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Welcome to the Flowerona Newsletter
Firstly, many apologies for the lack of newsletter last month...it was a little crazy!!!
I hope you enjoy reading this month's newsletter.
Pastel winter blooms...
When I think about winter, it's easy to fall into the habit of assuming that flower arrangements have to be white or red and include silver or gold.
But I recently came across these stunning floral designs below on Art with Nature's blog.
In the left bouquet, pastel ranunculus blooms have been combined with amaryllis, poppies and roses. And the design on the right is a very simple posy of ranunculus.
So, why not choose pastel flowers for a change this winter?
If you'd like to see the full blog post, please click here.
(Images: Esther Sun Photography)
Add Colour to your Home with Spring Bulbs
Back in March, I visited a wonderful hotel and found the hyacinth arrangement on the left below in the bathroom.
When I spotted a similar shaped ceramic dish in a local charity shop a few months later, I just had to buy it.
Then, at the end of November, I bought some white hyacinth bulbs whilst I was in Ikea.
At the weekend, I potted up the bulbs with compost, moss (which I found at the bottom of our garden!) and a few birch twigs. It's didn't take me more than ten minutes and was so simple to do...
(Image : Rona Wheeldon for Flowerona)
Award-winning cafe at The Garden Museum
I recently visited the Garden Museum in London. I'd been meaning to go there for a little while and I was even more keen when I heard that their cafe had won an award!
So, I met up with a friend there in October. And I can highly recommend the cakes in the cafe!
We sat inside as it was a little chilly, but when the weather is warm, there's a lovely area to sit outside.
If you do visit, I highly recommend that you pop into their shop too.
Here are some of my photos...
(Images : Rona Wheeldon for Flowerona)
Seasonal Flowers & Foliage
In the shops at the moment, you'll find amaryllis in white, red, burgundy and peach. Spring flowers are also available such as tulips, narcissi, hyacinths, ranunculus and anemones. And you'll find spring bulbs potted up.
Talking of plants, poinsettias and cyclamen are in abundance. Don't forget to look out for sparkly twigs and pussy willow too...
Blog of the Month
This month's blog of the month is called Decor8. It's a very popular design blog and is written by Holly Becker, an American lady living in Germany.
Holly started Decor8 over seven years ago and now 48,000 people read it every day!
I adore Decor8, the tone of Holly's writing and her images. Below is a little collage from a recent blog post she wrote. And here's a link to the blog post.
(Images : Holly Becker/Decor8)
Events in December
Here are a few flowery events happening in the UK this month...
December 1st-7th
Arley Christmas Floral Extravaganza, Northwich, Cheshire
December 5th & 6th
Wreath Making, Chatsworth, Bakewell, Derbyshire
December 6th
Christmas Flower Arranging, RHS Hyde Hall, Chelmsford, Essex
December 8th
Christmas Wreath Making Workshop, Petersham Nurseries, Richmond, Surrey
December 10th
Make your own Christmas Decorations Demo, Clifton Nurseries, London
December 17th
Christmas Flowers Workshop, Chewton Glen, New Forest, Hampshire
Coming up this Month on Flowerona
During January, I'm planning on featuring interviews with lots of inspirational flowery people including more members of the Flowers from the Farm network and artists.
There will also be blog posts featuring garden designers, photographers and designer/makers.
Quote of the Month
This month's flowery quote...
'Flowers always make people better, happier and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul.'
~Luther Burbank
So, I hope you've enjoyed reading this month's Flowerona newsletter.
Wishing you a very happy month of December...and I hope you have a wonderful Christmas too!
Rona x
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