What's in a Name?
The Sleeping Flower Company is named in reference to the drying process we use to prepare our flowers. Our company was established early in 2015 and was originally named Moonflower - a very pretty flower that sleeps during the day and awakes at night. This sleeping and waking process gave us the inspiration to eventually name ourselves The Sleeping Flower Company, as we felt that our flowers were simply put to sleep and preserved before they died! What’s more, we believe that naturally drying and preserving flowers captures an alternative form of beauty, character and charm in each bloom, which can then be admired and appreciated for years in its ‘sleep like’ state.
We love our name - it's innovative and different - just like we are!
Who are we and what do we do?
We are a family based company working from the beautiful North Yorkshire Village of East Ayton in the North East of England. We specialise in creating spectacular mixed dried and silk/soft touch flower designs for all occasions.
Mother Nature has provided us with a stunning display of colour, shape and style when it comes to flowers and our aim is to maintain nature’s natural shape and form while adding a touch of our own design inspiration to the mix.
We source flowers locally whenever possible, and use preserved and dried roses, cut herbs, seasonal grasses, seed pods, exotics and a wide variety of other blooms and foliage in our work. Many of our flowers are dried on site in our drying hut. The vibrant, yet muted colours produced by the drying process result in flowers with a rustic, bohemian appeal that cannot be produced in any other way. Combine these with high quality silks and you have a match made in heaven! The two flower types work stunningly well together and are endlessly versatile.
Our silk flowers are carefully selected for quality and botanical correctness and we have now added a premium ‘soft touch’ flower to our range. These blooms are so realistic that even close-up inspection doesn’t give away their secret!
Sleeping flower designs not only guarantee a stunning spectacle for your event, but when it’s all over, they can be taken home or given as a gift and enjoyed for years to come! Our flowers also travel exceedingly well and don’t die. We can therefore ship anywhere in the UK so it doesn’t matter where you live, we can help!
Our Team
We have worked as designer/makers in the wedding and entertainment industry in a variety of different roles for over 35 years, and have a wide range of knowledge and experience to share. Our standards are very high and our aim is to provide a comprehensive and professional service. With a strong sense of style and colour, a variety of design qualifications between us and a genuine passion for flowers, we think that we have an unstoppable combination of attributes!
Photographs by John Hesford.