I had a wonderful moment of realisation this month. I’d spent the day at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show on Press Day, then gone to Neill Strain’s Passion for Peonies event. I was travelling home on a very crowded commuter train at 6.30pm, admiring my bouquet of Neill’s breath-taking peonies (which feature in today’s post), when I suddenly thought…how different is my life now to when I used to work in the City over six years ago? And, in that moment, it made me really appreciate how much happier I am now, doing something which I’m totally passionate about…
Here’s a look back at what I’ve been up to this month:
Out & About
- Attended the Blogtacular event in London
- Went to an Insta Meet at Hatchlands Park in Surrey
- Gave a garden designer a training session on Social Media
- Had new headshots taken by photographer Vicki Knights
- Went to the Spirit of Summer fair
- Went to the Amicus Botanicus exhibition
- Attended the RHS Chelsea Flower Show & Chelsea in Bloom
- Went to the Passion for Peonies event at Neill Strain’s boutique
- Attended a Designer’s Guild Blogger Event
- Botanical Bites afternoon tea at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower
- Flower arranging workshop at West Elm
- Visit to New Covent Garden Flower Market for my monthly reports
- Breakfast event with Arianna Huffington
- Interviewed Eric Lanlard of Cake Boy
Wrote
- Reports for New Covent Garden Flower Market, including one on Succulents
- Flowerona Newsletter
- Article for Laura Ashley blog
- 51 Flowerona blog posts
Other News
- New workshop : I’m thrilled to have launched my first ‘Social Media for Florists’ workshop with Fiona Humberstone, which will take place in London on July 1st. I’m a little humbled by the list of top florists booked to attend so far. Do join us if you can and network, gain inspiration, clarity and the expertise to help you grow your business.
- Flowerona readership : This month has seen the highest ever page views and unique visitors to Flowerona…and I just would like to say a very big ‘Thank You!’
I hope you have a lovely Saturday! Even though tomorrow I should be featuring the Flowerona Calendar for June, Flowerona Links will appear instead, as I’ve heard from lots of you how much you enjoy reading it and escaping into the world of flowers. So, the calendar will appear on Monday…
(Images : Rona Wheeldon for Flowerona)