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Last weekend following a visit to my local cemetery, I posted this image and a rant bemoaning the floristry industry’s abuse of...
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The Flower Bank
- Aug 8, 2021
- 1 min
Bridgerton Feeling
Getting ready for Wednesday’s wedding was a huge team effort, so thank you, Sue Arran, my go-to Chuppah guru, for your advice and help...
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The Flower Bank
- Aug 1, 2021
- 1 min
Olympics Olympics Olympics
I can’t believe just how much I’ve let my week be dominated by the Tokyo Olympics - I even got the young offenders on Monday to decorate...
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The Flower Bank
- Jul 25, 2021
- 1 min
From This to That!
The market last week was a scorching affair, so hot that the icing melted on Blondie box’s cakes. All that seems a long time ago as this...
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The Flower Bank
- Jul 18, 2021
- 2 min
News
Today is market no 3, and it’s going to be a scorcher. I can’t believe how quickly the month has passed, and I’m looking forward to...
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The Flower Bank
- Jul 11, 2021
- 1 min
All Things Football
I’ve forced anyone and everyone to create football themed arrangements this week from young offenders to the elderly. I’ve been obsessed...
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The Flower Bank
- Jul 4, 2021
- 1 min
Japanese Leaf Bashing - Hapa Zome
Many thanks, Janine Young of Wild About our Woods for introducing me to the wonderful craft that is Hapa Zome (Japanese leaf bashing). I...
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The Flower Bank
- Jun 27, 2021
- 1 min
Our Second Market Day
Thank you to Thank you to everyone that’s volunteers, visitors, stallholders, and musicians helped make our second Zero Waste market a...
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The Flower Bank
- Jun 20, 2021
- 2 min
What a Week
It’s been quite a week on the heat, football, rain, flowers and trips to the tip, but a midweek visit from Elaine Delmar (see picture)...
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The Flower Bank
- Jun 6, 2021
- 1 min
Thank You Volunteers at The Flower Bank and Everywhere.
Last week I received confirmation that The Flower Bank is an AQA Centre which was serendipitous as I had a meeting the same day with the...
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The Flower Bank
- May 30, 2021
- 2 min
Never A Dull Moment at The Flower Bank
As we were preparing to hold our first market at Leicester Road - the weather was atrocious, but that didn’t deter people, and we...
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The Flower Bank
- May 23, 2021
- 1 min
A Whirlwind Week
The highlight of our year so far is happening today, Sunday 23 May, 12-4 pm, the first of our monthly Zero Waste Markets, which will be...
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The Flower Bank
- May 16, 2021
- 1 min
When a Dream Becomes Reality
After a month’s public consultation, we received permission from Barnet Council and a licence to confirm that we can hold a zero...
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The Flower Bank
- May 9, 2021
- 2 min
Getting Ship Shape
Last week I had a splendid young offender at the shop who worked tirelessly during his 2 hours with me. He painted, planted and pruned...
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The Flower Bank
- May 2, 2021
- 1 min
Naked Gardening and Recycling
In case you missed it this week’s been National Gardening Week and yesterday was worldwide naked gardening day, congratulations to all...
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The Flower Bank
- Apr 25, 2021
- 1 min
Exciting Work in Progress
This week has been about establishing our zero waste credentials. We want to let you know about plans for a zero-waste market in Barnet;...
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The Flower Bank
- Apr 18, 2021
- 1 min
The Doors Are Open...
On Monday, we were allowed to open our doors once more, and it was wonderful to get back to some sort of normal. On Tuesday, I was...
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The Flower Bank
- Apr 11, 2021
- 1 min
A Date for Your Diary
Thank you to Janine & Dassa who spent yesterday afternoon cutting out letters and staging our shop window in anticipation of unrestricted...
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The Flower Bank
- Mar 28, 2021
- 1 min
Countdown to Opening Has Commenced.
So we planted our flower and vegetable seeds this week and Davinder, who kindly volunteered his time, energy and compost was an absolute...
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The Flower Bank
- Mar 21, 2021
- 2 min
Mother's Day Surprise!
In previous years after Mother’s Day we’ve always been flabbergasted by the amount of leftover flowers we’ve collected and I’d happily...
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