In the UK how much would you expect to pay for a wedding bouquet?

Nothing fancy - say freesias, hyacinths, tulips and some greenery. Tied up with natural raffia, not ribbon.





Have been quoted £65 and I admit I was astonished. Am I just being naive?

In the UK how much would you expect to pay for a wedding bouquet?
I did not recieve any quotes under £60. Mine is 80 but is all roses and takes a little work to make as it has pearl pins between each of the flowers. This is being made by a friend so trust her to have given me a good price.
Reply:I was shocked when the florist quoted me £60.00! It will grieve me when I toss the bouquet, I will ask the single woman if I could have it back lol!
Reply:I would say that is pretty reasonable, I live in London UK and had a pomander of roses, say about 20 roses and this was mixed in with blue fluffy feathers and it cost me £150!!!! Believe it or not that was the cheapest quote I got. It really depends from town to town and florist to florist
Reply:yes and more why not get a good book from the library and give a go loads of brides do it [yes they do]
Reply:in the us its like 40,000
Reply:Shop around, independent florists will be helpful, especially if you have a clear idea as to what you want. Why not ask a creative friend to make one for you?

Can someone help me find a book? Can't remember author or title!!?

I remember all the characters - there was an orphan girl called Lily or maybe Lilly/Lillie!, adopted by a bloke called Black Jack, who was a rich widower with two children, Jon and Margaret. Lily grows up with this family, in love with Jon and they marry. Jon goes off to war - later Lily marries a bloke called Brock. I think she has a child who drowns or maybe he saves someone from drowning. Sorry the details are sketchy!! She has a mother called Rose who abandoned her, and she hates the smell of freesias. It is set in Leeds, UK. Does anyone know this book?

Can someone help me find a book? Can't remember author or title!!?
Promises by Catherine Gaskin





Hope that is the one you are looking for!
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Reply:I, too, thought the plot of the book sounded like a good read. Thank goodness someone found the title. Here's the book jacket blurb:





"Promises


(1982)


A novel by


Catherine Gaskin





A magnicicent saga of a woman's promise and the passion, tragedy and triumph that it brings. Black Jack Pollock inherited a fortune and married a beautiful, wild aristocrat. Shrewd, tough and unscrupulous, he was the last man to take pity on the bedraggled waif who was crushed beneath his carriage wheels. He took her home to Pelham Langley, his great house on the Yorkshire Moors. He named her Lally Leeds and she became the cornerstone of his motherless family. She was companion and friend to the lovely, wilful Margaret; she was the kindest support to the enchanting but handicapped Alice; and she was the greatest admirer of the beloved Jon - Black Jack's son and heir. Throughout the sunlit summer of 1914 the gilded Pollock family were the toast of the town. Only Lally felt unattractive and without a name - the ugly duckling. World War 1 took the young men off to the trenches. It took Lally too, crushed but unsurprised by Jon's marriage, off to France as a VAD. It was she who first met Brock Weymouth, the dark stranger who was to play such a vital role in the Pollock family's affairs - a man with as little right to his name as Lally had to hers. PROMISES sweeps from the agonies of World War 1 to the Jazz Age that followed, from the parties and rich life of Long Island society to the severity and bitterness of the Depression, through the tragedy and disaster to the ultimate and unexpected triumph and the new destiny of Pelham Langley."





While having fun trying to locate the title of your book, I got caught up reading an 1860s book, Beulah, by August Evans.





Happy reading!
Reply:i have no idea wut you are like talking bout!!! but if you do find it out like tell me, it sounds good!!!
Reply:Is it the UK version of "Pride and Prejudice"? Maybe if you visit the library and ask the librarian about that novel, she might pick several titles for you.

Senses - your favourite smell, sight, sound, taste and touch?

Mine are as follows:





1) Freesias


2) My husband


3) Peace %26amp; quiet


4) Coffee


5) Something soft like a jumper

Senses - your favourite smell, sight, sound, taste and touch?
1 - The smell after it rains


2 - Anything in nature


3 - the sound of truth and honesty


4 - pepsi (I'm addicted)


5 - a soft pillow beneath my head


6 - intuition (which leads me to the rest)





p.s. six senses, not five
Reply:A woman, for all of it!


