Happy we’ll be, beyond the sea… crossing seas, crossing continents or just crossing your fingers for sunshine at home, this arrangement is a picture postcard from a superb summer. Take in the view of some rather lovely lisianthus, sedum, santini and...
Can’t resist the strange attraction ABBA sang – and you won’t be able to resist the magnetic pull of this arrangement, twinkling brightly like a city at night. Stargaze (stemgaze?) at roses, santini and carthamus. Meet Carthamus This week we’re...
Whether you’re staying put this summer or going further afield, this arrangement will conjure the magic of the South of France in your vase. You’ll be walking in fields of gold. Discover sunflowers, crocosmia and wheat – floral gold! Meet Crocosmia...
Striding out into the natural world is one of the great joys of summer – if you can’t get out, why not bring the natural world to you? This arrangement does just that. Featuring roses, eucalyptus and glorious gladioli. Meet Eucalyptus This week...
Flowers… but make them fizzy! We like to sneak flowers into everything – and during the warmer summer months that includes delicious drinks, naturally. Nothing says summer quite like pink lemonade (we’ve even named one of our recent arrangements...
Ornithogalum… Say it out loud? Orni-tho-galum. There we go. Many flowers can be referred to as “star” stems – but ornithogalum really earns the title. In fact, you might know it better by its other name: Star of Bethlehem, owing to its many star...
Take a look at these rather lovely sedum. You might recognise them – they’re a plant that loves to grow in gardens, on verges and in coastal spots. But, did you know that sedum has such an interesting backstory? The name sedum comes from the Latin...
Move over rose, you’re not the only romantic flower in town (although we are, of course, a fan of you too, don’t worry!) But we do think the agapanthus (also known as Lily of the Nile, the Love Flower and African Lily) needs to be considered when...
Game, set, match! It’s July and that means one thing… we’re all going wild for Wimbledon. But while you all load up your jugs with Pimms, search for the freshest strawberries and begin chatting away to Sue Barker as if she’s your new best friend...
We have a challenge for you… and it’s a pretty tough one. Look at a sunflower and try not to smile. Hard, right? It’s like these bright, luminous blooms were created simply to make us beam. (that or be Van Gogh’s muse.) But there’s a lot more hidden...
Since I founded Freddie’s Flowers eight years ago (!) The RHS Chelsea Flower Show has been an annual highlight for me. Each year feels totally different – and this year, it really struck me that the Chelsea atmosphere fills me with nostalgia for...
During his long apprenticeship as the Prince of Wales, King Charles was known to be a lover of the natural world. From organic farming to environmental issues, Charles has always made his outdoorsy interests widely known. When the invitations to...
