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Foxglove Botanical is a boutique florist based in Wiltshire, specializing in romantic, natural floral arrangements for homes, events, and funerals.

Our designs celebrate the beauty of seasonal flowers, creating bespoke bouquets and arrangements.

28/08/2025

Hydrangeas… love them or hate them? 💜🤍💚

I’ll be honest — they’re not my favourite flowers. They can be fussy, they’re so darn big they can overwhelm a bouquet, and they flop if you so much as look at them wrong. (Fun fact: Madonna famously hates them too!)

But… when you know how to cut and condition them properly, they can be absolutely stunning in a vase and sometimes even come back from the dead after a full wilt. ✨

Swipe through for my go-to guide: the best varieties for cutting, how to prep the stems, and the florist’s trick to bring them back to life.

💾 Save this for hydrangea season
📩 Share with a friend who always complains theirs flop
And tell me — are you Team Hydrangea or not convinced?

08/07/2025

A pilgrimage, of sorts. Great Dixter has lived in my imagination for years. Part myth, part manifesto. Visiting on a hot July day felt like stepping into a dream that has been composting quietly in the back of my mind.

It’s not a restful garden. Narrow paths pull you forward. Borders brim and lean and spill. The whole place pulses with energy. Even the meadows — more faded than flowering in July — hum with the sound of work and wildness. There are pockets of shade and clever places to sit, but this is not a garden that invites you to pause. It invites you to think differently.

What struck me most is how honest it is. There’s no illusion of polish. You’re constantly reminded this is a working garden, and that’s part of the magic. Compost bins are in plain sight. Nursery frames tucked behind borders. The sense that someone was just here with secateurs and moved on. You’re allowed to get close. To brush against things. To feel part of it.

It’s also a radical space. Both intellectually and emotionally. Teasels grow up through roses. Topiary takes on strange, friendly forms. Perennials collapse into annuals. There’s no clear division and no fear of chaos. It’s very democratic. No roped off areas, no “don’t tread on the grass” signs. The staff aren’t uniformed, and the plant prices are really reasonable compared to your average garden centre.

So would I like a garden like Great Dixter? Honestly no — I’m more of a creature of order and traditional “prettiness” of layout and plant combinations. But does it shake open your brain to make you feel like it’s time to exercise your own free will and do whatever the heck you feel like in life and your own garden? Well, f*ck yes it does indeed 🙂‍↔️

12/06/2025

The garden is full of roses now, just as the longest days of the year arrive.

This is my favourite moment. The air feels thick with scent. The light stretches late into the evening. And there is something lovely about bringing a few of those blooms indoors.

But not every rose wants to be gathered. Some are made for the vase. Some are happiest tumbling through the garden.

“When June comes dancing o’er the death of May
With scarlet roses tinting her green array”
Victor Hugo

With the solstice almost here, I thought I would share a few tips on when and how to cut roses, and which ones truly love life in a vase.

Have you been filling the house with roses this month? If you have any varieties you love for cutting please share! I haven’t been able to buy any new roses because deer where I live crop off the newer plants, but I’m dying to!

06/06/2025

Strawberries and cream, and the best of English summer, gathered on the table. 🍓

I’m trying to get better about sharing client work here.
Most of the time I’m dashing around on the day and forget to take any proper photos.
I kicked myself after a recent event where I completely missed getting a shot of the table I’d styled.
So I decided to recreate it at home, just for the fun of it, and I didn’t have to make room for boring things like dinner.

Strawberries, figs, blowsy peonies, tiny daisies, frothy alchemilla, and a few punchy red geums.
A table full of the season’s sweetness and colour.

And this time, I got to eat the strawberries 🍓

04/06/2025

They might look delicate, but sweet peas are surprisingly easy to grow… if you know what they need.
A little tying in, a bit of feeding, and some regular cutting can keep the flowers coming and my favourite scent of all time drifting through the garden 🪏

I’ve put together my favourite tips for growing and conditioning them — from that first seedling to the moment they’re arranged in a jug on the kitchen table.

If you’re growing sweet peas this year, how are they coming along? Are yours clambering up their supports yet — or just getting started?

