My love of all things flora and fauna started with my country childhood and has never left me, it is a passion and joy that always makes me happy.
I adore seasonal flowers and abundant foliage, they are my inspiration and the fundamental ingredients of my designs, and together with my instinctive love of colour and constantly evolving ideas, they form the essential elements of the quintessential wild and beautifully natural English Garden style I am known for.
I constantly see things that spark my floral imagination, from the vivid dahlias and deeply fragrant summer roses in my cutting garden to the romance of wild flower meadows with their fragile petals and whimsical movement. I'm continuously drawn to tangled hedgerows brimming with honeysuckle, rosehips and berries and invariably enchanted by their transformation to stark winter displays of evergreens and lichen covered branches. The wonderful form, texture and colour combinations of the natural landscape are at the heart of my designing and arranging.
The flowers and foliage I work with must have that glorious, freshly gathered look, whether they have been cut from my garden, grown locally or have travelled from afar, so the result is vibrant, natural and loose and the effect is gorgeous.
Team JLF are proud to have worked with so many lovely clients and friends and have provided flowers for numerous weddings and events at many prestigious venues in London, Cornwall, the South West and the Wessex area.
As well as magazine features and charity events we have added floral magic to many superb venues, including:
- Marquees, Private houses & Historic houses
- Village churches, Cathedrals & Hotels
- Private dining rooms, Holiday houses & Tipis
- Woodland glades & Beaches
I am very conscious of my impact on the environment and adopt a no foam or new plastics policy as well as including foraged, home or locally grown flowers and foliage wherever possible.