Farewell Jo

yesterday we said our farewells to a remarkable lady;

a natural artist & flamboyant florist,

aficionados of pork pies & fine red wine,

you live on in our hearts with the immortal line

"where are me bleedin scissors"

the workroom at Spriggs is only slightly less chaotic -

Jo was in her element when she had at least

five buckets of foliage to work from,

even for the smallest of arrangements.

The put-by flowers were always a target for Jo's attention

"Matthew won't know I've used just 1 or 2"

so we celebrated her life by filling st. laurence's church in Lurgashall

with some of her favourite flowers & foliages

we all cried - tears of joy & sorrow

  

  

27/12/1943 - 31/03/2011

what to do with Avalanche Roses

fill a large vase with a sphere of roses
cover the cloth with petals &candles in narrow vases

stand back & admirer

then fill tall vases with roses & orchids

tulips & ranunculus

then some smaller vases to match

stand well back....

check that all is in order

congratulations Emma & Tim
hope you have a perfect day

x x

a celebration of life

the new vases had just arrived from our last trip to Holland, when

a timely phone call from Donna at Goodwood House

"can you do something with WOW for a wake?"

answer

"yes - any special requests?"

with vases unpacked, 

orchids & green goddess arum lilies,

hydrangeas & lilac,

Matthew and his team get to work to create this majestic displays.

it's all in a days work for Spriggs

spring blossom

such beautiful blooms in spring

I enjoyed a walk around Petworth one lunch time last week &

could not resist taking some pictures

of these magnificent blooms

big goblets of magnolia flowers

delicate cherry blossom

& a hint of things to come with the wisteria

a floral feast

rose memory lane, vendela and mimi eden

couldn't you just eat this with a spoon

sweet peas & fancy tulips

roses & ranunculus

viburnum & eustoma

and the sun shone - perfect!

spring country wedding at The Walled Garden, Cowdray

it has to be said, The Walled Garden at Cowdray

is perfect for a spring wedding

vases, buckets, pots & jars

were filled with spring flowers,

auriculars & herbs

primroses & forget-me-knots

Eleanor & Kieren

I wish you both well

xx

spring wedding at Goodwood House

it was a stunning day to get married at Goodwood House

vases were filled with blossom &peonies

solomon seal &virburnum

blue bells and lilac

I am rather fond on the cake stand - red shoes

and this is a taster of what the bride carried

more pictures to follow of the bridal flowers,

but so say the perfume was perfect

would be an understatement.