A local florist from Trellech heads up to London to work on the first exhibit of funeral flowers in the history of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, staged by The Farewell Flowers Directory.

The show runs from May 19 until May 25, and is the biggest flower show in the world attracting royalty and celebrities along with many garden lovers and full BBC coverage.

At the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, funeral flowers will be on display for the very first time in the 112-year history of the world-famous RHS Chelsea Flower Show, designed and created by The Farewell Flowers Directory.

Manning the stand will be Justine Scouller of Far Hill Flowers a member of the not-for-profit which connects people to funeral florists throughout the UK who can offer personal funeral flowers made without plastic floral foam or single-use plastic.

Justine used to be co-chair of Flowers from the Farm but after 9 years as Wales Coordinator and then co-chair stepped back from their role.

The organiser of the group went on to establish The Farewell Flowers Directory, applied to have a display at Chelsea where Justine was invited.

Justine said: “We are so thrilled that The Farewell Flowers Directory is bringing the beauty of funeral flowers out of the shadows and into the spotlight at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

The Farewell Flowers Directory demonstrates that you do not need to sacrifice beauty for sustainability.

Far Hill Flowers have been providing plastic free funeral flowers for many years with Justine using her own home-grown flowers and foliage to create unique and personal floral tributes.

Gill Hodgson MBE, Co-founder of The Farewell Flowers Directory said: “We hope that our Chelsea exhibit will help start conversations and let people know that they have a choice.”

Carole Patilla, Co- Founder added: “As funeral florists, we know that personalised and thoughtful funeral flowers make a difference because people write, call and even pop by to thank us.”

The Farewell Flowers Directory exhibit is sponsored by the institute of Cemetry and crematorium management, green funeral flowers by Tuckshop Flowers, New Covent Garden Flower Market and Workplace Bereavement.

Mathew Crawley, Chief Executive of the ICCM said: “This exhibit will be more than just a showcase of flowers, it’s a statement that grief, remembrance and sustainability can exist together in harmony.”

Justine Scouller said: “Flowers are the most wonderful way of showing the personality of the deceased and especially if they were a nature lover, environmentalist or just someone who cared about the natural world.”

“Thinking about this in advance and talking through with your loved ones what you would like, or they would like really helps to open further conversations around death and gives comfort when someone has died, knowing you are doing what they wanted and asked for. “

“I have made tributes with flowers from the deceased’s own garden, vegetables and even one with a small log covered in fungi for a flora expert. Each as unique as the person they honour.”