ParagonPetals

31/08/2026

𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬, 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫! 😂🍂🌸

Monday ramblings… the shorter version this week! 😂

I think I may have been kidding myself on when I said September would be quieter just because I’m doing less events… because apparently I still have absolutely no intention of sitting down! 😂😂

This weekend I’ll be at the Strathaven Agricultural Exposition, so in between the usual orders and everything else that magically appears on my to-do list, I’ll be busy making lots of lovely things for that too!

Autumn is really starting to show itself in the fresh flowers available at the minute and honestly… I’m not sad about it one little bit! 🍂

The flowers, the foliage, the colours… autumn is just gorgeous! So be prepared to see plenty more of those rich, warm autumnal colours creeping into Paragon Petals over the next few weeks.

BUT… because apparently I can’t just leave things alone, I’m going to have a little experiment with adding in some completely different contrasting colours too! 👀😂

Will it work? Will it be amazing? Will I stand looking at it wondering what on earth I was thinking?

Honestly… who knows! 😂

But one thing is for sure — you’ll all be coming along for the experiment and I’ll let you know how it goes! 🌸🍂

30/08/2026

28/08/2026

🌹 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊 — 𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐌𝐘𝐓𝐇𝐒 𝐕𝐒 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒! 🌹

Everyone knows the rose… but how much do we actually know about this floral superstar?

Time to separate the rosey nonsense from the rosey truth! 😂

🌹 MYTH: Roses are only for romance.

❌ Nope!

Roses can mean love, friendship, gratitude, sympathy, congratulations and pretty much anything else you want them to say.

And frankly, if someone sends you flowers, you don’t need to overanalyse the colour. Just enjoy the flowers! 😂

🌹 MYTH: All roses smell amazing.

❌ Sadly, no.

Some roses have an absolutely gorgeous scent, while others have very little fragrance.

And there’s a reason for that — roses have been bred for different qualities, including colour, shape, stem length, durability and vase life. Fragrance isn’t always top of the list.

🌹 MYTH: Red roses are the original roses.

❌ Not quite!

Wild roses naturally occur in a range of colours, and modern red roses are the result of centuries of cultivation and breeding.

So the classic Valentine’s Day rose isn’t quite as ancient as we’d like to think!

🌹 MYTH: Roses have to have thorns.

❌ Technically… those aren’t thorns!

They’re prickles. 🤓

True thorns are modified stems, whereas the sharp bits on rose stems are modified growths from the outer layer of the plant.

So yes, the rose has been misleading us all along. 😂

🌹 MYTH: If your cut rose droops, it’s dead.

❌ Don’t bin it just yet!

A drooping rose can sometimes be suffering from poor water uptake. Re-cutting the stem and giving it a good drink can sometimes bring it back to life.

🌹 MYTH: Roses are old-fashioned.

❌ Have you seen the roses florists have to choose from?!

Garden roses, spray roses, scented roses, huge-headed roses, ruffled roses, weird and wonderful colours…

The rose has had a serious glow-up. 😂

And that’s exactly why I love them.

A rose doesn’t have to be a dozen red stems wrapped in cellophane.

It can be wild, luxurious, romantic, dramatic, quirky or completely unexpected.

🌹 So there you have it…

The rose may be one of the most recognisable flowers in the world, but there’s a LOT more to this floral legend than meets the eye.

Rosey? Yes.
Boring? Never. 🌹

27/08/2026

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐬 — 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡. ❤️

A recent broken heart tribute piece I made for a lovely customer, in remembrance of a loved one. ❤️

It’s always a genuine privilege to be asked to create something for a memorial or funeral, especially when it’s something a little different.

I’ve been known to make chainsaws, teacakes and Stitch tributes amongst others, so a heart is fairly simple by comparison! 😂

But sometimes simple and elegant really does win the day.

This piece said it all and more without needing to be over the top. Just beautiful flowers, thoughtfully put together to create something meaningful and personal.

This kind of work is a huge part of what florists do, and it will always be something I create with absolute love, care and respect. ❤️

Because behind every tribute is a person, a story and a family saying goodbye — and being trusted to play even the smallest part in that is something I’ll never take for granted. 🌸

26/08/2026

🌿 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠… 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝, 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥

So here we go… a wreath made using only eucalyptus 🌿

And honestly, it smells AMAZING! 😍

This beauty should last around 3–4 weeks, possibly longer, depending on where you hang it and, of course, what the Scottish weather decides to throw at us! 😂

The lovely thing about eucalyptus is that it stays beautiful as it dries, so this wreath will gradually change rather than just looking sad and past its best.

Finished simply with raffia, it has a really natural, rustic feel — and the shape is a little different from your usual round wreath.

This is a classic example of working with the shape of nature rather than fighting it. These branches naturally wanted to fall a certain way, so I just went with them. 🌿

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬, 𝐈’𝐦 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 £𝟐𝟓! 😍

I’m basically only charging for a little of my time and the few other bits used to make it.

So if you fancy something natural, simple, a little bit different and very, very eucalyptus-y… be quick! 😂🌿

Once it’s gone, it’s gone!