Wild and Fabulous Flowers is an award-winning floristry business located outside Cowbridge, at Llandough Castle in the Vale of Glamorgan. It was founded by Rhian Rees, whose background has always been design-orientated. Rhian spent ten years working in the fashion industry before retraining as a commercial landscape designer. She then went on to run her own consultancy, specialising in sensory gardens for care homes.
Plants and flowers are her absolute passion; she is a self-confessed plant addict who can’t resist visiting her local nursery. In fact, her husband once hid the keys to her van to prevent her from going shopping, but she took her mini and managed to fit 45 dahlias into it!
Having always loved floristry, Rhian had the opportunity to create florals for small weddings during the pandemic. It was a wonderful experience to be able to help couples have bespoke flowers for their weddings in such difficult circumstances. From this, she has grown her business to encompass all aspects of floristry: weddings, events, large installations, and farewell flowers, as well as providing weekly displays for hotels. Rhian now has a team of incredibly talented and creative women who work alongside her, who still love what they do even on the coldest and wettest of days.
Wild and Fabulous Flowers holds floral workshops throughout the year in the original Victorian orangery at Llandough Castle. The workshops include vases for British Flowers Week, hand-tied bouquets, foraging workshops, tablescapes, and, of course, the very popular Christmas Wreath workshops. When you attend one of the workshops in the summer, you can also stroll around the four acres of gardens that Rhian has been restoring for the last 12 years. The gardens include a potager, wildlife pond, croquet lawn with formal borders and a woodland garden with stumpery. For their magical winter workshops, you’ll enjoy fizz and canapes in the toastie warm orangery or old dining room, fires crackling and the fairy lights twinkling! The team has many regulars who return for wreath-making workshops every year, which is a lovely tradition. The florals that Rhian and her team create are influenced by her knowledge of designing, with plants- whether it’s their weekly hotel install at Lanelay Hall or a big-budget wedding at Gileston Manor.
Texture, size, shape, colour and scent are crucial in all floral designs- whether it is creating a tablescape of bud vases right through to large installations, such as arches, columns, church entrances or large marquees. The Wild & Fabulous style is both natural and contemporary, and the team is used to rule-breaking arrangements. The business’s values are to work sustainably, seasonally and locally wherever possible. In season, Rhian works closely with her local flower farmers to source her flowers. She also has a cutting garden to grow her must-have species, such as chocolate cosmos! After being a keen gardener since she was 18, Rhian understands how important it is to work with seasonal plants and flowers in the design. Strictly sustainable, the team never uses disposable floral foam-opting for sustainable mechanics instead. Wedding florals are Rhian’s passion and love. Rhian and her team work closely with their couples to ensure their florals are perfect for them on the day. Rhian takes on a limited number of weddings annually to ensure that each one is given a personal touch. Every wedding is entirely bespoke with colour palettes, flowers and styling chosen.
Are you looking to add glamour to an upcoming event? For our inaugural Style of the City Awards, they were instrumental in designing breathtaking table displays that captivated every guest. Rhian and her talented team transformed each table into a bespoke wonderland, elegantly adorned with twinkling fairy lights. The floral arrangements were meticulously crafted, each one reflecting the theme of our event and enhancing the overall ambiance with vibrant colors and enchanting textures. Their attention to detail created a seamless and unforgettable experience for everyone in attendance; We highly recommend.
For more information:
http://www.wildandfabulousflowers.com
