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FFTF co-chair Meg Edmonds welcomes visitors to the FFTF Flower School at the RHS Hampton Court Festival
Members Nicola Hill, Ruth Woolacott, Sophie Hamilton and Kat Norbury wearing fabulous flower crowns at the RHS Malvern Spring Festival

RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 4th-9th July 2022

We were thrilled to be invited by the Royal Horticultural Society to create the RHS Flower School at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival featuring flower farmers, florists and our fabulous flowers.

The RHS Flower School

Visitors joined our Flowers from the Farm ambassadors in the RHS Flower School at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival. They enjoyed free floral demonstrations by leading florists and hands-on workshops amongst the floral installations in the dedicated marquee.

Alice Antcliff of Meadowfolk demonstrating a seasonal floral tables cape at the RHS Flower School at Hampton Court

Sustainable Floral Design

A full program of free events throughout each day enjoyed by visitors included foam-free floral demonstrations by creative farmer-florists including Alice Antcliff from Meadowfolk, Jill Houston of Little Park Flowers, Katie Stone of Featherstone’s English Flower Company, Bex Partridge of Botanical Tales, Camila Klich and Marianne Mogendorff of Wolves Lane Flower Company and Paul and Helen Stickland of Black Shed Flower Farm.

The program included some of the country’s leading florists – Leigh Chappell, Simon Lycett, Shane Connolly, Rebel Rebel and Alice McCabe getting creative with the flowers and foliage from Flowers from the Farm members and explaining how British grown flowers inspire their designs.

Flowers from the Farm ambassadors

Did you know that there are over 50 flower farmers growing within 30 miles of Hampton Court Palace? During the RHS show, a number of these growers will have provided more than 200 buckets of flowers, fresh and dried for decorations, demonstrations and creations by members of public in the RHS Flower School. Flowers from the Farm ambassadors will be ready to welcome members of the public, to assist with their creations and to talk to visitors about the busy life of a flower farmer growing, cutting and preparing blooms for an ever growing market of seasonal cut flowers.

Amber Partner, Howe Farm Flowers & Char Johnston, Char Johnston Floral supported by Co-chair Debbie Scott, East Lothian Flowers; the flower farmers behind the design brief for the RHS Flower School. Drawing on their experience of event floristry, they have worked in record time to achieve a design, resources and of course coordinated bucket loads of flowers to set up a superb back drop for this prestigious event.

Members of the public making buttonholes and corsages from seasonal British flowers at the RHS Flower School at Hampton Court
The RHS Flower School

Get hands-on and floral

Show visitors of all ages will be able to get hands-on and floral for free at 1230H and 1530H every day by creating your own buttonhole or mini posy corsage of British flowers to wear at the show. Our Flowers from the Farm ambassadors will show you how.

Flower farmers who took to the stage at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival

Inspiring members of Flowers from the Farm who who took to the stage at the festival showcasing the beauty of British flowers through foam-free, sustainable floral design. These creative farmer florists both grow and arrange their own flowers, visitors enjoyed hearing about their busy lives!

Alice Ancliff of Meadowfolk holds an early summer bouquet of mixed pale pink and blue flowers

Alice Antcliff, Meadowfolk

Jill Houston of Little Park Flowers with armfuls of tulips next to raised beds and her traditional greenhouse

Jill Houston, Little Park Flowers

Katie Stone of Featherstone Flower Company pictured with a late spring bouquet of dark tulips and pale ranunculus

Katie Stone, Featherstone's English Flower Company

Bex Partridge, Botanical Tales with an armful of pretty dried strawflowers

Bex Partridge, Botanical Tales

Camila and Marianne pictures in their flower garden at Wolves Lane, London

Camila Klich & Marianne Mogendorff, Wolves Lane Flower Company

Paul & Helen Stickland with daughter Tabitha pictures with armfuls of flowers at their farm

Paul & Helen Stickland, Black Shed Flower Farm