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It’s difficult to swerve words like sustainability, climate crisis, net zero and carbon footprint as we make our way through each of our days here on planet earth. Last week I turned on the radio and spent half an hour engrossed in a talk about democracy and its relationship to addressing the climate emergency. There … Read more

Although we are wedding-lite at this time of year here in Cornwall, we still seem really busy in the studio. Enquiries from couples seem to peak at this time of year and I spend my days looking at spreadsheets for the coming year, thinking about the flowers that will be growing locally to us during … Read more

One of our favourite wedding venues to flower is just 5 minutes down the road from our studio, here in Bude, North Cornwall. As recommended suppliers at Launcells Barton, we work here regularly – we know Lara, Matt and their team really well, and we know each of their beautiful spaces like the back of … Read more

It’s been the rainiest winter I’ve ever known. This morning I walked the dog, in a woolly hat, a winter coat, and it lashed with rain. Again. The wind blew wild and we admired the brave surfers, still wearing their winter hoods and boots in the messy white water aftermath of Storm Kathleen.  We bumped … Read more

The endless rain in Cornwall this winter (apparently there have only been around 15 dry days since October!) has been a bit of a challenge. The benefits of living in Cornwall usually come into their own during the winter months, when the holiday makers are mainly tucked up elsewhere, and we get our beloved beaches … Read more

How is it possible that your wedding day flowers could cause any harm to the environment or to the communities in which they grow? How can something so lovely, so much a part of our lives and celebrations, not be anything other than, well, just beautiful? The truth is that the beauty and ‘naturalness’ of … Read more