I'm not some great lover, but I know that nothing and no-one pleased my senses like a fine lady.


The smell of her hair, the sight of her figure, extatic sound that comes out of that beautifull throat when we're making love, the taste and tuoch of her skin...
Reply:who cares!!!!!!!
Reply:1) Freshly cut grass


2) My children sleeping soundly


3) The Who


4) I have lots of favourite tastes


5) My feather pillows on my bed when I've just changed the cases





Nice question its good to think about the things you enjoy in life, it puts a smile on your face.
Reply:every smell except shitty smell
Reply:1) Freshly cut grass


2) Kittens!


3) Morning birdsong


4) Chocolate


5) My favourite pillowcase
Reply:same as yours
Reply:1. money (clean, crisp ones preferably)


2. my bank balance reading £4 million


3. the rustle of money


4. yep i even lick it too - it tastes good try it


5. money, money, money i could stroke it all day long
Reply:1) Food


2) School friends


3) Peace


4) Fusion's Show me the monkey


5) Anything
Reply:Mine are-





1)The smell of home (smell)


2)The view from the girl guide chalet in Switzerland (sight)


3) A Guinea pigs squeak (sound)


4) PASTA (taste)


5) A live dog (touch)
Reply:Jasmin


my best friend


night and moon (quite)


spicy chips


some thing luminous
Reply:bacon sandwiches


my pets welcoming me back


waves


mash potato - salmon and white sauce mmmm


skin
Reply:1) A young babies head


2) My Nephews, doing anything.


3) Sound of the sea


4) Apple pie with cream


5) skin on my skin
Reply:Scottish Girl
Reply:1) The smell of fresh mown hay


2) The sight of everything, I'm delighted to have the ability to see


3) The sound of a babys giggle


4) The taste of smooth dark chocolate


5) The touch of soft skin
Reply:-Smell of fresh coffee (although i hate the taste!)


-Sight outside a plane window during a storm at the equator-wow!


-Sound of christmas songs coming up to Christmas when everyone is shopping and hustling around!


-Taste of fresh croissants and the texture of them in your mouth!


-Touch of a cat's tongue, tough yet smooth (",)
Reply:Taste - the taste of fresh food. Spicy Cumberland sausages, or white pudding served with eggs and bacon yum.





Touch - a cool bed on a hot evening.





Sound - Birdsong.
Reply:1) cool waters


2) my little nephews


3) good music


4) lasangne


5) my bed sooo comfortable
Reply:mmmm....





smell - fresh cut grass





sight - my boyfriend after he's been away for 2 weeks working





sound - rain on the window late at night





taste - smooth hot chocolate





touch - my boyfriends arms around me
Reply:1) Jasmine tea, freshly brewed.


2)A person I used to (and still) admire from a long time ago.


3)Breeze in my ear


4)Jasmine tea, freshly brewed (I have this obsession of tea...)


5)Somebody else's skin against mine
Reply:1. smell of seasons


2. sight of hills and dales


3. sound of nature


4. taste of rain


5. touch of the wind
Reply:1)jasmine flowers at the start of spring


2)my loved ones, relaxed and happy


3)janis joplin


4)great indian food


5)my fiance's hand
Reply:1) The curry smell that wafts into the street from the kitchen of an Indian restaurant.


2) My baby girl fast asleep


3) The engine of a Ferrari 456


4) The yolk of a really fresh egg lightly poached (at least that's my fave of ones I'd discuss in public!)


5) The feeling when you write on the sole of your slipper with a ballpoint pen. Or (close second) the head of an Action Man figure.
Reply:1. My kids and grandkids


2. My friends


3. Flowers


4. Sunshine


5. Peace %26amp; quiet


6. The softness of a big ole comforter


7..Being on a motorcycle with the wind in my hair
Reply:1.Roses and Musk


2.My Boyfriend


3.My brother's Voice


4.Masala!!


