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Roses
Britishscentedrosescomeintotheirownin
June.Manyvarietiesflowercontinuouslyuntil
September,andthemoreyoupickthemorethey
come.‘KokoLoko’and‘HoneyDijon’weretwo
of myfavouriteslastyear,bothwithexquisite
vintagetonesandfragrance.

Foxgloves
Foxglovesarebiennialflowerssownbetween
AprilandJulyforfloweringthefollowingJune.
Theyprovidewonderfuldramato arrangements,
withtheirtallspires,andbeesadorethem.
They’reavailablein somanycolours,ranging
fromwhiteto pinksto browns.Myfavouriteis
theromanticapricotshade.

Delphiniums
Likefoxgloves,delphiniumsprovidewonderful
architecturalheightto arrangements,withsome
stemsreachingheightsof 1.5m.Theirfirstbig

flushis in June,andif they’redead-headedwell,

theyhavea secondlesserfloweringlaterin the

season.Theyalsodrybeautifully,keepingtheir

truecoloursif storedwell,andthey’reourmain

sourceof biodegradablenaturalpetalconfetti.

Peonies

Thesebeautifulperennialflowersareprobably

themostrequestedspecificbridalbouquet

flower.Theirfloweringseasonis relativelyshort,

soif youwantbeautifulBritishpeoniesin your

bouquet,gofora Junewedding!

Hardyannuals

Juneis thebeginningof theabundancefromall

thosehardyannualseedssownin autumnor

earlyspring.Theflowersarethosewethinkof in

a classicEnglishcottagegarden– cornflower,

love-in-a-mist,ammi,corncockle– andthey

provideallthewonderfulfrothylightnessto

floralarrangements.

Fivef lowersthatareattheirbestinJune

Foxgloves and

delphiniums bring

statuesque shape

to both your garden

and arrangements

indoors

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