Sunday 10 July 2011

Bouquet

Watching through sleepy eyes there was a news article on the early morning BBC regarding a lady (in my neck of the woods) working within a co-operative who was aiming to positively challenging the influx of foreign cut flowers on sale within the English market. Currently only 15 per cent of the flowers we buy are grown within the UK, which as a nation of apparent green fingers surprised me somewhat.

I myself, am not green fingered in the slightest, but I do love flowers as you've probably noted from my countless Sunday snapshots of them. And while I might be getting married in America I'm planning on sourcing the flowers for my wedding bouquet with a bit of an English twist if that's at all possible in getting English-like flowers in the suburbs of Detroit. But for now, the TV article inspired me to bring some life into the grey showery day was today. With sweet peas grown on the parents allotments, accompanied by lavender, roses, daisy's and greenery from the back garden, not only does this posy smell divine it's a welcome splash of colour.

When me and Joe manage to get a place with a yard, I want to fill it with traditional flowers to get lost within, flowers to get the insects and the birds flying in. Something to bring colour and fun.

If your interesting in reading more about Gill Hodgson's attempt at increasing the scale of British flowers within the cut flower market you can see the BBC article here and the video here.

11 comments:

  1. The images are stunning. I especially love the middle one, the colours are so fresh. I am lucky enough to have a little, tiny garden, I have filled it to brimming point but it enhances my life so much. Hope you get to have your own one day!
    Kathryn x

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  2. Thank you guys! The colours really pop out don't they x

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  3. these flowers are simply stunning. wow!!!

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  4. gorgeous bouquet! flowers always put me in the best mood! :)

    xx

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  5. Flowers are such a mood lifter aren't they Sarah, especially when you walk into a room and you can smell them.

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  6. These flowers are so amazing. The color is stunning.

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  7. these flowers are gorgeous!! i absolutely LOVE having flowers around the house they really make the house feel bright and happy :)

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  8. Thank you Sunny and Lisa! I think i'll have to make a larger display next time - they seem to be lasting really well too.

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  9. Love the flowers! What kind of flowers are English? I love that you want to incorporate English flowers into your wedding bouquet!

    x Jasmine

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  10. How gorgeous! I can almost smell them, the photography is so beautiful.
    I visit a Canadian blogger whose just met a Brit bloke and visited the UK for the first time. She was fascinated by how we display our cut flowers on the window sill for all to see whereas Canadians and Statesiders stick theirs on the table. x

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