Seasonal Create your winter floral look BLOOMS Winter’s a beautiful season for flowers and it’s not just about your bouquet, you can really go to town with your venue styling too. Using blooms to create your winter wonderland backdrop is a must! Here, our local pros share their ideas and top tips for your venue styling, their favourite seasonal blooms and bouquet inspiration to get you started… AMANDA AUSTIN Amanda Austin Flowers, https://amandaaustinflowers.co.uk Seasonal blooms… the largest and best flowers for big pieces are Amarylis, pure white through to deepest claret – they always make a statement. The most popular at the moment are Ranunculus also known as the winter peony, particularly the Clooni Hanoi varieties in white through to pinks. My absolute favourite is Hellebores, these soft delicate childlike flowers really say winter to me. Foliage… My favourite winter foliages are rosemary, senecio which looks like sage, and a dark red hebe. All English and all sustainable. Bouquet inspo… For winter, I always recommend something simple and easy to hold with cold fingers! Venue styling… Use cut branches to create woody table centres hung with flower heads or little cut out snowflakes and place floating candles in different height vases to create a magical feel without breaking the bank – my favourite are magnolia budded branches. Top tips… Listen to your florist. Winter flowers mark easily and can be difficult to get open in time. Go armed with a budget but this year be prepared for it to go up as flower costs have risen dramatically in the last few months. FLOWERS 45
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