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Planning a wedding? Here are a few tips to help you get the flowers you want.
It took my breath away when we got to The Mansion, it was more stunning than we could have hoped for! We had so many comments from our guests who were just in awe ...You absolutely hit the brief and we're so grateful for everything you did for us.
Beckenham's grand Mansion
Do you know the Mansion House in Beckenham? It’s a magnificent Georgian mansion that sits in the equally magnificent grounds of what we now know as Beckenham Place Park.
Creating a field of flowers
I've made a few changes to the front of the shop recently firstly adding some fantastic new planters to frame the outside and today the window got a facelift with some lovely floral artwork by local artist and Mum of two, Jill Tse.
Saving the planet one Macrame Knot at a time...
Macrame artist Katie Mitchell is an independent designer based in south London whose colourful plant hangers have been a big hit at Just So Flowers ever since we opened our shop at 71 Beckenham Road. Now Katie has added some fabulous shoulder bags to her collection that are not only highly weara
Taking centre stage
It's all happening!
This is my first blog in a while, there's been so much going on, even in Lockdown, and there's so much more to come. Funny how life tends to be all or nothing isn't it? After a whole year of Lockdown soon we'll be able to meet up with our friends, go to the pub, open our shops ...
Houseplants and the wellness factor
The trend for houseplants shows no sign of abating and all the reports that I've read recently show increased growth in sales.
Keeping bees: "a fascinating hobby"
For the past few years we humans have been celebrating World Bee Day, an event that reminds us that we depend on bees for our very survival and perhaps this year more than most we should be grateful for these little protectors of our planet.
Easycare houseplants
No one looking to buy a houseplant ever says "do you have something that's really hard to look after". Nope, the question is always something along the lines of "do you have something that's really EASY to look after," quickly followed by the statement: "I usually kill plants".
2020 - THE YEAR OF BLUE
Colour experts Pantone have named “classic blue” the colour for 2020 which made me think about all of the beautiful blue flowers nature has given us.
The Power of Green
I recently said in a post that the colour green is known to be calming which is one of reasons that we're so attracted to houseplants, green spaces, woodlands and so on. This prompted a friend of mine to do some more research about the power of green.
Inspired by Bluebells
How richly we prize short-lived flowers such as Paeonies and Cherry Blossom, and perhaps none more so than beautiful bluebells.
Why we give flowers on Mother's Day
They say that everything comes at once, and it certainly seems that way in the world of floristry where Mother’s Day signals the second major event in our calendar.
The beauty of succulents
Easy on the eye and and low on maintenance, it's no wonder succulents are so popular right now. They're so easy to care for and so undemanding of our time that they are just perfect for our busy lifestyles.
