Frolicking with very British flowers

Lara from Manor Farm Cottage Flowers

On Friday we welcomed Lara to the Flower School with her buckets of very British flowers to collaborate on our first British Flower Day Course.

Getting to grips with our natural hand tied bouquets

After an introduction to British flowers from a grower's perspective it was time to get hands on and create gorgeous natural hand ties as nature intended them to be. When flowers are this fresh and this seasonal, there's no need to over style - they simply speak for themselves in all their British glory!

A beautiful kind of floral chaos

Just some of our flower heroes for the day included bright blue Cornflowers, deep purple and pink heavenly scented Sweet Peas, Dahlias, Zinnias and Larkspur - all of which are at their freshest right now so if you are looking for some July floral inspiration, they are a great place to start.

A big thank you to Lara for nurturing these wonderful blooms and of course to our day students who we had a blast with!

You can see more of Lara's beautiful blooms and her styling of them via her Manor Farm Cottage Facebook page.

For the flower growers

Image via our Pinterest Board: Inspiring us Today.

With the weather turning cold and winter well on the way, today we're all about the flower growers. The people who lovingly sow, nurture and grow our beautiful blooms in all weathers, the people who have dirt under their nails and frosty ground under their feet, the people who are passionate about keeping it British.

We are so lucky in the UK to have some amazing flower growers and Team Tallulah are planning a tour of some of the best next Spring. In the meantime, think of those flower growers as the days get shorter and the nights draw in and next time you buy your blooms, ask your florist where they're from...you never know, they might be closer to home than you think.

Here are some of our favourite flower growers, check out their websites and bring a bit of British cheer to your weekend

The British Flower Collective

Pyrus

Common Farm Flowers

The Blue Carrot