how much is that doggy???

.....a picture from last weeks foray into flea market land...we had to resist bringing one or all of these home.. although some of us were tempted by the push along elephant.....and it just goes to show how amazing things look at on-mass!

News just in....

we are having a summer sale!!

We have discounted some of our vintage furniture, stoneware and other bits and bobs ...

to make way for a whole lot of lovely new things lining up in the wings....

So do come in and grab yourself a bargain while they last.

We hope that you are now sitting in a sunny spot surrounded by flowers and plants and a cold G&T

and enjoying the summer...at last!!

xxx

glass and shell

we have some lovely old french glass jars at the moment which look fabulous filled with shells......or Miss Magpies  gorgeous  Vintage Magpie necklaces.

We were also playing about with a panorama picture of the shop..I think you will have to click on it to enlarge it.....the window has changed since it was taken last week...we had the most amazing red pepper plants in it and a fig tree........only the fig tree remains..we are going shopping at the weekend so watch this space it will be all change again in a few days!!

Thursday thoughts!

Save us from the rain....please..........


If you need to cheer yourself up this weekend.......
.......or shelter from the rain.....
.....................do come in and have a chat or maybe treat yourself to some lovely flowers or a plants or two!!.


Today we had such fun.....bouquets flying out the door......
new babies.....
anniversaries...
birthdays.....
sorry's
and 
thinking of you's....


the joy of being a florist is  being a small part in peoples lives.....


and to the two charming elderly ladies who whiled away half a hour of reminiscences with me today......
..eat, drink and have a knees up...I salute you..x

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!

Special Delivery!

When a very large box arrived in the shop this morning our hearts leapt...

...We knew what secrets it held....

Beautiful Cornish Anemones...a riot of soft colours....who will be able to resist these beauties?

If only we had smell-o-vision, as these English Narcissus are the perfect scent of Spring....4 different types adorn the shop, it is hard to pick a favorite.

I think it is safe to say that if put under interrogation, all 3 of us would crack and have to admit Spring is our favorite season....

We all took flowers home today, and a perfect start to 2012 they are!

2012

Where did the time go? It's already the last day of 2011...

We've had our first Valentines Day, Mothers Day, our first anniversary and our second Christmas this year.

Our Floral Courses have been a great success and we we are already designing and planning the new line-up for 2012!

May we thank all our customers and blog readers, Twitter followers and Facebook friends, for all your custom and support in the last year!

We wish you all a very happy, prosperous New Year full of health and love!

See you in 2012!

Temptation

Don't you think our shop looks pretty? Sparkling away in the gorgeous sun filled days we have been having....we have been lucky not to have had the April Showers that are always promised....

Martin & the Magpie has been re-stocked with lovely vintage furniture after Mothers Day...we are ready for glorious summer to start! Do you have the garden ready? are your seeds planted? allotments tended to?

We have a lovely mix of painted furniture...these fantastic tables in turquoise our my favourite right now... we have 2. They would look great as bedside tables...or in the bathroom to hold the essentials...his & hers....oh the divine luxury of it!! If you stunning people of Berkshire don't want them...Me and Martin might have to have them for our new house....we move in soon...our first house, all the rest have been flats....we cant wait to have a front door and a garden...yay!

That is the downside of surrounding yourself with fabulous items...you end up wanting them all....sigh....

This urn would look great in our little garden...or in one of the fireplaces.

Oh dear time to hide the credit card!!

Pop in ... we also have flowers!!

happy new year

.....if life sends you a rusty bucket.....fill it with flowers......

..wishing you all a very happy new year and may everything you wish for come to you in 2011.

Sold out!!!

...thank you to all our customers for making our first Christmas fab-u-lous!!!

the chaos of our work table is now all tidied away ready for re-opening on Thursday 30th.......

we all hope that you have had a wonderful Christmas.   

Cornish Hydrangeas

This weekend we were awash with the most beautiful English hydrangeas........in all the beautiful shades of russet.....blues...pale...vibrant....muted.....creamy whites....verging over purple.......

all from a lovely lady in Cornwall...we really cannot imagine how wonderful her gardens must be and we would be slightly faded green with envy ourselves if we didn't have her beautiful blooms here....

they're are selling fast but in the meantime we have them in buckets....vintage jars....spotty hand-thrown jugs...all wrapped up with brown paper and string......

perfection....

Open for Business!

Yesterday was long....but worth every moment. We were all very excited, and armed with cupcakes and Fizz, we met the lovely people of Hungerford.

Our flowers did the talking and we have lots of compliments on the look of our shop...they loved the cool white walls, and the vintage curious adored with blooms....

Beautiful Blue green glass ware....American mason jars...yummy!!

Martin Enjoying a hard earned glass of Champagne

Our shop looked so fab by the time the night fell..... all dramatic.

Teapot and Orchid anyone?

Thank you everyone who came along to support their local Hungerford Florist.

Opening Excitment

This little Magpie is feeling like the day she got married....nervous, excited and so happy. Our Beloved Martin & the Magpie is opening on Tuesday!

Martin & the Magpie, is a family business made up of a Husband and wife and a Mum!

We all share a huge passion for flowers, weddings, and creative lifestyles.

Our aim is to create a wonderful, fun and flower-tastic shop to showcase our work. We are mixing our styles and loves to make a quirky yet seasonal florist.

We are going to be holding classes for all types of floristry including a Vintage Magpie masterclass

this will mean that you will be able to create a simple hand tied bouquet right up to your own wedding bouquet...floral or Vintage.

We hope to express our love of flowers onto our customers.

We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday!

GRAND OPENING

Martin & the Magpie

120 High Street,

Hungerford,

Berkshire,

RG17 0LU

2nd November 2010

11am until 6pm

Fizz and cake

'Quirky with a touch of seasoning'