Hardy Lupins are a staple perennial for cottage gardens and are becoming increasingly popular for cut flower displays too. With their tall, stately spires of bloom, lupins are a real summer garden classic and certainly have the wow factor. Smothered in pea-like flowers, right to the top of their stems, their palmate, sage green foliage creates the perfect backdrop for the eye-catching blooms making a stunning statement in your garden. Traditional lupins need a lot of room and can get tall and leggy, but not the Gallery series! Far more compact and robust, they reach just 60cm tall, yet will still fill your garden with incredible flower power. Perfect for growing in pots and great for creating focal features on patios and decking, you don't need a garden to get the most out of these amazing perennials. Flowering throughout June and July, the perfect blooms of Lupin 'Gallery' open in succession from the bottom of the spire upwards, prolonging the flowering season, and are a magnet to butterflies, bees and other beneficial pollinating insects making your summer garden a haven for wildlife. Easy to grow and totally winter hardy, Manhattan Lights is also easy to maintain and makes the perfect cottage garden plant - it's perennial so comes back year after year with an ever-increasing amount of blooms and works spectacularly when planted alongside old fashioned English roses and hardy geraniums. Supplied as 3 x established plants in 9cm pots and ready to plant out, these lupins are easy to grow and care for and will grow to around 60cm x 60cm, flowering in June - July.
Finalist for 2019 B&LLA Licensing Awards and Winner of the Cultural Enterprise Award 2020. Due to seasonal availability, this bouquet will feature deep red Turkish Carnations that will make the beautiful bouquet even more impressive! Venus had many lovers. She was the goddess of love, after all! One of her lovers was Mars, the god of war. In this painting by Sandro Botticelli, an Italian Renaissance painter, we see Mars asleep and unarmed with Venus gazing upon him as they are surrounded by satyrs. The message behind this painting is that love conquers all or, alternatively, love conquers war. The wasps that swarm around Mars' head are believed to represent the pain that can often accompany great love as well as the Vespucci family. The word 'vespe' is Italian for wasp but the association with this painting is largely speculation. To capture the colours, textures, and message behind this great work, our expert florists have selected each stem with the greatest of care. The passionate emotion of this painting as well as the red accents here and there are represented by Naomi Roses and Tulips. The copper ruscus plays the role of the many gold elements in this work including the fine clothing trim and the colours of Mars' weapons and helmut. Finally, we added birch for textural contrast since this painting also includes various softer and rougher textures that all work wonderfully together just like those in our bouquet. © The National Gallery, London An excellent choice for all occasions especially romantic events like your anniversary or Valentine's Day!
Finalist for 2019 B&LLA Licensing Awards and Winner of the Cultural Enterprise Award 2020. Our beautiful Constable bouquet is arranged to represent the Cenotaph to the Memory of Sir Joshua Reynolds in the grounds of his home at Coleorton Hall, Leicestershire in 1812. When Constable visited Coleorton he made a pencil drawing first then ten years later he began to turn the pencil drawing into an oil painting which is now housed at the National Gallery London. Our florists have used twisted willow to represent the stag’s horns along with Naomi Roses to represent the warm woodland setting that surrounds the Cenotaph. For the autumnal dusted surface, we have added limonium and Green Bell Thlaspi to illustrate how Constable applied many hues including what is thought to be a thousand greens in the painting. Finally, the use of Thistle and gold Ruscus highlights the subtle light that illuminates this rich painting.
Finalist for 2019 B&LLA Licensing Awards and Winner of the Cultural Enterprise Award 2020. Our Nattier Bouquet is part of our National Gallery range and inspired by none other than the famous work known as Manon Balletti. This oil on canvas painting is most alluring thanks to its simplicity. The sitter was engaged to Casanova during the time this portrait was created. However, she later married another, more reputable suitor instead. We have selected peach Avalanche Roses to represent the rose pinned to her dress as well as her perfect complexion. The Memory Lane Roses echo the wonderful shade and texture of her dress. Contrasting Bourvardia and Limonium act much like the shadows and highlights found throughout this painting while the copper ruscus represents the copper-like background of this painting. It's this background that helps the sitter stand out and it does the very same for our Nattier-inspired bouquet. © The National Gallery, London A superb gift for all occasions and recipients with a refined sense of taste. These quality blooms are selected and arranged with care to ensure that they are as impressive as this famous work of art.
