Welcome to the Flowerona Newsletter
I can't quite believe it's already June...the weeks seem to be flying by this year!
If you're based in the UK, I hope you've had a lovely Diamond Jubilee weekend.
Simple Flower Arranging
One popular trend at the moment is to arrange flowers in single stems or groups in glass bottles.
Very fashionable at weddings, it's also the perfect way to arrange flowers in your home. And you could combine cuttings from your own garden with shop-bought flowers.
Charity shops are a great place to pick up bottles..they don't need to match. Or you could buy them from places such as The Balcony Gardener, notonthehighstreet or dotcomsgiftshop.
You may decide to collect clear glass or coloured glass, such as blue, to fit in with the colour scheme in a particular room in your house.
Why not have a go? It's so easy...and yet so effective.
(Images : Eat Drink Chic)
Stunning Peonies at New Covent Garden Flower Market
Last week I visited New Covent Garden Flower Market for a trade event and took the opportunity to snap some peonies...one of my very favourite flowers.
I bought a wrap of the coral peonies above and couldn't quite believe how such a tight bud could open into such a beautiful flower just a few hours later.
Even Matty, my husband, commented on what amazing blooms they were and they added such a burst of colour to our kitchen table...
Seasonal Flowers & Foliage Available this Month
As well as peonies in a wide range of colours, cut flowers which are also available this month include stocks, astilbe, delphiniums, sunflowers and agapanthus.
Plus foliage-wise, alchemilla mollis is available. Do look out for them all in your local florist shop.
Blog of the Month
This month, it's the turn of Style Me Pretty, a very popular and regularly updated US blog featuring chic, stylish weddings with stunning photography.
If you're looking for wedding flowers inspiration, I highly recommend a visit...and if you're not, it's a lovely place to escape to during your lunch hour.
(Images : Style Me Pretty/Cynthia Martyn/Rebecca Wood)
Events in June
Here are a few flowery events happening in the UK this month...
June 9th
Crocus Open Day, Surrey
June 9th-10th
Open Garden SquaresWeekend, London
June 13th-17th
BBC Gardeners' World Live, NEC Birmingham
June 13th-16th
Floral Festival, St Mary's Church, Barnes, London
June 15th-17th
Jekka's Herb Farm Open Day, Bristol
June 22nd-24th
Cottesbrooke Gardener's Fair, Northampton
June 28th
Rose & Clematis Evening, RHS Wisley, Surrey
Coming up this Month on Flowerona
During June, I'm planning on featuring interviews with lots of inspirational flower-related people.
These include artists Helen Lang and Susan Entwistle, photographer Sabina Ruber and florist Ellie Jauncey from The Flower Appreciation Society.
Quote of the Month
This month's flowery quote...
"Slow buds the pink dawn like a rose, from out night's grey and cloudy sheath; softly and still it grows and grows, petal by petal, leaf by leaf."
~Susan Coolidge
I hope you've enjoyed reading this month's Flowerona newsletter.
I'd like to wish you a very happy month of June...
Rona x
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