Black & Ivory Wedding

The flower for Jim & Julie's Wedding where a pleasure to make. A small and intimate wedding with close friends and family, the theme was Black & Ivory,  the look was simple and elegant. 

In Julie's bouquet we used white Calla lilies, Avalanche roses, white m

ini Gerberas & Dendrobium Orchids, with s few black and ivory feathers and black chrystals. 

Julie wore a floor length black gown, with an Ivory sash, and she wanted  a long, elegant shower bouquet to complete the look.
A simple tied posy of Akito & Avalanche roses , with paper whites,  freesia, Stallion chrysanthemum and Dill.  
a simple and yet romantic bouquet, beautifully scented and timeless.

Finished with ivory voile ribbon and black pearl pin studs

Simple, yet stylish.

Easter eggs !

Being  a bunch of food fans, we are greatly looking forward to Easter and all those chocolate eggs, well actually, I prefer a good sturdy bar of chocolate, and its usually much easier to unwrap.  although a chunky gold box of Godiva chocolates would be even better. Anyway enough about chocolate, 

We have turned a little corner of the shop into an easter bunny's paradise !

Eggs in trees, spring bulbs, jugs with spring flowers and of course Chocolates,  although if your watching your wait, perhaps the flowers or spring bulbs would be a better option !!
Lets face it, Easter can't come soon enough, I just hope the easter bunny knows where to leave our chocolate, I have postponed my diet (again) in anticipation !!

Mothers Day at Hills florist (part 2)

Lots of lovely flowers all arranged and ready to be delivered to the lucky mum's of Orrell and Wigan. 

The shop was full of flora and fauna , all wrapped up and ready to go
Orange trees, sumptuous hand ties, vases and jugs filled with all kinds of scented and aromatic flowers and foliages.

Flowers galore 
Oh and not to mention a customers or two. !

Phew ! now where did I put that sticky bun and can of red bull ! 

Mothers Day at Hills florist

Early starts  and late finishes have been the order of the week. so when the first of three large deliveries arrived , we where already a bit bog eyed !

We couldn't wait to start arranging the oodles of gorgeous flowers that arrived. The Cool room was literally bulging , just enough room to slide in sideways.

Let the fun commence !

Mums The Word

Buying a mothers day gift for the woman who has it all ?  Then here is the answer to your prayers.

Calorie free, fat free, no artificial colours or preservatives, no batteries required, and no self assembly needed !! 

You don't even have to get up off the sofa, you can order the perfect mothers day gift on our website www.hillsflorist.co.uk

Once you have placed your order, sit back and relax, safe in the knowledge that you have actually  remembered to send a gift this year !! ( Don't forget the card )

and since you wont need to be rushing around like a mad thing on mothering sunday morning, you can look forward to a long and well deserved lie in, unless that is your mum rings to say thank you at 8.30 in the morning !!!

Mothers Day Window

As I said in my last post , we have the sunniest spot in Orrell and today the sun shone beautifully, so we decided to stay in our present location after all.

To this end we decided to put a Mothers Day window in , well actually we did it a few days ago but I have only just uploaded the pictures.

We have gone for a cottage garden look, jugs, tins, candles and all manner of cottage garden flowers.

So a message to the lovely mums of Orrell, we hope you can find a little something you like, feel free to send in your little ones ( with a grown up)..... or large ones (on their own)  and we will help them choose something lovely for you 

Our mothers day range is now available to view and order in store and will be on our website from Thursday 

If your loved ones live far and wide why not email them this link www.hillsflorist.co.uk

Relocation Relocation Relocation

In view of our recent wether conditions,

we have been discussing the possibility of relocating to a sunnier location, 

and since  we already have the sunniest spot in Orrell we had to broaden our search

Perhaps here ?

Here ?

Or Here , 

We don't mind the exact location as long as its sunny, sunny and most importantly sunny !  this spot looks just fine, not sure the flowers will be too happy..... but worry not we will love it. 

Even better, we could sip on a "Sea Breeze" whilst arranging all manner of tropical flowers. 

although what would we do with our extensive selection of Thermal Underwear ? 

Purple

Today in the shop we have been sponsored by the colour PURPLE 

we arranged purple things

Purple Anemones, Trachelium, Aconitum, Tulips and Stocks.

We where even listening to Purple Rain by Prince !

Prince got a bit irritating , to say the least so to calm things down 

we had a Hot chocolate ( out of a purple Cadburys tin) and a bar of lovely chocolate in a purple wrapper. mmMMMmmm.

JUGS !

