Welcome To The Dancing Daffodil Blog

Hi, I’m Rachel, player-manager of Team Daf, floral designer, tutor and mentor, delivery driver, unofficial wedding planner and stylist, social secretary, cake lover, giant installation erector…the list goes on….but most importantly, Mammy to Arthur.

I live in Port Talbot, South Wales, which is where you will find our little blossom shop. Bursting with beautiful blooms and gifts, championing local businesses and crafters.

For Brides

on this blog, you will find floral inspiration and ideas for your wedding flowers and styling, information on seasonal blooms, and useful tips and ideas on how to plan and make the most of your florals.

For Florists or wannabe Florists

– you will also find helpful articles about the crazy but wonderful world of floristry.

Please say hi, leave a comment or some love and share.

Rach xx

Rachel Jenkins owner of The Dancing Daffodil and her son Arthur
Micro weddings for meaningful moments

Micro weddings for meaningful moments

Firstly, what is a micro wedding?   A buzzword made famous in C-times (COVID not Christmas!), a beautiful and sentimental trend that was forced upon many couples but has continued into our 'new normal' and here at TDD we are still loving them, 4 years on! A happy...

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Send love this Valentine’s Day

Send love this Valentine’s Day

Valentine's Day - the celebration that divides the masses. Are you camp luurrrrve or camp commercialised nonsense? Obviously here at TDD we love the day of love; a pit stop in the depths of winter with a tonne of gorgeous blooms - surely that MUST be celebrated?! So,...

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Help with that blooming budget

Help with that blooming budget

Wedding planning can be wonderfully exciting but also daunting, especially when you see your budget literally disappearing before your eyes. It's no secret that flowers can be pricey, and the post-Covid-Brexit price hike is quite frankly astronomical, but there are...

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24 hours in Holland

24 hours in Holland

Over the last 2 years, I have developed a wonderful relationship with members of our suppliers, Flowervision Bristol, including managing director Nick. Although there was a rocky start to our friendship - I nagged and nagged him to deliver to Wales, and he must have...

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A few of my favourite things…

A few of my favourite things…

I've gone around in circles over what the first Daffodil Chat post should cover, put so much pressure on the subject to be PERFECT, unique, and exciting - and then I realised I was being totally ridiculous and instead decided to keep it simple and take it back to...

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