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Spring Blooms and New Beginnings: A Fresh Collection at Molarky Penzance
A Winter’s Work, A Spring Celebration I spent the winter months crafting this collection in my studio, surrounded by vibrant fabrics and vintage scraps, working towards the promise of brighter days ahead. There’s something wonderfully hopeful about creating spring florals while the weather’s still chilly – it’s like holding onto a secret that you know will soon bloom into reality. Spring bulbs have always held a special place in my heart. Daffodils, snowdrops, and tulips are among my absolute favourite flowers – they’re so unapologetically cheerful, aren’t they? This collection builds on floral designs I’ve created in previous years, but I’ve added fresh new tulip and daffodil pieces that I’m…
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Discover the First Signs of Spring: 10 Surprising Snowdrop Secrets!
One of the first flowers of the new year, the snowdrop is one our most endearing flowers. Not only does it remind us that spring is just around the corner, this delicate bell-shaped flower, has an interesting history. So here’s 10 surprising snowdrop secrets you didn’t know! 1: It’s Greek name ‘Galanthus’, translates as the ‘milk flower’ Known by several different names, it was officially named the Galanthus in 1753, by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus. 2: They are symbolic of spring, purity and religion Hans Christian Andersen wrote a story based on the fate of a snowdrop (short story entitled ‘The Snowdrop’). In a poem of the same name,…
