Rook Botanics

Rook Botanics Rook Botanics is a Glasgow based floral company that provides workshops, funeral flowers, wedding and event florals.

It began as an antidote to the last couple of years. Sarah, owner of RB, craved beauty and laughter and flowers.

New summer workshops just launched! There’s two flower arranging classes and one floral headdress class. They’re open to...
08/07/2025

New summer workshops just launched! There’s two flower arranging classes and one floral headdress class. They’re open to everyone - absolutely no experience needed. 🪻

🌸 Summer Flower Arranging
Dates: 7pm, Friday 29 August & 7pm, Friday 26 September
Location: Newlands South Church, Glasgow Southside

👑 Floral Headdresses
Date: 2pm, Saturday 30 August
Location: Newlands South Church, Glasgow Southside

Head to my website for more info - there’s a link in bio. Any questions just send me a DM or email.

We threw Abbey a memorial a few weeks ago. I made a massive wreath of tangled sweet peas, garden roses and peonies. We d...
06/07/2025

We threw Abbey a memorial a few weeks ago. I made a massive wreath of tangled sweet peas, garden roses and peonies. 

We drank champagne and ate jelly with ice cream from (Bonus photo of Abbey enjoying her very own tub of peacocks) Scott gave a tearful toast and I read the poem ‘The House Dog’s Grave’ by Robinson Jeffers, that my lovely writing teacher shared with me after Abbey died. 

It was sad and heartwarming and boozy and joyous. Obviously I wore sequins and my funeral pillbox hat. Maybe it was a bit bonkers to spend so much on flowers (I decorated nearly every room in the flat) but it felt very fitting. A luxurious send off for a dog that knew nothing but indulgence for the second part of her life.

Lots of much needed colour and sunshine during May 🌸☀️
03/06/2025

Lots of much needed colour and sunshine during May 🌸☀️

A wedding bouquet inspired by fairies. ✨Lots of poppies, ranunculus, rosemary, delphinium and spray roses. A pretty past...
16/05/2025

A wedding bouquet inspired by fairies. ✨

Lots of poppies, ranunculus, rosemary, delphinium and spray roses. A pretty pastel pink, blue and orange colour palette, finished with a whimsical lilac ribbon.

Last night we said goodbye to the love of my life. I tricked Scott into getting a greyhound nearly five years ago. I sol...
06/05/2025

Last night we said goodbye to the love of my life. I tricked Scott into getting a greyhound nearly five years ago. I sold him on becoming a fosterer, but the second she stepped foot into our flat we knew we would fail at fostering.

We bought her a car she would fit in, a tartan hallway carpet so she wouldn't slip when running into the kitchen and an endless supply of prawn crackers. In return she gave us unlimited happiness and love.

We've picked out an ostentatiously large urn for her and there will be a laurent perrier fueled party / funeral in the coming weeks. We're so, so grateful to our friends and families who have reached out. Abbey was cherished.

I've a really colourful, creative wedding to look forward to this weekend. Feeling grateful that I've built a business that brings so much beauty into my life, whilst still allowing me flexibility. I will be playing catch up on emails the next days, my inbox is a state! Today we've jumped in the car to enjoy Scottish scenery in the sunshine.

I'll also be at the fundraiser this Sunday doing a dried wreath workshop. I did a v v bad job of advertising this for obvious reasons!! I had a big studio clear out of dried flowers, so tickets are super affordable. Come along to help save Spot / help me move around my flat without bumping into buckets of dried florals. Head to Spot's IG for info.

Happy snoozin', Abbey ❤️

In need of a last minute Mother's Day gift? I've got you. 🪻 Flower arranging workshops 🌷 Workshop gift vouchers 🌼 Flower...
29/03/2025

In need of a last minute Mother's Day gift? I've got you. 

🪻 Flower arranging workshops 

🌷 Workshop gift vouchers 

🌼 Flower Arranging at Home eBook

More info via the link in my bio.

This week's newsletter is dedicated to poppies! There's a link in my bio 🌼Any other Substack nerds here? It's my favouri...
26/03/2025

This week's newsletter is dedicated to poppies! There's a link in my bio 🌼

Any other Substack nerds here? It's my favourite platform to be on ATM. Let me know if you're there so I can give you a follow!

This was a proper pain in the bum to make and it came out nothing like I wanted it to. But yay for daffodils! It smelt d...
14/03/2025

This was a proper pain in the bum to make and it came out nothing like I wanted it to. But yay for daffodils! It smelt divine! ☀️

Come make a spring wreath with Rook Botanics! Celebrate the changing of seasons with this creative workshop - absolutely...
11/03/2025

Come make a spring wreath with Rook Botanics! Celebrate the changing of seasons with this creative workshop - absolutely no experience needed.

We’ll be using fresh foliages, dried flowers and seasonal plants to make a bright and cheerful wreath.

📆Date: 11am, Sunday 30 March 2025

📍Location: WEST Brewery, 15 Binnie Place, Glasgow G40 1AW

🎟️Tickets: £55pp and include a glass of fizz on arrival

A perfect Mother's Day gift! 🪻🌷

I’m Sarah, the founder of Rook Botanics. 🌸 At 14 I started working in a flower shop, at 19 I got a BTEC in floristry and...
03/03/2025

I’m Sarah, the founder of Rook Botanics. 🌸 At 14 I started working in a flower shop, at 19 I got a BTEC in floristry and I carried on working in a florist during the holidays and peak seasons. I still have the scars on my hands from conditioning a million red roses during Valentine’s Day!

During my 20s I got a ‘proper’ job but never felt fully satisfied. In the run up to turning 30 I started to get the itch for something more. When COVID hit I did an online wreath workshop with my pals around Glasgow. I dropped bags of foliage on their doorsteps and it made me realise how much I missed floristry and how much I loved teaching.

Rook Botanics properly began in 2021 with the first wedding I’d done since I was 22. It was a blast. My Grandma died this same year and creating a floral tribute for her was the biggest catalyst for starting the business. I keep several photos of her pinned above my desk. She thought I was capable of anything. I like to be reminded of that.

RB has grown organically since then. The last two wreath seasons I’ve taught over 150 people to make wreaths. Sometimes I forget how far I’ve come!

Anyone else also doing March Meet the Maker? Let me cheer you on!

Spring, but make it moody 🖤
24/02/2025

Spring, but make it moody 🖤

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Woodford Street
Giffnock
G413HN

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