ABOUT KATE
Naturally and Lovingly Grown Flowers
Hello, I’m Kate.
Favourite Flower?
That’s like asking a parent which child is their favourite!
Favourite Wedding Dessert?
Definitely a Crème brûlée!
Favourite Venue?
My favourite venue (although I have many) is Matfen Hall (Northumberlands only 5 star hotel). In 2021, I was selected to be their appointed florist.
Winter or Summer?
Always Summer because that’s when the flower farm is full to bursting.
A BIT MORE ABOUT KATE
“Becoming a wedding florist was a slow process and my journey didn’t start until I was 36.”
After being a pub General Manager for 10 years I took redundancy at the age of 36. At this time I was kicking the dust waiting for my college course to start in 2007. So I threw myself at the mercy of a lovely florist friend who at the time had a busy town centre florist shop. She kindly showed me the ropes and I learned the essentials of good floristry housekeeping such as conditioning flowers, the basics of bouquet making, scrubbing buckets, planning and preparation for events and key calendar dates. Working there on an adhoc basis for the next 2 years was my destiny – as I was loving every moment!
“The magic for me is seeing professional images of my wedding florals. Every time I receive a new image gallery I am overjoyed to look at my work and see the look of wedding day joy on my clients faces.”
Horticultural college was my next step, in 2007. Qualifying in 2009 with a HND! The invaluable experience of working as a gardener provided me with the skills and knowledge which has helped me become the PLANTSWOMAN I am today. My CREATIVITY AND PASSION only flourished further when I started creating occasional bouquets and Christmas door wreaths, realising the QUALITY of the stems was the key to my UNIQUE style.
2010 saw my very first wedding flowers booking which opened my eyes to a using seasonality within my creations.
Following that 2012 I started doing Christmas door wreath workshops and started the basis of what is now my flower farm. It was my intention at the time to just grow flowers for florists and offer special occasions and gift bouquet floristry to my rural community.
In 2018 I booked myself onto a fabulous week long intensive course focused on the business of wedding floristry. I was hooked and since then I haven’t looked back.
To enquire about my wedding floristry service please fill in my enquiry form form
I still sell flowers to my fellow florists; in fact it is now hand in hand an integral part of my business.
Want to know more about the Farm?
NORTHUMBRIAN FLOWERS
Garden House,
Wark on Tyne,
Hexham,
Northumberland,
NE48 3PL
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