Hi, I'm Amy
I’ve been working with flowers since 2007, and Polka Dot has had a few different homes along the way.
It started life as a beaut little high street flower shop, moved into a cosy home studio, and these days you’ll find me happily surrounded by flowers in my studio in Cromford, in the heart of the Peak District.
A lot has changed over those years, but I still genuinely love what I do. There’s something pretty special about getting to create flowers for some of the biggest, happiest, most emotional and sometimes most difficult moments in people’s lives.
And yes, after nearly two decades of doing it, I still get excited about flowers.
No two flowers are exactly the same
This is probably the thing I love most about them. Look closely at a bunch of flowers and every stem is doing something slightly different. And I think the reasons we give and choose flowers are just as individual. They might be part of the most special day of your life. A way of celebrating somebody you love. A little bit of self-care. A goodbye. Or simply a “saw these and thought of you” moment.
Every person sees, smells and feels something slightly different when they look at them. I absolutely adore that.
And it’s why I approach every piece of floristry individually too. I want to know who or what the flowers are for and what you want them to feel like before I start creating.
"Absolutely perfect! We used Amy for our November wedding and the brief was winter without Christmasy and Amy absolutely smashed it! Amy did the brides bouquet, all the bridesmaids bouquets, button holes, all of our centre pieces, a meadow for our welcome sign as well as button holes and corsages and they were all perfect. We had so many compliments thoughtout the day and Amy was just amazing to work with! The flowers lasted such a long time and I was able to take loads home to remember our day! Would absolutely recommend Amy if you need a wedding florist! Thank you so much!"
Joanna
My Kinda Style
If you’ve had a good scroll through my work by now, you’ve probably realised I’m not really one for overly structured floristry.
I love arrangements that feel relaxed and natural, with a generous helping of colour and a little sprinkle of airy-fairy whimsy thrown in for good measure.
But ultimately, your flowers aren’t about recreating something I’ve made before.
You might show me a Pinterest board full of ideas. You might know the exact colours you want but not have a clue which flowers will work. Or you might give me almost completely free rein. All are welcome.
Flowers have taken me to some pretty special places
Over the years I’ve had the pleasure of creating flowers for countless weddings and events, big and small, across Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and beyond. I’ve worked with couples who know every flower by name and couples who openly admit that flowers are absolutely not their forte. I love both.
Because my job isn’t to test your flower knowledge. It’s to listen, understand what you're trying to create and then take care of the flower bit for you.
And these days, I work with florists too
Nearly two decades of running Polka Dot has taught me rather a lot about the business behind the flowers as well as the floristry itself. That’s what led me to create Creative Bloom Club, where I support other florists with the realities of building and running their own creative businesses.
So if you’re here because you’re a florist rather than looking for one, there’s a whole other corner of my world waiting for you.
Enough about me. Tell me about you.
Got a wedding coming up? Need flowers for somebody special? Fancy joining me for a workshop?
Whatever has brought you here, I’d love to hear about it.