Grand Prix roses are a classic but deservedly popular choice for bridal bouquets. Long lasting and delightful to work with their large, flat heads allow the florist to create a beautiful dome shaped profile without without the need for time consuming (and expensive) wiring techniques..
Here is the bouquet I made for today’s bride Phillipa.
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We recently revisited the David Mellor Visitor Centre and Cutlery Factory at Hathersage, a fantastic place on the edge of the Peak District, 15 miles west of Sheffied.
I say revisit, well it was for me anyway, as I cycled there in the early 1990s to check out David Mellor’s iconic factory – the then newly finished Round Building designed by Michael Hopkins. Built on an old gasometer base using local gritstone, the fabulous roof and central lantern is constructed like a trussed ‘spoked wheel’
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