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We are always trying to do something a little bit different here at The Potting Shed. We try to find more unusual ideas and ways of using plants and flowers in our designs. In this post we would like to showcase some buttonhole ideas we created using materials which would not normally be used. Buttonholes … Read moreButtonholes
So what to do when a kind customer brings us in some lovely quince fruit. The fruit had just picked and why they did not want to keep it we will never know as just a simple bowl full of it makes a wonderful decoration! Anyway we got going and decided a nice autumn wreath … Read moreQuince
This small tree is so wonderful….. Carpinus Japonica or Japanese Hornbeam bears the most gorgeous little lime green flowers that just last for ages on these slender delicate stems and the leaves have lovely serrated markings. This year the flowers were so particularly abundant that we thought it a shame not to showcase them and … Read moreHornbeam – Three Ways
This is a step away from our usual Potting Shed Style posts which have mainly been floral based. This month we felt we had to share our passion for one of the materials we love to use in our stores; ivy, in its various forms. Now some of you will hate the stuff but this … Read moreTraining Ivy
As wedding season starts to get going in earnest we thought we would take a few minutes in the spur of the moment to get together a bridal bouquet that we would perhaps like to design for a client. Too often we are are faced with numerous pictures of bouquets from various sources such as … Read moreWedding Season….
An understated but grand entrance, what could be more perfect than being able work at this fabulous historic Derbyshire stone hall set in the Peak District. We were very lucky and eager to get going…….. The tall vine baskets were a nice starting point, its always our philosophy to try and use what resources we … Read moreMake An Entrance……
We had to find time to put all these gorgeous green hellebores into a scheme to share with you all. The hellebores came to us by chance and there were so many of them! New ceramic containers had just arrived in the store and turned out to be the perfect solution for showcasing the cut … Read moreSimply Green
The starting block for our February ‘A Potting Shed Style’ instalment, believe it or not, started with a left over crate of old birch pieces and a few spare pots of gorgeous scented daffodils. The table, with a rusty metal top and wooden trestle legs, was the perfect size and colour for what we had … Read moreSpring Style
A wooden table was dressed using vintage terracotta flowerpots filled with gorgeous flowers, fruits and foliages. Black chargers with linen napkins are used as a place setting and iron candlesticks with black candles are placed informally on the table. Ivy trails linking all the elements together. In the detail for the fresh elements you can … Read moreA Beautiful Table Setting
