Berta bridal trunk show with The Wedding Club

We were invited by our wonderful client The Wedding Club to work with them on their latest trunk show for international bridal designer Berta. Naturally we were inclined to say yes, great client, gorgeous bridalwear and to top things off the show was held at One Weddings, One Belgravia venue.Ahead of putting some ideas together…

Flowers for a corporate event

Corporate events are a very popular area of work for a busy florist, particularly in London where there is such a concentration of business. We were asked to provide the flowers for coach and bus operator National Express  who were hosting their annual ‘Value Awards’ which were taking place at the Bloomsbury Ballroom in central London….

Chelsea in Bloom

This last weekend we worked on a fun project with retailer French Connection to dress their Kings Road store in celebration of the Chelsea Flower Show which is taking place this week. Each year the event organisers run the Chelsea in Bloom competition, local retailers collaborate with florists to create fun, inspiring and creative window displays. This year the…

Dinner at Sothebys

Last month we were invited to provide the flowers for a special event at Sothebys celebrating an upcoming auction of “Finest and rarest wines”. Our brief was simple, to create decorations which were glamorous, stylish and natural. As this was a special wine tasting event the most important factor was to ensure that none of the flowers were scented. We sourced…

2015 review

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I can’t quite believe that its been one whole year since we started our journey and so in true BBC tradition I thought it would be a good idea to review the last 12 months and take a look back at what we achieved. January My first official month of business and it was all about…

Halloween 2015

We celebrated Halloween this week with a really great selection of events and commissions. The Zetter Townhouse We were invited to help decorate the Zetter Townhouse for Halloween this year. The building is every inch a townhouse set in the heart of historical Clerkenwell and tucked in behind its big sister the Zetter Hotel. The bar/lounge area…

March 2015

Paul Smith Mothers day Pop Up shop March was a super exciting month for Petal to the Metal as we were invited to take up temporary residence at Paul Smith on Floral Street in Covent Garden as part of a Mothers Day promotion. I have loved visiting this iconic shop since I first moved to…

February 2015

Hi everyone! February has been a really great month with a fun event and a really successful photoshoot under our belt, it felt like a giant step forward! The Trampery Old Street, Petal to the Metal photo shoot As a new business it is important that I have interesting and varied photos that demonstrate the…