In February of 2017 we were invited by the Priory Catering Academy of Dunstable to provide a quote for table centrepieces for a rehearsal for a VIP event. Having created a selection of beautiful arrangements we were pleased to win the contract to supply the flowers for the actual event. Fast forward to April, with […]
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A gallery of old adverts for businesses in Dunstable during the 1950’s and 60’s.
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Well, they claim you can sell anything on Ebay. We were slightly amused when we came across this listing. It features a message card that was sent with some flowers that came from one of our old shops, Chiltern Florists, that opened in Middle Row, Dunstable in 1959. Here’s a copy of an advert that […]
What is a daisy chain? Quick Answer:- In floral terms, a garland of daisies threaded together. A daisy chain is a garland typically made with the common English or lawn daisy. The individual flowers are picked leaving sufficient length of stem to make a hole, usually with the thumbnail, to thread the next stem […]
Sunday 30th June 2013 marked International Lonely Bouquet Day. Conceived by Emily at Fleuropean the movement is dedicated to spreading warmth and happiness through the anonymous gifting of flowers. You can view the Lonely Bouquet Facebook Page here. The idea is to create a small bouquet of flowers and leave it somewhere for someone to […]
Alfred George Headey who originally established the Cottage Garden Flower Shop and Nurseries was very much a larger than life character about whom many tales were told by his contemporaries. One concerned a drinking bout in the Red Lion (top of Church street, now demolished) with the landlord, Johnny Crute, and Alfred, who fell to […]
Welcome to our new website, we’ve been developing it over the past few weeks and we’re ready to go! We hope our customers will find everything they are looking for here, we’ve tried to make the site as easy to use and navigate as possible. Although this is a brand new website we’ve actually been […]