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Based in Taunton, Stems of Taunton offers a personal service, using all fresh flowers from our international suppliers and flowers from local British growers. This makes sure that we are giving you the best there is to offer. My name is Sallyann Reed and I have lived in the lovely market town of Taunton since I was 11 years old. I have two grown up daughters and some say I’m a crazy cat lady. I initially trained many years ago in interior design. Not content with a career in interiors, I felt I needed a new direction to express my creativity. I see floristry as art, like fashion and design, using textures colours and shapes to bring out your personality and style. Fully trained in all aspects of floristry and giving a professional service to our customers for over the last 20 years, I am experienced at working both in the commercial and independent sector. I am also qualified to teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector. We specialise in Wedding Flowers, Funeral Tributes and events of all sizes, or just for that beautiful bouquet for someone special, we will ensure everything is perfect.

From a farming background where ‘growing your own’ for the local show was a must, I have had a love of flowers since I was a young girl. My Grandad Woodley gave me my first bunch of sweet peas for my bedroom straight from his allotment, and that was it! I began ‘learning the ropes’ when I was 13 years old with a Saturday job at a local garden centre, being trained by an amazing floral designer. Since then I have used my flair for floral design to produce flowers for all occasions. I still enter local shows and national ‘NAFAS’ shows where I have won many prizes. It’s now time for me to realise my forever dream with my own florists, so here we are. Why Mad Hatter? Well, I have a love for everything ‘Alice in Wonderland’ – the story set in the countryside with a young girl’s imagination running wild seems very apt. All my floral creations are bespoke, using seasonal British grown flowers wherever possible.

Since 2017, Neill Strain Floral Couture’s concession at Harrods presents some of the most exceptional flowers one can find in the world today in keeping with the style of this iconic department store, renowned for sourcing the very best of the best. Neill carefully chooses the finest seasonal blooms, new and rare varieties, especially for his discerning clientele. These flowers are selected and picked individually; then immediately sent directly from the growers’ greenhouses to Harrods so that they are on display at the concession within 24 hours of picking. Neill’s talented florists, who can tell the story of each flower, create daily stunning hand-tied bouquets and arrangements, beautifully presented in exclusive luxury packaging. Innovative and artistic, they also specialise in creating bespoke arrangements, floral styling interiors and designing corporate work, that they adapt perfectly to the style and desires of the client.