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Thank you all for your kind messages on my last post, we had a wonderful holiday.Our little dog Sparky, came on holiday with us this year. It was a long drive, but he was really well behaved, and when we reached our destination, he jumped out of the car and trotted off to the cottage, as if to say "this is it, I have arrived!" Jingle, our guinea pig, came along too, he had a wonderful time eating all the clover he could. I must say it was lovely for us to have our pets with us instead of leaving the dog at kennels (which he hates), and trying to find a volunteer for the guinea pig and goldfish. We now have a new addition to the menagerie, a dwarf rabbit called Chester. Isn't he lovely. Lois got him for her birthday, and we picked him up when we got back from Kerry. We stayed here, one of 3 cottages, although it was more like a barn conversion, light and airy. The views were wonderful, and it was so peaceful even though we were only 10 minutes drive from the local town, Ke...

A lovely vintage/garden themed wedding with a gorgeous mix of flowers and colours. Gemma was keen for the flowers to have a very natural look to fit in with the garden theme. Just beautiful for a late June wedding . Gemma's vintage toned bouquet of Memory Lane roses, pink peonies, pale green roses, gypsophila and astilbe in  mauves, pinks and fresh green. Beautiful for a late June wedding and I love how the pale green adds a touch of summer freshness to these vintage colours Vintage toned summer bouquet in mauves, pinks and greens using roses, peonies, astilbe and gypsophila for the bridesmaids - a smaller version of the bridal bouquet. Lovely, fresh and very natural. For the flower girl, a gold heart shaped wand decorated with a co-ordinating design of Memory Lane rose, lisianthus and gypsophila. Groom's buttonhole of rose, gypsophila and vintage toned foliages. Buttonholes of pink rose and rosemary for the remaining men. Floral trees of roses, peonies and gypsophila make gorg...

Ali described herself as "a bit of a hippy at heart", a tall willowy bride in a long flowing Jenny Packham Dress -  this called for something a bit different. I love something a bit different ! The colours are purple, teal, silver and ivory  and the style, very natural with a hint of wild. Nothing to formal or to structured.  Trailing and very natural, tied bouquet in purples,ivory, silver and deep green using roses, lisianthus, passion flower and astilbe with silver eucalyptus and loops and trails of ivy.  Purple, ivory, silver and deep green country style bouquet using Dolomiti roses, purple lisianthus, astilbe, eucalyptus and passion flower with loops of ivy. For Ali's bridesmaid. Natural, tied bouquet  of ivory roses, purple lisianthus, astilbe, eucalyptus, passion flower and loops of ivy. Just a touch of wild about this design. Buttonhole of Dolomiti rose and deep green ivy leaf for the men. And for the ladies, a corsage of ivory rose, spray rose, astilbe a...

A new rose for me  this year called Blue Moon, isn't she gorgeous? My dear friends, I was quite horrified when I viewed my blog and saw how long it is since I last posted. There are not enough hours in the day for me at the moment. The weather has been absolutely glorious and the garden is looking lovely. We are off for a week's holiday tomorrow, to County Kerry. We will be staying in a cottage on a farm, and the dog and guinea pig are coming too! I am so looking forward to a rest and change of scene. I won't be taking the computer with me, but hope to catch up with you on my return. Hoping you all have a wonderful week, with much love, Linda xx.

For their wedding at the Tithe Barn in Petersfield Kate and Doug chose a lovely fresh colour scheme of palest green and white and a very soft and pretty look with a contemporary edge. I loved it ! All Images © Fiori by Lynne Kate's bouquet of ivory and pale green roses, lisianthus and freesia with a surround of palm leaf and grass. A classic bouquet given a contemporary twist by the surround. Little diamante pins in some of the roses added some sparkle. Bridesmaids' modern bouquet in pale greens and white using roses, freesias and lisianthus with palm leaf edging. A smaller version of the bridal bouquet but without the sparkle. Against their midnight blue dresses they looked stunning. Modern posy for the flower girl using ivory and green roses, freesias and lisianthus with palm leaf. A smaller version again. Silver star wand with lisianthus and grasses, always a hit with little flower girls. Modern buttonhole of ivory rose with loops and spires of grass and a band of ivory ribb...