AN award-winning florist has relocated its Great Bardfield shop to Braintree.
Great Dunmow-based Rose Garden Florists opened its new branch at Blake House Craft Centre, Blake End, near Braintree, on Saturday, October 31.
The shop has moved from The Blue Egg in Great Bardfield to a courtyard of small businesses, with space for houseplants, seasonal garden plants and fresh flowers.
The Rose Garden owner Stephanie Harris said: "We’ve loved getting to know our customers at The Blue Egg and we’d love to see them here at Blake End.
"One of the nicest things about moving here is being part of a whole courtyard of small businesses.
"You can come for a bunch of flowers, have a coffee and end up finding a shop you didn’t know was here.
"That’s exactly the sort of place I like spending an afternoon."
The shop opened with pumpkins, planted baskets and colourful cyclamen on display.
The craft centre is also home to Amy’s Pet Supplies, Sticky Pickle Pantry, The Grain Shed café, Artisans Hub, Sweetheart Fudge and Lin’s Little Dollshouse Shop.
Visitors can park for free and may spot resident peacocks Pedro and George.
The Rose Garden Florists still trades from its original Great Dunmow High Street shop, opened in November 2015.
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It won the British Florist Association’s Retail Florist of the Year award in 2023 and joined the Good Florist Guide in 2016.
The new shop sells hand-tied bouquets, wedding flowers and funeral tributes, delivers flowers locally and runs floristry workshops.
Christmas displays are already up, with tree decorations, festive tableware and gifts on sale.
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