We are focused on creating a new model for sustainability, artistry, creativity, ingenuity, and thoughtfulness within the floral industry.
ABOUT US
Days of Dahlia is a flower farm and design studio based in the countryside of South West Scotland. Run by mother and daughter, Lauren and Louisina who work side-by-side growing and designing flowers with an organic and sustainable approach. We have four decades of experience in the floral industry from retail to event floristry to horticulture and growing.
FLOWERS
We sow, grow, nurture, and harvest thousands of stems of beautiful, rare and scented flowers that you can't find anywhere else. We grow classic, heirloom, garden favourites such as narcissi, muscari, iris, sweet peas, lupins, foxgloves, cornflowers, nigella, poppies, dahlias, garden roses, and much more. Working with imported flowers that are out of season can never produce the same soft, natural look that garden-grown flowers can.
The most beautiful flowers are the ones you pick yourself.
Our flowers are fresh, seasonal, fragrant, natural, and beautiful. Each flower's shape, petal, colour, and stem is entirely unique to the next, even within the same variety. Our ingredients grow happily in the same climate and at the right time of year. Much like food, we believe that using the best ingredients and the most thoughtful design approaches produces the best results; softer, natural, more meaningful, and representative of a time and place.
We run a regular programme of sustainable floristry workshops from our flower school near Glasgow. Hosted in our bright and airy flower studio, our floristry classes cover the core skills required to create a range of sustainable designs, from garden-gathered bouquets to foam-free installations. We have a range of different classes for beginners to seasoned florists, brimming full of inspiration, creative content and always focused on sustainable floristry and working with local, garden-grown ingredients. Practical floristry sessions begin with a demonstration, followed by supportive and constructive feedback for each individual and their work. We discuss working with garden-grown ingredients, naturalistic floral design, seasonality, design and colour theory, as well as a variety of topics from growing flowers, botanical dyeing, event work, photography, floral styling, and more.
"You are geniuses! Every single thing you did completely exceeded our expectations, and as we look back, we agree that the flowers were the most magical and surprising part of our day. The hairpieces were perfect, and so comfortable and well-chosen to go with our outfits. And then we noticed the decorations, and the burning candles, on the mantelpiece and at the side during our ceremony. But walking into the table set for dinner was tremendous! Nobody had seen anything like it, and people talked about it all through the meal, trying to identify flowers and fruit and mentioning Babette’s Feast (even my uncle David came over to say that he didn’t usually notice flowers, but noticed these!) It was wonderful, and it made our day feel truly special and our hospitality feel so warm and lavish. Thank you."
"Just wanted to share my thank you for the flowers. They were perfect. Spent the service looking at them and thinking of him happy in his garden - and following him today along the coast, with the flowers in the sunshine - was exactly as I'd wished. So thank you for making this difficult day - and the process running up to today - easier and more beautiful."
Our flower shop is open Monday to Friday 10am-2pm or by appointment. We also provide local delivery of natural, chemical-free, and sustainable flowers and UK-wide delivery of our farm-grown dried flowers, handmade workwear, floristry tools, workshops, and gifts.
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