Mayor Making at The DoubleTree Hilton Hotel Lincoln

On 16th May Lincoln held it's annual ceremony to swear in a new Mayor.

We were honoured to be asked once again to supply the presentation posies and the table flowers for the luncheon.

We kept the flowers in Council colours, and created these gorgeous posies of carnation, green trick dianthus, parrot tulips, santini and semi double chrysants and white mascara with mixed foliage.

These were delivered to The Guildhall for presentation during the ceremony.

The luncheon was held at The DoubleTree by Hilton in The Cathedral Suite.

The colours were again kept neutral, in the Councils own colours, and this year we made a 'nest' out of vines and filled these with the same flowers as the posies.

Apparently they went down a storm!!

The Cathedral Suite all ready for the arrival of it's very distinguished guests.

A lovely note from Kate who orders the flowers every year.

Hi Sandra,

 

Just wanted to say thank you very much for yesterday’s flowers, they were beautiful!   Everyone loved the nests!    

Best wishes.

 

Kate

It is an absolute age since I have used parrot tulips but they are gorgeous. Unfortunately they were at the end of the season but these will be on my watch list for next spring.

Two photos by the official photographer at the event taken from The City of Lincoln Facebook page. See here for all details https://www.facebook.com/TheCOLC/

Although this is a civic function we can create these designs for weddings or corporate events held at this venue or any other around Lincoln.

Do drop us a line if you love these as much as the guests did and ask us how we can tailor them to your colours and style.

Sandra

Country style flowers at The Dower House Hotel

I was lucky to set up at the fabulous Dower House Hotel two weeks running as C & A held their wedding reception here following on from this one last week.

The table centrepieces were in keeping with the bridal bouquets of a mix of country style flowers. These were made into posies and placed in our plain hurricane vases which were decorated with pretty blue ribbon.

To finish off the country look the jars were placed on our log slices. These worked really well with the lovely moss numbers for the tables.

The Dower House really is versatile, so many styles work well within this hotel and each set up we do is individual to the couple.

The flowers used were ammi, eustoma, carnations, santini chrysants, nigella, alstroemeria and gyp with some eucalyptus foliage.

This was an early wedding, ceremony 11.30 am (at Church) and as such our early delivery of the bridal bouquets and quick set up in church meant for once the hotel hadn't quite turned the room around from breakfast. The guest tables were ready but not the top table but as lovely as ever the staff offered to put the 3 vases on the table once they were ready. It is little touches like this which 

makes setting up here so lovely.

The view the bride would see from the top table.

This photo shows the designs from above so you can see the variety of flowers within.

Are you getting married at The Dower House Hotel? More set ups here 

Or do you simply love this style? More here. 

Either way do get in touch to discuss how we can create your flowers and help you achieve your flowery dreams.

Sandra x 

Our Lady and St Peter's Church wedding

C & A held their wedding ceremony in Our Lady and St Peters Church at Woodall Spa.

This is a lovely small church and it was decided only pew ends were needed. These were kept as simple as possible with gyp bunches hung on alternating pews tied on with a small pale blue bow.

The brides view down the aisle on entering the church

They may be simple but are very pretty

The grooms view up the church aisle waiting for his bride.

It doesn't matter how simple or elaborate you are wanting to have your flower decorations, we at The Studio are happy to help and advise and to set each part of your day up as required.

If you are having a church wedding then do check out other decorations we have set up by searching on the right -

Labels - Church: (pick out various churches)

If you would like to see more photos of past designs, please book a consultation as we have more in our portfolio.

Sandra x

Country style wedding flowers in gorgeous pastel colours

This was a gorgeous country style wedding with a pastel colour theme of pale pink, blue, cream and ivory.

Clare, the bride, chose gorgeous seasonal flowers of Nigella, Euston, Carnations, Alstroemeria, freesia, santini chrysants, ammi and gyp wit eucalyptus foliage.

She also chose to have a lovely large satin bow adorn her bouquet with long ribbon trails.

The 3 bridesmaids had similar style bouquets 

with the same mix of flowers and a neat compact bow with trails to finish.

