Sarah's Designs

01/10/2026

🌿 A very special milestone… 🌿

I’m incredibly proud, humbled and excited to share that I have successfully achieved my Florint National Judges Exam in Graz, Austria. 🇦🇹✨

It has been an incredible experience alongside a truly amazing group of fellow trainees, supported and inspired by some exceptional tutors who generously shared their knowledge, passion and experience.

I’m a proud member of the UK Floristry Judges Guild, and it feels especially meaningful to now celebrate this achievement with friends and fellow florists from across the international floristry community. 🌍💐

There is so much to absorb, learn from and celebrate and I’m excited for what comes next.

Proud. Humbled. Inspired. Excited. Florint 🌸 and very grateful to everyone who has been a part of my journey. ❤️🌿

14/05/2026

Looking forward to a superb week ahead RHS - Royal Horticultural Society RHS judging decisions, either sunglasses or umbrellas depending on the hourly forecast 😂 Honoured to be attending ..

🌸✨ A spectacular week awaits for the UK floristry world! ✨🌸

Our UK Floristry Guild RHS Judges are preparing for one of the busiest and inspiring weeks of the year as we head to the world-famous RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 and the incredible Chelsea in Bloom 2026 🌿🌺

From Tuesday 18 May to Saturday 22 May, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show will showcase extraordinary creativity under this year’s inspiring Floristry Laboratory theme, exploring innovation through:

🔬 Creative Spaces

🌸 Floral Creations

Meanwhile, across Chelsea from 18–24 May, Chelsea in Bloom returns with breathtaking installations celebrating the 2026 theme:

🚀✨ Out of this World ✨🚀

Our judges are ready to celebrate excellence, artistry, imagination, and the incredible talent of florists from across the UK and beyond.

Wishing everyone involved a successful, inspiring, and unforgettable floral week! 🌷💫

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06/05/2026

A lovely weekend with the UK Floristry Judges Guild 💐
Reviewing the year ahead, refining our judging, and sharing ideas, plus plenty of catching up too!
Beautiful setting in Kidderminster, gorgeous food, and the best company 🌿✨Thank you all 🌸

29/03/2026

Great to be a part of this inspirational floral art club Club on the Exe .. thank you

Meet Sarah 🍀as part of our meet the comittee
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Sarah is part of the dedicated team who help keep Club on the Exe thriving.

A member for over 15 years, Sarah is currently our Vice Chair and also helps with photography and social media. Over the years she has served as Treasurer and Programme Secretary, making her a valued part of the hardworking team behind the club.

Sarah is the Creative Director behind Sarah’s Designs, an RHS judge and tutor, and a passionate flower and plant enthusiast. Nature and sustainability are a huge inspiration behind her design work.

With over 45 years in floristry (starting at just 15!), Sarah’s journey has included opening her first flower shop at 18 where she met the amazing Julia Harrison and Jean Sudworth both founding members and started winning medals at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

📚 Sarah also has a passion (some might say obsession! 🤣) for collecting floral books, building a growing library of historic and contemporary publications which she shares with fellow floral enthusiasts.

A lifelong learner and enthusiastic crafter, Sarah enjoys everything from hat making and jewellery design to glassblowing and weaving.

When she’s not doing something with flowers, you’ll find her co-running the Sid Valley Country Hotel, gardening with her black labs in the organic gardens and flower meadows, or enjoying a well-earned glass of fizz 🍾🍫

💬 In Sarah’s words:

“Club on the Exe is full of like-minded, friendly and enthusiastic people at all stages of their journey in floral art, and through being a member I’ve met so many wonderful people I now call friends.”

28/08/2025

Feeling Grateful 💛 💙

A heartfelt thank you for all the beautiful birthday wishes – especially from those I haven’t seen in person for a while. I feel incredibly privileged to now be part of the 60+ club. Thanks for having me 🤣…

To my amazing family and friends: thank you for making this milestone so full of love, laughter, and joy. I’m not usually one to enjoy being the center of attention, but you’ve made it impossible not to celebrate! A proper party will follow… just not on a Bank Holiday weekend. 😉

Cakes, 🍰balloons, 🎈flowers 💐 (of course!), shrubs, 🥀and bubbles… 🍾🥂 WOW. I feel truly humbled.

To my floristry friends at The Hague – I’m so sorry I can’t be there with you. Sending love, admiration, and best of luck to all the incredible competitors showcasing professional floristry on the world stage. 🌍💐

31/07/2025

It’s an honour to serve as a judge for the UK Floristry Judges Guild & the RHS - Royal Horticultural Society .. Competing is a way of upholding standards and celebrating great Floristry.

18/05/2025

After a slight delay, I’m thrilled to have received my delivery of Hanataba floristry mechanics… let the playing begin!

These 200mm and 120mm Kenzan rings make it easy to create a fabulous design style—feeling centered, free, and light. I can’t stop admiring them, and I’m excited to explore all the combinations they allow. The vase for the 200mm ring is perfectly proportioned—lovely and heavy, just right for grounding a striking design.

May grown flowers are ideal for vegetative, linear designs working beautifully on the 200mm ring. Convallaria majalis, Lily of the Valley 120mm ring with its extremely thin stems, grouped quickly into threes or fours, sits firmly on the kenzan pins.

Let the fun begin… in Devon

23/04/2025

What a fabulous experience thank you Angela Turner and thank you what a wonderful industry to be a part of ….

23/01/2025

Hallo Nederland… What a wonderful time.

Home after three days of inspired floristry, attending The International Floristry Teachers Seminar at Boermer Instituut under the dedicated guidance of Gregor Lersch.

Specific topics, collaboration, evaluation, conversations along with lots of laughter and friendship… A wonderful immersive experience to be with this group again.

What a wonderful time. Thank you for the great company Tina

02/11/2024

So proud to say the new company Richard and Sargon have created is BALFERN GROVE .. Living their life in the green lane 💚 love and best wishes to you both 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