Floribunda Rose

Floribunda Rose Sustainable luxury wedding florist specialising in British florals & foliages for weddings and events across the UK.

Floristry workshops for florists, students or flower lovers. Eco friendly luxury wedding florist specialising in British florals & foliages across the UK. Floristry workshops for 1:1 tuition, career change or for fun

An ode to British Autumn Hydrangea
26/09/2025

An ode to British Autumn Hydrangea

Anyone who knows me very well knows that I have a bit of an obsession with tuberose, and anyone who knows anything much ...
31/07/2025

Anyone who knows me very well knows that I have a bit of an obsession with tuberose, and anyone who knows anything much about my business knows that we only use British flowers.

If you know about floristry, you know that you cannot buy British tuberose as a cut flower.

So I grew my own. With help.

Last year I managed to grow just a few stems from bulbs and got my tuberose fix. I then set about researching how to grow lots more… they’re quite needy, but that fragrance is absolutely worth the faff.

I planted the new bulbs and mollycoddled the plants that we had and overwintered them (with citrus trees and the pelargonium) in an insulated warm frame (which had been a cold frame) that William heated & programmed to stay at the optimal temperature despite the whims of the weather outside. We watered them sparingly and kept a close eye on them until spring when they went into our new (to us) tuberose greenhouse with their companions from the warm frame and some jasmine, because you can’t have too much fragrance in your life.

We got a watering system in place (and when I say we, I very much mean William, not me, but I cheered him on, which has to count for something) and the bulbs sent up lots of promising green shoots.

Slugs attacked, we fought back, and a lot of the bulbs did absolutely nothing. I feared the worst, maybe we hadn’t given them quite what they needed. Frankly they’d rather be growing in Mexico, and here I was trying to grow them in Surrey…

But after a little time acclimatising, leaves started to spring up and thrillingly, a few weeks ago, flower stems started to emerge. This week the first stem began to flower. You can’t cut them until there are a good few flowers open or they stop in their tracks and wont open more. So I was patient (ish) despite being giddy with anticipation and I waited.

On Tuesday, finally, after almost a year of waiting I got to bring that first flower spike into the house and breathe in the intoxicating perfume.

Absolute bliss. A house perfumed by home grown tuberose. Who could ask for anything more?

Oh and the roses have been pretty good too, but my heart undeniably belongs to the tuberose this week.

Gathering armfuls of seasonal ingredients (especially roses!) from the grounds of country estates and creating memories ...
16/06/2025

Gathering armfuls of seasonal ingredients (especially roses!) from the grounds of country estates and creating memories that people treasure is rather special.

Moments like this, before guests arrive, when the scene is set and the dust sheets, buckets and ladders are packed away make the early starts and the hard graft that goes into floral design all worth it.

This year we are growing some of our own flowers and I am loving bringing them into the house and waking up to the smell of roses and sweet peas. It feels so decadent to have flowers filling our little coach house that are just for us!

Happy Easter everyone! I hope you’ve had a lovely weekend.It has been a weekend filled with sowing seeds and potting thi...
21/04/2025

Happy Easter everyone! I hope you’ve had a lovely weekend.

It has been a weekend filled with sowing seeds and potting things on here. I’m so loving growing things at the potager and can’t wait for what’s coming. We planted cucumber plants in one of the greenhouses yesterday and lots of our flower seedlings are bursting into life. I *might* have gone a bit mad with the larkspur & corncockle but I’m sure we’ll enjoy them all, I just need to work out where to put them…

The peonies are budding up beautifully, so hopefully it won’t be long until we have combinations like these again ✨

Our hire service is taking off too with plinths, bud vases and arches being reserved for weddings, events and parties 🙌

So looking forward to seeing what people do with them all!

Simple seasonal gatherings of lovely white elements, finished with ribbons and ready to go and adorn some lapels! Narcis...
13/04/2025

Simple seasonal gatherings of lovely white elements, finished with ribbons and ready to go and adorn some lapels! Narcissi, hellebore and anemone with tiny touches of spring foliage 🤍

Playing with light ✨
10/04/2025

Playing with light ✨

Dappled light on narcissi, Puschkinia libanotica, strawberry flowers, tulips (I’m so happy to see these again!), apple b...
08/04/2025

Dappled light on narcissi, Puschkinia libanotica, strawberry flowers, tulips (I’m so happy to see these again!), apple blossom, uva vulpis, wallflowers (which have been flowering for full month now) and muscari.

Spring has sprung and I’m loving seeing what each new week brings, and filling the house with flowers after photographing them.

There’s something to be said for immersing one’s self in nature, appreciating and documenting each stem and its beauty, particularly amidst such uncertainty in the world.

I hope you’re enjoying these too, though at the moment I’m not sure anyone’s actually seeing my posts… is there anyone out there?

Narcissi, Russian snowdrops, strawberry flowers, tulips (I’m so happy to see these again!), apple blossom, uva vulpis, w...
08/04/2025

Narcissi, Russian snowdrops, strawberry flowers, tulips (I’m so happy to see these again!), apple blossom, uva vulpis, wallflowers (which have been flowering for full month now) and muscari.

Spring has sprung and I’m loving seeing what each new week brings, and filling our little coach house with flowers after photographing them.

There’s something to be said for immersing one’s self in nature, appreciating and documenting each stem and its beauty, particularly amidst such uncertainty in the world.

I hope you’re enjoying these too.

On our Tailored Floristry Tuition days we go at your pace, focus on creating beautiful sustainable designs using British...
04/04/2025

On our Tailored Floristry Tuition days we go at your pace, focus on creating beautiful sustainable designs using British flowers using our tried and tested methods.

Whether you are looking to up your sustainable arch making game, feel more confident creating foam free sympathy work or create gorgeous bridal work is up to you.

I will share everything I’ve learned, gently guiding you along the way ensuring that you feel confident, competent and ready to create these designs going forward.

We’ll discuss sourcing, pricing and how many man hours it takes to create pieces.

For this tailored day we created sustainable arches, covering everything from budget to stem count, mechanics (flower spikes, hook and loop strapping, chicken wire, oshun pouches for the top of the design, meadow boxes for the base and our good sturdy arch itself) and more besides.

It’s an investment in your craft, in you, and an opportunity to immerse yourself in our flower filled world and the joy of seasonal blooms.

Oh and lunch and delicious snacks are included so all you need to bring is yourself, your camera (or phone) and a readiness to learn!

Full details and available dates are all over at floribundarose.com under the flower school tab.

Spring boutonnières waiting in the wings at Temple Church in London. We used ranunculus, butterfly ranunculus, pink p***...
03/04/2025

Spring boutonnières waiting in the wings at Temple Church in London. We used ranunculus, butterfly ranunculus, pink p***y willow, eucalyptus & hellebore in tones to coordinate with the wedding palette. Making boutonnières is one of my favourite parts of creating wedding flowers. Selecting the flowers, putting together pleasing gatherings, wrapping them and finishing with silk ribbons. It’s delicate work, but immensely satisfying. We go to the wedding ceremony 30 minutes early to pin the boutonnières on and wish our groom’s and their chaps the best of luck on the day (it’s also nice to know their bouts are on the right side (left lapel for gents) pinned on securely, and wont end up wonky). The last one did get ribboned too… we always make a spare, just in case!

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