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WOW HOUSE 2026
I’m so honoured to have been asked to collaborate with Russell Sage and Nucleus Audiovisual on their room The Momentarium for WOW!house 2026—and design ‘suspended meadow’ an immersive living light installation that transforms their room of light, sound, and moving image into an illuminated landscape suspended between nature and technology. Tickets are available now, and I’d highly recommend experiencing it if you can, as it’s about so much more than the imagery.

Designed for Russell Sage and Nucleus Audiovisual’s immersive environment, The Momentarium Suspended Meadow reimagines the meadow as a living light installation that feels both natural and otherworldly. Inspired by Piet Oudolf’s focus on structure, seasonality, and beauty beyond bloom, the installation responds to its surroundings, shifting with the room’s changing light, sound, and atmosphere. As a natural counterpoint to the space’s high-tech elements, it explores how wellbeing and technology can coexist, reflecting a belief that the most meaningful interiors are not only seen but deeply felt.

Let me know if you go!
Love x

#wowhouse2026
#themomentarium
#wowhouseatdcch

WOW HOUSE 2026
I’m so honoured to have been asked to collaborate with Russell Sage and Nucleus Audiovisual on their room The Momentarium for WOW!house 2026—and design ‘suspended meadow’ an immersive living light installation that transforms their room of light, sound, and moving image into an illuminated landscape suspended between nature and technology. Tickets are available now, and I’d highly recommend experiencing it if you can, as it’s about so much more than the imagery.

Designed for Russell Sage and Nucleus Audiovisual’s immersive environment, The Momentarium Suspended Meadow reimagines the meadow as a living light installation that feels both natural and otherworldly. Inspired by Piet Oudolf’s focus on structure, seasonality, and beauty beyond bloom, the installation responds to its surroundings, shifting with the room’s changing light, sound, and atmosphere. As a natural counterpoint to the space’s high-tech elements, it explores how wellbeing and technology can coexist, reflecting a belief that the most meaningful interiors are not only seen but deeply felt.

Let me know if you go!
Love x

#wowhouse2026
#themomentarium
#wowhouseatdcch

WOW!house 2026.

This is a commission that has resonated with my own journey this year in ways I could never have anticipated, with a remarkable connection to the original brief.

After a challenging few months, I’m incredibly proud to finally begin sharing it.

Love xx

#WOWhouse2026
#wowhouseatdcch
#ImmortalBotanica
#themomentarium

WOW!house 2026.

This is a commission that has resonated with my own journey this year in ways I could never have anticipated, with a remarkable connection to the original brief.

After a challenging few months, I’m incredibly proud to finally begin sharing it.

Love xx

#WOWhouse2026
#wowhouseatdcch
#ImmortalBotanica
#themomentarium

Post radiotherapy… ok, a bit of truth.

The whole “cancer warrior” thing… sometimes it really pisses me off.

Because when you feel exhausted, sore, emotional… or just not coping that well… it can make you feel like you’re somehow doing it wrong.

Like you’re not being strong enough.

I thought I’d bounce back quicker than this.

Turns out… that’s not what my body has decided.

I’m in bed, my seroma’s flared up again, fighting infection and I feel pretty rough if I’m honest.

I’ve realised we don’t really post the days when we feel like this. Because that’s not what people want to see.

So it can look like everyone else is just riding cancer like absolute heroes…

and you’re the only one struggling.

You’re not.

Cancer treatment is messy. It’s a privilege to be here to fight … but let’s not have to make us all warriors on top of everything else we are medically and emotionally contending with. Some days you’re strong.
Some days you’re just getting through.

Both count 🤍

So much love. X

#breastcancersupport #breastcanceruk #breastcancerawareness

Post radiotherapy… ok, a bit of truth.

The whole “cancer warrior” thing… sometimes it really pisses me off.

Because when you feel exhausted, sore, emotional… or just not coping that well… it can make you feel like you’re somehow doing it wrong.

Like you’re not being strong enough.

I thought I’d bounce back quicker than this.

Turns out… that’s not what my body has decided.

I’m in bed, my seroma’s flared up again, fighting infection and I feel pretty rough if I’m honest.

I’ve realised we don’t really post the days when we feel like this. Because that’s not what people want to see.

So it can look like everyone else is just riding cancer like absolute heroes…

and you’re the only one struggling.

You’re not.

Cancer treatment is messy. It’s a privilege to be here to fight … but let’s not have to make us all warriors on top of everything else we are medically and emotionally contending with. Some days you’re strong.
Some days you’re just getting through.

Both count 🤍

So much love. X

#breastcancersupport #breastcanceruk #breastcancerawareness

First radiotherapy session today… and honestly, I nearly didn’t go in.

I was absolutely shit-bricking myself.

It’s been such a long, delayed wait with all the post-surgery complications, which hasn’t helped the overthinking. And there’s that added pressure that it needs to happen within a certain window after surgery to actually do its job - get anything lingering and reduce the risk of it coming back.

The bit that’s really freaked me out is that it’s on my left side. This means there can be a risk to the heart, so they use this breath-hold technique - short bursts while you hold your breath for about 20 seconds. They practise it with you… but I’ve had far too long to sit and stare at that risk form and wind myself up.

The team at @royalmarsdennhs were amazing of course. Calm, kind, completely on it. Properly reassuring.

I wore my sparkly trainers, did my usual ADHD thing - talking too fast, telling everyone they were brilliant, swearing too much, trying to make them laugh (and myself).

Lying there doing the breath holds… I pictured myself back in Costa Rica, under the water, watching manta rays. No idea why, but it worked. Got me through it.

Then I came out, saw Alb, walked up the stairs… and my legs just went. And I sobbed.

It’s mad what you can hold together until you don’t. Not sure I actually fooled anyone.

Tomorrow my lovely brother is taking me… although wasn’t massively reassured when I sent him photo number 3 here and he said I looked like I’d had electroshock therapy 🙄
He’s a vet for FFS - bedside manner could use some work.

