Putting farewell flowers in a world-class spotlight at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025
About The Farewell Flowers Directory
Bringing funeral flowers out of the shadows and into the fresh air
The Farewell Flowers Directory is the first UK-wide listing service to connect you with a network of independent funeral florists who work from conversations to translate stories and ideas into beautifully personal farewell flowers, made with sustainability in mind. We took funeral flowers to Chelsea to show that there are gentler choices available for these important final flowers. We want to make it easy for everyone to find plastic-free, compostable farewell flowers throughout the UK.
Let’s change the world of funeral flowers, one arrangement at a time
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See flower & foliage list
Our display in Chelsea’s Grand Pavilion featured exclusively British grown blooms and was entirely free of plastic floral foam and single use plastic. It proved you don’t have to sacrifice beauty for sustainability and showed how fresh, seasonal materials are beautiful and resonant with meaning. See below for the full list of the flowers and foliage used on our stand.
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Our inspiration
Read about the inspiration behind the design for our RHS Chelsea Flower Show display - what obstacles we had to overcome, the rationale for our design choices and our metaphorical and literal journey to the show.
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Starting conversations
We wanted our display to spark discussions about what funeral flowers and funerals can be. We found that RHS Chelsea Flower show was the perfect vehicle for starting conversations. It’s healthy to talk about our funeral wishes with those close to us. Such chats are key to creating funerals that reflect real people and the things that they loved in life.
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Meet the florists behind our RHS Chelsea display
From left to right, above: Gill Hodgson, Fieldhouse Flowers; Carole Patilla, Tuckshop Flowers; Georgie Newbery, Common Farm Flowers and Nicola Hill, Gentle Blooms. They were supported by more florists at the show who were delighted to talk about our display and about sustainable funeral flowers. Follow us on Instagram to see more about our journey to Chelsea and for behind the scenes sneak peeks.
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Watch us create our Chelsea designs on YouTube
Our churchyard scene featured a range of compostable designs, from flower-filled boots to shareable casket sprays and naturally woven wreaths. Visit our YouTube Channel to see how our team created the different types of arrangements on display. There are so many ways to make personalised funeral flowers that don’t need to cost the earth or leave a legacy of plastic behind.
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Help us change the world of funeral flowers
If you’re a florist and want to change the world of funeral flowers, join The Farewell Flowers Directory today. Being part of our Directory will help you to find like-minded florists with whom to share ideas for promoting and creating more eco-friendly choices for farewell flowers. Be part of a growing movement, help to make our collective voices heard, increase your visibility and get found for the flowers that you love.
Thank you to our sponsors
Thank you also to everyone who donated to our Chelsea Fundraiser
Read more about our Chelsea story
Our gold medal winning display at RHS Chelsea Flowers show with labels that encouraged visitors to write their funeral wishes.
Seasonal May flowers filled a woven willow coffin in a joyous celebration of British grown flowers.
Alan Titchmarsh's label after we told him that we'd christened our wire dog 'Alan'.
TV gardener Rachel de Thame holds a shareable basket arrangement filled with a riot of colourful peonies.
Alan Titchmarsh visits The Farewell Flowers Directory display at RHS Chelsea 2025.
Our wire dog, Alan, wears a dried flower collar by Sarah Breese Design.
Queen Camilla chats with directory Co-Founder, Gill Hodgson and admires the display.
