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

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

Make someone’s day with a bouquet

There’s something very special about small, dainty flowers. They express fragility, gentleness and beauty. Many spring flowers are tiny – buds, the start of a new season, gentle scents.. This little pot contains genista, ranunculus, roses, pistache, rosemary, clematis and lisianthus. Flowers can be used to express so many sentiments. For me, they are the… Continue reading Make someone’s day with a bouquet