Willow Green Flowers

May

What’s available this month

Garden Flowers

White

Narcissus ‘Bridal Crown’

Pink

Blue

Forget-me-nots

Grape Hyacinth

Yellow

Foliage and Filler

White

Euonymus

Spirea ‘Bridal Wreath’

Pink

Apple Blossom

Flowering Currant

Blue

Garden Periwinkles

Yellow

Kerria

Purple

Honeysuckle

Red

Wild Flowers

White

Ribwort Plantain

Dark brown pointed cones on sturdy square green stems. Cones develop into flower heads of delicate trembling creamy white anthers.

Ideal for buttonholes, much more interesting twist than usual gypsophilia. Also useful for flower crowns and table posies

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Pink

Lady’s Smock

Red Campion Silene dioca

A typical flower of English hedgerows and woodland glades. Very pretty.

Stems are narrow, slightly hairy and tinged a reddish-brown which gives a lovely contrast with the small clear green leaves. The small five-petalled flowers are a strong rose pink with tiny white centres.

The mix of different tones makes them combine well with a wide variety of other flowers. Use in table posies

Stem length: 30-45cm

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Blue

English Bluebells

Yellow

Primrose

Purple

Sweet Violets

Snakes Head Fritillaries

 

June

What’s available this month

Garden Flowers

White

Pink

Blue

Forget-me-nots

Foliage and Filler

White

Euonymus

Pink

Appl Currant

Blue

Garden Periwinkles

Yellow

Kerria

Purple

Honeysuckle – long twisting bare stems with green/purple oval leaves

Red

Green

Wild Flowers

White

Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria

A traditional wild flower of the English summer countryside known as ‘Queen of the Meadow’. Used as a church strewing because of its scented leaves.

Mahogany brown stems and leaf stems contrast with deep green pinnate leaves, paler on the underside. Creamy white puffs of tiny fragrant flowers in dense branched frothy masses.

Use in arrangements as a replacement for ammi or similar lace cap filler. Looks particularly effective massed. A very good flower for weddings, especially where budget is restricted – gives an instant bridal effect to arrangements.

Stem length: 50-120cm.

Longevity:

Individual price: 39p per 60cm stem in batches of 25 stems. Longer lengths available on request.

 

Ribwort Plantain

Dark brown pointed cones on sturdy square green stems. Cones develop into flower heads of delicate trembling creamy white anthers.

Ideal for buttonholes, much more interesting twist than usual gypsophilia. Also useful for flower crowns and table posies

Stem length:

Longevity:

Individual price:

Pink

Blue

Meadow Cranesbill Geranium pratense

Use branching stems in arrangements to provide filler and structure and make the more expensive garden flowers go further or use smaller stems in jam jar posies to provide a pop of blue. Very useful for table centres where the heat of the marquee will cause new flowers to open continually while old flowers go over – scattering their petals over the table cloth in a natural confetti that couldn’t be fresher.

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Yellow

Purple