Flowers for Mothering Sunday

Mothering Sunday, or the week of Mothering Sunday, is always such a lovely week at This Floral Life. 

It marks the beginning of Spring for me and it’s a mere 3 weeks to Easter; another favourite flowery festival of mine. 

This year was incredible. It was super busy all week for flowers and plants and then at the weekend we were re-stocking Cowdray Farm Shop every hour in between our other local deliveries. 

I had a hunch that it was going to be a much busier Mothering Sunday week than usual for flowers and plants and I think people needed some Spring cheer after the harsh winter.  

Flowers for Mothering Sunday at Cowdray Farm Shop

What a lovely, sunny weekend it's been for a Mothering Sunday.

I provide all of the flowers and plants for the award winning Cowdray Farm Shop on the beautiful Cowdray Estate in Easebourne, Midhurst, West Sussex and with Mothering Sunday and the exceptional weather this weekend it's been a very flowery and busy week,.

Here are a few photos of this weekend's bouquets, planters and plants.  

Lilac, ranunculus, scented narcissi and anemones

Lilac, ranunculus, astrantia, forget-me-nots and clematis

Ranunculus, lilac, scented narcissi and forget-me-nots

Mimosa

Zinc Muscari planters

Scented narcissi, ranunculus, anemones

Mothers Day Competition with Penguin Books

I've just completed a lovely project for Penguin Books who asked me to design some flower bouquets to celebrate the publication of Before The Rains, a new Novel by Dinah Jefferies. 

To coincide with Mother's Day, which is on a Sunday 26th March this year, Penguin Books are inviting you to enter a competition for the chance to win one of these gorgeous orchid bouquets along with a hard back copy of Before The Rains for both you and your Mother.  

Before The Rains is the latest in a series of novels written by Dinah Jefferies and I was asked to design bouquets inspired by the four novels in the series, their covers and their fabulous locations of Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and India.

I chose orchids as the fabulous flower of choice as the colours are incredible and these luxurious flowers grow in each of the countries where the novels are set.

I was lucky enough to be sent an advance copy of Before The Rains which was a really brilliant read and I thoroughly recommend it.

To enter the competition click the link below!

 https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/competitions/2017/mar/dinah-jefferies/