Hello sunshine

Oh you beauty... In your sunshine patch, growing at a lightening speed. You are worth the work!

Hello sunshine...Hello Red Eclipse 

bottle tops and books

ever ones for the quirky ....a basket of decanter stoppers....we like 'en masse' and at some point we will decide what on earth to do with all these!!
books are our great props...although we will sell them...but they are just great for display...giving a little height when needed and of course looking fabulous..we try to colour batch them.....
this gorgeous camellia was in some lovely foliage we got on saturday...we bought it for the lovely glossy leaves so the flowers were a bonus....
and the last of 'the drawers'..all planted up with herbs

We are back...

(well we have been since last Saturday actually)

.....but this is the shop today.....

 ..once again we have had a change around...redressed the window  and guess what???

while we where gone the seasons changed......the lovely summer flowers have faded away..petals blown to the winds....

 ....and sumptuous autumn in all its boldness is elbowing its way through the door.....the nights are drawing in...the mornings have that chill in the air.......and then we have ranunculus.....hurrah!!!

they have to be one of our favourites.......

gorgeous roses for one of our weddings...

a new range of pretty ribbons......

 and some lovely vintage cards that are just wonderful and designed and made in England and also have tags for that special gift....

tomorrows delivery will have rose hips.....nigella pods.....stripey amaryllis..fabulous four stemmed orchids and lots more.....why not come in a treat yourself this weekend......

White & Green

There are days when the flowers do all the talking

Proud

It's us! 

In a wonderful nationwide magazine!!

The July 2012 edition of the English Home magazine

And there we are (page 120 in case you were wondering!)

But that's not everything...

It's bought from us!

On the front of the Weekend section of last Saturday's The Daily Telegraph!

Can you spot the crown on the table?

The stylist who bought the lovely crown from us informed us that she would be using it for a shoot for Tesco.

You can imagine how thrilled we were when we saw this photo!!

On a complete different note; in case you need cheering up this weekend due to the miserable weather, have a look at some of the gorgeous garden roses we got in this week!

Rosa Pink O'Hara 

Rosa Caramle Antique

Their scent is absolutely divine!!

Come and pop in and see what other lovely flowers and plants we've got for you to treat yourself!

countdown...

Today is so cold the dutchman has kept his hat on....he is happy because he's on his third coffee and there are bouquets to make...

10am....'its one week to valentines day and the window is still not sorted' he says.....

....note at 4pm today we decide to do the valentines window which means totally re-arranging the shop, which means as soon as you are in total chaos we have a constant stream of customers and we have to apologize a lot.......

..we have colour related different areas..this is the copper.brass and stoneware section.......by 5.30 we had to have wine.....the window has a bench, a birdbath and a hundred marble hearts..tomorrow i may get more pictures.....and more wine.. xx

Our Week in Photos

The hedgerow are showing off their beauty...planted cyclamen in wire baskets smell divine, and are proving to be a firm favorite with our customers.

Pale Greens, and clear french glass inkwells, perfect for a single bloom, ivy or even holly lined down the Christmas table.

New festive Aubergine bags styled ready for the beautiful florals

Perfect dreamy scented Paperwhites fill the whole shop with the smell of spring...they are early, like most flowers and plants this year.

Honesty and pale white roses make an inviting wreath.

Our window display doesn't stay around for long, most of this is now sold, everyone is preparing their homes for the season

We have a rather beautiful angel ready for our window...isn't she stunning?

The ripening berries point to it being another hard winter...I hope you all have bird tables full to the brim with food!

Another creature not quite ready for winter...Bob is happy on his chair in a nice warm house, even the lead jangling is not getting his attention!

Are you getting prepared for the season? What are your plans? Are you having a real tree?

A Christmas with a bump...but without sloe gin and pate....hows a girl to survive?

Our Week in Photos

This week started with cool temperatures, the plant man offering us tempting autumn offerings of delicate Violas and stunning English Cyclamen.

Vintage jelly molds, zinc, & Beswick all make the plants come to life. The perfect gift.

Our very own Dutch master, Martin, showed some lovely ladies the beauty of an old dutch master piece ...the hidden symbols, seasons, and fun of recreating one of these divine arrangements.

In the simmering heat we had an Autumn wedding....our Bride was hoping for a cool crisp day, turning leaves,  reds and oranges, & a roast dinner....the one thing that cannot be organisered? The weather!! It was a scorcher!

A cake to die for...

Hollowed out gourds, with tea lights were such a sweet touch.

Ohhh, piano Friedland rose we love you!

Buttonhole bliss

Hungerford Town Hall was all dressed up too!

The newest member of the Martin & the Magpie team is growing nicely....

And finally the floor got a must needed paint....just look at the difference!

We hope your weekend was filled with fun & sunshine

xxx