Okay, let's get one thing out of the way before we start. The popular garden flower that we know is the lily of the valley is NOT what is...

Above is my first attempt at a video and shows me folding a sweet pea flower from a 2 inch square piece of paper. What did I learn? Apart...

With their range of colours and magical fragrance it's perhaps not surprising that so many brides choose sweet peas for their wedding...

Who doesn't love sweet peas? Their wonderful colours and enchanting fragrance. To me they bring back memories of my childhood, when every...

This weekend supermarkets and florists are full of daffodils and tomorrow many a Mum or Granny will be given a bunch along with a card,...

No not by Wordsworth but A A Milne with an illustration by E H Shepherd Daffodowndilly She wore her yellow sun-bonnet, She wore her...

This is the first of my blogs linked to the flower associated with each month, it's tradtional meanings, legends and lore and even the...

I think it may be a reaction to all the pastel flowers and romantic bridal pieces I have been focussing on recently but for a while I had...

This is not easy as ever since childhood I have always felt the need to push myself to be/do the best I can and have, most of the time at...

Pearls? Just hang on it I will explain. I made it through to the end of term and then had a lovely run up to Christmas and Christmas Day...