Eco-Friendly & Sustainable Funeral Flowers Gosport & Fareham Hampshire
Celebrating lives with farewell flowers, thoughtfully crafted and inspired by nature.
Funeral flowers don’t have to be shapes, letters or pictorial tributes – they can be anything you want them to be – from well-loved gardening boots filled with flowers, to wild arrangements inspired by country walks and anything in between.
During the UK growing season from May to October we use our own and other locally grown flowers and foliage. In Winter our funeral arrangements may include both dried and fresh flowers, including flowers sourced from commercial growers based in other parts of the UK and abroad.
At Solent Stems we understand the importance of honouring loved ones while respecting the natural world. Our eco-friendly and sustainable funeral flowers are thoughtfully designed for natural burial sites and those who cherish gardening and nature.
Our own seasonal flowers grown at the Solent Flower Patch, nature works in harmony!
Alongside our beautiful blooms, we have hives of honey bees and care for a number of ex- commercial hens who live out their retirement with us, creating a sustainable ecosystem.
The bees tirelessly pollinate our flowers, while our happy hens contribute nutrient-rich waste to our compost bins. We compost all our green waste, returning it to the soil to enrich our plant beds naturally.
Every flower grown here is nurtured by the love of our animals and our commitment to sustainability.
Garden Visits
Should you wish to include flowers from your loved one's garden, we can arrange for flowers and foliage to be gathered from there.
Farewell Flowers Directory - Sustainability
Using locally sourced foliages and our own seasonally grown flowers along with compostable materials, we create arrangements that celebrate life and seamlessly return to the earth.
Whether you prefer a simple handtied sheaf or a stunning mossed wreath, our creations offer a meaningful tribute that aligns with your values and preserves the beauty of our planet for future generations.
By using natural materials like willow, jute, raffia, moss and agra wool alternatives, we create arrangements that celebrate and respect our environment.
The designs are more natural in appearance and movement but nonetheless beautiful.
Sustainable
100% compostable coffin spray
Foam free mechanics
Kind to the planet
Natural resources
Natural wreath
Wreath
Wreath
Garden Style Design
The difference between biodegradable and compostable.
A biodegradable product will eventually break down under the right environmental conditions. However, many biodegradable products do contain plastics.
There may be plastic in the paper coffee cup, it will eventually break down but sadly so,e microplastic residue is left behind.
The composting process takes places far more quickly and all suitable material will turn into organic matter or humus and no micro plastics. If you have ever placed anything into a home compost bin one days it is full to the brim and a few days later it has moved sown the bin.
Everything that is compostable is also biodegradable…. But biodegradable does not necessarily mean compostable. 🌳
We should where possible consider alternatives to floral foam and single use plastics especially when it comes to our choice of flowers for funerals.
The funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II lead the way and opened the conversation on sustainable farewell flowers. The floral arrangements were elegant and humble. Chosen by King Charles III, the flowers were gathered from the gardens of the royal residences at Buckingham Palace, Clarence House and Highgrove House.
These included rosemary for rememberance, myrtle, English oak, garden roses, pelargoniums, hydrangea, dahlias, scabious and sedum in shades of gold, pink, deep burgundy with touches of white to reflect the Royal Standard.
Flowers with meanings
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