Friday 28 October 2011

Autumn shades...

I have to admit that I absolutely love autumn as it combines all my favourite colour schemes. These first 2 pictures were taken in the tea rooms on Writtle village green - lovely little autumnal hand tied designs of alstroemeria, chrysanthemums, carnations & hypericum in humble little jam jars! - so lovely...


This was taken at Hyde Hall - I was a little bit amazed at the vibrant shades of orange it had!


This is a flower I fell in love with last summer - it's called 'Black Eyed Susan' & it climbs elegantly up the wall.


A brown & orange inspired rose pattern I designed!






Wednesday 19 October 2011

A few of my favourite things...


WELCOME!

I am very excited to be doing my very first blog post on everything floral inspired! I am currently studying for my Level 2 Diploma in Floristry at Writtle College & am absolutely loving it! I thought to start off my blog I would share with you just a few of my favourite things...



This is my bike which I spend more of the time staring at than actually riding! - I am a little bit in love with it & it's the perfect prop for my floral creations!


I absolutely love these warm yellow daisies (I don't know the all the proper names yet!) together with the tinyness of the lilac flowers - the perfect combination.


Browns, oranges, reds & yellows are definitely my favourite colour schemes! Love the old fashioned look of these daisies. I love all things retro - but inparticular the colours, patterns & designs from the 60s & 70s - here are a few items in my collection...


I can't help but love roses.... This is one I grew last year which is a David Austin rose called ' teasing Georgia.' It has a really lovely scent. The picture of the pink roses was taken at Hyde Hall - I love the frilliness of them & they have a really nice Old fashioned English look to them which I adore!




Last, but by no means least, Delphiniums are one of my favourite, favourite flowers. I love this light blue shade - its so soft & pretty. There's just definitely something very special about delphiniums - they are so tall & elegant but still subtle & pretty.