This year we hosted our 5th family festival Norbstock V in mid July, mid heatwave so I chose to create the main feature in the marquee – a flower cloud around the central pole – using all dried flowers (many grown by me). The result was stunning and I didn’t have to worry about anything wilting! Such a relief. Once over, I was able to save alot of the flowers and will be using many of them in my Christmas wreaths.

Freelancing on the hottest day of the year
On the hottest day of the year, I was helping Kate from Camomile & Cornflowers with a wedding at the…





