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the cold room wall of cards!

chair covers and martini vase at the Ravenswood

purple taffeta at buxted park

chair covers with storm lanterns in the coat of arms room - buxted park

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August is always a slightly tricky month, quite often the weather doesn’t play ball for a start. Last weekend we were due to decorate the gazebo at dean’s place for a lovely couple. As we arrived and started to unload in a mini flash flood it was pretty clear the outside ceremony was going to be inside. With a bit of quick thinking and using all the flowers, we transformed the room inside instead. We waited until the very last minute but there was no sign of the rain abating.

There hasn’t been much time for blogging but we have been having the usual good times at pollen towers including some comedy moments

-       Customers walking into the unit, me with my head and body in the freeze drier……………….. ( it wasn’t switched on)

-       Customers walking into the unit with us singing along to tragedy by the Bee Gees (and doing the steps moves – shame the steps version had about as much tragedy as someone who can’t find what they need in the supermarket- the bee gees rocked it for emotion!)

-       Me sending messages on my iphone to petal customers, in response to their questions, oh the joy of predictive text when I discovered that I had signed them all as , Sex whiteley……………………instead of dex whiteley. apologies all round!

 Some odd-ish moments

On a Saturday morning in august (well in fact any Saturday morning in the summer) it seems amazing that there are florists doing show rounds at venues were we are working – I can understand in winter when it’s a bit quieter and you might not have a booking, but in the height of the wedding season……………..

Thinking as a customer myself- I always imagine it’s a bit like that situation when you are looking for a restaurant in an area you don’t really know, you choose the one that looks busy – and avoid the one where the wind is whistling through and the chef is also sitting at the bar. We had one bride recently who said ‘I saw you so often working at my venue (Buxted Park) I thought it must be a subliminal sign!’

Anyway enough of all that here’s’ the good stuff, more pictures in another posting and important news!

We will be at wedding fairs at Buxted Park, Pelham House, Lansdowne Hotel and Upwaltham Barns, contact the venues direct for their latest dates.

We have dried the first batch of blue delphiniums which are gorgeous and we will be selling them next year

Black baccara roses are going into the freeze dried for the first time and will be for sale for autumn/winter – a gorgeous aubergine colour

We are growing a unique living jasmine wedding arch for use at venues in 2011

We now have black and gold candelabras

 We saw Lisa Devlin at Buxted park at the weekend, we’re developing a great idea for our vintage flower customers – watch this space

Sarah Critchlow was also there and she is taking booking for 2012 – Sarah is hugely popular and I can’t image she has many Saturdays free (ever!)

got to shoot off now too Buxted park and then to Newick Park - latest pictures will be posted ASAP

dexx 

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we’re having a quick August bank holiday pollen petals sale - starting…………………………..now!

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latest news! to launch our new handmade tailored British chair covers at Pangdean Barns and Lansdowne Place Hotel we are offering special discounted prices at these two venues until the 28th December 2010 ( subject to availability- first come first served basis!)

£1.95 per cover delivered fitted collected with a white or ivory organza sash included

we have 200 covers available

(speak to Sophie at the lansdowne or Nicky or Peter at Pangdean they’ve all seen the covers too)

want a winter wonderland wedding, book the chair covers and get 10% off the candelabras too

Dex

Pollen4hire

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we are experiencing huge demand for petals - possibly linked to the news around the future of Confetti.co.uk?

to avoid any potential disappointment in 2010 we recommend pre-ordering ( you also pay the lower prices too!)

all the pink colours are selling out rapidly and the autumnal burnt orange/reds/burgundy’s are also selling hugely

(unlike the majority of freeze dried petal companies we actually dry our own here for you at Pollen HQ too)

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another exciting week at pollen, back- to- back weddings at Hand Picked Hotels Buxted Park and we managed to fit in appearances at the ravenswood in sharpthorne, pelham house in lewes and firle place.

firle place is a stunning setting for a marquee wedding

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what would we do without your web wizardy del!

dex

pollen

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for a stunning theme - our marabou martini vases - planning a winter wonderland wedding in the ballroom at buxted park or a dazzzling black and white theme at Newick Park or Pelham house?, with our black taffeta sashes and diamante buckles on the chair covers this is going to give you the wow factor and keep well within budget. as the lights twinkle in the base of the vases you get an amazing effect at eye level when standing as well as when you look up when seated- donal can work some smaller feathers into your bouquet too- at pollen we’re loving it!

these gorgeous centrepieces are available from the pollen4hire service and we don’t have to be doing the wedding party flowers, if you have a friend helping you or live some way from the venue and want to use a local florist who can deliver your bouquet to your home on the day - we are very happy to supply our marabou martini vases ( £22.50 each including mirror base and tea lights and either petals, crystals or small feathers to scatter around the base of the vase, 10% discount on that price if we are also supplying chair covers) VAT/delivery/collection also included

Buxted Park and Newick Park customers also benefit from a free upgrade to taffeta sash and diamante buckle if required plus candle stands for the mantelpieces/tea lights and petals 

contact Dex at Pollen4hire for a free quote on any of the hire items

( due to the volume of enquiries we receive at Pollen for donal’s wedding flower work, we cannot give wedding flower quotes via email unless you have had a consultation)

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using our stunning candelabras with our new battery operated candles ( for venues where real flame is not allowed)

( picture courtesy of Lisa Devlin - recommended supplier of The Royal Pavilion - Brighton

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