Finalist for 2019 B&LLA Licensing Awards and Winner of Cultural Enterprise Award 2020.. Available for UK next day delivery. These luxury flowers are inspired by the masterpieces housed at The National Gallery. Each bouquet is beautifully arranged by our floral designers exclusively for The National Gallery. The iconic painting depicts the coronation of the Virgin Mary in which the symbolic Dove places the crown upon her head.v We have used the luxurious Grand Prix rose to represent the rich red tapestry in the background accompanied by bright Hypericum berries and Cinnamon scrolls for a seasonal touch. The deep colours are contrasted with scented white Lilies, also a symbol of peace and purity adding a touch of lightness to this special gift. These beautiful blooms are complimented with golden Ruscus leaves, gilded Birch and finished with a halo of golden thread. Master of Cappenberg (Jan Baegert?), active about 1500–about 1525 The Coronation of the Virgin (detail), about 1520 © The National Gallery, London
Finalist for 2019 B&LLA Licensing Awards. Available for UK next day delivery. These luxury flowers are inspired by the masterpieces housed at The National Gallery. Each fine bouquet is carefully arranged by our floral designers exclusively for The National Gallery. The Wilton Diptych consists of a left and right panel. This bouquet is inspired by the right panel which depicts Virgin and Child surrounded by joyful Angels. This fine work was originally painted for King Richard II of England and it is one of the rarest of all surviving medieval panel paintings. Our professional team of florists have selected the perfect floral combination to represent this memorable work of art. Peach avalanche roses represent the flowers resting on the heads of the angels while the blue agapanthas and germinis represent the blue and yellow aspects of the painting like the blue robes and shimmering hair of the Angels. The flowers around the lower border of the painting are symbolised by the gorgeous gold flower pick that helps bring all of the design aspects together including the blossoming of the flowers at the angels feet. To finish this bouquet off in impeccable style, we also included gold Eryngium for the gold elements of the painting and, of course, the feathers for those glorious angel wings! Perfect for Christmas, send this bouquet to a friend or loved one to celebrate the festive season! English or French (?), The Wilton Diptych © The National Gallery, London
Finalist for 2019 B&LLA Licensing Awards and Winner of Cultural Enterprise Award 2020. Inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and the Infant Saint John the Baptist (more commonly known as The Burlington House Cartoon), this National Gallery arrangement includes several exquisite floral elements. Each of which has been carefully selected to reflect the various rosy and copper hues in this famous work of art. Some of the most prominent being the use of copper Ruscus, peach Avalanche Roses, Sweet Pink Roses, Apple Tea and caramel Carnations. You will notice how some darker, blue tones which are brought to life in our bouquet by adding blue Veronica. The textures also reflect the rougher mountainous landscape in which this famous work is set. As you enjoy this fine floral design, you will notice how the various flowers and fresh greenery work together to reflect the beautiful image of the Virgin Mary seated on the lap of Saint Anne, her mother with the Christ Child blessing her cousin St John the Baptist. This luxurious flower arrangement makes a bold statement for the most milestone occasions. This exquisite arrangement has been created by our expert florists in collaboration with The National Gallery for the 500th death anniversary of Leonardo Da Vinci The Burlington house cartoon about 1499-1500 Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519 © The National Gallery, London
Finalist for 2019 B&LLA Licensing Awards and Winner of Cultural Enterprise Award 2020. Monet chose soft pastel shades of lilacs, pinks and greens in his Water-Lily Pond. This delightful bouquet features Memory Lane Roses with their dark mauve edge fading to a soft lilac centre, contrasted with the deep purple Statice highlighting the blue tones in the painting. A central stem of Ammi speckles this bouquet with white flecks of 'light'. Sinuous pale pink Veronica and spring green Thlaspi represent the weeping willow surrounding Monet's famous garden. This delicate bouquet is framed by lily-pads and come with a complimentary wrap. These luxury flowers are inspired by the masterpieces housed at The National Gallery. Each bouquet is beautifully arranged by our floral designers exclusively for The National Gallery. This bouquet is available for UK next day delivery. Claude Monet, 1840–1926 The Water-Lily Pond (detail), 1899 © The National Gallery, London
Finalist for 2019 B&LLA Licensing Awards and Winner of the Cultural Enterprise Award 2020. These luxury flowers are inspired by the masterpieces housed at The National Gallery. Each bouquet is beautifully arranged by our floral designers exclusively for The National Gallery. A Wheatfield, with Cypresses is one of three near identical paintings by Van Gogh. These works were inspired by the view out the window towards the Alpilles Mountains while Van Gogh was in the St-Rémy mental asylum, near Arles. We have carefully selected the perfect combination of Morning Roses, sweet-smellng Freesias, and wheat to represent the warm colours of the dense wheat field. We chose Thlaspi for the olive trees in the distance and darker green Pistacia to represent the Provençal Cypress that towers above the rest. The blue mountains and swirling skies, which feature in many of van Gogh's fine works are symbolised by the addition of blue Agapanthus. Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) A Wheatfield, with Cypresses, 1889 Oil on canvas, 72.1 x 90.9 cm © The National Gallery, London
Finalist for 2019 B&LLA Licensing Awards and Winner of the Cultural Enterprise Award 2020. The glorious bright germinis in this bouquet represent Van Gogh's famous painting. As depicted, we have included gorgeous bright and wonderful Germinis that are complemented with Birch adding a subtle texture contrast. Be transported to the fields of Arles full of radiant colour. The unusual use of birch represents the troubled life of the painter whilst the joyous arrangement represents the symbols of happiness. The painting is the most famous housed at the National Gallery and painted during the time of optimisim and excitment. These luxury flowers are inspired by the masterpieces housed at The National Gallery. Each bouquet is beautifully arranged by our floral designers exclusively for The National Gallery. This bouquet is available for UK next day delivery. Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890 Sunflowers (detail), 1888 © The National Gallery, London
Finalist for 2019 B&LLA Licensing Awards and Winner of the Cultural Enterprise Award 2020. The intensity of colour and texture emulates the two tone varieties often found in Bosschaert's paintings, replicated through the use of Marie-Claire Roses in this vibrant bouquet. A central stem of Oriental Lily adds stature and fragrance, surrounded by an array of sumptuous blooms. Each bouquet comes with its own decorative butterfly subtly positioned as in Bosschaert's paintings. These luxury flowers are inspired by the masterpieces housed at The National Gallery. Each bouquet is beautifully arranged by our floral designers exclusively for The National Gallery. This bouquet is available for UK next day delivery. Ambrosius the Elder Bosschaert, 1573–1621 A Still Life of Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase (detail), 1609–10 © The National Gallery, London