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The Start of 2020 Weddings

30th July 2020 By Holly Bee

The Start of 2020 Weddings

Hello, from a little flower garden in Devon. I’ve just picked flowers for my first 2020 wedding, and I can’t begin to explain the bliss in that process. So much happiness in a simple task, that perhaps before I’ve taken slightly for granted (or at least gotten very used to).

Everything has gone out the window with the plans we had for this year, but it feels like now we’ve dusted down, and are finding our feet again. Through the past few months we’ve been given time to think, process and make plans. Part of that is how I run Holly Bee and what I want for the future… So changes will happen, nothing drastic just shifts in the directions I want (but all good things).

Anyway, wedding flowers! With the changes announced last week, smaller weddings are starting to take place again, and our garden is full of wonderful flowers, and we’re available for your floristry needs! Seasonal, beautiful flowers grown here in Devon. Get in touch with any requirements you have. Also we’re still doing local bouquet deliveries around Dartington/ Totnes and the local area HMU for flowery goodness…

Busy and Happy

5th June 2017 By Holly Bee

Busy & Happy

I’ve had a busy month or so since I last wrote, the garden has come on leaps and bounds, and is currently having a well deserved drink (read: it’s raining heavily!) I’ve had the pleasure of doing flowers for some beautiful weddings, I’ve started doing local bouquets again, and given demonstrations at local gardening clubs too. And I even met my flower hero- Sarah Winward. This was at a dream-like afternoon workshop in Yorkshire with the ever-so lovely Fiona form Firenza Floral Design, and the ladies from Holme flowers (the workshop was held at their incredible Farm near Thirsk). So it’s been busy, but oh so satisfying as well. Ooh and the roses are just starting to flower too so there’s that to look forward to…

Jess’s beautiful wedding boquet

Emma’s wild and colourful bridal bouquet

Holme Flowers’ apple orchard

Sarah Winward’s gorgeous demo urn

Firanza Floral Design’s beutiful demo urn

My turn at a ‘large urn’. Looking forward to seeing professional pictures from Holly at Belle and Beau, rather than my hurried snaps!

September Dahlias

20th September 2016 By Holly Bee

September Dahlias

Hello from Holly-Bee. It seems like an age since I last posted anything, so thought I would share some goings-on from our Devon flower garden. Summer has gone by in a blur (seriously we’ve no idea how it slipped by so quickly) and now we’re on our way to autumn, and winding the garden down. But for now we’ve still got lots of gorgeous seasonal flowers. The complete stars at this time of year are the Dahlias… Bolshie and showy, but with such charm and with such a variety to choose from; I feel like there is a dahlia to suit any taste or colour palette and I love them! I’ve tried to document the dahlias we’ve grown this year, noting down where I think there may be gaps in terms of colour or shapes, and create next year’s wish list already: keen. Below are some images of this year’s favourites (having looked over them there is a definite peach theme coming through!..