Day One – British Flowers Week 2015
June 15, 2015 | 2 min to read
Welcome to Day One of British Flowers Week 2015, the third year of the industry-wide, nationwide campaign in support of British cut flowers, founded and organised by New Covent Garden Flower Market.
On Day One – Monday 15 June – New Covent Garden Flower Market is thrilled to present the work of the brilliant florist Zita Elze of Kew using British larkspur
Zita has created three exquisite floral designs exclusively for British Flowers Week
- “Shadows” – a haute couture gown
- Painting with Flowers – an artist’s garden in a vase
- Simply Larkspur – an elegant bouquet
The designs and the following three online features will be revealed at 0900H on Monday 15 June on www.britishflowersweek.com:
- The British Larkspur Designs by Zita Elze
- Zita Elze – A Profile for British Flowers Week
- About the British Larkspur
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Please use the hashtag #BritishFlowersWeek in your posts and link to www.britishflowersweek.com. Useful users on Twitter: @ZITA_ELZE @MarketFlowers
British Flowers Chart
The British Flowers Chart is now available to download for free on www.britishflowersweek.com. At a glance, consumers will be able to see which flowers and flowering foliages are available at what time of the year – weather permitting, of course!
You have been sent 4 images for Day One of British Flowers Week with this email. You are very welcome to share them on your website or on social media from 0900H on Monday 15 June, but please ensure that you credit the following:
Florist: Zita Elze
Event: British Flowers Week
Photo source: New Covent Garden Flower Market (NCGFM for short)
Photographer: Julian Winslow
About British Flowers Week www.britishflowersweek.com
British Flowers Week is the annual campaign in support of the British cut flower industry founded by New Covent Garden Flower Market in 2013. It brings together florists, growers, wholesalers and the public in a celebration of British cut flowers. The campaign now has a dedicated website www.britishflowersweek.com, which features a programme of flower farm open days, workshops, talks, demonstrations, pop-up stalls, window displays and limited edition British flower bouquets
About New Covent Garden Flower Market newcoventgardenmarket.com
Located in Vauxhall, London, New Covent Garden Flower Market is the largest Flower Market in the UK with 26 wholesalers specializing in flowers, foliage, plants and floristry & event sundries from Britain and around the world.
75% of London’s florists choose to buy here, including the top names in the flower industry, and our flowers dress the finest hotels, event venues, palaces, offices, restaurants and flower shops in the capital.
Source: New Covent Garden Flower Market