by Sasha Hills | May 26, 2022 | Blog
The jingle of Morris bells and the flutter of pastel coloured ribbons and green laurel adorning front doors on the warmer days confirms May Day is upon us. Although Summer is generally thought to start in June, traditionally May Day is the festival that signifies the...
by Sasha Hills | Apr 22, 2022 | Blog
The jingle of Morris bells and the flutter of pastel coloured ribbons and green laurel adorning front doors on the warmer days confirms May Day is upon us. Although Summer is generally thought to start in June, traditionally May Day is the festival that signifies the...
by Sasha Hills | Mar 21, 2022 | Blog
Have you noticed we are suddenly surrounded by colour? The daffodils are in bloom, the tulips are waving their heads in the breeze, from whites and yellows, through reds, pinks and purples. The growing warmth is urging on the Spring flowers which are full of colour...
by Sasha Hills | Jan 31, 2022 | Blog
“My love is like a red red rose…” so says Robert Burns. A red rose is the recognised symbol of love, a single red rose or six long stems are the usual choices. You could be traditional or you could let your imagination create a unique bouquet in...
by Sasha Hills | Dec 13, 2021 | Blog
The Christmas wreath originates from a long tradition. Originating in ancient Greece and Rome, handcrafted decorative rings were made from fresh leaves, branches, flowers and fruits and were used as symbols of victory. Still today the giving of a laurel wreath is a...
by Sasha Hills | Oct 21, 2021 | Blog
I wrote last month about the anniversary of getting the keys for the shop and how we can celebrate anniversaries with flowers, well I have another anniversary this month – the day I opened the doors to my customers – 25th October 2020. People may have...
by Sasha Hills | Sep 14, 2021 | Blog
A year ago today, on 14th September 2020, I got the keys for the shop. Wow – deep breath – what a day that was. I was finally able to get going on the dream I had planned. I had an incredible amount to do before I could open but it was an amazing...
by Sasha Hills | Aug 6, 2021 | Blog
The weather has been very changeable lately, boiling hot one minute and then torrential rain another. Come rain or shine this lady always has her umbrella with her. With her birthday on the horizon, her lovely friend surprised her with this beauty. The girls, I say...
by Sasha Hills | Aug 6, 2021 | Blog
Corsage Bouquet Top Table Flowers Top Table Flowers Guest Bouquet Guest Bouquet Guest Bouquets Boxed and ready to go Wow, it’s been busy in the last month or so and only now just getting time to write the article for July! Being busy is always a good thing of...
by Sasha Hills | Jun 14, 2021 | Blog
I was asked to make some ‘newborn’ sized flower crowns. What colours for a newborn baby? Blue for a boy, pink for a girl is conventional – or maybe yellow? The size was a bit of a guess, baby’s heads come in all shapes and sizes, don’t...
