Journal

Notes fromthe studio.

Care guides, what’s in season, and the odd early morning at the flower market.

All notes

Care

Season

Studio

Weddings

A florist lifting pink cosmos from a zinc bucket in the garden

Season

What’s in season in October

Late dahlias, cosmos, rosehips and the first chrysanthemums. October is the richest month in the garden.

Café au lait dahlias and a pair of florist’s scissors on a wooden table

Care

Dahlias: a short care guide

Our favourite flower of the year is also one of the thirstiest. A few small habits will give you a full week of colour.

Buckets of roses and wrapped bouquets at a busy early-morning flower market

Studio

A morning at the flower market

Four o’clock alarms, cold hands and the best part of the job. Here’s what a buying morning looks like.

Pink tulips standing upright in a glass vase

Care

How to keep tulips standing up

Tulips keep growing after they’re cut, which is why they bend. Here’s how to work with them, not against them.

A hand-tied bridal bouquet of seasonal garden flowers

Weddings

Choosing wedding flowers by season

Flowers in season look better, last longer and cost less. A month-by-month guide for couples planning ahead.

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