5.My Mother's Touch
Reply:1 baked blueberrie muffins


2 anything


3 crickets


4 chicken pie


5 petting thy cat
Reply:1.Lilacs


2.Scenery of nature, I guess...sunsets, trees, wildflowers...I don't really know; that's a good question.


3.Rain


4.Chocolate


5.Velvet
Reply:1. New Car


2. New Car


3. New Car


4. New Car


5. New Car





Don't ask about the taste part. I'm still trying to figure out where that one fits in.
Reply:Smell and taste has to be food..
Reply:1. A burnt match


2. My boyfriend


3. Saosin


4. Cookie Dough Ice Cream


5. My boyfriend's skin
Reply:All these senses are with even animals and other beings !


But it does take some effort to evolve beyond this !


That is what spirituality is all about !


Deepening of perception !

addis

Where do you cut flowers not when where?

I have gladiola's, freesias, Roses, Acidanthera , and a few more. I just started the flower garden thing so I need a little help with a few things Like I said where do I cut them, when there ready?Also does mothballs really help with armollias, I think I spelt that right? do any of the flowers listed above Multiply. I see my gladiols do , but does the rest?

Where do you cut flowers not when where?
gladiola's you can cut anywhere. on roses the top leaves have 3 leaves as you go farther down you will have 5 leaves. cut just above any of the 5 leaf ones. also if you want long stem roses as they start to bud if you have more that 1 bud per stem, trim off the outter buds. which are considered secondary.


I think freesias will multiply.
Reply:The Japanese who grow flowers by the acre cut their flowers at 18". For many reasons, but primarily because a cut flower needs some stalk to draw nutrients up and into the flowers head. With a short stalk cut flowers don't last very long and may perish before they reach their destination.
Reply:I'm not the best with a green thumb, but when I'm cutting flowers for vases and what not, usually I take the vase out with me, and cut a little more than needed - I can trim them up later to get the right fit for the container. Try taking selections from all over the plant, not just in one spot.





I'm sure there are other suggestions as well

What types and colour flowers would go with burgundy bridesmaid dresses?

I'm wearing an ivory wedding dress and having burgundy bridesmaid dresses. Initially I planned to have a dark plum colour for the bridesmaids as my favourite colour is purple but the dresses which suited my bridesmaids best came in burgundy (the closest colour they had).





I was going to have cream roses with purple freesias and purple sweet peas. Do freesias and sweet peas come in burgundy? (I can't find any pictures) and would some purple flowers go with burgundy, which is a bit more red?

What types and colour flowers would go with burgundy bridesmaid dresses?
hi bina, there's a burgundy rose with cream flecks through it ,the cream almost looks like paint splash's.. it's called abrakadabra.. it would be perfect for you ,mixed with a cream sweet pea or cream freesia.. for the brides maids a cream rose called vendella would be great.. if you go for cream for yourself it'll just blend in with the dress. where as if you go for the burgundy and leave the brides maids with the cream it'll compliment everything..if you want to put some colour in the bridesmaids dresses ,there's a lovely little flower called allium bullit.. it starts off really deep burgundy on the bottom and goes up to a purple at the top..another lovely burgundy one is zantadescia schwalder..also known as the calla lilly.. hope this helps.. good luck with the big day.. oh and yes i'm a florist..!!
Reply:cream or yellow so that it will contrast w/ the burgundy....avoid red, pink, or burgundy flowers....
Reply:I would say plain cream roses, wrapped with a burgundy ribbon, and little gems / diamonds protruding from the tops on sliver sticks that can't be seen!


