Summer gallery
Summer brings an abundance of choice as the UK flower growing season hits its stride and the weather warms. Peonies bloom from mid-May into June, and then the roses take up the role as centre-stage divas. There are plenty of locally grown flowers to choose from as seeds sown in spring are now starting to flourish and flower. In late summer, dahlias become the stars of the cutting patch and flower generously.
Months: June, July, August
A floral tribute for a man who loved walking and the countryside. These wildflower style funeral flowers sit inside his own well-worn boots. Tuckshop Flowers, Birmingham.
A natural basket holds a selection of flowers and vegetables and the trademark flat cap of this keen gardener. Funeral flowers inspired by a life made by The Ledbury Flower Farmer, Herefordshire.
A show-stopping Cafe au Lait dahlia makes a statement in this white and cream funeral wreath - which just goes to show that wreaths don't have to be formal. By Gentle Blooms, Warwickshire.
A blue and purple funeral wreath with cornflowers, ageratum, Love in a Mist, mint flowers and statice. By Woodchurch Cottage Flowers, Kent.
An abundant late summer funeral sheaf makes a gloriously wild arrangement. By Tuckshop Flowers, Birmingham.
A summer funeral casket spray with dahlias and cosmos daisies is accompanied by a foliage garland on this wicker coffin. By Fenwick Flowers, Yorkshire.
A colourful July sheaf with stocks, delphiniums, phlox and scabious. Funeral flowers by The Shropshire Flower Company.
Remembering the Shropshire Hills. Funeral Flowers by The Shropshire Flower Company.
A gentle ivy garland for a woven coffin, interspersed with posies of white daisies. By Camomile and Cornflowers, Worcestershire.
A colourful August posy bowl with dahlias, scabious and rudbeckias. By Petal and Twig, Lancashire.
Details from a garden-gathered style casket spray with dahlias, daisies, malope and Lady's Mantle. Featherstone's English flower Company, Hampshire.
A pastel casket spray with blousy pastel peonies, white stocks and the best of the early summer garden. By Petal and Twig, Lancashire.
How to find out more
The florists featured on The Farewell Flowers Directory are working to become more sustainable every year while still offering the most beautiful arrangements for everyone. Full details of each florist’s policy with regard to where their flowers come from can be found on their website when you visit using the ‘Find Flowers’ page.
