November 2017

A Foodie Destination We’re proud to call Chelsea Green – a destination for food-lovers that boasts a wonderful sense of community – our London home. We opened the doors of our London flower shop just over a year ago. Our aim was to offer Londoners a green alternative by bringing our finest scented roses and seasonal flowers, herbs and foliage...

Studies of reactions to gifts of flowers undertaken at Rutgers University, New Jersey, concluded that flowers elicit true happiness in 100 per cent of the people who receive them. We put this theory to the test and asked Facebook if you like receiving flowers for Christmas. Your comments delivered a resounding yes vote (95%)! Two respondents said no to flowers...

Created for us by Lindsay Radcliffe from Linday’s Feast (lindsaysfeast.com) As the nights draw in and the days get colder, it’s the perfect time to invite some friends over for a cosy and relaxing home-cooked meal. There’s nothing worse than spending hours slaving over the stove while my guests have all the fun. I’m something of a lazy host, and...

At The Real Flower Company we’ve always tried to do things differently, growing flowers as nature intended – with scent (and thorns) – in a way that respects and works in harmony with the environment. We’ve long admired the exquisite prints and style of Cabbages & Roses but it was only when we met a couple of months ago that...

  Part of the pleasure of Christmas is, of course, in the anticipation – and nothing heightens the excitement of the countdown to Christmas as much as an Advent Calendar. We can all remember the thrill of opening those little doors or windows each morning when we were children and knowing that each time we were one sleep nearer the...