Tomorrow will be easier. One done.

There isn’t a right way to do this. However you’re getting through it is enough.

If you’re in this too - sending so so much love. Xxx

And fuck cancer.

#fuckcancer #breastcanceruk #radiotherapy #breastcancerfighter #breastcancerjourney

First radiotherapy session today… and honestly, I nearly didn’t go in.

I was absolutely shit-bricking myself.

It’s been such a long, delayed wait with all the post-surgery complications, which hasn’t helped the overthinking. And there’s that added pressure that it needs to happen within a certain window after surgery to actually do its job - get anything lingering and reduce the risk of it coming back.

The bit that’s really freaked me out is that it’s on my left side. This means there can be a risk to the heart, so they use this breath-hold technique - short bursts while you hold your breath for about 20 seconds. They practise it with you… but I’ve had far too long to sit and stare at that risk form and wind myself up.

The team at @royalmarsdennhs were amazing of course. Calm, kind, completely on it. Properly reassuring.

I wore my sparkly trainers, did my usual ADHD thing - talking too fast, telling everyone they were brilliant, swearing too much, trying to make them laugh (and myself).

Lying there doing the breath holds… I pictured myself back in Costa Rica, under the water, watching manta rays. No idea why, but it worked. Got me through it.

Then I came out, saw Alb, walked up the stairs… and my legs just went. And I sobbed.

It’s mad what you can hold together until you don’t. Not sure I actually fooled anyone.

Tomorrow my lovely brother is taking me… although wasn’t massively reassured when I sent him photo number 3 here and he said I looked like I’d had electroshock therapy 🙄
He’s a vet for FFS - bedside manner could use some work.

Tomorrow will be easier. One done.

There isn’t a right way to do this. However you’re getting through it is enough.

If you’re in this too - sending so so much love. Xxx

And fuck cancer.

#fuckcancer #breastcanceruk #radiotherapy #breastcancerfighter #breastcancerjourney

Today was a good day! My first day working for a few hours onsite again. Installing spring/summer for wonderful Stani @bonvivanartisancafe.
My beautiful @eveninahj installed everything for team IB while I sat and pointed. And the sun SHONE ☀️ and life just felt so very very good again.
Tomorrow radiotherapy finally starts. I’ll keep you posted.
Teddington peeps hope it cheers your days.
And thanks for the delicious lunch Stani. 🥰

Today was a good day! My first day working for a few hours onsite again. Installing spring/summer for wonderful Stani @bonvivanartisancafe.
My beautiful @eveninahj installed everything for team IB while I sat and pointed. And the sun SHONE ☀️ and life just felt so very very good again.
Tomorrow radiotherapy finally starts. I’ll keep you posted.
Teddington peeps hope it cheers your days.
And thanks for the delicious lunch Stani. 🥰

Thank you so much for the messages and the kindness from a very vulnerable last post. It has meant more than I know how to say. 🫂

I’m very grateful to be cancer free. I know how lucky that makes me. The carousel I’ve shared isn’t about denying that. It’s about the bit after, which has been harder than I expected.

I know sharing this side of things isn’t for everyone, and that’s ok. There will be flowers and light again soon. Just bear with me for a moment.

I don’t usually ask people to save or share things. But if you know someone who might be in this stage, or supporting someone who is, and this might help them feel less alone, please do.

So much love ❤️

#breastcanceruk
#cancerfreebutnotfine
#aftercancer
#youarenotalone
#lifeaftercancer

Thank you so much for the messages and the kindness from a very vulnerable last post. It has meant more than I know how to say. 🫂

I’m very grateful to be cancer free. I know how lucky that makes me. The carousel I’ve shared isn’t about denying that. It’s about the bit after, which has been harder than I expected.

I know sharing this side of things isn’t for everyone, and that’s ok. There will be flowers and light again soon. Just bear with me for a moment.

I don’t usually ask people to save or share things. But if you know someone who might be in this stage, or supporting someone who is, and this might help them feel less alone, please do.

So much love ❤️

#breastcanceruk
#cancerfreebutnotfine
#aftercancer
#youarenotalone
#lifeaftercancer

I made this video for my close friends and family.

Yesterday I was told I was cancer free.

I decided last minute to share it here too because it feels like the easiest way to let people know and because this is where I’ve shared what’s been happening

I’m very tired and very grateful - preparing for the journey I have ahead - and quietly recovering now.

I’ll probably sign out for a bit 🤍 So much love xx

I made this video for my close friends and family.

Yesterday I was told I was cancer free.

I decided last minute to share it here too because it feels like the easiest way to let people know and because this is where I’ve shared what’s been happening

I’m very tired and very grateful - preparing for the journey I have ahead - and quietly recovering now.

I’ll probably sign out for a bit 🤍 So much love xx

5 days post breast surgery - the pic I promised - and still working out what recovery feels like.

It’s such a mixed bag.
Some mornings I wake up in my new stripey pyjamas (small joys!) and think, OK Cass, You’ve got this. I’ll holler to my butler Albert for coffee … he’s been brilliant, though I do keep wishing he’d jet- wash the patio while he’s got “time off.” I pad downstairs and feel oddly proud just for being vertical and vaguely functional.

And then the next hour will drop out of nowhere when the soreness feels bone-deep, everything hurts when I move, and I’m exhausted. There’s such a pull between wanting to get on with life and realising my body has other ideas.

And then there’s the moment you look under the ugly surgical bra…Looking at my breast and seeing something both familiar but changed. It’s a jolt - a glaring reminder of what’s been taken, and what might still be there. Ten long days until results, and living inside that waiting is harder than anyone tells you.

I’ve also been debating whether to keep sharing here. I’ve noticed the unfollows - and honestly, I don’t blame anyone. Cancer is uncomfortable. It’s raw. Some people want flowers and beauty and colour , not drains and fear and pathology reports. And that’s OK.

