Locations

Venues

Devon/Cornwall/Somerset: Salcombe Harbour Hotel, Cliff House Hotel (Salcombe), South Sands Hotel (Salcombe), The Coach House by Michael Cains at Kentisbury Grange, Kingston House Estate, Burgh Island Hotel, Deer Park Country Hotel, Rockbeare Manor, Pynes House, Buckland Tout Saints Hotel, Bridwell Park, Maunsel House, Kitley House, Haldon Belvedere, Buckland tout Saints (Hotel & Church), Bovey Castle, Langdon Court, Dartington Hall, Imperial Hotel (Torquay), Torbay Hotel, Dunwell Farm, South Milton Barn, Holne Park House, The Great Barn at Higher Ashton, Dartmouth Royal Naval  College, Dartmouth Royal Castle Hotel, Dartmouth Castle, Royal Clarence Hotel (Exeter), Cockington Court (Torquay), Berry Head Hotel (Brixham), Polhawn Fort (Nr Torpoint, Cornwall), Rick Stein's Seafood Restaurant & Seafood School (Padstow, Cornwall), St Petrock's Church (Padstow), Royal Citadel (St Katherine in the Hoe, Plymouth), St Mary's Church (Dartington & Totnes), Coffinswell Church, Stoke Gabriel church, Our Room with a View (Living Coast - Torquay), Little Bidlake Farm (Bridstowe, Devon), Coleton Raleigh....

 

London: Created floral designs at many prestigious venues and homes, including The St Pancras Renaissance Hotel (Ladies Smoking Room), The Sail for Gold 2012 Summer Ball at the London Hilton, Park Lane, The Ritz, Savoy, Conservative Party Summer Ball, VIP's private parties, major City of London corporate companies, Cromwell Hospital, London Bridge Hospital, Harley Street clinics, Harrods, LWT...

Hertfordshire/Essex: Harlow Golf Club, St Cecelia Church/Little Hadham, Great Amwell church. 2007/08

 

Caribbean

British Virgin Islands: Peter Island (Private Island) - 2009 - Images available upon request by private viewing at Bearded Florista
 

United Kingdom

Kent: The Old Kent Barn, Nr. Folkstone. 2010

Scotland: Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, Perthshire. 2010

 

North Yorkshire: Guisborough - Priory Church

 

Lancashire: Poulton Le Fylde Golf Club & Garstang church. 2006

 

Prestigious Requests

 

Olympic and World Champion Diver Tom Daley and his Film Director and LGBTQ.. campaigner husband Dustin Lance Black - May 2017 at Bovey Castle, Dartmoor

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Sail for Gold 2012 Summer Ball at the Park Lane Hilton, London - London to Weymouth Fundraising event for the Team GB Olympic/Paralympic Sailing Team.

 

Provided flowers for an English Premiere footballer's wedding - 2009 - Images displayed by appointment only!

 

BlueGeranium were requested to provide flowers for H.M. The Queen's private luncheon at Dartington Hall, Thursday, 11th March 2010.

http://www.dartingtonhall.com/queen-to-visit-dartington.php

 

Don has provided flowers for numerous high profile people, including HRH Princess Royal for her visit to Totnes (2006), and the commemoration for 800 years of the King John Charter 1206.

 

At Harrods/Moyses Stevens, Don frequently arranged and sent flowers to and on behalf of H.M. The Queen and other members of the Royal family, film stars and other A-List celebrities, including Members of Parliament, Cabinet Secretaries and Prime Minister.

 

 

Publications

WED issue 29, Cosmopolitan Bride, Devon Weddings, Devon Bride, Devon Life...

 

ECO info

Bearded Florista source a balanced supply of fresh flowers from reputable and sustainable sources. This includes flowers from The Netherlands and whenever & wherever possible the best "local" grown stock from late Spring, early Summer, through to early Autumn (Devon, Cornwall and Somerset). During the height of Summer, Phil & Don are privileged to cut fresh, seasonal flowers from several South Devon growers & organic gardens. Stock includes cornflowers, sweatpeas, nigella, scabiosa, moluccella, larkspur, sunflowers, scented English garden roses, artichoke, zinnia, cornflowers, hydrangeas, gypsophila, amni visnage etc. An abundance of choice quality local foliage is used to help create outstanding designs. Whenever possible the green waste is composted on location without transporting and contributing unnecessary mileage.

 

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