Swiss Cottage BASKETS / POSIES

At Swiss Cottage Florist, our hand-crafted flower baskets and delicate posies are designed right here in Swiss Cottage, moments from Swiss Cottage Underground Station and the O2 Centre Finchley Road. Whether you're sending a gentle tribute, a thank-you gift, or a sweet get-well gesture, our experienced local florist team creates every design with care and consideration.

We select premium, fresh flowers each morning from trusted growers, then arrange them into easy-to-place bouquets, wicker baskets, and petite posies that sit beautifully on a table, desk, or bedside. From soft pastels to vibrant seasonal mixes, we'll help you choose the right style for your message.

Our studio serves homes, offices, and venues across Swiss Cottage and nearby areas including Belsize Park, St John's Wood, and Hampstead, with convenient same-day delivery available until 3 PM. Simply order online and we'll hand-deliver your flowers quickly and respectfully, whether it's to a family home off Finchley Road or a service near Primrose Hill.

  • Hand-crafted baskets & posies made locally in Swiss Cottage
  • Trusted, experienced florists offering personal guidance
  • Reliable same-day delivery on local orders placed before 3 PM

If you're unsure which design to choose, contact Swiss Cottage Florist and our friendly team will recommend the most appropriate flowers for the occasion.

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BASKETS / POSIES
A bright, meticulously composed handwoven basket of blooms that balances purity with soft romance, presented on a stark white background to emphasise colour and form. Dominant among the flowers are several large, snowy white Gerbera daisies whose crisp petals encircle deep brown-black centres, creating bold focal points of clarity. Interspersed in generous clusters are pale pink carnations, their ruffled edges lending a tactile, frothy softness, while numerous small white and pale yellow daisy-like chrysanthemums or asters fill gaps to produce a lush, abundant feel. Delicate star-shaped blue-lavender wildflowers peek through the foliage, adding a fresh, cheerful counterpoint to the pastel palette. The arrangement sits in a rustic light-wood wicker basket with a smooth, curved brown handle that arches above the blooms, suggesting a thoughtful, handcrafted composition. Fresh greenery is deliberately layered-rounded silvery eucalyptus leaves offer a cooling scent and modern silhouette, while darker glossy ruscus trails gracefully from the left, creating a flowing, asymmetrical line. Lighting is bright and even, which highlights each petal's texture and the subtle contrasts between matte and glossy foliage. Prepared with the sensibility of a Swiss Cottage artisan florist, this piece captures quiet celebration, heartfelt thanks or tender sympathy; Swiss Cottage Florist would recommend it as a calming centrepiece for a home near Finchley Road or as a compassionate delivery for local farewells. The overall mood is refined, comforting and effortlessly natural, a bouquet that reads clearly to both the eye and the heart.
ALWAYS HERE FOR YOU BASKET
£50.00
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Close your eyes and picture this: a lush Florist Choice Basket photographed from above, inviting you into a softly lit London shop near Primrose Hill. The palette blends soft pinks, creamy whites, deep fuchsias, and fresh greens in a generous cascade of blooms that exude joy and romance. Dominant are hot pink peonies with ruffled magnificence, white ranunculus with their tight spirals, heads of pale pink hydrangeas, and a chorus of blush and cream roses. Pristine white anemones with their inky centers punctuate the scene, while wisps of eucalyptus and delicate filler blooms pepper the arrangement, adding texture and a woodland whisper. The basket, a pale woven vessel, cradles the stems with rustic-elegant grace. In the middle, a crisp white square overlay bears the name Florist Choice Basket in a flowing script and the price ?60 in bold modern type, a clear invitation to indulge in artisanal floristry. The scent and softness of petals mingle with the light, creating an atmosphere perfect for birthdays, anniversaries, or a thoughtful gesture. It feels as if this bouquet could brighten a Swiss Cottage doorstep or accompany a celebration on North End Road, delivering charm from North London's markets to the quiet corners of Hampstead Heath. For same-day delivery across the area, this curated gift embodies local craftsmanship and personal care from a neighborhood florist.
FLORIST CHOICE SYMPATHY BASKET
£60.00
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A softly lit funeral flower basket is shown against a pristine white background, the pale, woven container with its smooth arching handle lending a gentle, comforting shape to the display. The arrangement is mounded and abundant, like a small garden gathered with care by an experienced Swiss Cottage florist familiar with quiet services in local chapels and family homes along Avenue Road. At the centre, a single creamy white rose opens in tightly layered petals, its velvety spiral evoking purity, remembrance, and enduring affection. Framing this focal bloom are two deep purple calla lilies, their refined trumpet forms and rich, velvety tones providing a dignified contrast that feels profoundly respectful. Interwoven among these primary flowers, star-shaped clematis-like blooms in shades of soft lavender and pale