How a ROYAL florist builds a seasonal British bouquet at home

Royal florist Shane Connolly, who arranged flowers for both King Charles and Queen Camilla's and Prince William and Catherine Middleton's wedding, shares his freehand technique for building gorgeous British-grown bouquets every time. Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/GardenersWorldSubscribe In this tutorial, Shane walks you through his personal approach to floristry: starting with choosing and shaping foliage from your garden, using your hand to build the perfect base, and tips for letting seasonal flowers shine in their natural shapes. Learn why he rejects the classic spiral method, how to use scent and texture (chocolate mint, spindleberry, and holodiscus) to elevate every arrangement, and the one critical mistake most people make after cutting stems... To replicate Shane's bouquet, you'll need: 🌼 Phlox 'Crème Brûlée' 🌱 Cotinus coggygria 'Young Lady' 🌱 Holodiscus discolor 🌱 Chocolate mint 🌱 Rose moyesii stems and hips 🌱 Euonymous europeaus or Spindleberry 🌱 Elderberry 🌱 Sambucus racemosa #GardenersWorld #Gardening #royal 0:00 How a Royal Florist picks their arrangement 1:00 Choosing your palette 3:00 First: the prep 6:00 Going freehand 9:00 The beauty of foliage first 10:30 Filling in the flowers 14:00 Finishing touches 15:30 The one rule that matters Subscribe to BBC Gardeners’ World magazine to get 3 months for just £9.99. You’ll unlock easy-to-follow guides and seasonal gardening tips to help you have a bloomin’ brilliant summer. T&Cs apply. https://bit.ly/4bZ3ay2