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So this week’s been all about romance leading up to Valentine’s Day on Friday - but for The Flower Bank our Valentine’s Day is this week when we start to rec...

This has got to be the busiest time of year for florists - first there’s Valentine’s Day on Friday and next month Mother’s Day please spread the word that yo...

Today, courtesy of my floral friend Anita (thank you) I created a coffin spray for the funeral of an inmate with no family at HMP Bovingdon. This is exactly w...

I’m sending this week’s email early as I have an early start at Tottenham Green market tomorrow but I just wanted to tell you about an email I received an em...

My apologies for not posting a message last week but it was sheer pandemonium setting up a stall for Bounds Green’s zero waste market. It was a trip down mem...

As is the custom at this time of year it’s a time for reflection. I was reminded of the attached photograph when someone asked me where the flowers that I co...

This week has been about inspirational older people. The gentleman featured in the photograph came to a session at Barnet’s well-being hub to create a wreath...

I was interviewed this week by a journalist from the Observer for an article on redundancy and it’s aftermath. I recounted how I was asked by one HR Manager ...

Without wishing to sound too much like an acceptance speech at the Oscars I have a few thank you’s to make. Firstly, thank you to everyone who came to The Fl...

It’s T minus 8 hours to launch and I’m excited at the prospect of meeting Simon Lycett and having the opportunity to say thank you face to face to my crowd-f...

hours to launch and I’m excited at the prospect of meeting Simon Lycett and having the opportunity to say thank you face to face to my crowd-funders. If you ...

Meet Danny, who answered our SOS call for a sign writer and graffiti artist. As you can see, he did a fantastic job and we are blown away with his work. He a...

Plans for our launch are going well - thanks to those who enquired about having a stall it’s great to have you with us. On Tuesday Simon Lycett, the most ama...

Preparations are in hand for our official opening on Sunday 1 December. We’ve decided to incorporate a winter fair with numerous stalls showcasing the wonder...

Painting in November is a paradox but really it’s one of the few thing remaining, apart from painting the sign above the door and the electrician’s final sna...

At last the builders are completing their final bits of snagging, they’ve spent the last 2 weeks creating a wonderful outside space, thankfully the weather’s...

Last Sunday I hosted a shrine box workshop for 7 at The Flower Bank hub (see photograph). The participants soon realised they were guinea pigs as they were f...

To misquote the famous song by Dinah Washington, “What a difference a year makes”. This time last year I was crowdfunding to raise the money for The Flower B...

I can’t believe it’s mid October and I’m still homeless. By the end of the week I’ve been promised that I’ll be ok to move in, just as well as Nomadic Youth ...

Thank you Helena and Sue for responding to last week’s request for guinea pigs for Friday’s fun silver week activity. Although not quite complete it was grea...