The Real Flower Company blog

  1. We’re Real

    We’re Real

    We’re Real One of the things we’re proud of at The Real Flower Company is that each and every one of our bouquets is lovingly hand arranged by one of our highly skilled florists rather than being thrown together on a production line. Here are two of our team who together have more than twenty years of experience in floristry...
  2. Our English Roses Have Arrived

    Our English Roses Have Arrived

  3. The Team Behind Our RHS Chelsea Design

    The Team Behind Our RHS Chelsea Design

    This year marks our 20th anniversary and Rosebie, our founder, was clear from the start about how she wanted to celebrate. It had to be an installation in the Great Pavilion at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show – a first for us. Rosebie really wanted to share the story of our flowers from farm to vase and spread the word...
  4. RHS Chelsea Flower Show: Ten Top Facts

    RHS Chelsea Flower Show: Ten Top Facts

    The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is probably the biggest event in the horticultural calendar and here at The Real Flower Company preparations are well underway to make sure our blooms are at peak condition for this year’s display. This year we’re celebrating our 20th anniversary and to mark the occasion we’ll be exhibiting in the main hall at the RHS...
  5. May in Bloom

    May in Bloom

    May in Bloom To mark our 20th anniversary, we’re exhibiting in the Great Hall at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show for the first time! Expect the scent of our sustainably grown roses, English sweet peas, seasonal flowers and herbs to hit you before you even get to our display, which showcases the journey of our flowers from farm to vase...
  6. Our Birthday Flower Bouquets – inspired by the flowers for each birth month

    Our Birthday Flower Bouquets – inspired by the flowers for each birth month

    Did you know that each of us has a birth flower – a particular bloom associated with the month of our birth in the same way as each month has its own birth stone? When recent research at The Real Flower Company revealed that bouquets created to celebrate a birthday are our most popular buy, we began to wonder how...
  7. Why We’ve Chosen to Exhibit at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this Year

    Why We’ve Chosen to Exhibit at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this Year

    “I first visited the RHS Chelsea Flower Show with my mother Elspeth in 1980 and was hooked immediately by the skill and passion of the exhibitors and the perfection of the plants they were displaying,” says our founder and flower farmer Rosebie Morton. This year, we are celebrating twenty years of The Real Flower Company so Rosebie decided to commemorate...
  8. Why Mother’s Day matters – and what to give

    Why Mother’s Day matters – and what to give

    Mother’s Day UK Mother’s Day (or more correctly Mothering Sunday) in the UK was traditionally a day when daughters working as domestic servants were given time off to return home to worship at their ‘mother church’ – and so the day became synonymous with the idea of family reunions. On their way home along springtime country lanes, the young women...
  9. Ten Romantic Ways to Use Rose Petals

    Ten Romantic Ways to Use Rose Petals

    Over the last twenty years of growing scented English garden roses in our corner of the South Downs National Park in Hampshire, we’ve learnt a lot. But growing our roses naturally means we are very much in the hands of the Great British Weather. Despite careful planning we sometimes end up with a glut, and as we hate waste, our...
  10. How to celebrate Galentine’s Day

    How to celebrate Galentine’s Day

    Other relationships may come and go, but our female friends are the rocks and anchors in our lives. They support us when times are bad. They celebrate with us when times are good. They remain true and firm despite the ebb and flow of our fortunes and our relationships with them can endure over a lifetime. So it’s surprising that...
  11. 5 Ways to Keep Your Valentine’s Day Roses Fresh

    5 Ways to Keep Your Valentine’s Day Roses Fresh

    We are known for our scented English garden roses which we’ve been growing on our sustainable Hampshire farm for more than twenty years. We grow our English roses naturally, which means they flower from May until around September. Our founder Rosebie was therefore faced with a dilemma – how could she grow roses outside the English season without compromising on...
  12. Special Dates in the UK and Worldwide

    Special Dates in the UK and Worldwide

    It can feel exciting but sometimes a little daunting to start a new diary or calendar. To make things a little easier, we thought we’d share a list of key dates for this year with you to help you get a head-start on your planning. 2019 Key Dates January 21 January Blue Monday – why not send a bouquet to...