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For a summer wedding or a country setting, a bouquet inspired by the flowers that grow in our gardens is perfect! For the country-loving bride wanting to keep things simple, go for only two colours and incorporate lots of cottage-garden flowers like this casual bunch of anenomes, veronica, bouvardia, lisianthus and chincherinchee, tied with bear grass by Lavender Garden.

David Austin’s (01902 376 301 davidaustinroses.com) famous rose gardens are pure bridal-bouquet inspiration. And Juliet, a beautiful cupped rosette flower is ideal for the wedding day. In soft, peachy shades, it captures the essence of an English country garden and the large heads look fabulous as a hand-tied bouquet.

Tulips are a great wedding day flower and come in almost any colour to match your wedding day theme. The Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Centre says: 'Bridesmaids could hold a selection of pale pink tulips while the bride's bouquet could be a contemporary mix of white and hot pink tulips hand tied with a silk ribbon.'

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