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Garden roses
Soft, open-headed roses with plenty of scent. Usually tied simply with ribbon or paper.
blush · cream · faded coralMarket Street · Meryton
Flowers for
ordinary days.
Fresh bunches, garden flowers, small arrangements, pressed-flower pieces and hand-tied things made slowly in the back room.
Whatever is best that morning usually ends up near the front window.
see what is in bloom ↓
Aunt Bethany has kept flowers on Market Street for longer than anyone in the family can quite agree upon.
The work is simple: buy carefully, cut cleanly, waste very little, and never send out a bunch you would not be pleased to receive.
in season
On the table this week.
The selection changes with weather, growers, and whatever arrived looking especially lovely.
02
Delphinium & white stock
Tall, airy stems for hall tables, windowsills and unruly kitchen jugs.
cornflower · white · soft green
03
Butter-yellow ranunculus
Small bright heads with papery petals. Best when they are allowed to lean wherever they please.
butter · primrose · leaf green
04
Lavender & herbs
Fragrant little bunches for drawers, bedside tables, kitchens and quiet gifts.
lavender · sage · rosemary“Flowers need not be grand to be worth bringing home.”
— written on a scrap of wrapping paper behind the till
made by hand
Things that last a little longer.
Pressed-flower cards
Small folded cards made with flowers dried upstairs between old books and blotting paper.
each one is different
Door wreaths
Dried grasses, seed heads, herbs and flowers tied onto simple willow rings.
made throughout the year
Botanical frames
Pressed stems arranged beneath glass, usually labelled by hand with the flower name and season.
small batches
Ribbon garlands
Dried flowers, scraps of ribbon and light greenery for mantelpieces, shelves and celebrations.
colours vary
the back room
Paper, ribbon, twine and a good pair of shears.
Nothing here is assembled on a line. Bethany works at the long table behind the shop, usually with the radio on and half the floor covered in leaves.
Special pieces are made when time and flowers allow.
the shop
Come by Market Street.
Aunt Bethany's Flowers
14 Market StreetMeryton
Hertfordshire
The door with the white paint, the green awning, and usually two buckets of flowers outside.
Monday–Friday
morning until late afternoon
Saturday
morning until the flowers thin out
Sunday
closed
letters & inquiries
If you have something in mind, write to Bethany.
Questions about a flower, a handmade piece, a particular colour, or something you saw in the window are all welcome.