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Doing funeral flowers differently

made naturally, beautifully and plastic-free

Widening choice in funeral flowers

The Farewell Flowers Directory is a not-for-profit listing service and we aim to bring funeral flowers out of the shadows, into the fresh air.

Our directory links you to a network of independent funeral florists who work from conversations. They’ll listen to your ideas, stories and memories, and translate them into unique and compostable flowers which reflect a life whilst treading lightly on the planet

We want you to know that there’s another choice in farewell and sympathy flowers; one which is more natural, meaningful, beautiful and completely free of plastic or floral foam.

Find inspiration for funeral flowers, made without plastic, by exploring our stories and galleries.

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A meadow style funeral casket spray with summer flowers by Featherstone's English Flower Company, Hampshire.

A natural tied funeral sheaf of summer sunflowers, daisies, red roses and frothy Queen Anne's Lace by Tuckshop Flowers, Birmingham.

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Our florists promise to offer funeral flowers that…

are compostable

Arrangements contain no wire or plastic. This means that they use no plastic-based floral foam, plastic trays, plastic tape or synthetic ribbon. Funeral tributes can be 100% compostable and eco-friendly.

are unique

Each floral tribute is built around a conversation about a person, and about which flowers would work beautifully. Created especially for you with no two arrangements ever the same.

contain UK grown flowers and foliage

Arrangements will always include some UK grown flowers and foliage. The greater the proportion of locally grown flowers, the smaller their carbon footprint.

Tied posies for a spring funeral. Homestead Flowers, Surrey.

A spring funeral wreath with double tulips, white anemones, viburnum, rosemary and narcissus. By The Shropshire Flower Company.

Well worn workboots filled with wildflower style flowers make a very personal funeral tribute. Tuckshop Flowers, Birmingham.

A woven coffin beneath the arching branch of an oak tree is decorated with a shareable casket spray of spring flowers made by Fieldhouse Flowers, Yorkshire.

A woven basket filled with scented stocks and spring flowers sits on top of a wicker coffin. Suitable for natural burials or cremations, these funeral flowers are made up of individual posies which can be taken out of the basket and shared after the service. By Jackie Davis Flowers, Yorkshire.

An ethical funeral flower arrangement made in completely compostable way by Oversley Flowers, Worcestershire. This wreath with spring flowers is made with locally grown, seasonal blooms on a woven, foam-free base.

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Did you know?

This estimate represents just the UK crematorium sector and doesn’t take into account church yards and other floral memorials.
The ‘green stuff’ is the basis for most pictorial or 3D floral tributes, and also underpins most floral letters and traditional large arrangements covering the tops of coffins. It’s even still used by many florists to create wreaths and sheaf bouquet style arrangements if you look closely at what lies beneath the flowers. This foam is made from plastics and crumbles down into tiny particles but doesn’t leave the environment. Microplastics will linger in the world for a lot longer than we will. There many less damaging and better alternatives readily available and The Farewell Flowers Directory is here to help you make the switch.
Over the past decade awareness of the damaging impact of microplastic waste in the environment has grown - following David Attenborough’s iconic ‘Blue Planet’ series, public attention was suddenly focussed on marine micro-plastic pollution. In 2022 The Royal Horticultural Society banned floral foam use at their flower shows and The General Synod, the Church of England's legislative body, has faced calls for a ban on its use in funeral flowers.
How does this happen? After soaking blocks of floral foam, any leftover water and all its tiny green foam particles is most often poured straight down the sink or into a drain and this allows it to work its way into the natural aquatic environment.