BOOKS, WEBSITES AND MAGAZINES
Reasons to Stay Alive, Matt Haig, Canongate, 2015
Calm: Calm the Mind. Change the World, Michael Acton Smith, Penguin, 2015
The Wild Remedy, Emma Mitchell, Michael O’Mara, 2018
Flower Magazine (US-based luxury lifestyle publication dedicated to all things floral)
Cabana Magazine (interiors magazine and website)
The Simple Things (UK-based lifestyle magazine dedicated to slowing down)
The Flowerseekers Magazine Australian flower magazine for flower lovers. @theflowerseekers
Sarahraven.com (Sarah is my go-to for all things garden; great for advice and planting ideas as well as selling the highest quality bulbs and plants.)
The Grace Tales @thegracetales (a global lifestyle platform for mothers around the world)
Daylesford, Gloucestershire, UK
Worton Organic Garden, UK
Straw Kitchen, Whichford Pottery, Shipston on Stour, UK
Tresco Abbey Gardens, Isles of Scilly, UK
Erin Benzakien @floretflower (one of my biggest inspirations – a florist, farmer, writer and teacher living and growing in the US)
Nicole Croft @nicole_croft nicolecroftyoga.com. (hatha flow yoga teacher)
Monty Don @themontydon (gardening tips)
Rosemary Ferguson @rosemaryferguson_ (nutritionist) Amelia Freer @ameliafreer (nutritional therapist) Matilda Goad @matildagoad (gorgeous design) Jasmine Hemsley @jasminehemsley (Ayurvedic chef and author)
Claire Marchant @thefloralgarden (gardening inspiration)
Susannah Taylor @susannahtaylor_ (wellness and beauty writer)
Rose Van Cutsem @thecotswoldshala (yoga teacher like no other)
Rona Wheeldon @flowerona flowerona.co.uk (a website dedicated to inspiring and supporting the floristry industry)
Kate Corbett Winder katecorbettwinder.com (painter and gardener)
Anthropologie
anthropologie.com (interiors, clothing and inspiration)
Pentreath Hall
pentreath-hall.com/(interiors and inspiration)
Burleigh Pottery
burleigh.co.uk (beautiful pottery and ceramics handmade in England)
Not Another Bill
notanotherbill.com (lovely gifts)
Votary Organic
votary.co.uk (organic skincare)
My Wardrobe HQ
mywardrobehq.com (rental and sustainable fashion)
Anna Spiro Textiles
annaspirotextiles.com.au (pattern and colour like no other)
Paul Arnold Glass
paularnholdglass.com (Brooklyn-based glass blower)
William Yeoward
williamyeoward.com/crystal (for glassware like no other)
OKA
oka.com (for the best faux flowers)
Botantic Trading
botanicatrading.com (Indian, Ottoman, chinoiserie and botanically inspired textiles and wallpaper)
Cutter Brooks
cutterbrooks.com (heavenly shop in the Cotswolds belonging to Amanda Brooks)
Venusrox
venusrox.com (the most magical crystals in London)
Neom Organics
neomorganics.com (100 per cent natural fragrances)
Garden Trading
gardentrading.co.uk (supplier of garden and homewares)
In the UK you can find your nearest cut flower growers by putting your postcode into the British Flower Collective website. There are plenty of city-based growers too, so definitely not just for country gardeners. It also tells you about workshops and pick-your-own flowers. britishflowercollective.com
Flowers from the Farm
McBeans Orchids
mcbeansorchids.com (the most incredible orchid growers in all the land)
My favourite local growers:
The Landgardeners, North Oxfordshire
Bayntun Flowers, Marlborough
Babylon Flowers, Oxfordshire
Electric Daisy Flower Farm, Bath
The Flower Garden at Stokesay Court, Shropshire
Flowers by Clowance, Cornwall
Isles of Scilly Flowers, Cornwall
Green and Gorgeous, Oxfordshire