Spring Flowers for a Civil Partnership

I can now say that spring has arrived... I know this because the cherry tree in my garden is starting to flower! The clocks have just gone forward, the days are getting longer and everywhere you look spring flowers have started to show themselves in all their glory. So after visiting New Covent Garden Market recently and seeing so many beautiful flowers, I thought it was the perfect time to write about what flowers are available for your Civil Partnership at this time of year.

If you are having a spring celebration either this year or next, it’s a truly inspiring time where flowers are concerned. I always advise my clients that in order to get the best value for money, to choose seasonal flowers wherever possible and to do this by using what I call my QVC method!!!

Quality. Any flowers grown in their natural season will always be of better quality and stronger than their forced greenhouse equivalents.

Value for money. By choosing seasonal flowers, you’ll be maximising your flower budget and getting more flower to the pound!

Celebrate by buying seasonal flowers. You can celebrate in the knowledge that you will be supporting British growers, usually overlooked by their Dutch counterparts, but who produce an amazing range of beautiful flowers that haven't been flown half way around the world and don't cost the earth, literally!

Some of my spring favorites include...

Tulips in every conceivable colour

Delicate Lily of the Valley

Heavily perfumed White Stocks

Beautiful Ranuculas

…to name but a few.

For further inspiration why not take a trip to New Covent Garden Market at Vauxhall which is open daily to the trade and general public.

Article By London Based Wedding Planner Lester Gethings

Images Courtesy of -

Tulips from Flickr by Griff

Lily of the Valley from Flickr by Henri Bonnell

White Stocks from Flickr by Velveteen Swirl

Ranuculas from Flickr by Dianemariet

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