Christmas

  Autumn is always a magical time on our sustainable English flower farm as the hues of summer fade into a rich palette of deep red, muted pinks, flame, terracotta, magenta and gold. It’s also the perfect time to plan ahead and preserve berries and foliage to decorate your home for Christmas. So we’ve put together a guide of our...

Rockett St George’s brilliantly curated online homeware emporium is a fabulous Aladdin’s cave of Christmas decorations that dare to be different. Queens of quirky Jane Rockett and Lucy St George set up the company a few years ago after they met at a fancy dress party and discovered they both loved hunting through car boot sales and antiques fairs to...

We’ve followed the work of best-selling author, TV presenter, charity campaigner and farmer Liz Earle for many years, impressed not only by her inspirational ideas about natural beauty and nutrition but also by her support for The Sustainable Food Trust and The Soil Association. Several years ago Liz returned to her roots, converting a derelict dairy farm in the West...

At The Real Flower Company, we are passionate about roses – which is why Sophie Conran’s Christmas table, decorated with posies of red and peach roses, rang a Christmas bell with us. Sophie’s crisp white Lingonberry or Winter Rose table linen provides the perfect backdrop for Christmas flowers and greenery, and we also love her seasonal recipes – from her...

We’ve looked on with wonder at the journey interior and prop stylist Tamsyn Morgans has taken in renovating her Victorian terrace house in Norwich, scouring flea markets then giving her finds a new lease of life to create a light, bright and comfortable home that effortlessly mixes modern and vintage. Here, Tamsyn shares her tips and ideas for styling your...

Interior designer and stylist Holly Wick of Holly’s House is a self-confessed modern and vintage junkie. Holly is equally at home scouring Ardingly Antiques Fair at 6am in the pouring rain as she is working with designers and craftspeople to create something completely new and unique. Holly relocated from West London, close to our London florist in Chelsea Green, to...

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...

  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...

If you’d like to learn how to make a glorious natural Christmas door wreath using the most exquisite seasonal foliage, aromatic herbs and berries from our sustainable flower farms, then you’ve come to right place. And if you are unable hang a wreath on your door, you can learn how to make a striking Christmas table centrepiece using the same...

This week's inspiring blog post was written by the fabulous Bex Partridge who runs the wonderfully floral Instagram account @botanical_tales . The perfect place for flower lovers to feel inspired. Browse our Wreath Refill Posies in our Christmas flowers collection. I’ve always enjoyed making wreaths and floral displays, since the days when my mum used to fill our house with foliage at...

Christmas seems to come earlier each year. So why not begin the celebrations with this recipe for our Nordic-inspired Spiced Rosewater Christmas Biscuits? Traditional Scandinavian Christmas biscuit recipes get passed down from generation to generation. These festive treats keep well, so they are perfect to have on hand for unexpected Christmas visitors. So easy to make, these attractive spiced and...