The bridal bouquets all together

The cute flower girl carried a silver heart wand with a corsages of nigella, eustoma, alstro and gyp.

The groomsmen each wore a natural style buttonhole of a eustoma flower and buds with an alstroemeria flower, gyp and sprig of eucalyptus. All tied together with shoestring satin ribbon.

The groomsmen buttonholes all ready for delivery.

The mum's each wore a lapel corsage of eustoma, freesia, santini heads and gyp with eucalyptus foliage.

A cute page boy deserves a cute buttonhole. This was a Nigella flower, eustoma bud, few gyp balls and foliage. These are given on a safety pin.

The grooms, mums and page boy buttonhole all ready for delivery.

Are you looking for country style wedding flowers for your day? Not sure where to start? 

Look here for more ideas

Or do you love the trend of a mix of pastel colours all together?

Look here for more of these

Book a consultation today and let us guide you through which flowers work best with each colour scheme and seasonal availability.

Sandra x

Summer flowering perennials - Garden Plant of the Month - June

Garden Plant of the Month for June: Summer-flowering Perennials 

Three stars amongst the perennials
The selection that's in the spotlight this month as Garden Plant of the Month consists of three eye-catching stars in the range of hardy perennials. They're Coneflower, Phlox, Delphinium. There are similarities and differences between the three plants. All three have seen fresh additions to the range in recent years, so that they’re available in more varied colours and shapes. They all attract bees, butterflies and other insects with their remarkable fragrance. But the plants are quite different in terms of shape. Whilst Coneflower has flowers that resemble sun hats, Phlox features plume-shaped sprays of flowers with bright colours. Delphinium has an extended flower spike with a ‘spur’ on each flower, which gives rise to the common name larkspur. 

Summer-flowering perennials (Coneflower, Phlox, Delphinium) 
Coneflower, also known as Echinacea, occurs in many different colours. An attractive green or orange heart is surrounded by slightly drooping colourful petals, from beautiful salmon or ochre through to deep purple and dark red. There are also white and red varieties, and even a double-flowered varieties. E. purpurea is the original species, referring to the lilac-coloured petals. The plant is also known for its medicinal properties, such as boosting immunity.
Phlox can be identified by its strong, sweet fragrance and its beautiful sprays of flowers. There are upright species, P. Paniculata Grp, that are also often used as cut flowers, and ground-covering species (P. Subulata Grp). Phlox is very appealing to butterflies and bees in the garden. Plant-breeding has created an updated range with beautiful colours. Pure white, deep purple, blue, pink with a red eye or even flowers with striped petals. The original colour was claret.
Delphinium it is a member of the Ranunculaceae family. It’s an impressive flower: stately, elongated and beautifully coloured. If you look carefully at the individual flowers along the spikes, you can see ‘spurs’ like those worn by knights. Various Delphinium cultivars are available in the shops: the cultivars derived from perennials are large, robust and impressive. The plant is available in beautiful pastel shades from blue and purple through to salmon and white. And the beautiful ‘eyes’ in the flowers are stunning.

Caring for Coneflower, Phlox and Delphinium
You can enjoy these perennials for years by following a few simple tips. It’s important that they’re placed in partial shade to full sun. The flowers will then flower lavishly. Place the plants in well-draining, damp soil and water regularly, particularly if they’re in pots on the balcony or patio. Give the plants extra food in the spring so that they continue to flower profusely for a long time and remain healthy. They will then produce especially lovely flowers. And you can pick a posy for yourself from these plants to have indoors as well. Put some cut flower food in the vase to enjoy them for 7 to 10 days.

Tips for keeping summer flowering perennials 
In late summer, when the plants have finished flowering, you can cut them back and they may re-flower in the autumn. The plants will then die back above ground and hibernate below ground. Leave the dead parts on the plant to protect them against extreme winter conditions. They also look lovely with some frost or snow on them. Remove these parts at the end of February, and the plant will start to grow again in the spring in order to flower beautifully again in the summer. After a few years the plants can be divided to keep them young and vigorous.

All these flowers make excellent additions to any wedding, whether in bouquets and displays as cut flowers or as potted plants. Ask us how we can create designs to suit your style today.

Sandra x