Flowers for us are the song of the earth

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Grown regeneratively in our cutting gardens and Hampshire fields, our stems are the heart of our working landscape, shared with livestock and wildlife, whence they return.

The Studio

Hortus Poeticus is a Hampshire-based floral studio working with English flowers of character and provenance. Our practice is shaped by season, place, and a considered approach to composition that values restraint, atmosphere, and depth.

Based on our farm, we grow and source with care, allowing the land and the moment in the year to lead each arrangement. Our wedding and event work is narrative-led and closely attuned to its setting, favouring quiet distinction over display.

Hortus Poeticus operates as both a floral studio and a cultural practice, approaching flowers as objects of both meaning and beauty. Everything we create is guided by judgment, sensitivity, and an enduring sense of place.

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Our values

Season & Provenance

We work with English flowers grown in step with the year, chosen for their character, temperament, and sense of timing. This closeness to the growing cycle brings integrity to the work: a natural proportion, a freshness of material, and an understanding of when a flower truly belongs.

Judgement & Depth

Our work is shaped by judgement rather than excess, with each decision made to add meaning, clarity, and cultural depth. Materials are chosen and placed with care, allowing compositions to feel generous, layered, and considered rather than overworked.

Stewardship of Place

Based on our Hampshire farm, we work in dialogue with the land, the seasons, and the settings we design for. Our floristry is shaped by an understanding of context — environmental, architectural, and cultural.

Meet the Team

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Gillie
Founder & Creative Director

Keeper of the original vision, translator of seasons into stories, and the quiet hand guiding Hortus Poeticus from first word, sketch, and selection to final stem. 

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Caroline
Senior Grower

Guardian of the cutting garden, reader of the soil, and quiet champion of patience, timing, and things done properly.

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Fiona
Senior Designer & Head of Operations

Part designer, part conductor, ensuring every arrangement/workshop/event sings on time, on brief, and with just the right amount of drama.

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Andrew
Groundsman

Custodian of the land, mender of fences, whisperer to machinery and the reason everything else can grow. 

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Beth
Arranger & Social Media Lead

Bringing flowers to life both in the studio and on the page, Beth arranges with one hand and tells the story with the other.

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Helena
Studio Manager

The calm centre of the Hortus Poeticus, keeping the studio running smoothly, the buckets full, and everyone where they need to be. 

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