My Story
Wild Willow
at Myrtle Cottage
Wild Willow is a business full of flowers based in the Sussex Countryside at Myrtle Cottage in Pulborough on the edge of the South Downs National Park. Working from an old blacksmiths we create flowers for country homes, brides, and our flower boxes which we deliver nationwide. We also sell from my sister's beautiful shop in Midhurst, The Country Brocante Store and fairs.
Myrtle Cottage
Myrtle Cottage is a pretty cottage set in the Sussex Countryside and my garden inspires my flowers every day. My style is based around my love of the old fashioned cottage garden and includes cuttings in all my flowers and this brings a unique softness to our flowers. We bought our 18th-century cottage two years ago and it was owned by a lady for a lifetime so it is like time has stayed still and the garden is just heaven. The garden is filled with country cottage favourites including all our favourites; foxgloves, hollyhocks, delphiniums & a strawberry tree!
We launched our online shop in 2020 because after clients visited us at my sister’s wonderful decorative antique fairs, which are held throughout the year, they wanted access to our flowers from all corners of the UK. The online store has a selection of seasonal blooms, seasonal wreaths which we love to create, cottage garden plants and things we love including time-worn finds.
My inspiration for Wild Willow was growing up with grandparents with a beautiful garden, a greenhouse with a tortoise, visiting the flower show each year in Staplefield and the wonderful smell of a garden shed. The nostalgia stays with me and I hope this shows in our flowers; we only choose seasonal flowers with a country feel.
