Mothers Day Mayhem and going direct.

Well....where on earth did that come from?? Two days of fabulous chaos! We are still recovering from working over 40 hours with only 2 hours sleep in between. It turned out to be our busiest Mothering Sunday yet. So a big thank you to everyone who ordered flowers. Unfortunately we did have to start turning orders away staring Friday evening. Please please please always order your flowers in advance to avoid disappointment.  Living so far north we don't have the same access to wholesalers so we can't just pop around in the morning to top up our stock.Our nearest supplies is 104 miles away :( So that's your warning for next year ha ha.

Many people are left with a sour taste in their mouth when it comes to sending flowers on Mothers Day though ( Not with us ) with flower senders.One in particular has made headlines this week "Interflora" They have left hundreds of customers around the UK and abroad without their deliveries.
What a lot of people don't realise is that Interflora is an actual company. They make a healthy profit from the florist's pockets and their customers. Just because you have sent an order via interflora doesn't mean that it is executed by an actual shop either. So many of their orders are sent from warehouses. Where most likely the bouquets have been sitting pre made up for more days than anyone would actually like to think! So surprise surprise the ones that do actually get delivered aren't always up to far.

There is an exellent way to solve this problem. Order direct from your florist. There are no cuts in prices, so that £40 bouquet you ordered actually arrives as a £40 valued bouquet...Interflora ( or any other networks such as eflorist. Iflorist, Bunches. etc ) haven't taken their cut from it.

Go direct folks....it will save you money in the end and quality is more than likely miles better! Keep your florist on the High Streets!

Bespoke Funeral Designs.

This last week we have been asked to make two very different sympathy designs. One family asked us to create a casket spray which looked as though it had grown on top of the casket and represented the Caithness country side. She wanted the design to look almost like a verge from the side of the road. We used mostly foliage to create the piece but added in some Daffodils to create a spring like look and to add a splash of colour.

Our second request was to make a floral replica of a gentlemans yacht. Having a picture to copy from and then going down to see the yacht at the harbour we got to work creating the piece.

Over the years we have been asked to create a vast range of designs. From 3d salmon,3d tractors, 3d sheep, 2d pictures of tractors, fish and even a swan. We love creating something unique and special which represented the life of the families loved ones.

Lots of pretty flowers.

Sunday saw Amanda's attending the Caithness Horizons Wedding Fayre in Thurso.

Thank you to all the brides to be that stopped by to say hello and inquiring with us. On display we had a selection of styles, colours and varieties. Take a look at the pictures below and let us know what you think!