss uc hasbut t onhol esc anbef r es hf ort heday . I fy ouar ebas edwi t hi n40mi l esoft hef ar m we ar emor et hanhappyt oar r anget odel i v ery our f l ower sour s el v es ,wec ant henens ur et heyar r i v e i ni mmac ul at ec ondi t i onandar eputs t r ai ghti nt o ac ool anddr ypl ac e.addi t i onal l yi fwhenpac k ed y ouror deri sov er10/ 12box eswepr ef ert o del i v eri tour s el v es .
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