Party flowers for 4 Hamilton Place

Petal to the Metal were asked to provide the flowers for an event taking place at 4 Hamilton Place earlier this month. The venue is a stunning classic Georgian building, a grand entrance, sweeping staircase, a collection of impressive rooms and,with this particular venue, an impressive terrace overlooking Hyde Park. The party was for a…

A florists guide to Hotel flowers

Since I became a florist I have been a fan of hotel design and the flowers that accompany them. Living in London we are experiencing extraordinary times with the opening of luxury  5* hotels becoming the norm, sleek design, the best materials and impeccable service. A hotel lobby is a space of imagination and theatre and somewhere…

August flower list

Here is a selection of what caught my eye at New Covent Garden Flower Market this month.    

August 2015

Hello everyone, it’s CARNIVAL!!!!!!! Im sat here at my desk on a very grey and wet Bank Holiday whilst on the other side of London the Notting Hill Carnival is in full swing, I thought this image seemed the most appropriate and optimistic! August is the low season for many businesses and for florists we definately…

July flower list

Flower List July - Petal to the Metal - Florist London

Here is my inaugural flower list! I decided to start building an easy access reference point for clients and for myself so that over the coming months we have a really simple overview of the the best of the season month by month. I hope you enjoy and come to use this as a guide. Flowers available…

Standon Calling festival

Standon Calling Festival

This past weekend we were invited by Salon London to take part in their weekend curation of events at the Standon Calling festival. Salon London is run by Juliette Russell and Helen Bagnall, the concept behind their business is to create thought provoking experience based events and workshops which encourage learning and bring brilliant ideas…

July

Hello everybody! July came and went and in true British summertime style we experienced ridiculous heat followed by torrential rain. That said July for me looked a lot like this picture. Summer Weddings A gorgeous Summer wedding at Fredricks in Islington, a proper Summer mix of lilac and pink flowers including Peonies, Hydrangea and Roses…

Wedding Flowers 1,2,3!

Wedding Flowers London - Petal to the Metal Flowers

We are well and truly into the summer wedding season now so I thought it may be a good idea for those of you planning a wedding for later in the year or perhaps next summer to provide a basic guide to follow with hints and tips which I hope will help you. Why use…

June 2015

Petal to teh Metal Flowers - Serpentine Summer Pavillion

Hello everyone, June turned out to be a right old sizzler and with the holidays around the corner long may it continue please!   We had a really fantastic month with lots of lovely work to keep us busy and out of trouble and its great to be able to share it all in one…

Corporate Flowers

Petal to the Metal Flowers London - Corporate Flowers

I wanted to write a blog to explain a little bit about corporate flowers or what florists call contract flowers. Specifically, what they are, how they work, and why you should invest in them, also to offer a few hints and tips to help guide your way through organising a weekly delivery for your place of…