lilac stretch gently outward, their pale yellow centres catching the light and adding a sense of air and space within the arrangement. Bright yellow, freesia- or alstroemeria-like flowers appear in small clusters, mingling with tiny white trumpets to create gentle highlights that lift the overall mood, like sun breaking briefly through clouds over Primrose Hill. On the right side, a vivid magenta gerbera daisy emerges, its wide ring of petals offering a stronger burst of colour, perhaps symbolising the unique character of the person remembered. The entire basket is enveloped by lush greenery, with broad, glossy dark leaves and finer, brighter sprigs filling every gap and giving the tribute a rich, grounded base. A soft, diffused shadow beneath the basket provides depth and realism. This floral scene conveys quiet grace, comfort, and sympathy, perfectly suited to funeral tributes or condolence deliveries around Swiss Cottage and neighbouring areas.
TREASURED MOMENTS BASKET
£65.00
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This image shows a carefully composed sympathy flower basket, photographed against a pure white background that highlights its gentle colour palette and refined craftsmanship. The container is a light, woven basket in beige or soft white, with a sturdy handle that curves gracefully above the flowers, giving the arrangement a sense of shelter and enclosure. At the heart of the design are several large, creamy white roses in full bloom, their rounded, velvety petals catching the light and offering a feeling of purity and peace. Threaded between them, delicate lavender clematis blooms open in distinctive star shapes, each flower centred with a bright yellow-green eye that adds a quiet spark of life. Around these, clusters of small white and pale lemon blossoms-similar to freesia or alstroemeria-create texture and gentle movement, with a mix of open flowers and promising buds. Deep green foliage provides a rich backdrop: broad, glossy leaves and slender, arching stems frame the blooms and soften the edges of the basket. The combination of cream, white, yellow, and lilac creates a cool yet comforting atmosphere, ideal for a funeral or memorial tribute. In the context of Swiss Cottage, you might imagine this basket resting at a chapel near Swiss Cottage station or being sent as a thoughtful condolence arrangement to a flat along Finchley Road. The overall impression is one of quiet grace and remembrance, a floral expression of sympathy that feels both personal and beautifully considered.
PEACE & PURITY BASKET
£65.00
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This image captures a dignified funeral arrangement, thoughtfully crafted in a light wooden basket that would feel at home in the quiet corners of Swiss Cottage's churches and chapels. The basket is made from pale, natural wood, its oval form supported by small feet that give a sense of balance and refinement. An arched handle rises smoothly from side to side, framing the flowers like a gentle halo. From this simple base, the blooms spill upward in a full, rounded dome, a blend of creamy white, deep red, and blush pink tones layered over a rich bed of greenery. Creamy white roses are the focal point, fully opened so that each petal can be seen curling softly away from the centre, evoking peace, reflection, and a pure farewell. They are partnered with velvety red carnations, whose densely ruffled petals add volume and texture, their rich scarlet and crimson shades conveying deep affection, honour, and memory. Scattered between these are softer carnations with pink and white petals tinged or edged with red, offering a gentle transition between light and dark. Smaller white flowers, reminiscent of freesias, emerge with their slender, trumpet-like blooms, adding small highlights of brightness. The flowers are nested in a cushion of lush, dark green foliage, with smooth, broad leaves providing structure while fine, feathery ferns break the outline, lending a sense of softness and air. Set against a pure white background, every colour appears clear and calm. This is the kind of arrangement that might be delivered across Swiss Cottage to a funeral home, crematorium, or family gathering, serving as a tender, composed expression of sympathy and support.
REMEMBRANCE BASKET
£60.00
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Presented on a clean white field with a faint, natural shadow, this tightly gathered round bouquet reads like a small, cultivated garden in bloom. The composition is dominated by garden roses - soft pink, warm yellow and pale peach - whose layered, velveteen petals form the bouquet's romantic core. Interspersed among them are clematis flowers in whispery lavender and white, their open, star-shaped faces and pale centers bringing an airy, wandering quality as if plucked from a cottage trellis near Regent's Park. Cool, sculptural blue Eryngium thistles rise through the blossoms, their spiny, steely-blue heads introducing contrast and a modern, textural edge beside the roses' softness. Deeper purple lisianthus add folds of rich colour, some buds tightly furled and others beginning to bloom into delicate cups, which together lend the arrangement layered depth. Bright red hypericum berries appear in small clusters, peppering the bouquet with lively points of colour and a glossy, tactile note. A variety of greens - broad, glossy leaves, finer ferny sprigs and occasional dark burgundy filler leaves - cradle the blooms and create a lush, domed silhouette. The lighting highlights the petals' subtle translucence and the interplay of shapes; the bouquet seems scented with a soft, green-rose perfume, evocative of a market stall on Finchley Road on an early morning. This arrangement is thoughtfully balanced for occasions ranging from joyful celebrations to intimate thank-you gestures, showing skilled floristry that honours texture, seasonality and colour harmony while feeling unmistakably local.
