Evolve Flowers Ltd

28/09/2026

Book your Luxury Christmas Wreath Workshop for you and your chums.
Create something beautiful, orignal and have fun in the process.

27/09/2026

What a lovely day at Bolton Abbey Priory this week, and a really interesting one too.

I was invited as a Sustainable Church Flower Ambassador and spent the day with a wonderfully diverse group of people: clergy, diocesan staff, church flower arrangers, florists and growers, all with an interest in making church flowers more sustainable.

The local flower team had created beautiful harvest displays in the Abbey porch using flowers, foliage and crab apples and, importantly, without floral foam.

There was plenty to learn throughout the day, including fascinating demonstrations from Shane Connolly, florist to the Royal Household, showing different ways to arrange in an urn, pedestal and window trough using techniques such as a bunch base, chicken wire and sticks.

I particularly enjoyed the conversations about growing shrubs and trees around churches and in our own gardens, so that more of the material church flower arrangers use can come from local sources.

It was also lovely to see such a broad group of people coming together around the subject. Sustainable church flowers aren't just about changing one technique; they're about sharing knowledge, trying new approaches and thinking about where our flowers and foliage come from in the first place.

And the conversation continues in Chelmsford this week (check out our events for more details).

On Thursday 1 October, expect a fantastic evening at Chelmsford Cathedral for The Art of Sustainable Church Flower Arranging. I'll be there too, with an Evolve Flowers sales table, so if you're attending, please come and say hello.

If sustainable church flowers are something you're interested in, it promises to be a really worthwhile evening, and I'm looking forward to continuing the conversation.

Oh, and the coffee and enormous selection of cakes at Bolton deserve an honourable mention. Resisting those was probably the hardest sustainable decision of the day!

27/09/2026

Helen visited a local chrysanthemum grower this week, and it's looking good.

For everyone interested in sustainable growing practices, there's something rather interesting in the video...

OK, I'll tell you as well - this grower has good bug colonies breeding, ready to dine on all the bugs which like to munch on the 'mums'. That means no pesticides - a win/win for healthy flowers and environment.

We've got chrysanthemums in stock, and more coming - so don't delay and order today.

Don't keep mum about this - spread the word!

25/09/2026

We're still in awe of the incredible Wild! Flower Show at Wi******er Cathedral last week.

The arrangements were amazing and we're proud to have played a small part in the event with over 2000 stems from ourselves and 1650 from Floral Media

The focus on British-grown and sustainability is close to our hearts as well, which was the cherry on the top.

Congratulations once again to all the team in creating such an awesome event.

23/09/2026

Remember when Interflora's strapline was 'Say it with flowers'?

Well, that sentiment still stands - there's no better way to tell someone how you feel about (or for) them.

But what if you're scared of saying the wrong thing, because you don't know whether red or yellow flowers are the best thing to send to say sorry!

Well, we've come up with a solution, the 𝐄𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐞-𝐆𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝.
Send your friend, loved one, mother - whoever - a gift card and they can choose the flowers they would like.

Head over to our web-store now, and choose the amount you wish to gift. It's a simple as that.

Oh, and the colour of flowers to say sorry - it's white or soft pastel! ;)

22/09/2026

If you saw our earlier reel with all those lovely tulips, then you might want to find out more about how they're grown.

Join Helen as she goes behind the scenes at Collisons Cut Flowers - it's fascinating stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_uPlDmuO0g

We’re back at Collisons Cut Flowers to showcase their initiative: h...

22/09/2026

The tulips are back.

Our grower in Norfolk is growing tulips hydroponically from New Zealand bulbs. The clever thing about this is that as the bulbs were 'born' in the southern hemisphere they think it's spring already.

The bulbs are also beautifully large bulbs and bigger than the standard spring crops here in UK, and clean!

Amongst the varieties is the 'L**h Walesa' tulip, which has marginate blooms. In other words, the outer edges of the petals have a different colour or shade compared to the rest of the flower. Additionally, the 'L**h Walesa' tulip is bicolored, which means that it exhibits two distinct colours within a single bloom.

And if you'd like to know more about how the tulips are grown - watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_uPlDmuO0g

21/09/2026

What a fantastic afternoon we had on Saturday at Amelia Alice for our Pumpkin Parade workshop.

There were some gorgeous arrangements with the colours of autumn bursting through!

We're back at Amelia Alice for Christmas Wreath workshops on:
Friday 27th November 10.30-12.30
Friday 11th December 7-9pm
Saturday 12th December 2-4pm

Perfect for after school-drop-off, an evening out with your besties, or a chilled afternoon. Grab a friend and make your own Christmas wreath to take home.

Book directly with Amelia Alice on 01522 501616 or via email: [email protected]

19/09/2026

Meeting our Growers - part 1

Helen has been out and about this week catching up with our growers, putting in orders, seeing how well the flowers are doing and getting the lowdown on readiness so we can fill our fridges with beautiful British-grown blooms.

First up was Alex, a third-generation grower, whose dahlias are simply divine.

Comment GROWERS if you'd like to source British-grown flowers, either as a florist, event planner, for your wedding - whatever the driver or occasion. - and we'll send you the link to our shop.