The studio
Two doors down from Nan’s stall
Lily Okafor grew up above her grandmother’s market stall on Columbia Road. In 2015 she opened the studio two doors down, and it has smelt of stocks and eucalyptus ever since.
The florists
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Lily Okafor
Founder and florist
Grew up above her nan’s market stall, two doors down. Opened the studio in 2015.
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Ines Duarte
Wedding florist
Builds the arches, runs the wreath nights and somehow never gets scratched.
How we work
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British first
From April to October most of our flowers come from growers in Kent, Cornwall and Lincolnshire. In winter we buy from a Dutch auction we trust.
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No floral foam
Every arrangement uses chicken wire, moss and vases we take back. Foam is plastic, and it never breaks down.
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Compost, not bin
Stems, leaves and wedding leftovers go to a community garden in Haggerston every week.
Workshops
Evenings with scissors and wine
Two hours around the studio table, eight people at most, everything included. You take home what you make.
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Christmas wreath
Thu 3 Dec, 7pm. Moss, spruce, dried oranges and velvet ribbon. Mulled wine included.
£854 places -
Christmas wreath
Sat 12 Dec, 11am. Our most popular session, back by demand.
£85Sold out -
Dried flower posy
Sat 16 Jan, 2pm. Make a posy that lasts all year, wrapped to take home.
£658 places -
Spring hand-tie
Sat 13 Mar, 11am. Learn the spiral technique with tulips, ranunculus and blossom.
£7510 places
See you in the studio.
, place(s) for .
This is a demo, so nothing was sent. On your own website, the place would come off the workshop list and payment would go through Stripe, with a reminder the day before.