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How to make flowers a key component of our Home:
Sharpen up those secateurs and dust off those vases as we dive in amongst the buds and blooms at Bembridge Flower Shop. For this, our first floristry themed column, owner and flower aficionado Ellie Tuffrey shares some insider insights, explaining how to make flowers a key component of our homes and interiors.
With Ellie of Bembridge Flower Shop
Putting flowers out around the home can not only improve its image and be a reflection of your personality but can also add a more vibrant and homely feeling too — though they often tend to be relegated to small vases on the sidelines! At our boutique, familyrun flower shop in Bembridge, we offer a wide variety of products and accessories that fit into your lifestyle, whoever you are and whatever your tastes.
Visiting the shop it’s hard to miss our large vases, these are great for hallways and, as we all know, statement pieces really get the conversation flowing when guests pop round to visit. If you’re new to flower arranging, try a vase with a smaller neck which helps support the stems and then show your tall, larger blooms in the centre with smaller buds around the edges.
Something else I’m a big fan of is floral centrepieces for the dining table. Give it a go with a watertight container filled with sustainable moss as your starting point — or chicken wire offers a good reusable option too. Then start greening your arrangement; try some foliage from the garden first before adding in some vibrant floral stems. By the way, don’t be afraid to have your stems slightly longer. Show off your blooms; we love a wild and natural look! If houseplants are more your thing, then pick up a zinc or ceramic bowl and plant succulents as a trio, or even a beautiful orchid — both of these are incredibly versatile and go well with minimalist look interiors too. Easy to care for, they suit a busy lifestyle as they can even cope with being forgotten about for a week or two.
Lastly, remember those jam jars you’ve been putting out for recycling every week? Keep a couple back; they’re great for small hand-tied posies. Select your flowers, trim them, and tie them together with a piece of string. Then pop the jar on your bedside table — they add an instant sense of warmth and comfort, plus they’re the first thing you’ll see in the morning and the last thing at night. There really are so many ways you can use flowers around the home, and if you need a little helping hand, or fancy a special bespoke arrangement made by our team of qualified florists, then come in and say hello. We create beautifully natural garden-inspired arrangements that sing of the seasons, using the abundance of plants, flowers, and foliage that fill our little Bembridge shop. So whatever you have in mind, you’re in safe hands with us.
