About me
The story
Kate Oatley Flowers is a studio-based florist based on our family farm in the Wiltshire countryside, where the changing seasons, gardens and landscape provide endless inspiration.
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Growing up on the edge of the Pennine Moors, I developed an early love of wild landscapes and the quiet beauty of nature. From the hedgerows and rolling fields of Wiltshire to the flowers growing in my own cutting garden, I’m drawn to the colour, texture and sense of abundance found in the natural world.
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I’ve always been a keen gardener, and during lockdown I started building raised beds to grow my own flowers. What began as a lockdown project has grown into a real love of growing from seed, and I now use many of my homegrown blooms in my wedding flowers wherever the season allows. I also dry flowers throughout the year, giving them a second life in my workshops and floral creations.
Seasonal Flowers
Alongside the flowers I grow in my cutting garden, I forage across the farm for foliage, grasses and dried seed heads - the sort of thing most people might walk straight past. There's something wonderful about a wonky, weathered seed head or a bit of wild ivy that no shop-bought stem can match. Where I do need to buy in, I use British suppliers where possible and reputable local wholesalers, so even the flowers I haven't grown myself have travelled as little as possible to reach you.Â
In addition to my floral work, I host seasonal workshops from my potting shed studio, inviting people to slow down, get creative and enjoy the simple pleasure of working with flowers. Whether you’re commissioning flowers or joining me for a workshop, I want you to feel welcomed, inspired and relaxed, and to leave with something beautiful to remember.