ETERNAL MEMORY POSY
£100.00
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From a top-down perspective against a clean white backdrop, this hand-tied round bouquet presents a harmonious palette of whites and creams that speaks of careful craftsmanship and quiet ceremony. Dominant white oriental lilies open wide, their trumpet-shaped petals sweeping out to reveal pale green stamens and subtle hints of cream at their centres, while clusters of creamy ivory roses-many in bud or half-open-provide a softer, more intimate texture. Scattered throughout are delicate sprays of Baby's Breath (Gypsophila), lending a light, cloud-like veil between the larger flowers and adding fine, almost lace-like detail. Small bright green leaves tuck in around the perimeter and under the blooms, creating a fresh rim that defines the bouquet's silhouette. The arrangement is densely packed yet airy where it needs to be, demonstrating a balance of form and movement that an experienced florist achieves by thoughtful stem placement and proportion. The suggested fragrance is a gentle blend of lily sweetness and rose warmth-an inviting, non-intrusive perfume suited to weddings, christenings or elegant sympathy tributes. This style of bouquet is popular with clients in Swiss Cottage and nearby streets such as Adelaide Road and Avenue Road who request timeless simplicity. Prepared with local care by Swiss Cottage Florist, this composition is presented as a refined choice for special occasions and can be delivered across Swiss Cottage, Belsize Park, and into parts of Camden and Hampstead.
COMPASSION POSY
£90.00
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A lavish hand-tied bouquet of lilies and roses fills the frame against a pure white background, conveying a sense of celebration that feels perfectly suited to the elegant homes and leafy terraces around Swiss Cottage. The design is rounded and full, with no visible stems, forming a lush floral dome. White lilies provide a graceful structure, their sculpted petals opening like trumpets in various stages of bloom; some remain as elongated buds tipped with green, while others are fully unfurled to reveal softly coloured stamens nestled deep within. Between and around them, clusters of pastel pink roses and creamy ivory roses bring romantic warmth; their petals are thick and velvety, spiralling outward from tight centres into cupped blossoms that look almost touchable. Intense fuchsia and magenta Oriental lilies, reminiscent of Stargazers, punctuate the softer shades with bold colour; their petals are streaked and freckled with darker tones, drawing the eye to the rich yellow anthers that stand proudly above. Fine clouds of white baby's breath lace through the bouquet, forming a delicate net of tiny blossoms that soften transitions between the larger flowers. Small portions of glossy green foliage peek out here and there, adding natural depth without disturbing the rounded silhouette. Even, studio-style lighting enhances every detail, from the glow of the white petals to the intricate patterning on the magenta lilies. The overall impression is of a fresh, romantic arrangement ready to be delivered to a flat near Swiss Cottage station, a celebratory brunch by Regent's Park, or a special birthday dinner tucked away on a quiet NW3 side street, sharing messages of love, pride, and joy.
CHERISHED MOMENTS POSY
£90.00
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A meticulously shaped, dome-style floral tribute combining soft pink roses and pristine white freesia, shown against a stark white surface so every colour and texture reads clearly. The roses range from fully opened garden-sized blooms with layered, velvety petals to petite spray roses whose compact heads create depth and a whisper of vintage charm; their tones move from blush to a slightly warmer coral-pink, giving the bouquet subtle internal contrast. Clusters of white freesia are woven through the roses, their tubular stems rising to small, fragrant trumpets - some fully open with delicate yellow throats, others held as tight buds - which add a poised vertical note amid the rounded forms. Rich, glossy greens (think ruscus or salal) anchor the design and are punctuated by creamy-edged variegated leaves, likely pittosporum, that lift the lighter tones and add a crisp margin of brightness. The dense, cushion-like build hides stems and mechanics, reflecting careful craftsmanship and an intention toward dignity and restraint. Soft daylight highlights the petals' gentle sheen and the foliage's satiny surfaces, producing a serene visual that suits memorial services, bedside comfort, or refined event centrepieces. As a local touch, this style is often requested for deliveries around Finchley Road, Avenue Road and Swiss Cottage - and, when prepared by Swiss Cottage Florist, it's presented for discreet local delivery with an emphasis on freshness and respectful presentation.
HEARTFELT SYMPATHY POSY
£90.00
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