EVERYTHING is coming up roses for the team at a Wrexham florists.

Being an independent retailer is tough but Regent House of Flowers, on Yorke Street, is bucking the trend, and have recently been accepted as a member of the exclusive Good Florist Guide. This means they can now proudly display the 2024/2025 roundel to show they are accredited.

Because Good Florist Guide is the only kitemark of quality in the world that not only checks and accredits all their members before they are allowed to display the coveted logo but re-checks the members each and every year to make sure they are maintaining standards.

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Regent House of Flowers was also named as one of 100 Faces of Floristry for the Good Florist Guide's National Florists Day.

Commenting on their accreditation and receiving the prestigious accolade, owner Laura Evison described themselves as "over the moon to be part of this wonderful family of florists".

It isn’t just the flowers that get checked during the rigorous evaluation process, Laura had to prove that every part of her business is as gorgeous as the blooms, right down to the delivery vehicle, service and value for bespoke floristry and flowers.

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Laura added: "We are delighted to be accepted into the Good Florist Guide. We are passionate about flowers, design, quality and the service we give to each of our customers, so it is wonderful to have this recognised in our wonderful city of Wrexham.

"What’s special about our business is that as well as a funeral and wedding specialist, we also offer a unique artificial funeral tribute hire service for our area."

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Caroline Marshall-Foster, editor of the florist industry bible The Florist Magazine, and chief executive of Good Florist Guide, set it up as a way of ensuring customers always receive top quality floristry from businesses that value excellent customer service.

She said: “You can buy flowers virtually anywhere these days but nothing really beats the experience of receiving fabulous flowers from a truly bespoke florist and without it costing an arm or a leg.

"The Good Florist Guide is my way of sharing all that is good about floristry. It allows consumers to know that the florist they choose is able and willing to go the extra mile and make all their purchases, big or small, truly special.”