Sustainability Series 01: Considering Bryonia’s Environmental Impact
All our behaviour and purchases have an impact on the environment… whether that be food, clothing, or flowers.
I have taken a lot of time to consider Bryonia’s impact on the planet, as flowers are a natural product which deserve to be respected and treated as such.
By working as a ‘Seasonally Led’ florist, I choose work with flowers that are naturally occurring around us here in the UK.
But recently, I’ve become aware that I could work to be a better resource and information hub for my customers and fellow florists. By continuing to digest the available fact based research and key voices speaking up about sustainable floristry, I hope to share this in a safe and easy to understand way through my Journal pages.
There’s are some key topics that I hope to provide a narrative to over the coming months as part of my Sustainability Series:
Sustainable & Local Flowers - Supply vs. Demand
Valentine’s Day Flowers
‘Enhanced’ Products - Bleached, dyed, glittered & glued
Flower Foam - Need I say more…
Carbon offsetting
Wholesalers - From mislabelling, to inflexibility and British offerings
Artificial extending of flower vase life
Greenhouse gases & flowers
Eco minded wedding flowers and how to approach this
Greenwashing in the flower industry
By discussing these and more, I hope to help ensure you’re making informed choice about whether to continue buying these products or if you’re a florist, whether to continue using these processes in your business.
To find out more about Bryonia’s current sustainable approach to floristry, take a look at:
FAQ’s on our Sustainability Policies
And stay in touch via Instagram to be able to see any of our future eco conscious work & events