But this is my life right now. And if speaking out helps one other person feel less terrified or less alone, then that matters more than numbers. This space has always been about light and dark. Beautiful things and real things. And truthfully - writing helps me. These days are long, and your messages and replies feel like company.

I’m genuinely considering a one-armed flower arranging demo to cheer us all up?! I’m left-handed, so I’ll be attempting it with my wrong arm and only one hand. What could possibly go wrong? At the very least, I’ll make you laugh (and possibly myself cry), but it’ll pass the time!!

So that’s where I am:
Stripey PJs. A grumpy-but-excellent ‘butler’ Healing body, messy emotions.
Hope and fear doing a see-saw dance.
Ten days to wait.
Still here. Still showing up.

Thanks for being here too ❤️ so so much love.
Xxx

#breastcancerwarrior #postbreastcancersurgery #floralartist #fightingbreastcancer

5 days post breast surgery - the pic I promised - and still working out what recovery feels like.

It’s such a mixed bag.
Some mornings I wake up in my new stripey pyjamas (small joys!) and think, OK Cass, You’ve got this. I’ll holler to my butler Albert for coffee … he’s been brilliant, though I do keep wishing he’d jet- wash the patio while he’s got “time off.” I pad downstairs and feel oddly proud just for being vertical and vaguely functional.

And then the next hour will drop out of nowhere when the soreness feels bone-deep, everything hurts when I move, and I’m exhausted. There’s such a pull between wanting to get on with life and realising my body has other ideas.

And then there’s the moment you look under the ugly surgical bra…Looking at my breast and seeing something both familiar but changed. It’s a jolt - a glaring reminder of what’s been taken, and what might still be there. Ten long days until results, and living inside that waiting is harder than anyone tells you.

I’ve also been debating whether to keep sharing here. I’ve noticed the unfollows - and honestly, I don’t blame anyone. Cancer is uncomfortable. It’s raw. Some people want flowers and beauty and colour , not drains and fear and pathology reports. And that’s OK.

But this is my life right now. And if speaking out helps one other person feel less terrified or less alone, then that matters more than numbers. This space has always been about light and dark. Beautiful things and real things. And truthfully - writing helps me. These days are long, and your messages and replies feel like company.

I’m genuinely considering a one-armed flower arranging demo to cheer us all up?! I’m left-handed, so I’ll be attempting it with my wrong arm and only one hand. What could possibly go wrong? At the very least, I’ll make you laugh (and possibly myself cry), but it’ll pass the time!!

So that’s where I am:
Stripey PJs. A grumpy-but-excellent ‘butler’ Healing body, messy emotions.
Hope and fear doing a see-saw dance.
Ten days to wait.
Still here. Still showing up.

Thanks for being here too ❤️ so so much love.
Xxx

#breastcancerwarrior #postbreastcancersurgery #floralartist #fightingbreastcancer

My lovely Dad @andrewking285 is 84 years old today! We can’t be together this year whilst I’m in bed recovering, but this pic of us together makes me so happy - at my floral installation: The Red Room, in homage to my time working alongside #davidlynch in the 90s for #strawberryhillflowerfestival2025 in September last year @strawbhillhouse guest curated by @gaiaerosflorals.

My beautiful and wise friend Chloe (@sevensistersspices ) said to me in a message yesterday :
“Life is all about light and shade, the remarkable thing about the shitty dark bits is all the light it throws on other areas.”

And for me today these images sum that up:

My wonderful dad and how much I love him,
The power of creating - and how my work, even bouquets, always ends up being about shadow, dark and light,
And the truth that we’re altered by every person we make with - collaboration is letting yourself be changed, and leaving something behind. There were friendships and relationships new and old on this project that stay strong with me today and help me move forwards past my illness and diagnosis. You know who you are ♥️. This was absolutely the most powerful and best part of a not so great 2025 for me. My somewhat drug induced recent dreams have been full of it - And I plan to share more of it and the brilliance of those who helped me while I recover as I didn’t at the time.

Still sore, sleeping a lot - but doing ok! Love love love to you all…

And happiest of happy days my wonderful Dad! I love you forever and ever. Xxxx

Ps. Just realising as writing how much I would like this piece to be shared and seen again wider… Maybe as part of a bigger David Lynch retrospective? Or in an appropriate public space? It’s entirely doable as the florals are hand preserved with wax - both real and recycled eco faux. Let me know if any ideas…. X

#breastcancerawareness #floralartist #losthighway

My lovely Dad @andrewking285 is 84 years old today! We can’t be together this year whilst I’m in bed recovering, but this pic of us together makes me so happy - at my floral installation: The Red Room, in homage to my time working alongside #davidlynch in the 90s for #strawberryhillflowerfestival2025 in September last year @strawbhillhouse guest curated by @gaiaerosflorals.

My beautiful and wise friend Chloe (@sevensistersspices ) said to me in a message yesterday :
“Life is all about light and shade, the remarkable thing about the shitty dark bits is all the light it throws on other areas.”

And for me today these images sum that up:

My wonderful dad and how much I love him,
The power of creating - and how my work, even bouquets, always ends up being about shadow, dark and light,
And the truth that we’re altered by every person we make with - collaboration is letting yourself be changed, and leaving something behind. There were friendships and relationships new and old on this project that stay strong with me today and help me move forwards past my illness and diagnosis. You know who you are ♥️. This was absolutely the most powerful and best part of a not so great 2025 for me. My somewhat drug induced recent dreams have been full of it - And I plan to share more of it and the brilliance of those who helped me while I recover as I didn’t at the time.

