Gift Wrapped Bouquets
  
 The traditional 'flat-pack' bouquet
 is not the most exciting presentation
 but can be the ideal choice when the gift includes
flowers of different stem lengths
 and the intention is for the recipient
 to be able to arrange the flowers themselves
 in a number of vases.

 This is the most economical way for us to send flowers
 in terms of time/labour costs which means
 'more flowers for your money'
It doesn't mean we do a 'rush-job' however.
We still have a reputation to uphold and take great care
 to ensure that the flowers are arranged professionally
and beautifully wrapped to make an ideal gift..


Hand Tied Bouquets

  Hand tied bouquets are somewhat more appealing.
They add style to the presentation
 and display the blooms in a more natural state.

The recipient need do no more than fill a vase with water,
 add flower food, trim the stems and place the flowers in a vase.
 Of course, there are many variations to the ‘hand tied’
in terms of stem length and quantity of flowers
so it is not just a case of ‘any old vase’ will do.
 Some rearranging may be necessary.
 There will be times when they may not have
 a suitable vase available.
 If they've just moved into a new home,
the vases may be at the bottom of a box somewhere.
 On special occasions some people receive so many flowers
 that they simply run out of vases.
 In this case you may consider sending ‘flowers in a vase’.
We have a great selection in all shapes and sizes
with prices starting at only £1.99
 We would then arrange the flowers to suit the vase
 with the added advantage
 that the flowers will not have been left out of water,
thus ensuring that they arrive in perfect condition.


Aqua Pack Bouquets

   Aqua packs solve the vase problem
 as the recipient need do nothing more
than find a suitable place to display the flowers.
 All our Aqua packs are double lined with cellophane
to guard against leakage,
 although we would recommend placing
an absorbent material underneath
 as an added precaution.
    If the recipient wishes to place the flowers in a vase,
it is quite easy to drain the water off
 and remove the wrapping.


Single Stems

 For single stem flowers such as roses,
there are a number of choices.
 Wrapped in cellophane with greenery,
 a stem phial is added so the flower is in water,
 and can be finished with ribbon or raffia.

     A luxury silk-lined, lidded box
 where the flower has its own stem phial
and the box is tied with delicate ribbons.
A nice surprise!

     Where the occasion warrants,
 a single long stem rose,
 no wrapping,
 just a trail of thin satin ribbon
wound around the stem.
 (thorns removed, of course!)


Foliage

   Foliage is important as it provides contrast
and gives a finished look to the arrangement.
 We tend to use imported greenery
rather than 'something out of our garden'
as basically, it looks better and lasts longer.


Extras

   Curly 'ting-ting' in natural,
coloured and glitter effect
can add a little trendiness.

   Contorted willow, contorted hazel,
 red Cornus, Reed cane, Pussy Willow,Kiwi vine,
 all give a little 'pizzaz'

   Wires in different colours
 including gold, silver and copper
can add support to soft stems
and be very decorative.

   Coloured Sisal can be woven through the flowers
 to give a special effect