The Real Flower Company blog

HOW TO GET A BUMPER CROP OF ROSES If you want to ensure your roses will be in full bloom this summer, then it’s time for a good prune. Our founder Rosebie explains: “February / March is time to declare war on the roses – and there’s a reason why people say ask your enemies to prune your roses! Hybrid...

Chelsea Flower Show Breaking News! This year we’ll be back at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and our plans are well under way! We’re looking forward to sharing more with you soon. Our founder and flower farmer Rosebie Morton has also been asked to give a talk at the show on Wednesday 20 May at 3pm – we’d love to...

Rosebie’s favourite roses to plant now “Bare root roses, which often look very brown and seem to offer little promise, don’t excite everyone – but I love them”, says our founder and flower farmer Rosebie Morton. “If you are wondering what to plant, then I’d recommend Chandos Beauty from Harkness, which I think of as my perfect child. From the...

HELLO PARSON'S GREEN We’re so thrilled to have opened the doors of our second London shop at 66 New Kings Road, Parson’s Green, London SW4. It’s a wonderful, light-filled space in such a welcoming neighbourhood. As well as sustainable and seasonal flowers from our farms, you can also expect to find vases, homeware, dried flowers, vintage treasures, gifts and workshops...

There’s something so romantic, beautiful and ethereal about a classic English scented rose – like a snowflake, each one is subtly different, filled with character and charm and that vital ingredient, scent. Yet most of the roses mass-grown today stay tightly cupped and have been genetically modified to remove their scent gene. Hampshire-based flower farmer Rosebie Morton, from The Real...

YOUR INVITATION On behalf of David Austin, we’d like to invite you to an English Country Wedding on Wednesday 9 October. Save the date in your diary to enjoy watching a rose-filled occasion unfold. We are David Austin’s chosen UK bouquet supplier and with our sister farm in Kenya are among only a tiny number of farms around the world...

Planning your wedding can sometimes seem like becoming embroiled in an endless round of decisions – from whom to invite and what to wear to choosing a venue, menu, colour scheme, rings, music, photographer… the list goes on and on. And finding the right florist and the perfect flowers can involve a long journey at a time when so many...

What better way to decorate the table to usher in the New Year than with an arrangement of scented flowers? We’ve put together a quick guide for choosing flowers for the Rosh Hashanah festivities but we’re also here to help – if you have any questions you can email us here or call us on 01730 818 300. White Flowers...

MAKING LONDON GREENER This autumn we’re going to be opening the doors to our second London shop on New Kings Road, Parsons Green. It will be bursting with sustainably grown flowers and foliage from our farms which our talented team of florists will be on-hand to craft into beautiful arrangements for same-day London delivery and events. We’ll also be offering...

Pantone’s 2019 Colour of the Year is Living Coral (PANTONE 16-1546), described as ‘an animating and life-affirming coral hue with a golden undertone that energises and enlivens with a softer edge’. Vibrant yet mellow, it evokes sunsets, warmth, comfort and buoyancy – a feelgood colour for what can seem uncertain times. The colour has already made it on to the...

We caught up with florist and The Real Flower Company trade customer Kirstie Deane from Ruby & The Wolf to discover more about her style and inspiration and why choosing sustainable, seasonal British flowers is important to her. What inspired you to get into floristry? I used to work for Aardman (the animation company that makes the Wallace and Gromit...

Choosing the right flowers to express sympathy or condolences can be a daunting task, so to help simplify the process we’ve put together a quick guide. We’re also on hand to help – you can email our experienced customer services team on [email protected] or call us on 01730 818300. Is it best to play it safe and go for white...