Buy local!

Using locally grown flowers means working with what’s naturally in season. The colours sit well together, the flowers last better, and everything feels a bit more connected to the time of year. It also keeps things more sustainable and often a bit more relaxed in style.

Here's a list of what's in season in the UK:

Spring

• Tulips

• Narcissi (daffodils)

• Ranunculus

• Anemones

• Hyacinths

• Muscari

• Hellebores

• Blossom (cherry, apple)

Summer

• Sweet peas

• Roses (garden varieties)

• Peonies

• Foxgloves

• Delphiniums

• Cornflowers

• Nigella

• Dahlias (late summer)

Autumn

• Dahlias

• Chrysanthemums

• Asters

• Sedum

• Cosmos

• Rudbeckia

• Amaranthus

• Grasses and seed heads

Winter

• Hellebores

• Paperwhites

• Amaryllis

• Evergreen foliage (pine, fir, eucalyptus)

• Winter berries (ivy, holly)

• Skimmia

• Dried and preserved elements