Seasonal flowers and foliage from all over the United Kingdom have arrived at Westminster Abbey , ahead of the Coronation of The King and The Queen Consort on 6th May . The flower have been provided by Flowers from the Farm , a non - profit tie that champions artificer growers of cut prime , with foliage from the Royal Horticultural Society ( RHS ) at the High Altar . This was announced in a press sack from Buckingham Palace , ply to us by LM Flower Fashion Productions .
From the Isle of Skye to the sea-coast of Cornwall , and from the mountains of Snowdonia to Tobermore in Northern Ireland , over 120 potpourri of flowers have been grown by over 80 members of blossom from the Farm on farmland , parceling , and cutting garden across the four nations of the United Kingdom .
The arrangements , design by Shane Connolly and Co , will excogitate Their Majesties ’ deep affection for the natural world and their apportion passion for gardening , and showcase the good of the British countryside in the springiness , inspired by the prolificacy of Westminster Abbey . The efflorescence and foliage will be arranged using sustainable techniques , without the use of unmarried usage plastics or floral froth .
The Grave of the Unknown WarriorEchoing the colorful British wild flower meadow seen on the hand - painted invitations to Their Majesties ’ Coronation , fresh spring flowers that are symbolic of anamnesis will frame the Grave of the Unknown Warrior . These include sprigs of rosemary , Laurus nobilis for sexual morality , bluebell and blank out - me - nots for constancy of dear , daffodils for gallantry , cowslips , lilac for memories of youth , and lily of the valley and auriculas , which both appear in Her Majesty ’s wedding ceremony bouquet in 2005 .
The QuireTwo floral installations of seasonal flowers of the United Kingdom will be positioned at either side of the Quire , surrounding the entrance to the Coronation Theatre , where the majority of the service will take plaza . The color palette has been influenced by the copious golds , burgundy , purples , pinks and reds of the High Altar and the Cosmati Pavement , as well as Their Majesties ’ Robes of State and Estate . The installations will have false hellebore – a fussy favourite of The King , which appeared in His Majesty ’s buttonhole for Their Majesties ’ wedding in 2005 , Aquilegia canadensis , tulips , genus Ranunculus , blossom , jasmine , and aquilegia , which is an ancient symbolic representation of the Holy Spirit , with leaf of rosemary , birch , bay laurel and hazel , and wild broom grown on the Isle of Skye .
The High AltarBoughs cut from flowering bush and Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree from the five Royal Horticultural Society gardens across the British Isles will adorn the High Altar , including branches from the dyad of Dawyck beech trees planted by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip , The Duke of Edinburgh at RHS Wisley in 1978 . Among the seasonal leaf will also be crab apple blossom , amelanchier , camellia , acer , hazel , rhododendron , and azalea will be arrange alongside beech edit from an ancient cluster of trees at RHS Bridgewater , which would have been visited by Queen Victoria .
Flowers From the FarmSo how is it for Flowers From the Farm to leave the flower and how was the discharge - up ? " For the past few months , we ’ve been working closely with flowered designer Shane Connolly to bring the beauty , joy and miscellany of seasonal UK - spring up blooms to this historical affair . More than eighty flower James Leonard Farmer represent all four nations of the UK from Inverness and Norfolk to Snowdonia , Cornwall and Tobermore in Northern Ireland have cut over 120 unlike varieties of spring - bloom bulbs , perennials , blossom and foliation for the celebrations , " they say on theirwebsite .
The flowers have been grown in harmony with the raw seasons , outside and in polytunnels on heyday fields , allotments , abbreviate gardens and walled gardens . Since every plot has its unique ontogeny and weather conditions , the display in Westminster Abbey of more than 4500 stems will unwrap a singular floral tapestry of springtime in the UK .
Nestled amongst the arrangements will be hellebores and hazel reap on a croft on the Isle of Skye , apple heyday , Solomon ’s Seal and euphorbia from Perthshire , crab apple from Aberdeenshire and aquilegia and money plant from the field of honor of Yorkshire .
There will be lilacs and wallflowers from Tobermore in Northern Ireland , genus Ranunculus , narcissus ‘ Pheasant Eye ’ , lily of the valley , clematis , forget - me - nots and bluebells from Somerset and historical tulip from Wiltshire .
Growers in Pembrokeshire and Snowdonia have choose tulip , ranunculus and azaleas for the historical occasion , and trailing stems of scented coast banksia have been cut in Buckinghamshire and fragrant jasmine in Lincolnshire . Branches of ornamental cherry have issue forth from Norfolk and scabious , broom and snowflakes in Cornwall .
Shane Connolly says : “ The honour of being require to design and coordinate the flower for the coronation of Their Majesties The King and Queen , is the highlight of my career . But I want the flower to be centre stage , not the blueprint . They had to chew over the view of the day , and be from the soil of the United Kingdom ; a instinctive tribute to a nature - loving King and Queen . flower from the Farm and the RHS have made that idea possible ; they ’re agriculturalist working in harmony with the soil and the seasons , to acquire flower that reflect the very dear of British gardening and flower produce . The enthusiasm and allegiance of each and every flower farmer and gardener has been humbling ; working together to bring the simple beauty of nature into Westminster Abbey , as our gift to the new King and Queen . ”
In preparation for the outcome , blossom from the Farm members team up to relay buckets of freshly geld flower and foliage to local solicitation hub man by Volunteer . From the hub , the flowers travelled to the Gloucestershire flower farm of Jo Wright and Wendy Paul , Co - Chairs of Flowers from the Farm . Here , the flowers were sorted and prepared for their journey to Westminster Abbey where they were arranged by Shane and his squad .
Jo Wright , Flowers from the Farm Co - Chair , says : “ We are delighted and honoured to be involved in this historic effect , which places British flowers and small - scale agriculturalist centre stage . It has been a pleasure collaborating with Shane Connolly on the pattern and with flower from the Farm members from all corners of the UK to showcase the beauty and rich diverseness of this season ’s crop . ”
The Coronation marks a landmark import for the globose flower farming movement . It demonstrates that local , seasonal flowers deserve to be meet at nation occasions just as much as they do in bridal fragrance , funeral protection or vases in the plate .
Gill Hodgson , founding father and now Honorary President of Flowers from the Farm says : “ It feel as though prime farming has derive of age and I could not be prouder of Flowers from the Farm . A decennium ago , we were told that our flowers were just for bunting and jam jars , so to see them in Westminster Abbey plan by Shane Connolly , an internationally acclaim floral house decorator , will be a very special minute . We have spent week planning and imagining our flowers in the very stately historic setting . It is incredible to think that the flower that were just a few days ago growing in my domain in Yorkshire are now going to be on exhibit to the world in a building of interior importance on such a momentous juncture . ”
