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
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...
Florists: Mother’s Day Survival Guide by TDD
A bit of a different blog post from us this time; our entries are usually aimed at customers, but this month we are targeting our fellow flower fairies. Hiiiiiii tribe!!! Can you believe that Mother's Day is almost here already?! Although without a doubt the busiest...
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,...
The Dancing Daffodil – Gorg Christmas Gift Guide Part 2
Christmas shopping....love it or loathe it, it's gotta be done! It's now mid-December and there is no escaping the festive cheer, excessive advertising, repetitive Christmas songs and the dreaded question - "are you all sorted for Christmas?". If the answer is no...
The Dancing Daffodil – Gorg Christmas Gift Guide Part 1
Christmas shopping....love it or loathe it, it's gotta be done! Do you put your heart and soul into every thoughtful penny spent, or do a quick order on mass at the very last minute? No matter what your style, we are here with our gorg gift guide to help you choose...
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...
A very special community, a very special day and a very special little girl
Olivia Finch is a very special little girl, who at the age of just 2 was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma, an extremely rare but extremely aggressive form of cancer. A huge fundraising effort by Olivia's family, friends and the local community of Port Talbot has...
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...
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...