A burst of Spring colour. . . . . in January!

Seemingly one of the mildest winters on record, this topsy turvey weather is confusing all the plants in my garden.  My Jasmine climber started to flower again just before Christmas, I still have flowers appearing on various varieties of Pelargoniums and my Honeysuckle started flowering a couple of weeks ago!  All lovely, but what will happen when the inevitable frost and snow eventually arrives?

It's always nice to see all the cut spring flowers at this time of year, and there's been an abundance of lovely daffs and tulips to choose from and an opportunity to start thinking about some Spring designs, especially all those of you who are planning a spring wedding.

It seems that this year the trend for wedding flowers is Romantic and Vintage which means flowers with a hand picked appearance similar to those found in an English garden like roses, peonies, ranunculus, hydrangeas, lisianthus and lovely spring daisies and big blousy blooms.

Wedding bouquets are still very much hand tied with clusters of flower groupings and a greater use of cool grey/green foliage such as Dusty Miller and Senecio.  Feathers are also being added to give movement and come in a huge range of colours to complement your theme.

Staying with the romantic theme, there will be more creative detailing on the bouquet handle - covered with a variety of ribbons, damask fabrics, layered and finished with vintage pins, brooches, rhinestones and pearls.

Staying with the sphere, we'll be seeing topiary like designs transferring to table centrepieces and ceremony arrangements.  Displayed as hanging pomander balls using colourful blocks of carnations, roses, hydrangeas and chrysanthemums or placed on top of large urns or glass cylindrical glass vases.
Also, multiple and variations of smaller vases lining the centre of long reception tables and lots of branches adorned with smaller flowers in elegant ceramic dishes and vases.