Plain, Simple but so stylish and gorgeous looking!
Reply:try tiger lilies...some come white with a deep red center that would go well with the colors of your wedding or you could talk to a florist about what you are looking for
Reply:the cream and purple sound lovely, most florists will dye flowers to suit the colour you want if they don't match the colour you want.
Reply:I would stick with the cream roses which would be a contrast.
Reply:why do nt you have fr ur bridesmaids red roses with cream roses with a touch of all the other flower s ur having it would look lovely and in keeping with ur s





good luck its my turn in aug to get married
Reply:Yes sweet peas do come in burgundy. The cream roses sound lovely.
Reply:talk to the florist they may be able to spray them for you!!
Reply:Go for deep red and cream roses. They look lovely.
Reply:cream flowers, yellow and possibly burgundy roses. You can have them spayed to your desired colour.
Reply:You sound exactly like me I'm having cream roses with like that fancy Burgundy beading over the top.
Reply:I think a small round bouquet of white carnations and small pink roses would be very pretty and fresh in contrast to the burgundy. happy nuptuals
Reply:deep red and cream
Reply:you have the opposite to what i had, mine was burgundy, bridesmaid ivory, i chose dark red roses, cream lillies, looked lovely, a mixture in both, with the contrast colour more than the other
Reply:OMG ME AND YOU THINK SOOOO MUCH ALIKE!!!!





lol i'm having red bridesmaid dressing first i wanted purple myself. but anywas so i decide to use both those colors.





so red dresses and purple flowers...tahts what i'm doing. and then have the groom wear a purple tie and the groomsmen a red tie...thats what i'm doing!
Reply:Hi what I would do is have them have ivory roses to match your dress and you have burgundy flowers to match the bridesmaids. Im sure they come in burgundy i know freesias come in purple but I dont know about sweet peas. If you let the flourist know what you want then they should be able to do it for you.





Why not just all off you have purple flowers, in the colour purple you wanted. It will still look good and make your dress and the bridemaids dresses stand out.

Help with weeds!?

I have a garden in my front yard with roses, tulips, freesia, lilac, and two types of succulents (not sure what they are). It is a very full garden and looks great but I have these annoying vine type weeds that grow all over everything. It goes like crazy, wraps around my roses, takes over. I am constantly pulling them up and can never get them all - then in 2 days they are all back!





Is there some type of weed killer I can get that will get the vine thing but not hurt my plants? Any other ideas as to how I can get rid of these stinkin vines?





I would prefer to use something organic, if at all possible. Thanks!

Help with weeds!?
You can try a pre-emergent like Preen; although, I've had little luck with that specific product.





Organically, theres a corn extract/byproduct that a local orgainic gardening shop says works well as a weed suppressor in grass. The generic stuff is called Corn Gluten. This may work, its supposed to contain something that prevents seed germination so it should interfer with the other plants.
Reply:Try to cut the vine back so that only about 4 leaves are left near the ground. Then, use a household-type sprayer (like an old Windex bottle) and mix up some Killsall (glysophate) at the recommended concentration. Early in the morning (when there are few breezes) CAREFULLY spray the leaves (cover your "good" plants with plastic or a piece of cardboard if they are very close to the vine). Just wet the leaves. In 2 weeks, that vine will be DEAD and won't come back.





Make SURE the product you use contains ONLY glyphosate. Any other chemicals will kill your good plants.

Help with weeds!?

I have a garden in my front yard with roses, tulips, freesia, lilac, and two types of succulents (not sure what they are). It is a very full garden and looks great but I have these annoying vine type weeds that grow all over everything. It goes like crazy, wraps around my roses, takes over. I am constantly pulling them up and can never get them all - then in 2 days they are all back!





Is there some type of weed killer I can get that will get the vine thing but not hurt my plants? Any other ideas as to how I can get rid of these stinkin vines?





I would prefer to use something organic, if at all possible. Thanks!

Help with weeds!?
I would guess that they are Dollar Weed. Not seeing them I can not tell.


The best way to get rid if them is take a good hunk of them them to a major local landscape nursery. Locals are more aware of the native common weeds. Do not even bother with Home Depot. Ask them for a chemical OR method that will get rid of them.


Take photos of the surrounding plants and the flower bed. Weeds are flowers we do not want. They require certain conditions to live. Your photo will show him what you are doing to provide the plants a happy home. And he can help you provide the ones you want with a happier home.





If your name is Verna I am really sorry for giving you those plants please forgive me! 8)

larry