Mammoth Update Alert!

The blog’s had a quite couple of weeks while the shop has been booming. I’m back to the blogosphere so here’s a catch up of The Flower Shop's recent events and goings on!...It’s safe to say Summer is well and truly alive and kicking!

So looking back a couple of weeks now let’s begin with a private party in a home in Radlett. For this we created 3 wonderful leaf bowl arrangements containing Sweet Peas, Phalaenopsis Orchids, Hydrangeas, sprigs of Lavender and Roses!  Seasonal, scented and gorgeous!

Next up we provided flowers for a golden wedding anniversary lunch at St James’ Restaurant, Bushey Village. Eight glass cubes of loveliness were the order of the day - the likes of Celosia, Agapanthus, Roses and Eustoma seemed the perfect choice!

The Grove Hotel is a perfect venue for a corporate function or a beautiful wedding. Luckily we have the privilege of accommodating all occasions. Over the past couple of weeks we’ve catered for a banking corporation and a major hair product company.

Our first function, for a banking corporation, required 16 modern, simple arrangements and 3 low and long table centres in their company colours. Any ideas?... Red Anthiriums, Roses and Eustoma were ideal to use!

The Grove’s Potting Shed played host to our second corporate function and white Delphiniums were the order of the day!  Setting the tone, 2 gorgeous entrance vases incorporating Delphiniums, Hydrangeas and Alchemilla Mollis for that zingy lime!  Moving into the room itself, 6 tall vases displayed a mass of white Delphs surrounded by a collar of Aspidistra leaves! They look super fresh and impressive!

Up next…Wedding flowers in The Grove’s Mansion Rooms! A beautiful environment matched by beautiful flowers! For the ceremony room, our bride requested white flowers which differed from shades of pink with a pop of purple for the reception! 

Peonies and Avalanche Roses for the ceremony room…

For the reception room, a fabulous combination of Peonies, Roses in every shade of pink and Vanda Orchids arranged in mirrored cubes are beautiful! 

 

The bridal bouquet is absolutely stunning! Roses in shades of pink and white with Peonies were to the brides liking! :)

Most recently we were at Moor Park Golf Club (http://www.moorparkgc.co.uk/weddings/) for a gorgeous wedding! Pearls, lace and vintage was the theme! Utilising the majority of our Bride's vases and bottles, we arranged lovely flower arrangements to complete the look! Hydrangeas, Roses and Gypsophilia were the ingredients alongside some Flower Shop flair!

Our brides stunning bouquet! 4 similar bridesmaid posies were made alongside 2 corsages, 6 button holes and a circlet! 

Beautiful ceremony table…

A cluster of 3 perfect for the signing table…

Here’s just a taster of the top table!... A wonderful selection of mish mash pots, petals and beautiful flowers!

Moor Park’s Ballroom in all it’s glory!...

Pretty!

And breathe!... what a wonderful selection of work! It’s been a pleasure and here’s to this weekend’s upcoming wedding!

Until next time,

Holly :)

A Wonderful Time of Year...

What does summer mean to you? Do you have a favourite summer flower?... I know mine changes every week, with every delivery! The variety of flowers available is amazing! It’s hard to convey a flower's true beauty in the form of a photograph but for today’s blog I’d thought I’d share a few recent pictures of the shop and it's contents – it really is looking lovely at the minute. Always better to pop in tho! :)

A tour around the store… A wonderful Delphinium and Alchemilla Mollis urn display! 

Veronica, Roses, Hydrangea and Clematis!... Lovely!

Courtesy of The Flower Shop Watford, super cool Orchid and Succulent terrariums!

 An ever changing window but currently the Bushey shop window displays Campanula, terracotta and ladders!

 

Gorgeous!

A taster of The Flower Shop Watford, a window display of beautiful blue Hydrangeas and wheat sheaf’s! 

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So we’re into July already (eek!) but if it’s OK I would like to share the last of June’s events. So take a step back in time to last week where we were at The Grove Hotel for a couple of functions and VIP guests! ;)

The middle of the week required us to make 12 white and green cube arrangements for a 4 day function for Deutsche Bank. For these, Roses, Agapanthus, Cymbidium Orchids and Eustoma were the ideal components! 

The weekend saw us designing and creating wonderful arrangements for a special birthday dinner in The Grove’s Potting Shed. The theme was Mexican! So the requirements were bold, vibrant and fun for which we arranged 10 terracotta pot table centres interspersed with hurricane lamps, acting as a runner along the dining table. The likes of cerise Vanda Orchids, Anthuriums, Miss Piggy Roses and Celosia were perfect ingredients! 

Woweee! I think it looks absolutely gorgeous!

Talk about making an entrance! A fabulous arrangement to welcome guests!... Magnif! 

So what does July bring for The Flower Shop…lots is the short answer! Alongside usual shop duties, this week I can tell you we have 2 functions and a wedding as well as many presentation gifts for the end of term at school!

Until next time,

Holly J