Royal Florist, and twool champion, Simon Lycett, has been busily creating wonders with British flowers. You might have seen the fantastic job he did with the royal posies for RHS Chelsea Flower Show… now twool gets a lovely mention in his latest newsletter. Keep up to date with Simon’s news here. Here is an extract with …
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We’ve a Spring in Our Step
It has been a miserable winter, wet, wet and more wet! Heartbreaking images of sheep up to their elbows in water, homes and businesses flooded and confused flowers blooming far too early. However, it’s *not* all doom and gloom! The days are lengthening – hurrah! And would you look at the light? These daffs are practically glowing! …
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British Flowers Week: Grown Not Flown
Hand up if you don’t like flowers? Everybody loves flowers – bees, butterflies and even sneezy people. Growing or buying British flowers for your vase might be ‘on trend’ but isn’t it also the most natural thing there is? To get cravings for food when it’s actually in season, to delight in sweet peas at …
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The Academy of Floral Art
I had the pleasure of meeting Amanda Randell from The Academy of Floral Art last week. A member of the British Florist Association, she is a British Master Florist creating bespoke floral designs for any event – as well as teaching both professional and recreational floristry for the Academy of Floral Art in Exeter. Here is some …
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twool® in floristry
Look at all the wonderful ways that florists up and down the UK use twool® in their work with British flowers: Emily Wisher, Sara Willman and Eliza James Flowers all use twool The South West Growers Convention and Lock Cottage Flowers also use twool
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