Still sore, sleeping a lot - but doing ok! Love love love to you all…

And happiest of happy days my wonderful Dad! I love you forever and ever. Xxxx

Ps. Just realising as writing how much I would like this piece to be shared and seen again wider… Maybe as part of a bigger David Lynch retrospective? Or in an appropriate public space? It’s entirely doable as the florals are hand preserved with wax - both real and recycled eco faux. Let me know if any ideas…. X

#breastcancerawareness #floralartist #losthighway

So it’s finally time to get that invasive little fu€$er removed!
Classic hospital gown selfie taken today in the nuclear department while I had my sentinel node scan done before surgery tomorrow. I got lucky with the light and the camera blur as it’s probably one of the better pics taken of me over Christmas and new year! 😉. Ah. The irony right?!

So tomorrow I have the lumps removed plus a couple of lymph nodes to check for spread and stage of cancer. They also take a margin of healthy tissue around the lump which is tested. Because the lumps are small and the mammogram caught it early, we are hoping I will be all clear … but I’ve come to realise with a diagnosis, the worst part is the inevitable waiting between each stage of treatment and diagnosis. Hard. Results come in 2 weeks later. If that’s all clear, then recovery followed by radiotherapy and then hormone therapy.
If not, then potential additional surgery/masectomy and chemo. One day at a time…

Christmas and New year was pretty hard I won’t lie. Because my cancer is hormone driven, I had to come of HRT pretty suddenly … which coupled with my ADHD was a bit of a heady mix … let’s just say emotions ran high….😳

Refusing to plan work or next steps of 2026 til I know where I am with the post surgery results in a couple of weeks. But whatever happens physically I’ve about a gazillion plans bubbling up my sleeve - amazing work opportunities to get better for in the spring and summer - a couple of new biz ideas I’ve been waiting for space to get going on - and a family trip to plan post Otts GCSEs. I’ve had strict instructions to rest for for a few weeks … I’m not too good at sitting still!

I’ve had so so many beautiful messages and people checking in. Those of you who know me, know I am a big hugger, wear my heart right on my sleeve, love hard - and want to be loved hard back. And I’ve felt that. So very much. Your messages, and your love and cheers for me have brought me incredible happiness and joy - I’m sorry if I’ve not been able to reply to you all. It has meant everything.

Next pic here me wearing my new pink and red stripey pjs. Lumps gone!
So much love Xx

So it’s finally time to get that invasive little fu€$er removed!
Classic hospital gown selfie taken today in the nuclear department while I had my sentinel node scan done before surgery tomorrow. I got lucky with the light and the camera blur as it’s probably one of the better pics taken of me over Christmas and new year! 😉. Ah. The irony right?!

So tomorrow I have the lumps removed plus a couple of lymph nodes to check for spread and stage of cancer. They also take a margin of healthy tissue around the lump which is tested. Because the lumps are small and the mammogram caught it early, we are hoping I will be all clear … but I’ve come to realise with a diagnosis, the worst part is the inevitable waiting between each stage of treatment and diagnosis. Hard. Results come in 2 weeks later. If that’s all clear, then recovery followed by radiotherapy and then hormone therapy.
If not, then potential additional surgery/masectomy and chemo. One day at a time…

Christmas and New year was pretty hard I won’t lie. Because my cancer is hormone driven, I had to come of HRT pretty suddenly … which coupled with my ADHD was a bit of a heady mix … let’s just say emotions ran high….😳

Refusing to plan work or next steps of 2026 til I know where I am with the post surgery results in a couple of weeks. But whatever happens physically I’ve about a gazillion plans bubbling up my sleeve - amazing work opportunities to get better for in the spring and summer - a couple of new biz ideas I’ve been waiting for space to get going on - and a family trip to plan post Otts GCSEs. I’ve had strict instructions to rest for for a few weeks … I’m not too good at sitting still!

I’ve had so so many beautiful messages and people checking in. Those of you who know me, know I am a big hugger, wear my heart right on my sleeve, love hard - and want to be loved hard back. And I’ve felt that. So very much. Your messages, and your love and cheers for me have brought me incredible happiness and joy - I’m sorry if I’ve not been able to reply to you all. It has meant everything.

Next pic here me wearing my new pink and red stripey pjs. Lumps gone!
So much love Xx

Today…walking in winter.

Colour falls away.
The bones remain.

Frost reveals structure
living things
still intact.

Our steps
sounding on frozen ground.

Ice holds.

Not everything is cold.

Today…walking in winter.

Colour falls away.
The bones remain.

Frost reveals structure
living things
still intact.

Our steps
sounding on frozen ground.

Ice holds.

Not everything is cold.

A Christmas eve snoop at mine. ♥️

Happy Christmas 🤍
I’ve been sitting with a lot this month - slowing down in a way I haven’t for years. It’s made me want to say thank you properly, because the support from you this year has meant everything.

2025 has been hard. Getting a diagnosis has brought a strange kind of clarity, and it’s made me notice the beauty I’d been rushing past in this world, in friendships, and in how precious time really is.

I’ve surgery booked for 7th Jan, which has given me the first real pause in years, as well as time to actually flower my own home this year…! So I’ve shared some of my floral corners and our rose and carnation tree (drying naturally in the branches and smelling delicious ), because I know how much we all love a good old snoop😉.
More than anything, the act of making -both for myself and for those of you who’ve ordered online this year - has been a calm, grounding distraction when I really needed one.

This afternoon I’ll be sitting in front of the fire with my dad, watching It’s a Wonderful Life. The closing line by Clarence right before he gets his wings is “Remember no man is a failure who has friends” …. and ain’t that the truth.

Thank you for the work, the trust, the shares, the messages - all of it. I don’t take any of it for granted.

Wishing you a calm, beautiful Christmas - however you’re spending it.
And thinking of those of you who find this time of year hard, for whatever reason.

So very much love. Xx

#breastcancerawareness #breastcancersupport #breastcancerfighter

A Christmas eve snoop at mine. ♥️

Happy Christmas 🤍
I’ve been sitting with a lot this month - slowing down in a way I haven’t for years. It’s made me want to say thank you properly, because the support from you this year has meant everything.

