Unusual Funeral

The use of Horse drawn funeral carriages, whilst being popular in the London area, are not something we normally see around Falmouth, so the appearance of one on Wednesday 14 October for the funeral of the late W.G Angove attracted some curiosity. Mr W.G.Angove, known as Geoffrey, was the son of the original W J Angove who started the well known Funeral Directors WJ Angove. We were honoured to have been entrusted to design the family floral tributes which accompanied the carriage on its route through the town and along the seafront.

Flowers in Falmouth

Probably the largest flower event that Falmouth has ever seen will be staged in Falmouth next year (2010) Arrangements are now underway so keep watching this blog for details.

Fresh Ideas

When it comes to flower design it doesn't matter how long you have been in the business, you are never to old to learn. You should never stop experimenting with new ideas and new ways to use the material you have. However whilst some of the top end designs created by top designers are superb, they are not commercial. A really lavish design looks good in the shop window and attracts a lot of attention and comments. It shows people just what you can do but you cant sell that kind of design work. So it was refreshing to watch the talented Dutch Designer Joan Stam demonstrate his commercial designs at an evening design session put on by Metz, one of our major flower suppliers. His down to earth approach in thinking outside the box and using materials in a different way was well worth the 300 mile drive to Bexley in Kent.