I’m a girl surrounded by flowers.Tumblr (3.0; @thedailyfleur)http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1jvxz3k9w1r1cui1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/20010808020http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/20010808020Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:49:00 +0100changefoodgardengrowpowerrevolutionprotestharmonynatureradicalsociety<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1jvt8lo4A1r1cui1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>So, this is happening…</p>http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/20010725517http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/20010725517Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:46:00 +0100growfoodrevolutiongardenplantschange the worldbe the change<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxy059xQ5C1r1cui1o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxy059xQ5C1r1cui1o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxy059xQ5C1r1cui1o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxy059xQ5C1r1cui1o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>It looks like we’re getting a make over! Well, a new logo at least. </p> <p>Our neighbour, Milly is a design student at the local University, she wants to rebrand <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flowers-on-the-Corner/126217130743637" title="Flowers on the Corner" target="_blank">Flowers on the Corner</a> as part of an assignment. Having told us that she loves our shop for various flattering reasons but unfortunately, you hardly notice it if you don’t know it’s there. And we know it’s true, customers often ask how long we have been here and are baffled when we answer, 5 years!</p> <p>So, we’ll be doing a floral photo shoot this week, with chopping boards, sharp knives and cooking pots… Sounds strange I know but it’ll all become clear soon enough.</p>http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/16109251681http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/16109251681Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:00:05 +0000designfloristflowersfontlogorebrandsmall businesstuliphope for the flowers<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxxyiwxRe21r1cui1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Happy New Year, everyone!</strong></p> <p>I’m not even joking, it’s <strong><em>this</em></strong> cold in the shop today. You know how we have to keep the door wide open, to tempt more customers in and keep the flowers fresh? Well, this also results in us risking our good health and reputation in the realms of style and sanity. </p> <p>I just tried to answer the phone and could barely locate my ears under all this wool…</p> <p>I may need to re-wrap my cocoon.</p> <p><em>Stay warm x</em></p>http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/16003584903http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/16003584903Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:56:56 +0000coldwarmflowersfloristearswoolcocoonfreshicewinterJanuary<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltp32jrQBE1r1cui1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Had a bit of an accident today. A glass vase snapped in my hand as I lifted it up on to a shelf. It wasn’t pretty but it happened so fast it didn’t hurt too much. I can assure you we do have a first aid kit under the counter but I invented this ‘hair bobble and cosmetic pad’ combo, which allowed me to continue working, albeit one handed.</p> <p>My wounds are healing nicely now, Aloe Vera to the rescue!</p>http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/11965853824http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/11965853824Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:42:18 +0100floristglassvasefirst aid kitAloe Vera<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltmb7tTxjT1r1cui1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Something we try to avoid here at <a title="Flowers on the Corner" target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flowers-on-the-Corner/126217130743637">Flowers on the Corner</a> is gilding the Lily. However, occasionally we do allow some sprayed items through the door, although it’s extremely rare.</p> <p>This is a some splattered eucalyptus. I’m not usually a fan of anything natural being made to look unnatural but this really wowed me. I may even give it a go myself.</p>http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/11903705181http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/11903705181Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:45:27 +0100flowersfloristgilding the lilyeucalyptusnaturalunnatural<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltdv8lauvf1r1cui1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>About this time of year, I have to don my full Flowers on the Corner regalia as a matter of necessity. We’re only a small shop with no room for a fancy refrigerator to store the flowers in. Instead we just keep the door wide open all year round, come rain or shine. In Winter it gets freezing cold, my hands get so numb I can hardly even tie a knot.</p> <p>This is a representation of what I have to wear to keep warm, survival is key.</p> <p>NB I don’t actually own any of these clothes.</p>http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/11858720421http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/11858720421Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:00:06 +0100polyvorefashionwinter wardrobewintercoldfloristshopAW11<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltdvurKuPm1r1cui1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I thought they were spring flowers, but there you go…</p>http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/11726553862http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/11726553862Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:00:05 +0100Tulipsflowersfloristtumblr<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lswn085UxB1r1cui1o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lswn085UxB1r1cui1o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>We supply a few local businesses with designs for their reception desks on a weekly basis. I’m going to make it my mission to get a few more of these contracts this week. It’s no good when you go to a nice restaurant and the flowers on the maitre d’s counter are forecourt flowers in an over-sized vase or even worse, plastic. </p> <p>When you arrive somewhere and flowers are the first thing you see, it brings a smile to your face. They are a natural wonder, their formations vary from the sublime to the ridiculous and some scented varieties are intoxicating, in a good way.</p> <p>Brighten up your work place with bespoke designs from <a title="Flowers on the Corner" target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flowers-on-the-Corner/126217130743637">Flowers on the Corner</a>, prices start at £15 per week.</p>http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/11389626451http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/11389626451Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:07:05 +0100flowersfloristsmilenatural wondersublimeridiculousintoxicatingbespoke<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lswk3iCl8R1r1cui1o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lswk3iCl8R1r1cui1o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>My folks have been on holiday this past 2 weeks, visiting my brother’s family in North Carolina, he has 8 kids now! They try to cross the Atlantic a couple of times a year so the kids don’t grow up without knowing their English Grandy and Gramps.</p> <p>This is a picture of my Mum visiting the grave of an old friend who came to Britain many years ago as a missionary. See how she can turn a bunch of Star-gazers and a wrap of Carnations into a perfect tribute? Even the old can she put them in looks great. If this has inspired you to create a similar tribute for a lost loved one, don’t forget to weigh that tin down with some heavy pebbles.</p> <p>Love you Mum, come back soon, I’m going a bit doolally with loneliness here.