Flowers. The Perfect Gift

Flowers are the Perfect Gift Flowers are the perfect gift for so many occasions. As a floral designer, wedding flowers have been my gift to many relatives and friends on their special day. I always take flowers to dinner parties – often adding blooms and foliage from my own garden. bouquet with myrtle, red robin… Continue reading Flowers. The Perfect Gift

Happy New Year and happy foraging from Stems of Holborn

Branches foraged by Stems of Holborn for Vogue Magazine

We foraged these branches for Vogue Magazine

Bringing Floral Inspiration from the Countryside to the City.

Lockdown brought a new way of life for me. I have owned Stems of Holborn for 35 years, firstly living in Islington, and then for the past 20 years, living in Old Windsor and commuting to London. i think most of us push the long commute to the back of our minds, or tell ourselves… Continue reading Bringing Floral Inspiration from the Countryside to the City.

Stems in Holborn

As a florist in Holborn for the past 32 years, I have seen many changes. The home of Stems has always been in Sicilian Avenue. Central St. Martin’s School of Art and Design, www.arts.ac.uk was opposite my shop in Sicilian Avenue, and Victoria House was The Liverpool Victoria. So when they both moved out, it… Continue reading Stems in Holborn