2025 has been hard. Getting a diagnosis has brought a strange kind of clarity, and it’s made me notice the beauty I’d been rushing past in this world, in friendships, and in how precious time really is.

I’ve surgery booked for 7th Jan, which has given me the first real pause in years, as well as time to actually flower my own home this year…! So I’ve shared some of my floral corners and our rose and carnation tree (drying naturally in the branches and smelling delicious ), because I know how much we all love a good old snoop😉.
More than anything, the act of making -both for myself and for those of you who’ve ordered online this year - has been a calm, grounding distraction when I really needed one.

This afternoon I’ll be sitting in front of the fire with my dad, watching It’s a Wonderful Life. The closing line by Clarence right before he gets his wings is “Remember no man is a failure who has friends” …. and ain’t that the truth.

Thank you for the work, the trust, the shares, the messages - all of it. I don’t take any of it for granted.

Wishing you a calm, beautiful Christmas - however you’re spending it.
And thinking of those of you who find this time of year hard, for whatever reason.

So very much love. Xx

#breastcancerawareness #breastcancersupport #breastcancerfighter

Winter solstice

What the year has shed
is bound into a circle
pine, cone, seed, and silence.

The ground is frozen.
Sap holds its breath.
Fire moves softly at the edge,
a memory of warmth.

The night is long,
but not without direction.
Beneath frost and root,
the light is already turning.

xxx

Winter solstice

What the year has shed
is bound into a circle
pine, cone, seed, and silence.

The ground is frozen.
Sap holds its breath.
Fire moves softly at the edge,
a memory of warmth.

The night is long,
but not without direction.
Beneath frost and root,
the light is already turning.

xxx

Commission today:

In the dark,
light learned how to stay.
That is how gold is made

XXC

#floralartist #breastcancerdiagnosis #floraltherapy

Commission today:

In the dark,
light learned how to stay.
That is how gold is made

XXC

#floralartist #breastcancerdiagnosis #floraltherapy

A smorgasbord of the last immense 10 days.
To let you know now that ALL my candles and diffusers and the remaining wreaths ( pictured here) will all be sent out next day delivery FREE OF CHARGE up to the Christmas cut off.
If you are in Twickenham or Teddingtom we will deliver FOC - or you can collect.

My health updates are that I’m now waiting for additional tests to come back early this week to let me know if and when I start chemo.
If I escape this part then breast and lymph surgery is booked in for first week of January. With more testing and radiotherapy and hormone therapy ahead of that.

So I’m unashamedly plugging my creations while I am still able to work. One day at a time my end. After Christmas I’ll be out of action for a bit….

In no special order … photos are : floral party designs for clients, Cosmo the cat giving me kisses and catty smooches ( they sense when we are low) an @annahaymandesigns cushion I have on my christmas list of wants; my painting by @geraldineswayne which I love more than words and she’s exhibiting in Bond Street I think this month, candle creations which I can still make for you all this week - and candles on our tree.

I’ll keep you posted of news and thank you again to you all for your beautiful words and support. 💪🏻

Huge enormous love. Xxxxxxx

Ps. I’d love some book and podcast recommendations for my recovery! I’ve not had time to read in so long… small wins xxxx

A smorgasbord of the last immense 10 days.
To let you know now that ALL my candles and diffusers and the remaining wreaths ( pictured here) will all be sent out next day delivery FREE OF CHARGE up to the Christmas cut off.
If you are in Twickenham or Teddingtom we will deliver FOC - or you can collect.

My health updates are that I’m now waiting for additional tests to come back early this week to let me know if and when I start chemo.
If I escape this part then breast and lymph surgery is booked in for first week of January. With more testing and radiotherapy and hormone therapy ahead of that.

So I’m unashamedly plugging my creations while I am still able to work. One day at a time my end. After Christmas I’ll be out of action for a bit….

In no special order … photos are : floral party designs for clients, Cosmo the cat giving me kisses and catty smooches ( they sense when we are low) an @annahaymandesigns cushion I have on my christmas list of wants; my painting by @geraldineswayne which I love more than words and she’s exhibiting in Bond Street I think this month, candle creations which I can still make for you all this week - and candles on our tree.

I’ll keep you posted of news and thank you again to you all for your beautiful words and support. 💪🏻

Huge enormous love. Xxxxxxx

Ps. I’d love some book and podcast recommendations for my recovery! I’ve not had time to read in so long… small wins xxxx

A personal update.
I don’t normally post text carousels, but this felt like the clearest and kindest way to share what’s going on.
Please swipe to read.
So much love xxx

A personal update.
I don’t normally post text carousels, but this felt like the clearest and kindest way to share what’s going on.
Please swipe to read.
So much love xxx

FREE ONLINE 1-2 DAY DELIVERY … or collection or delivery in the Teddy from and Twickenham area.
Now all up on our website along with our candles and room diffusers!!
Be fast. I’ve not made a ton this year!! Xxx

FREE ONLINE 1-2 DAY DELIVERY … or collection or delivery in the Teddy from and Twickenham area.
Now all up on our website along with our candles and room diffusers!!
Be fast. I’ve not made a ton this year!! Xxx

Lay down the red ( copper) carpet!

Maureen O’Hara — warm, romantic and quietly bold.
She’s made entirely from real preserved botanicals: russet and copper eucalyptus, soft preserved Asparagus fern, gentle dried textures and that real painted copper preserved rose that catches the light so beautifully.

And just like Maureen — the most famous natural redhead of Old Hollywood — she’s all-natural too, with her own effortless, earthy glamour.

And she played Natalie Wood’s mother in Miracle on 34th Street…

If she feels like the one for your door, send me a DM or email.
She’ll also be online on Monday 1st with FREE postage, or free collection / free delivery in Teddington & Twickenham.

