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Posted in Flowers, Green weddings, Wedding venues on Jul 2nd, 2007 2 Comments »
It’s great to know we’re not the only loonies trying to grow our own flowers for the wedding. I was delighted to read here on the blog that Sharon has begun by growing a poppy in the fire escape… it just goes to show you don’t have to live in the country to find out [...]
Posted in Flowers on Jun 28th, 2007 1 Comment »
In my blogger profile, I wrote about how my experience with a callous, overpriced florist was one of the events that prompted to me to look for DIY alternatives for my wedding. I deservedly received a few chuckles from friends when I told them I was going to start growing my own flowers. For [...]
Posted in Flowers, Green weddings, Wedding stationery on May 14th, 2007 5 Comments »
Wedding planning went on hold during the recent stint of summery weather. I was busy planting things at the allotment, and also barbecuing in the garden with all our friends! After all, planning a wedding is much more fun if you sometimes get a breather, isn’t it?
But now the rain has come to water all [...]
Posted in Fair trade, Flowers on May 12th, 2007 1 Comment »
Did you know today was World Fair Trade Day? This year’s theme is ‘Kids need Fair Trade’, the logic being that if adults are paid a fair price for their work, their children are able to go to school and live a healthy and full life, rather than having to work.
Activities related to World Fair [...]
Posted in Fair trade, Fairtrade Fortnight Challenge, Flowers, Weddings on Mar 5th, 2007 No Comments »
On starting today’s challenge I found that there’s been much debate about fair trade flowers, so before going any further, here’s a Fairtrade Roses Questions and Answers doc from the Fairtrade Foundation which may be of interest…
Currently Fairtrade Roses from two Kenyan farms are available in a number of UK high street retailers including: Asda, [...]