Here is one of a pair that we made up earlier.... Please note ... a quick message to anyone directed here, expecting a different type of  "Jugs"  you may be disappointed , this is not that kind of blog. 

This is a lovely cream milk jug that we have filled with scented spring flowers and Sweet Avalanche Roses. 

Its a sneak peak of our Mothers Day selection, Ideal for the woman who has everything.

We will be in high level, closed room, development workshops over the next few days to create the rest of our range. 

In simple terms we will be perusing and arranging a selection of gorgeous flowers and suitable containers over a cup of tea and a chocolate digestive

Hard work, but someone has to do it !!

Is It Spring Yet ?

This was the question posed by one of our lovely customers, as a beam of sunlight light, hit a six foot square patch of pavement outside the shop. Still slightly dazed by the glare I replied ........ "No, I think its about three damp days at the end of April" but for a very brief moment it really felt like Spring !

 By now a crowd had gathered outside, I thought for a moment that someone may pull up a deck chair to catch a few rays !!... However, this being Orrell and not Blackpool the sun had soon disappeared and there was no  deck chair to hand...
This very unusual climatic event inspired us to create all manner of stunning Spring bouquets, that literally flew out of the shop.
We used Hyacinths, Anemonies, Prunus , viburnum, Tulips, Roses and Orchids to name but a few. 
We are hopeful that we may have another similar climatic event tomorrow
We have more spring bouquets on stand by ... Just in case !!

Flower arranging master class

A master class in arranging a selection of flowers , just like these

First select your vase, or container. here we have chosen one of our stunning LSA hand made little numbers, but an old jug will do just as well

Then choose some lovely fresh flowers, here we have Daffodils and Viburnum, but the choice is yours

Then, using all your powers of artistry and creativity ,  skillfully plonk them into the said vase or container.

Now sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labors , this is a good time to slurp on a cuppa and tuck into a bar of something covered in chocolate,  

Impress all your friends with your amazing floral artistry 

If all else fails ... Pop into Hills and we will create something gorgeous for you instead, you can even take all the credit, we won't tell ...... honest !

A Valentines message !

A message of reassurance to all our male customers ... Don't be shy, embarrassed, nervous, or awkward about ordering flowers for your loved one ( or two if your lucky)

You can order by phone or on our website , or in the shop, you can even wear a disguise if you like, although No Borat costumes please, there will be nowhere to keep your wallet and you will definitely need that !! 

and dont worry about your message..... we have heard the lot, we cannot be shocked although we may have a little titter. 

However in the interest of decency if your message contains "Percy Filth" please write it yourself and seal the envelope, Our lovely hills florist Girls may blush if asked to write details about position of the fortnight and a fruit sorbet !

New LSA Vases Arrived

We have just taken delivery a gorgeous new selection of LSA glassware. Its in stock now, just in time to go with that huge bunch of valentines roses you've asked for.

A quick tip, .....why not buy a new LSA vase and leave it in full view  with a little "post it" note saying "Roses in here please" ! ....... "or your guts for garters"...    

"Garters"  ... now that's a completeley different blog.

Project Snowman... Cancelled

I thought it was too good to be true, the promised snow never arrived, even worse the rest has melted .... Project Snowman is now on hold probably until 2015 !

Blizzard Conditions

At home on the range, we had what I could only describe as  "Blizzard Conditions" .... ok, I exaggerate slightly, but as an avid snow fan imagine my delight as I discovered that all ten snowflakes that fell overnight had managed to stick. I was however,a little miffed when I heard that according to news reports London was under nearly a foot of snow, but hey I'm not greedy, 

this is the first lying snow that I can remember in about five years. Usually it either melts on contact, turns to rain after about ten seconds, or someone throws water on their windscreen and leaves a stinking great hole in it. 
Even better ... according to the Met Office (the BBC weather report) there is more snow on the way. Please note.. I will take this forecast as a guarantee and will be straight on the blower to complain if we don't get any more of the white stuff (snow that is). 

In these rare climatic conditions it is usual that "PROJECT SNOWMAN" is implemented, If successful I will post pictures of the result. 

Valentines Window

In light of the fact that it is February the 1st in a couple of days, we thought it might be a good idea to get our first Valentines window in.

So here it is, just a "subtle" reminder to let all you guys out there know.  It will soon be that time of year again. So if your Married, Single, Divorced, Besotted, In Love, In Lust or just Hen Pecked, get your finger out and send her or him (we are very forward thinking) a gorgeous valentines bouquet.  

Just in case your already worrying about the cost, remember this... It's not often, that so little will do so much, for your love life !!!  Don't forget Guys its on the 14th February this year ..and every year.