Xx

#christmastwreath #everlastingwreath #preservedwreath #luxewreath #floralartistry #teddington #richmonduponthames #shopsmallbusinesses #colourfriday

Lay down the red ( copper) carpet!

Maureen O’Hara — warm, romantic and quietly bold.
She’s made entirely from real preserved botanicals: russet and copper eucalyptus, soft preserved Asparagus fern, gentle dried textures and that real painted copper preserved rose that catches the light so beautifully.

And just like Maureen — the most famous natural redhead of Old Hollywood — she’s all-natural too, with her own effortless, earthy glamour.

And she played Natalie Wood’s mother in Miracle on 34th Street…

If she feels like the one for your door, send me a DM or email.
She’ll also be online on Monday 1st with FREE postage, or free collection / free delivery in Teddington & Twickenham.

Xx

#christmastwreath #everlastingwreath #preservedwreath #luxewreath #floralartistry #teddington #richmonduponthames #shopsmallbusinesses #colourfriday

TODAY! Thursday 27th December
at the salivatingly delicious @katefeatherkitchendesign for Teddington Lights Up.
Come make a mini candle vase with the kidlings, choose yourself a Christmas bunch or stock up on our botanical room scents.
I’ll be downstairs in amongst Kasia’s beautiful kitchen design. See you later! Xxxx

4 park road, Teddington.

#immortalbotanica #teddingtonhighstreet #teddington #richmonduponthames #lightsup #teddingtonlightsup

TODAY! Thursday 27th December
at the salivatingly delicious @katefeatherkitchendesign for Teddington Lights Up.
Come make a mini candle vase with the kidlings, choose yourself a Christmas bunch or stock up on our botanical room scents.
I’ll be downstairs in amongst Kasia’s beautiful kitchen design. See you later! Xxxx

4 park road, Teddington.

#immortalbotanica #teddingtonhighstreet #teddington #richmonduponthames #lightsup #teddingtonlightsup

TEDDINGTON LIGHTS UP. Thursday 27th November. We’ll be in the downstairs showroom of @katefeatherkitchendesign 4 Park Road by the mini roundabout with Broad Street.
mini vase activities for the kids, wreaths, candles and room scents and Christmas bouquets xxxx

#teddington. #teddingtonmums #teddingtonlightsup #teddingtontogether #richmonduponthames #everlastingflorals #immortalbotanica #broadstreetteddington

TEDDINGTON LIGHTS UP. Thursday 27th November. We’ll be in the downstairs showroom of @katefeatherkitchendesign 4 Park Road by the mini roundabout with Broad Street.
mini vase activities for the kids, wreaths, candles and room scents and Christmas bouquets xxxx

#teddington. #teddingtonmums #teddingtonlightsup #teddingtontogether #richmonduponthames #everlastingflorals #immortalbotanica #broadstreetteddington

Say hello to Hedy Lamarr — to date our most natural, earthy Hollywood siren this season.

She’s built on a faux everlasting pine base (so you can use her year after year), with natural dried textures of strelitzia leaf and grasses, sculptural greens, moody calla lilies, gold-glittered apples and softest green dried bear grass twisted into a bow for that beautifully organic, slightly dramatic finish.
Raw, earthy elegance with a hint of danger — very Hedy.

She measures around 55cm including foliage.

If you’d like her on your door, just pop me a message.
I’ll be selling some at Kate Feather Kitchen Design @katefeatherkitchendesign for Teddington Lights Up this Thursday, sharing more all week, and everything will go online on Monday 1st.
xx

Say hello to Hedy Lamarr — to date our most natural, earthy Hollywood siren this season.

She’s built on a faux everlasting pine base (so you can use her year after year), with natural dried textures of strelitzia leaf and grasses, sculptural greens, moody calla lilies, gold-glittered apples and softest green dried bear grass twisted into a bow for that beautifully organic, slightly dramatic finish.
Raw, earthy elegance with a hint of danger — very Hedy.

She measures around 55cm including foliage.

If you’d like her on your door, just pop me a message.
I’ll be selling some at Kate Feather Kitchen Design @katefeatherkitchendesign for Teddington Lights Up this Thursday, sharing more all week, and everything will go online on Monday 1st.
xx

Great big photo dump from the last 7 days.

1/ Me ( good light!)
2/ details of bespoke pink wreath designed for @alexcrabtreepr
3/ new kitchen and client meeting place looking tidy before a visit!!
4/ recent pics of one of my delicious autumn brides
5/ bespoke order for the studio of amazing MUA @kellydawnmakeup
6/selfie of me and @alexcrabtreepr on delivery
7/ Christmas candle set up photos
8/ Dad for dinner ❤️
9/ OBSESSED with these gorgeous preserved roses been using
10/ how I get to drink my tea …
11/ fab pic sent to me from my David Lynch floral art installation and exhibition
12/ sample minis for a client install
13/ nighttime arch pic while working late last night in the kitchen
14/ studio MESS and orders
15/ how the photo really looks ❤️‍🔥🫣
16/ calla lilies and grassy wreath bows
17/ a LOT of natural everlasting floral Christmas tree baubles for a hotel client in Mayfair
18/ Ho Ho Ho from Cosmo ( or is it Oh Oh Oh… )

Big love!! More wreaths tomorrow!!
Xx

Great big photo dump from the last 7 days.

1/ Me ( good light!)
2/ details of bespoke pink wreath designed for @alexcrabtreepr
3/ new kitchen and client meeting place looking tidy before a visit!!
4/ recent pics of one of my delicious autumn brides
5/ bespoke order for the studio of amazing MUA @kellydawnmakeup
6/selfie of me and @alexcrabtreepr on delivery
7/ Christmas candle set up photos
8/ Dad for dinner ❤️
9/ OBSESSED with these gorgeous preserved roses been using
10/ how I get to drink my tea …
11/ fab pic sent to me from my David Lynch floral art installation and exhibition
12/ sample minis for a client install
13/ nighttime arch pic while working late last night in the kitchen
14/ studio MESS and orders
15/ how the photo really looks ❤️‍🔥🫣
16/ calla lilies and grassy wreath bows
17/ a LOT of natural everlasting floral Christmas tree baubles for a hotel client in Mayfair
18/ Ho Ho Ho from Cosmo ( or is it Oh Oh Oh… )

Big love!! More wreaths tomorrow!!
Xx

Hope your doors are ready— the Christmas circles are about to land.