29/05/2025

✂️ With the long dry spring we’ve had, some plants are already looking a bit tired, but the Chelsea chop can give them a second wind.

It’s not too late. Late May into early June is still a great time to try it, especially if you want sturdier stems, fewer flops, and a fresh flush of flowers later on.

In this post I’ll show you how it works, what to cut, and which plants really benefit (hint: think sedums, asters, rudbeckia).

Have you tried it before? Or are your perennials looking like they might enjoy a little breather and a tidy up? Let me know where you’re at 🌿👇

22/05/2025

You’ve carefully picked out your tubers, lovingly nursed them into sprouting, kept a watchful eye out for frost warnings before delicately planting them outside with a good feed. And now you’re supposed to just chop the tops off them?! What is this madness? Well, by cutting the top off the main stem you signal to the plant to branch, which results in more blooms for you! You can do this to your dahlias, as well as your zinnia, cosmos, snapdragon and celosia seedlings. So a little pinch now, a lot of punch later! 💅🏼🙂‍↕️💁🏼‍♀️

15/05/2025

It’s peony season! And I couldn’t be happier about that — one of my absolute all-time favourites and I’m definitely not alone. I had an all-peony wedding bouquet so they’re a flower that’s close to my heart. That doesn’t mean they can’t be a little bit tricky to work with though! We’ve all experienced spending a small fortune to have not all the buds in a bunch open! So this post contains some helpful tips for when to cut, how to encourage opening and why not to freak out if you have ants all over your buds. Do you have a favourite peony colour-way? Vote below! I have to say I’m partial to a brighter moment these days — coral and strong rich pinks are outweighing the softer whites and blushes for me.

01/05/2025

The floral toolkit I can’t live without
Over time, you figure out what really earns a place in your kit… the snips that feel just right in your hand, the chicken wire that quietly holds your wildest ideas in place, the tape that works behind the scenes so the flowers can take the spotlight.

I get asked all the time what tools I’d recommend for getting started at home, so here they are. Reliable, unfussy, and surprisingly satisfying to use.

Swipe for my go-to essentials
Save it for the day (soon hopefully!) when you treat yourself to that bunch of peonies and want to do them justice

29/04/2025

Bringing spring branches to life starts with a little behind-the-scenes magic.
When working with woody stems like lilac or viburnum, cut vertically into the stem after trimming. It gives them a greater surface area to drink from, letting them soak up all the water they need to last beautifully in a vase.

It’s a small, mindful step that keeps your flowers flourishing longer.
Save this for your next arranging day — and if you have a favourite bloom you’re hoping to master, share it with us below.
We’re building a community where every stem has its moment to shine.

26/03/2025

I spend a lot of time admiring other people’s work.
It’s easy to get lost in how effortlessly beautiful it all looks.
Especially on here, where everything seems polished and perfect.

And then I look at my own, and it just doesn’t feel the same.

Sometimes, while I’m making something, I’ll feel proud for a moment.
Like I’ve captured something soft or a little bit special.
But as soon as I take a photo, it feels like some of the magic disappears.

I notice everything I could have done differently.
The things that feel off. The parts that didn’t quite come together.
Meanwhile, most people just see a couple of pretty spring bowls.

The client was thrilled.
And I’m so glad they were!
It helps me to try to turn down the volume on the constant inner critique of the things I’d do differently next time.

I guess I’m still chasing that feeling of being truly happy with what I’ve made.
Maybe that’s what keeps me going—the hope that one day,
I’ll look at something I’ve created and finally feel at peace with it.

For now, it’s a strange mix of love and doubt every time.

24/03/2025

Spring florals are a love story in three acts, and every bloom plays its part.

The leading ladies are your peonies, ruffled tulips and ranunculus. They float in like heroines from a dream. Soft, full, and impossibly romantic.
The supporting cast brings depth and poetry: daffodils, hyacinths, fritillaries and anemones whisper of woodlands and old gardens, delicate yet full of character.
And the chorus line? Spirea, forsythia, cherry blossom and more tulips weave through it all, adding lightness, movement and a touch of magic.

Save this post for the season ahead. Your floral fairytale is just beginning.

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Stockstreet Farm
Wiltshire
SN110NE

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https://www.foxglovebotanical.com/

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