Colourful and Romantic Bouquet for a July Wedding
We moved into our new house and started a new growing space and cutting garden early this year (plus had a baby!). This means we were late sowing annual plants (those that are sown from seed and grow just the once) that start to bloom in late Spring through to Summer, and I have been waiting and waiting for blooms to arrive! One of the reasons we chose this house and growing space is because of the wonderful perennial plants (those that flower from the same plant every year) that were already here, so they have been keeping me busy.
Peonies, Roses, Buddleia, Hydrangea, Nine Bark, Lavender, and more Roses, oh my!
Meg, floral designer at Blŵm holding a bouquet filled with July’s seasonal best from the cutting garden.
Many of the roses planted by the previous owners are David Austen varieties in pale peaches, soft creams and pinks. There are about 4 large Rose plants that have bloomed vigorously providing beautiful weddingy tones to play with. There are also a number of smaller Rose shrubs in the front garden that have brighter coloured blooms - these haven’t done so well this year, they must be much older plants that perhaps need a bit of TLC and some proper pruning and feeding. I’ll try my best in late Winter to give them some love and attention to get them flowering properly next year. I’ll also try to take some cuttings to create new plants.
Meg, floral designer at Blŵm holding a bouquet filled with July’s seasonal best from the cutting garden.
I really want to create a perennial backbone to our new flower field and cutting garden. With the UK climate getting warmer and with the heatwaves we have seen this Summer, perennial plants often withstand varying conditions much better than quick growing and flowering annual plants. Many like Buddleia, Lavender and Nine Bark are drought tolerant, they need much less water. As long as they are well looked after, perennial plants will usually bloom just as well no matter whether Spring has been wet or dry.
Close up of July’s seasonal best Wedding bouquet.
Plants with deep roots that stay in the ground permanently also help to fix Carbon into the soil - This lack of soil disturbance prevents the release of stored carbon back into the atmosphere. Continuous living ground cover also protects soil from erosion and provides a constant flow of root exudates (sugars) to nourish soil fungi and bacteria.
It’s a win-win for us as flower farmers to have reliable blooms whilst also trying to do our small bit for the planet too.
And so, I have been using only perennial plants this month to create floral designs. If you are planning a colourful July wedding, and we were to make your bouquet, here’s what that might look like.
Colourful and romantic garden style Wedding Bouquet
July seasonal best Wedding Bouquet featuring Roses, Hydrangea, Buddleia, a beautiful large Daisy like perennial, Dried Lavender, grasses, Sage, and Mint.
I am soaking up this new growing space with my littlest one and taking time to plan out what we’ll be growing starting late Summer to take us through next year. Our Flower Shed is being put up in the front garden so that you’ll be able to come and pick up fresh blooms weekly, and we’re booking Wedding flowers via our Wedding Flower Menu for 2027 Weddings and beyond.
We also have some other exciting ideas we want to bring to life here at Blŵm, so I’ll keep posting to share as we grow!
What will this space look like this time next year?
Speak soon,
Meg - Floral designer at Blŵm Earth & Art xx
Photography by Dewi - Head of flower farming infrastructure (digging and hauling 😉), woodworker, videographer and photographer.
