Sarah Pepper at Darts Farm in Topsham

Just to let you know about the exciting changes at Sarah Pepper Flowers.

I've decided to leave my retail sales area at Darts Farm and my last day there is on 14th April 2013 - big sale at the shop from Monday 8th April, come and bag a bargain!!! It's been a difficult decision as I've loved my time at Darts but the retail hours were really beginning to interfere with my family life and I want to spend more time with my four little girls, not seeing them for a second Christmas Eve and Mothers Day in a row really focused my thoughts!

Darts will continue to run an in-store florist shop and the plan is that I'm going to continue to teach at Darts and collaborate on projects such as large wedding orders for them, I'm really looking forward to a continuing partnership with the Darts Family.

I have a bulging order book for weddings this year and lots of bookings already for next year. I've been asked to design a stunning plaque of flowers for an event at Buckingham Palace this summer and have already been booked by the National Trust for masterclasses at NT properties from Bristol to Helston - it's going to be a great year.

I love the flexibility of working from my home studio and look forward to devoting all of my working time to wedding flowers, special occasion flowers and teaching without the distraction of a retail shop - giving me lots more time for my little girls too - the perfect balance!

Look out for dates for our new floral design classes, soon to be posted here!