And in the tradition of Immortal Botanica bringing Hollywood to your wreaths each year - get ready for our leading ladies of 2025…
Meet the Natalie Wood — soft, glamorous and beautifully romantic, with just a hint of attitude.
Made with real preserved roses, preserved eucalyptus, hydrangea, winter berries, soft evergreen and tiny pearls for that quiet, expensive glamour — she brings a touch of cinematic Christmas magic to your door ❤️‍🔥

This year I’m doing things a bit differently while juggling other commissions and working away from the shop.

I’ll be creating ad hoc, one-off, very limited editions (posh for grab them while you can).
If you spot one you love when I post… DM me straight away!
Edited… this sold in 5 mins of posting! 😳❤️
I’ll pop some online too, but not until next week / 1st December.

We’re also taking commissions for post or collection — just drop me a message.

And if you’re near Teddington for Christmas Lights Up this Thursday 27th, I’ll be selling from the gorgeous showroom of @katefeatherkitchendesign. It’s worth the trip alone if you love interiors — her work is stunning.

All my wreaths are everlasting, made with a mix of preserved, dried and/or faux botanicals.
Each one a little piece of one-off Christmas art from me to you. ❤️‍🔥

Hope you’ve all had the BEST weekends

#interiorstyling
#doortraits
#frontdoorstyle
#frontdoorwreath
#homestyling
#interiorinspo
#interiorsuk
#luxuryhomes

Hope your doors are ready— the Christmas circles are about to land.

And in the tradition of Immortal Botanica bringing Hollywood to your wreaths each year - get ready for our leading ladies of 2025…
Meet the Natalie Wood — soft, glamorous and beautifully romantic, with just a hint of attitude.
Made with real preserved roses, preserved eucalyptus, hydrangea, winter berries, soft evergreen and tiny pearls for that quiet, expensive glamour — she brings a touch of cinematic Christmas magic to your door ❤️‍🔥

This year I’m doing things a bit differently while juggling other commissions and working away from the shop.

I’ll be creating ad hoc, one-off, very limited editions (posh for grab them while you can).
If you spot one you love when I post… DM me straight away!
Edited… this sold in 5 mins of posting! 😳❤️
I’ll pop some online too, but not until next week / 1st December.

We’re also taking commissions for post or collection — just drop me a message.

And if you’re near Teddington for Christmas Lights Up this Thursday 27th, I’ll be selling from the gorgeous showroom of @katefeatherkitchendesign. It’s worth the trip alone if you love interiors — her work is stunning.

All my wreaths are everlasting, made with a mix of preserved, dried and/or faux botanicals.
Each one a little piece of one-off Christmas art from me to you. ❤️‍🔥

Hope you’ve all had the BEST weekends

#interiorstyling
#doortraits
#frontdoorstyle
#frontdoorwreath
#homestyling
#interiorinspo
#interiorsuk
#luxuryhomes

If you’d told me six weeks ago I’d be standing under this installation feeling lighter, happier, and actually myself again… I’d have laughed. Or cried. Probably both.

Closing the shop so suddenly — because the landlord decided I had to be out — was fucking brutal. The timing, the stress, the sheer madness of emptying the whole place in days… But in truth, even without having to leave , the support just wasn’t there. Not from the council, not for independent retail, not for the community we were trying to continue to build for you all…

And here’s the saddest irony: I feel better now. Properly better.

After my ADHD diagnosis last year totally knocked me, I didn’t realise how thinly I was stretched. Stepping away from the shop has given me actual breathing room. My head is clearer. My energy is steadier. My creativity has exploded. I’m designing again with excitement, not exhaustion.

And my home studio? I’m so bloody incredibly proud of it. I worked like a maniac for four weeks — and it’s now a beautiful, warm, calm space to work in and welcome you in for private home commissions. And I’ve already completed several large installs and events from here without that constant shop stress sitting on my shoulders.

In the new year, we’ll also be using an additional off-the-street studio for the really big builds as we grow — the best of both worlds.

There is sadness. When I opened the shop, my dream was to build community on the high street — a welcoming, creative place people could wander into. Flowers and beauty genuinely make people’s lives better, and I wanted to bring that into everyday life.

Watching Stanley Rd struggle under the council’s 10-hour resident-only parking scheme has been heartbreaking. Some shops have gone, others are clinging on. @richmond_council have a lot to answer for — real people and families are being affected.

I’ll never say never to having a shop again, but not until things change. Right now, it’s simply not workable.

The photos are from my recent install for Bon Vivan — work that reminds me why I bloody love what I do.

PS I’ll be at the amazing Kate Feather in Teddington for Lights Up + Christmas goodies -come say hello. ❤️

If you’d told me six weeks ago I’d be standing under this installation feeling lighter, happier, and actually myself again… I’d have laughed. Or cried. Probably both.

Closing the shop so suddenly — because the landlord decided I had to be out — was fucking brutal. The timing, the stress, the sheer madness of emptying the whole place in days… But in truth, even without having to leave , the support just wasn’t there. Not from the council, not for independent retail, not for the community we were trying to continue to build for you all…

And here’s the saddest irony: I feel better now. Properly better.

After my ADHD diagnosis last year totally knocked me, I didn’t realise how thinly I was stretched. Stepping away from the shop has given me actual breathing room. My head is clearer. My energy is steadier. My creativity has exploded. I’m designing again with excitement, not exhaustion.

