The Posy Patch

The Posy Patch Helping funeral florists ditch the foam and do better for grieving families and the planet.

Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_n-hoz52Fs&list=PLZrttBhku1KQ and check out my website to order sustainable funeral flowers

23/09/2026

It’s over three years since I produced my first ‘how-to’ sustainable funeral flowers video and I’ve learnt a lot since then, including completing the Sustainable Floristry Network course. To celebrate I’ve made my updated Single Piece Coffin Blanket video FREE to view on YouTube (link in bio). If you like what you see, sign up for my course and discover just how much you can create without floral foam.

31/08/2026

This year my daughter completely redesigned her garden thanks to inspiration from BBC Garden Rescue. It’s a very small garden but she followed all the advice on the show to fill it with interest and lead you through the garden. Holly also did all the landscaping, including digging up loads of concrete and building the decking and pergola. The project had an appropriate conclusion by meeting Charlie Dimmock at the Derbyshire Flower and Garden Show.

Have you been inspired by a gardening show?

11/08/2026

There’s no official certification for “sustainable” flowers. No governing body. No universal standard.
So the word only means something if you can actually explain your own choices, miles, growing methods, water and energy use, end of life, and construction.
Full breakdown in the video. Link in bio.

29/07/2026

I love Instagram. My feed is full of florists who care about sustainable techniques, and I’d genuinely started to feel like that was just the direction the industry was heading.

So I was stopped in my tracks when the algorithm showed me a couple of reels of florists confidently demonstrating designs using floral foam, with tens of thousands of views between them.

It wasn’t the florists that shocked me. It was realising how much my own feed had been curating my sense of ‘normal.’ I’d started to think foam was becoming the exception. Clearly it isn’t, or not yet anyway.

Floral foam is still a plastic that doesn’t break down, and most florists using it were probably just never handed a proper alternative. Hopefully this isn’t because they don’t care about the environment, but because nobody showed them what’s possible without it.

That’s the gap I want to help close.

Is Instagram your cosy bubble too? Or has something recently shown you the industry’s a lot further from ‘foam-free’ than your feed makes it feel?

11/07/2026

I’ve been growing flowers in the UK for years but does that make me a British flower grower?

I’ve always known rosemary is linked to remembrance, which is why it was the first herb I thought to include in the funeral leaflet I’m working on. But digging into the meanings of other herbs, I learned rosemary is actually a Mediterranean plant and not native to the UK at all.

That sent me down a rabbit hole. What about the flowers I grow? The seeds I sow? The bulbs I order?

Turns out most seeds sold here are just packaged in the UK, not harvested here. And those beautifully wrapped parcels I love getting from Farmer Gracy? Sent from the Netherlands. Slightly humbling, if I’m honest as I’d never really questioned it before.

So am I actually a British flower grower, when so much of what I use isn’t native or isn’t even from here?

Here’s what I’ve concluded: if it can grow in my garden without extra light or heat, I count it as mine to grow. However, as the climate warms, the range of what grows happily in a UK garden keeps expanding too.

So, what does it take to be called a British flower grower? I’d love to know what you think.

Check this out! There is a way to include letters into a funeral arrangement without resorting to floral foam, and it's ...
07/07/2026

Check this out! There is a way to include letters into a funeral arrangement without resorting to floral foam, and it's a total game-changer! Just look at how beautifully it's nestled in amongst all the stunning, locally-grown seasonal flowers, foliage, and branches. The combination is simply breathtaking and adds a personal touch to the arrangement. It's amazing how something so simple can make such a big impact.

06/07/2026

Not particularly flower-related but I wanted to share the fabulous deck that our daughter build in less than 36 hours this weekend - it really is spectacular and I am so impressed with her skills.

I thought it might be helpful to show what I'm cutting now to include in my bouquets, jars and cans. Can you name all of...
03/07/2026

I thought it might be helpful to show what I'm cutting now to include in my bouquets, jars and cans.

Can you name all of the flowers featured in this photograph? Send me a DM or check out the website if you'd like to order - collection from Littleover only.

How big do you want to go? 🌸I've photographed my different seasonal flower options together so you can compare sizes at ...
27/06/2026

How big do you want to go? 🌸

I've photographed my different seasonal flower options together so you can compare sizes at a glance.

The jars contain the smallest, most delicate blooms. The cans are a mix of different sizes. The bouquets feature the larger headed blooms — all mixed with seasonal fillers and foliage.

Every arrangement features flowers grown without pesticides in my suburban garden in Littleover. I only pick to order, using whatever is freshest on the day, so what's included will depend on the time of year. I'll post regular updates so you know what's likely to be available when you order.

Collection only, from Littleover, Derby. DM me or order via the website: www.theposypatchderby.co.uk. I do need 24 hours' notice so I can cut and condition the flowers.

Know someone who'd love these? Please share! 🌸

Rainbow or shades of purple? Which of these jars would you choose?I've always had a soft spot for purple and I do have l...
22/06/2026

Rainbow or shades of purple? Which of these jars would you choose?

I've always had a soft spot for purple and I do have loads of different types of purple flowers in the garden, so it does always come as a bit of a surprise that I can actually pick a whole rainbow of flowers to fill these jars. The blousy dahlias aren't blooming yet but I love to use these smaller headed flowers - and as I now have sweet peas to include the scent is amazing.

Pick up a jar in Littleover, Derby for £9 and I can even add a message if it's a gift. Send me a DM or order on the website.

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