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The end of the 2019 season

2019-11-01T13:08:00+00:00

We've come to the end of the 2019 season, so it's a nice time to say thank you and show off some of the beautiful creations from this year.

The end of the 2019 season is here and I just wanted to say thank you to all of my lovely customers for supporting this little business for another year and for sending photos of their amazing cakes!

Here are some of the utterly stunning creations.

Photo credits, right to left: Strawberry cupcakes :: Fairypan :: Laura :: Fairypan :: Georgie Hodgson :: Big Day Blooms & Cakes :: Big Day Blooms & Cakes :: Gaynor at Cakes Unlimited :: Strawberry Cupcakes

August edible flowers & floral cakes

2019-08-01T07:40:00+00:00

Even though I am fully booked now for the rest of the season here's an August edible flowers update as well as some beautiful floral cakes.

Even though I am fully booked now for the rest of the season here's an August update to show the types of edible flowers going out this month. Thank you to everyone who has bought flowers from me this year and you know how much I love to see photos of your floral food creations so do send them over!

Here are the flowers in bloom this August:

Borage :: Calendula :: Cornflowers :: Dahlias :: Fuchsias :: Hollyhocks :: Lavender :: Nasturtiums :: Nigella :: Pansies & Violas :: Phlox :: Rocket :: Roses :: Snapdragons :: Tagetes :: Zinnias

As a little inspiration, here are some gorgeous photos of clients' edible flower cakes from last month

Photo credit from top left: Fairypan, Big Day Blooms & Cakes, Cakes Unlimited of Yorkshire, Big Day Blooms & Cakes

Edible flowers for July

2019-07-03T13:56:00+00:00

It's July and we're right in the middle of summer where the most varieties of edible flowers are in blossom here in The Flower Deli garden and man are they looking gorgeous.

It's July and we're right in the middle of summer where the most variety of edible flowers are in blossom here in The Flower Deli garden and man are they looking gorgeous. From the stunning large dahlias, hollyhocks and giant fucshia to the sweet little yellow tagetes and bright blue anchusa, there is a flower for every culinary adventure. So, make your cakes, cocktails and canapes more colourful this summer with one of our lovely mixes which you can buy here in the shop.

Don't forget to check the Flowers section as well as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter so see which beauties are in bloom.

Here are the flowers in bloom this July:

Anchusa :: Borage :: Calendula :: Candytuft :: Chamomile :: Cornflowers :: Dahlias :: Dianthus :: Fuchsias :: Hollyhocks :: Lavender :: Nasturtiums :: Nigella :: Pansies & Violas :: Phlox :: Rocket :: Roses :: Snapdragons :: Tagetes :: Zinnias

Hop over to the online shop to order yours!

Early summer edible flower mixes

2019-05-31T23:05:00+00:00

It's June, hoorah! And the early summer edible flower mixes are back. Buy gorgeous punnets of edible flowers for cakes and desserts, cocktails and drinks or a lovely seasonal mix that can be used for your sweet and savoury dishes.

Don't forget to check the Flowers section as well as my Instagram, Facebook and Twitter so see which beauties are in bloom. At this time of year everything changes so fast and just keeps getting better over the coming weeks. Lots to look forward to!

Below are some of the flowers you can expect to see coming out to you in early June and there will be more and more as the season goes on.

Pansies & violas :: Nasturtiums :: Borage :: Fuchsia :: Calendula :: Bellis daisies :: Dianthus :: Roses :: Chamomile

Also coming very soon are:

Cornflowers :: Lavender :: Nigella :: Dahlias :: Candytuft :: Anchusa

Hop over to the online shop to order yours!

Special spring flower mix

2019-04-14T05:04:00+00:00

Spring is here! To get the season off to a happy, colourful start here's a special spring edible flower mix at a special price too.

Update: 02/05/19 - tulips and lilac have now finished and won't be included in these boxes. This is a lovely mix of spring flowers and to make up for the tulips and lilac I'll include a few extra of the others for you

Let's start the 2019 season off the right way with this beautiful spring edible flowers mix at the reduced price of £10 a punnet.