And my home studio? I’m so bloody incredibly proud of it. I worked like a maniac for four weeks — and it’s now a beautiful, warm, calm space to work in and welcome you in for private home commissions. And I’ve already completed several large installs and events from here without that constant shop stress sitting on my shoulders.

In the new year, we’ll also be using an additional off-the-street studio for the really big builds as we grow — the best of both worlds.

There is sadness. When I opened the shop, my dream was to build community on the high street — a welcoming, creative place people could wander into. Flowers and beauty genuinely make people’s lives better, and I wanted to bring that into everyday life.

Watching Stanley Rd struggle under the council’s 10-hour resident-only parking scheme has been heartbreaking. Some shops have gone, others are clinging on. @richmond_council have a lot to answer for — real people and families are being affected.

I’ll never say never to having a shop again, but not until things change. Right now, it’s simply not workable.

The photos are from my recent install for Bon Vivan — work that reminds me why I bloody love what I do.

PS I’ll be at the amazing Kate Feather in Teddington for Lights Up + Christmas goodies -come say hello. ❤️

Special commission this week for the Producers of Moulin Rouge @moulinmusicaluk who celebrate 4 years of the show and it being the longest show ever @piccadillytheatre.
ALL real and preserved - even that superstar gold rose taking centre stage. Preserved red roses, eucalyptus, amaranthus and ruscus - Moulin rouge style!
IMO this is absolutely the coolest way to gift florals… as they’ll last longer than your ex (!)… plus don’t just end up in the bin a week later…
My favourite kind of commission this one … ♥️. Huge congratulations to cast and the amazing Piccadilly team ♥️

Special commission this week for the Producers of Moulin Rouge @moulinmusicaluk who celebrate 4 years of the show and it being the longest show ever @piccadillytheatre.
ALL real and preserved - even that superstar gold rose taking centre stage. Preserved red roses, eucalyptus, amaranthus and ruscus - Moulin rouge style!
IMO this is absolutely the coolest way to gift florals… as they’ll last longer than your ex (!)… plus don’t just end up in the bin a week later…
My favourite kind of commission this one … ♥️. Huge congratulations to cast and the amazing Piccadilly team ♥️

Recycling and reusing to turn the front of @bonvivanartisancafe in Teddington into a magical Christmas Partridge in a Pear Tree.
Layering over the top of our base install that stays up all year round, we make seasonal changes to the front of owner Stani’s lovely cafe.
With the world being as shite as it is right now, this year I’ve gone uber soft and romantic with the design… we all need fairy dust and sparkles in our lives right now, right?
I really enjoyed creating this in the winter sunshine - especially as I got a chance to see so many lovely local faces from up the ladder I’ve missed seeing since moving studio and closing the shop - despite being incredibly happy with my new space and the freedom it’s given me to design more. Over the next few weeks I’ve some more local collaborations planned - so stay tuned. And whilst the shop is no more, I am still taking on interior floral art commissions for your homes and spaces - so send me a dm or email if you’d like to book a visit to see me in my new creative home space. Tons of love xx

Recycling and reusing to turn the front of @bonvivanartisancafe in Teddington into a magical Christmas Partridge in a Pear Tree.
Layering over the top of our base install that stays up all year round, we make seasonal changes to the front of owner Stani’s lovely cafe.
With the world being as shite as it is right now, this year I’ve gone uber soft and romantic with the design… we all need fairy dust and sparkles in our lives right now, right?
I really enjoyed creating this in the winter sunshine - especially as I got a chance to see so many lovely local faces from up the ladder I’ve missed seeing since moving studio and closing the shop - despite being incredibly happy with my new space and the freedom it’s given me to design more. Over the next few weeks I’ve some more local collaborations planned - so stay tuned. And whilst the shop is no more, I am still taking on interior floral art commissions for your homes and spaces - so send me a dm or email if you’d like to book a visit to see me in my new creative home space. Tons of love xx

Our signature Immortal Botanica candles are still for sale on our website whilst the rest of the online shop has an overhaul. We post or free collection from Teddington. Xx

Our signature Immortal Botanica candles are still for sale on our website whilst the rest of the online shop has an overhaul. We post or free collection from Teddington. Xx

The ascent begins in flowers …
This time last week.
And I had my gorgeous @eveninahj back from her travels assisting. 🖤

#floralinstallation
#immortalbotanica
#londonfloralartist
#styleitdark
#everlastingflorals
#weddingstaircase

The ascent begins in flowers …
This time last week.
And I had my gorgeous @eveninahj back from her travels assisting. 🖤

#floralinstallation
#immortalbotanica
#londonfloralartist
#styleitdark
#everlastingflorals
#weddingstaircase

Fireplace drama…
Using preserved, dried painted, fabric and recycled florals.

#immortalbotanica #floralartist #everlastingflorals #weddingfireplace #preservedflowers #brides2026

Fireplace drama…
Using preserved, dried painted, fabric and recycled florals.

#immortalbotanica #floralartist #everlastingflorals #weddingfireplace #preservedflowers #brides2026

Plinth moments from Victoria & Dan’s Halloween wedding 🖤

Dark, moody, and quietly surreal — a Halloween wedding that nodded to the day without ever tipping into theme.
They trusted me completely, let me let go… and it turned into something big, bold, and beautifully theirs.

Just finished the clean-up and I’m absolutely shattered.
More from this one tomorrow… xxx

#uniquebride #uniquewedding #floralartist #floralplinth #amaranthus #weddingfloralartistry

Plinth moments from Victoria & Dan’s Halloween wedding 🖤

Dark, moody, and quietly surreal — a Halloween wedding that nodded to the day without ever tipping into theme.
They trusted me completely, let me let go… and it turned into something big, bold, and beautifully theirs.

Just finished the clean-up and I’m absolutely shattered.
More from this one tomorrow… xxx

#uniquebride #uniquewedding #floralartist #floralplinth #amaranthus #weddingfloralartistry

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