British Flowers Week is celebrated each June to highlight the importance of British grown blooms!
We absolutely love that this week-long celebration unites British flower growers, wholesalers, independent florists and flower lovers to show support for the country's amazing flower industry. Together raising awareness within their own community, inspiring and encouraging people to purchase the stunning home-grown flowers this glorious country has to offer.
More and more of us are asking important questions, like where do my flowers come from, and how far have they travelled. It's also great to see that sustainability is becoming even more prevalent too for our couples when planning their big day. With more couples opting to work with suppliers on their doorstep. It's certainly an ethical movement we can all get behind!
Many are unaware of the environmental impact of importing vast quantities of flowers and confetti from other countries. Knowing where your flowers come from is key to sustainability and accountability, in buying British you are cutting air miles, lowering emissions and most importantly supporting your local economy. As British flower growers we're proud to shout about the benefits of buying British.
Growing British Flowers for almost 40 Years
Here at Shropshire Petals we grow biodegradable confetti on our family run flower farm, so you know where your confetti has come from. We grow a variety of different flowers during the summer time and once they're fully in bloom, our harvest team pick them by hand, dry them onsite to make gorgeous sustainable petal confetti.
Our British grown petals are commonly used for throwing over the newlyweds on their wedding day, but we also grow and pick an array of pretty dried flowers bunches, which are available on to purchase online, and we use them in our our letterbox bouquets and in our handmade dried flower arrangements.
High Quality Flowers
There is a lot of love and care that goes into British grown flowers, trust us we know! Did you know that your local flower grower will be up at the crack of dawn to cut your fresh British flowers so they are at their highest quality, when delivered to you?
Like all British flower growers, we take the quality of our crops very seriously. That's why we regularly check on the progress of the blooms, and pick each flower stem by hand when they are absolutely perfect. By following this meticulous process, we know our couples receive only the best wedding confetti on their big day, or dried flowers for the perfect home decor styling.
It's safe to say, it's quite a delight to be picking flowers on our flower farm during the summer months (that's when the British weather is behaving!). This week our dedicated flower picking teams have been harvesting our delightful blue cornflowers to make our biodegradable Blue Bird petal confetti, and the weather has been just glorious.
Supporting Wildlife and Biodiversity
By supporting your local flowers farmers you are not only helping to boost the UK economy you're also providing a save haven to the bees, insects and wildlife populations of your area.
During the summer time, our flower field provides a large metropolis for wildlife including bees. They especially love our cornflowers, in fact, our cornflowers have a hum as the bees gather to collect pollen.
Helping your local grower's business will in turn stimulate their growth and expansion which will mean more flowers for the bees and other pollinators who make a positive impact on our eco system, so it's win-win situation all around.
Reduced Flower Miles
Buying British flowers means less air miles, and less of a carbon footprint on our beautiful environment!
Use Less Resources
Our British grown petal confetti requires no way near the same level of energy compared to other confetti options on the market like paper, metallic or synthetic materials, as it only take a few months to grow and carries a low carbon footprint. Unlike Paper confetti which requires heavy processing and trees take years to grow large enough for milling.
All our biodegradable petal confetti is 100% natural in colour, no dyes are ever added. The same can't be said for some of the dyes used for paper confetti that can be extremely harmful to the environment.
Long Lasting British Dried Flowers
Not only do our British dried flowers last for months and even years, but they don't require any maintenance either. No need to water them or wait for them to bloom. Simply keep them away from heat and moisture to keep them nice a dry and enjoy their charm.
Plus if you're thinking of getting crafty with your wedding or event decor, you can order everything months ahead. This way you can create your own arrangements or confetti option knowing the petals and flowers will keep just fine.
Available all year around
As our petals and flowers are dried, they're available all year around. So if you need wedding confetti in the middle of December, or some floral arrangements in March, you don't need to wait for the flowers to be in season.
Fairly Paid Workers
Did you know all our dried flowers and petals are picked outdoors by hand!
Working on a British flower farm might sound pretty idylic, but it's tough work and takes dedication and a willingness to be outside even when it's raining cats and dogs! Our team work incredibly hard, especially so during the summer time, as it's our peak harvest time and also wedding season.
We pay our workers very fairly and treat them with respect, after all we're one big family. Without our skilled flower pickers, we wouldn't have any petals for confetti or dried flowers for bunches or arrangements.
Show Us Your Shropshire Petal Flowers
Whether it's your confetti moment photo, a handmade wreath on your door or a DIY project where you have incorporated our British blooms, make sure to tag us on social and use the hashtag #BritishFlowersWeek
As always, Love SP Xx
