Yesterday I attended the Pumpkin Arrangement course ably run by Bonnie from Solent Stems at Alver Valley Garden Centre.

We had such a brilliant afternoon! Bonnie was warm and welcoming and had prepared a lovely range of fresh and artificial materials ready for us to start our projects. There was a very encouraging atmosphere throughout,  with no pressure to work in a particular way and we had all completed very individual pieces by the end of the session.  Bonnie demonstrated each stage clearly for us and welcomed questions. She offered help if needed too.

The 2 hr slot worked perfectly.

Also a shout out to the catering dept who had prepared the pumpkins for us - which saved a lot of effort and time - and the tea and delicious Halloween cakes were very welcome!

I am so pleased with my arrangement and it was a very pleasurable experience. I hope to come back for another session in the future.

We were absolutely amazed by the flower arrangements that Bonnie created for our wedding! From the breathtaking bridal bouquet to the stunning venue decorations, every detail was more beautiful than we could have ever imagined. The quality of the flowers was exceptional, and they stayed fresh and gorgeous for many, many days!

Working with Bonnie was such a joy — she was always responsive, always ready to discuss our requests, and early on the venue on the wedding day to take care of all the decorations and the intricacies around them!

Our guests couldn’t stop commenting on how beautiful the flowers and decorations were. Thank you Bonnie for making our day so incredibly beautiful!

You have completely captured exactly what we are looking for! I adore the mood board.

I just wanted to say thank you for the service I received from you. I ordered flowers for my uncles funeral and I loved the fact that I was kept informed by email on the progress of my order. I loved the fact that you took a picture of the flowers and sent it to me so I could see what they looked like. My Aunt called to say the flowers were really. So once again I would like to say thank you for the service you provided.

Me and Mum had a lovely relaxing afternoon at a Christmas Wreath making workshop with Solent Stems, we really enjoyed it and and think we did really well for our first time!!

Just to say a ‘BIG THANKYOU to Solent Stems who at Christmas delivered Two Gorgeous Festive Bouquets to us to Wish us a Merry Christmas. One Bouquet for the Residents, the other for the Staff. Such a kind & thoughtful gesture from a local company to another.

Valentines florals - Still going strong after 10 days, Thank you Solent Stems

Sympathy Tribute - I am overwhelmed, the flowers are stunning and the hand tied posy is beautiful,Mummy would have loved them.

Thank you to Solent Stems for my beautiful bunch of Mother’s Day flowers