A Mother's Day Made in England

I wanted to try something different for Mother's Day and came across Common Farm Flowers on Twitter. I loved the natural, cottage style of these flowers and also liked the fact that they are organically grown in England. It's nice to support British growers as most flowers available in the UK are from Holland or are flown in from far-flung places like Columbia and Kenya.

A box of British loveliness

I was excited when my cut flowers arrived by courier on Friday afternoon and it was even more exciting to think that just a few hours earlier they had been growing in Somerset, so I knew they were really fresh :-)

I unwrapped the beautiful, spring, scented blooms and conditioned them ready to use the next day.

I made two hand tied bouquets from the mixed bucket of flowers I bought (one for my Mum and one for my boyfriend's Mum). I added a little bit of extra spring foliage too.

Informal spring hand tied bouquet in decorative jug

Cottage-style hand tied bouquet in earthenware jug

I was pleased with the seasonal, relaxed look of these bouquets. I will definitely keep looking for alternative sources of cut flowers for my designs.