These gorgeous boxes typically contain tulips, forget-me-nots, primroses, violas& pansies, daisies, dianthus, borage, rocket and lilac (in May) and because they're a great mixture of flavours, colours and sizes they're really versatile. Add them to your sweet and savoury dishes as well as your drinks. Check out the Customer Creations page for some more ideas.

This lovely offer won't be here for long so hop over to the shop to buy yours now!

Just a few more things you need to know:

Delivery is made by Royal Mail special delivery only. Unfortunately I can't arrange collections or personal delivery, even in Nottinghamshire.

Each order is limited to 1 punnet each.

The flowers are grown seasonally and naturally and punnets will include a lovely mixture of what is in bloom at the time of picking. Custom colour orders are not available for this special offer.

There are no deliveries over Easter weekend on
Friday 19th to Monday 22nd April inclusive.
Orders can be made for delivery on Thursday 18th April.
Thank you!

Thank you! Fully booked for the season

2018-08-09T17:25:00+00:00

We are fully booked for the remainder of the 2018 season and can't take any more orders. A huge thank you to everyone who has supported this little business for another year!

Here's a look at some gorgeous creations from my lovely customers so far this year. Aren't they beautiful?

Photo credits:
Featured image @sweetstufflife
1 @thesparklingspatula :: 2 @blossombakerynottingham :: 3 @kt_1983
4,5,6 @sweetstufflife
7 @fairypan_cupcakes :: 8 @paisleymoonrose :: 9 @jennifermoseleychef
10, 11 @strawberrycupcakes_notts :: 12 @sophhawkes23

Edible flowers for July

2018-07-01T11:25:00+00:00

Wow, what a summer this has been so far! The flowers are certainly loving all of this sunshine and that means abundance and colour. Here are the gorgeous edible flowers going out in our July punnets.

Click on the flower to find out more:

Calendula :: Candytuft :: Pansies & violas :: Nasturtiums :: Borage :: Dianthus :: Cornflowers :: Fuchsia :: Hollyhocks :: Chamomile :: Phlox :: Tagetes :: Hollyhocks

Hop over to the online shop to order yours!

Edible flowers for early summer

2018-06-02T20:30:00+00:00

We're sliding into early summer quite nicely with more than a decent amount of sunshine and warm rain, which the plants are loving. So here are the lovely edible flowers in bloom for our early June mixed punnets.

Click on the flower to find out more:

Pansies & violas
Nasturtiums
Borage
Bellis daisies
Chives
Dianthus
Anchusa
Roses

Also coming very soon are:

Cornflowers
Calendula
Candytuft
and Fuchsia

Hop over to the online shop to order yours!

More flower varieties are on their way this month too so keep a look out here or at our Instagram.

The 2018 season has begun

2018-04-23T07:47:00+00:00

It feels so good to be able to say that our 2018 season has begun. We are starting off with a special, limited spring edible flowers punnet with a lovely mix of colourful seasonal flowers.

After a particularly long winter and exceptionally cold spring our flowers have taken a little while to warm up and show their lovely faces. However, we have the first flushes of blossoms that are ready to go.

Our edible flowers are ideal for your small celebration events and food projects. Our customers have used our flowers for wedding and birthday cakes, party drinks, styled photo shoots, jelly shots, culinary arts exams, salads and dessert tables. Take a look at our customers' creations for some fabulous foodie inspiration.

We’ll be back in the spring!

2017-10-01T09:03:00+00:00

Autumn has well and truly arrived in Nottingham and our 2017 season has now come to an end. We will be back in the spring with more beautiful, seasonal fresh edible flowers for you.

Autumn has well and truly arrived here in Nottingham and our 2017 season has now come to an end. We will be back in the spring with more beautiful, seasonal fresh edible flowers for you.

If you would like us to let you know when our edible flowers are available again next year then do sign up to our newsletter here.

In the meantime you might want to take a look back at some of the highlights of 2017 for The Flower Deli - it has been a good one! Or read our article from earlier this year on why our seasonal flowers, grown naturally in harmony with the environment are worth the wait.

Our work doesn't stop throughout the winter so remember to check us out on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for updates on our preparations for next year.

Thank you so much to all of our customers and supporters and much love, Vic xx