In late winter, when the garden is open and legible, hazel offers itself generously to the hand. Love Letter to the Land is a day devoted to making simple hazel structures: practical, playful and rooted in long English garden traditions. A quiet Valentine’s offering to the land, and to yourself.

On a recent trip to Paris, I found myself drawn back to John Singer Sargent. Not out of novelty, but out of familiarity — the kind that deepens rather than fades. Visiting the exhibition felt less like discovery and more like returning to a conversation already in progress.

A defining chapter in the Hortus Poeticus story has been the careful work of articulation: clarifying who we are, what we stand for, and the kind of practice we wish to build. At its heart were questions of purpose, audience, and joy — and how that joy might be shared.

The hellebore has had something of a renaissance in recent years and is a wonderful cut flower stem, especially valued so early in the year.

Once a quiet marker of intention, the buttonhole has become an afterthought. And yet, in its scale and symbolism, it remains one of the most expressive floral gestures within a wedding — a small act of care worn close to the heart.

Narcissi are wonderful Spring flowers running from early March to May during which time the role they play and who they play it with, in vase or arrangement, differs significantly as the cast around them changes.

Floral arrangement, when approached as a design discipline, begins with line. Before colour, before volume, there is movement: the reach of a branch, the inclination of a stem, the pause created by space left deliberately empty.

We were thrilled to take part in this super all-sustainable flower festival in the stunning Strawberry Hill House - Horace Walpole’s masterpiece, supported by the great Flowers From The Farm. 

Our farewell florals are made with sensitivity, experience and care, guided by season, shaped by listening, and created to sit quietly within moments of remembrance.