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Last weekend we were back at One Whitehall Place for a beautiful Spring inspired wedding.
We used seasonal flowers throughout – Apple Blossom, parrot Tulips, fragrant Narcissi and pure white Hyacinths, 
ivory Roses and scented Freesia with accents of very pale pink Ranunculi and bright green Guelder Rose. Masses of pillar candles, petals and lily of the valley scented nite lites gave a truly magical effect at this wonderful venue
Last week was the annual London Design Week 
at the Design Centre in Chelsea Harbour. With around 70 companies taking part and showing off their most recently launched collections of fabric, lighting, carpet, furniture and more, it was a great opportunity to see what the current trends are for interior design around the world.
One of our oldest clients, fabric designers Jab, has moved to a stunning, much larger new showroom at Imperial Wharf www.jab.de/en. More photos to follow soon
We provided flower displays for some of the new showrooms at the Centre – Edelman Leathers, a wonderfully tactile showroom with leather and skins in fantastic designs, patterns and colours covering the entire floor, walls and furniture www.edelmanleather.com. We chose burnt orange James Storey orchids and silvery blue Eucalyptus to echo the tan leather tiles on the walls and ceiling and the snakeskin effect printed leather on the console table at the entrance.
We also created an unusual display for Wired
www.wired-designs.com, a new showroom featuring the most amazing collection of lights. They wanted something striking which would work with their dramatic lighting designs. So we chose hot pink Orchids, dark red passion Roses, green date palms and bright orange Protea!
Another of our long standing clients, the American design company J Robert Scott, has been at the Design Centre for many years, and has a fantastic contemporary collection of fabrics and furniture in the most wonderfully glamorous shades of cream, taupe, cinnamon, mink, chocolate with some accents of black and burnt orange/red www.jrobertscott.com
Lovers of white flowers, this year they had French Tulips.
Another showroom new to the Design Centre, The Bradley Collection, have an incredible range of curtain poles and finials. To keep with their contemporary image, we designed a display comprising white Hyacinths, Ranunculi and Eucalyptus in clear glass cylinders which was both fresh and Spring like www.bradleycollection.com
This weekend’s wedding was at the lovely Pendley Manor, 
set in landscaped gardens close to Tring in Hertfordshire.
The Verney Room was the setting for the ceremony and the party then moved to the beautifully decorated Oak Room shown here dressed with displays of white and green flowers set on glass cake stands and tall lily vases filled with white Singapore orchid heads on silver wire.
There is a very aptly named Peacock Lounge at Pendley Manor so called for the amazing tame peacocks that roam the grounds and are often seen by guests strolling past the windows to see what is going on! www.pendley-manor.co.uk
The overpowering sense that Spring was finally here greeted guests on arrival and was in the air all day even though it was a little overcast and threatened to rain on occasion!
The bride had a bouquet of ivory Akito
roses with Ranunculus, Freesia and Narcissi Paper Whites whilst the flower girl and bridesmaid carried posies of creamy white Freesia.
I’m looking forward to returning to Pendley for another wedding; it is a beautiful house with charming service – well worth a look if you haven’t found your ideal venue yet . . .
Now that Mother’s Day has passed and the weather is sunny, it definitely feels like Spring is here to stay – but what are the chances of snow next week!?
We had a lovely time at the flower stall outside Bake-a-Boo last weekend, even though I did have to keep having cups of tea and cake to keep me going all day. We met some local residents coming to pick up their cake orders who decided to get some flowers for Mum at the same time, which was lovely.
We also managed to raise some money for Breast Cancer Care from the sale of our bouquets. I’m planning to do the same thing for Easter flowers – 10% from any order goes to the same charity www.breastcancercare.org.uk
We still have some spaces left on the Easter flower workshop on 31st March, so why not some along and have fun learning how to make a special flower display for your table or a flower gift for someone you are visiting over the holiday. You get to eat cake and drink tea too!
A very important date is fast approaching – Sunday March 14th, Mothers’ Day. A perfect time to think of Mothers, spend time with them if possible and if we can’t do that, make sure that we remember them with a card, present or a beautiful bunch of flowers.
With our UK delivery network, we can send flowers to your mother wherever she lives. 
Just give Liz a call on 07973 601045 or email here, tell us what you would like to send and say, and it will be done.
Bouquet prices are £25, £35 or £45 and will comprise a mix of Roses, Lilies, Freesia, Tulips and foliage or if she has green fingers, she might like a beautiful potted orchid (any colour) from £25-£35.
Another treat for a mum who likes her tea and cake would be a trip to our favourite cake shop, Bake-a-Boo, in NW London for a special Mother’s Day breakfast or tea. Book at www.bake-a-boo.com
We have a stall outside the shop on Saturday so you can pick up some flowers in person
10% from every bouquet sold for Mother’s Day will be donated to Breast Cancer Care
We are now well into the wedding season with a couple more weddings coming up at the end of this month. The first is at Pendley Manor in Hertfordshire www.pendley-manor.co.uk and the second is back at One Whitehall Place.
The wedding open day at OWP last weekend had a very good turnout despite the rubbish weather and football on the tv! We spoke to a lot of brides and are getting together a variety of ideas for their weddings during 2010 and into next year too.
We dressed the venue with a mix of table displays in shades of pink – from old antique parchment coloured Roses through to palest pink Astrantia. We had tall flute vases and slender lily vases both topped with generous balls of mixed flowers such as Stock, Amnesia Roses, Astrantia and Lisianthus. We also had some interesting low displays with white super parrot Tulips in black lampshades, dark burgundy Baccara roses and striking puffs of acid green Guelder Rose sitting on delicate glass cake stands.
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