spring flowers & Foliage
Emily McClure & Matthew Sharkey
Portico of Ards Portaferry & Private Cottage in Kearney, ? 2016
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'...I am not sure how to even begin to say the biggest thank you to you, Suzie, for all of the gorgeous flowers. The arrangements in the church and the tent were simply magnificent and our bouquets the perfect balance of cottage informality and wedding glamour - that pop of reddy pink in my bouquet was perfect! Really, everything was stunning and we have had so many lovely comments from people about how wonderful the flowers were...'
VESSELS & VASES
VESSELS & VASES
Florestina is owned and run by Suzie Scott from her Garden studio in Northern Ireland. Flora and fauna has been the subject of fascination and intrigue for Suzie from a very young age growing up in a unique Areboretum on the Ards Peninsula provided endless study and play as a child. Throughout
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Meet Suzie and hear more about Florestina below.
WEDDINGS
WEDDINGS
ABOUT SUZIE & FLORESTINA
ABOUT SUZIE & FLORESTINA
The Arboretum
'In joy or sadness, flowers are our constant friends'
Okakura Kakuzo
MY GARDEN ON THE ARDS PENINSULA
My Garden on the Ards Peninsula
vessels & vases
“A flowerless room is a soulless room, to my way of thinking;
but even a solitary little vase of a living flower may redeem it.”
Vita Sackville West
I have been collecting old vases and interesting vessels for many years, and have built up quite a collection. I love coloured glass, especially cobalt blue and turquoise which seem to flatter most flowers. Vintage jugs are a favourite, as are kitsch 1950's swans, basically anything that is pretty, unique and a bit different. Its rather like drinking tea from a fine bone china cup poured from a porcelain teapot, everything seems to taste that bit better in something beautiful, it transforms the experience of arranging flowers.
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A tall thin vase can hold one beautiful long stemmed botanical treasure, a country jug is perfect for a pretty posy of wild flowers, and a collection of little bottles repeated along a mantelpiece or table can look stunning. At the other end of the scale a huge urn on a pedestal can create drama and a sense of opulence and abundance. They can all help to create a mood or theme for a wedding or an event.