</p>http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/11348306798http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/11348306798Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:07:05 +0100flowersfloristtributestar-gazercarnations<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lswgxfYfSL1r1cui1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>October must be a quiet time for florists, I’ve a shop full of flowers and no-one to sell them to. Such a shame. We’ve got road works outside our shop and the promise of a new supermarket at the end of the street. It’ll include a florist I believe, I’m sure you can hear me quaking in my boots. Forecourt flowers are to floristry what McDonalds is to fine dining. Everybody knows the difference, right?</p>http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/11313865726http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/11313865726Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:51:13 +0100flowersfloristoctoberChineselantern<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsjkyhlqug1r1cui1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The sun returned last week for a final farewell and we all felt her warmth on our backs once more, which was wonderful because this week the temperature plummeted and somebody told me that next week it’s going to snow…</p>http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/11134610501http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/11134610501Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:06:05 +0100flowersfloristchrysanthemumsafrosunglasses<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsjjdewhha1r1cui1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Autumnal Bouquets are the order of the day!</p>http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/11095103045http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/11095103045Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:07:05 +0100flowersfloristautumnfallbouquets<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsjipzETn51r1cui1o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsjipzETn51r1cui1o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsjipzETn51r1cui1o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsjipzETn51r1cui1o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsjipzETn51r1cui1o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsjipzETn51r1cui1o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsjipzETn51r1cui1o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsjipzETn51r1cui1o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Here I’m making 3 pastel coloured table centre-pieces for a birthday lunch some kind fella is throwing for his Mum. </p> <p>I’m using that wet foam again; it holds the flowers perfectly in place and feeds them much needed water for days to come. And I’ve secured it to the dish with pot tape, not certain why it’s called that but it’s from the duct tape family for sure.</p> <p>Next I have to green up! The key to making this look good is in the variety of foliage I use, ivy, ruscus, eucalyptus etc. The different forms keep it looking interesting even before the flowers go in.</p> <p>Finally, I can add the flowers. The customer asked for pastel shades so I’m sticking anything in that’s along those lines, sweet peas, freesias, roses, nerines etc.</p> <p>I think they look lovely.</p>http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/11055091757http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/11055091757Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:10:05 +0100flowersfloristarrangementrosesfreesiasnerinessweet peas<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsjh3cg4351r1cui1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>One thing we get asked constantly here at <a title="Flowers on the Corner" target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flowers-on-the-Corner/126217130743637">Flowers on the Corner</a> is “Are those real?”. I can understand that if you don’t get to see a lot of flowers the mind can boggle over their origins but knowing we only deal in real, quality flowers, my mind boggles at how anyone can think otherwise. The fact is, the world is full of magical and bizarre looking blooms and we try to stock as many varieties as we can.</p> <p>This is an Anthurium, they come in many colours and sizes and are a standard feature in our signature bouquets. Yes, they look a bit rude. No, I can’t tell you what my Dad calls them… </p>http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/11017969965http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/11017969965Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:25:00 +0100flowerfloristrealbizarreanthuriumrude<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lscjymLKiF1r1cui1o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lscjymLKiF1r1cui1o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Today I turned a plank of green foam into a floral tribute fit for a pilot. If you’d like to see the pictures follow this link.</p> <p><a title="Flowers in Flight: A Funeral Tribute" target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.267948463237169.71800.126217130743637&type=1">Flowers in Flight: A Funeral Tribute.</a></p>http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/10852831488http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/10852831488Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:44:43 +0100flowersfloristtributepilotaeroplaneairplaneflight<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls6r7dB44I1r1cui1o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls6r7dB44I1r1cui1o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls6r7dB44I1r1cui1o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls6r7dB44I1r1cui1o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>The other day I popped into town to pick myself up some green tea. I’m sure I’m not the only person that thought green tea was green tea, end of story but I was pleased to discover it is way more interesting than that. I came away with 100g of loose Japanese Cherry Sencha, tea which maintains its naturally green colour whilst managing to smell and taste like bubblegum. The great thing being that we have an exceptional tea shop here in Wrexham town and one whose proprietor was kind enough to blend me a sample of a future ‘Flowers on the Corner Tea’. </p> <p>Coming soon exclusively to Flowers on the Corner.</p>http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/10801242064http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/10801242064Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:31:06 +0100flowersfloristteateacupgreen tearose petalscherrysencha<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls6om8hWUi1r1cui1o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls6om8hWUi1r1cui1o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls6om8hWUi1r1cui1o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls6om8hWUi1r1cui1o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>We had a new supplier visit us this week, another Dutch man and his van. It’s was half the size of Lorenz’s lorry but he had some very unusual blooms, I chose this wrap of mixed foliage. Beautiful.</p> <p>Look at the colour on that!</p>http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/10761882768http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/10761882768Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:36:05 +0100flowersfloristfoliagedutchbloomsbeautifulcolour<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls6o5qdneh1r1cui1o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls6o5qdneh1r1cui1o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls6o5qdneh1r1cui1o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls6o5qdneh1r1cui1o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Mmm, check out these chocolatey Cosmos ‘Black Beauty’ that came in today, they’re black in the shop and red in the sun. It’s not really possible to get black flowers or black anything for that matter, I’ve noticed most blacks are just as dark as dark can be.</p> <p>I wish you could smell them, it’s uncanny!</p>http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/10726313089http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/10726313089Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:29:00 +0100cosmosblack beautyflowersfloristblackblack flowerschocolatescent<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrxkpmfKYC1r1cui1o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrxkpmfKYC1r1cui1o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrxkpmfKYC1r1cui1o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Beautiful Antique Roses…</p>http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/10520241687http://thedailyfleur.tumblr.com/post/10520241687Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:36:00 +0100Rosesfloristflowers