A beautiful flower bouquet of roses, freesia, gerbera, thistle, and foliages

Bluebells of Alfreton

FLORIST

Alfreton Indoor Market Hall
Institute Lane
Alfreton
Derbyshire

Open 8am - 4pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Local deliveries also available on Wednesdays (subject to availability).

Fresh, Seasonal, Beautiful

View our range of bouquets and floral arrangements here, then use any of our contact details to order for collection from Alfreton market, or delivery within the local area.

Florist Alfreton delivering to Alfreton, Swanwick, Somercotes, Riddings, Westhouses, Tibshelf, Stonebroom, Shirland, Higham, Stretton, Mickley, Morton, Blackwell, Newton, Pye Bridge, Clay Cross, Brackenfield, Wessington, Tansley, Oakerthorpe, South Wingfield, Pentrich, Ripley, Heage, Ambergate, Ironville, Jacksdale, Selston, Brinsley, Westwood, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Annesley, Annesley Woodhouse, Pinxton, South Normanton, Huthwaite.

Easter at bluebells

Easter weekend dates 2026, and our opening times are as follows:
Good Friday 3rd April - open 8-4
Saturday 4th April - open 8-4
Easter Sunday 5th April - CLOSED

Bank Holiday Monday 6th April - CLOSED

Tuesday 7th April - CLOSED

I will reopen as normal on Thursday 9th April at 8am

There will be limited deliveries of fresh flowers from my wholesalers on Easter weekend, so please get your orders in early if there is anything you need.

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Just a reminder that Bluebells florist is closed today - I'm having a little break to recover from Mother's Day (yes, it is that busy!!). Open as normal on Thursday 19th March 8am

Our order books for Mother’s Day are now closed. I will have plenty of bunches, bouquets and arrangements made up at the shop for you to pop in and buy, whilst stocks last.
Due to the high volume of work over this weekend, I won’t be answering the phone, or replying to messages or comments. I will also be closed on Tuesday 17th March. Thanks for your continued support and understanding

🌸🌸Not long now to get your orders in for Mother's Day (next Sunday) as our order books CLOSE Tuesday 10th March at 6pm 🌸🌸

There will still be plenty of flowers made up ready for you to call in and collect on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th, but my time and energy will be going in to making up all of the orders already placed rather than taking calls and answering messages.

Please note that I will be closed on Tuesday 17th March, reopen on Thursday 19th.

Mother's Day orders now being taken for collection on Friday 13th or Saturday 14th, local deliveries available on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

I mentioned in an earlier post that I was making some changes to how I run the business to ensure it is sustainable and healthy for me in the long term.
The next change is wedding flowers - Unfortunately, I am unable to take any bookings for wedding flowers for the foreseeable future due to personal reasons. Anyone already booked in with me has already been contacted.
If you have enquired but not booked, the alternative florists I can recommend trying are:
Bluebells & Balloons , Clay Cross
Enchanted Rose Florist , Alfreton
Thanks for your understanding

Valentine's Day is fast approaching and the order books are now open. Prices range from £5 to £150

I’m back open this week with lots of lovely bright spring-y flowers, including British Daffs at just £1 a bunch!
I will be making a few small changes this year in order for the business to work more sustainably for me, the first of which is that I will no longer be taking on any work for Mondays. The market may not be open on Mondays and Wednesdays, but I often spend both days working (either doing flowers, deliveries, or admin) and months of only having one day off a week (sometimes none!!) are taking their toll both physically and mentally.
Thanks for your understanding

Sorry, but Bluebells Florist won’t be back this week as planned as I’m not quite well enough. I need to make sure I’m better so that I can cope with how busy the shop gets for Valentine’s Day.
I’m aiming to be back next Tuesday, 20th Jan.
Apologies for any inconvenience

That’s us all done for this year. Many thanks for your custom and continued support of my small business, the market hall, and Alfreton town.
I am absolutely exhausted and looking forward to a well earned break.
Back on January 13th 🥰🎄

The famous festive foliage bunches are back!
Just £3!!!! 😱
Only 5 available

Just a week to go now until Christmas Eve, so here are our festive opening times:
Thursday 18th to Saturday 20th - open as normal 8-4
Sunday 21st - Closed
Monday 22nd - OPEN 8-4.30
Tuesday 23rd - OPEN 8-4.30
Xmas Eve - OPEN UNTIL LUNCHTIME OR WHEN I SELL OUT OF FLOWERS (whichever is sooner!!)
🎄🎄🎄
Then the market is closed over the Christmas period and I'm taking a well-earned holiday. The market reopens on Friday the 2nd Jan, and Sat 3rd, but then will be CLOSED again the following week for essential maintenance, reopening on Saturday 10th January.
***PLEASE NOTE*** I will not be open during this time as it is not viable for me to stock the shop with hundreds of pounds worth of fresh flowers to open for one day.
All being well, I will reopen on Tuesday 13th January 2026

Any orders for Christmas flowers and wreaths need to be with me before this time next week.
I will still have things made up ready to take away with you up until we close on Xmas Eve, but will be unable to take any more orders after Friday 19th December. This is to ensure I can get the flowers I need and have the time to make them up

Restock on acrylic memorial - this is the last lot I’ll get before Christmas, so when they’re gone, they’re gone.
Still just £3 each or 2 for a fiver!

Now taking orders for Christmas wreaths and flower arrangements.
Starting at just £10! Prices held from last year on most items.
Order now for collection or delivery right up to Xmas Eve

New acrylic memorial stakes just arrived and unpacked. There are some new and some restocked that I’ve had before. The first of the Christmas ones have arrived too!
All £3 each or 2 for £5

It’s been a while since I’ve had chance to make one of these gorgeous Deluxe Aqua Box bouquets.
This one looks stunning with the autumnal colours and flowers, and includes rose, lily, hydrangea, Veronica, alstromeria, carnation, and solidago amongst others.
This one is for sale now and is £60, or I can make to your specifications with the deluxe bouquets ranging between £50 and £150
Bunches in the shop range between £3 and £15, and bouquets for collection or delivery are between £20 and £50.
Cash and card accepted (I can send a payment link via text if you can’t get to the shop), and you can order by phone, text, WhatsApp, email, facebook messenger or just pop in!
#alfretonflowers #florist #alfreton #derbyshire #shoplocal #supportsmallbusiness #localflowers #flowersalfreton

Back in stock today at Alfreton Indoor Market
I’ve restocked the acrylic memorial stand with lots of lovely Robins ready for Christmas, and some husband hearts too

What a busy week! 4 funerals and a wedding!!!!
Absolutely loved doing the Gates of Heaven as I’ve not made one of these for o long time.
Whilst I don’t do it for the praise, it’s always lovely to get a thank you, and to have 2 thank you cards and a box of chocolates in one week is unprecedented 😋

Bluebells florist is back open today in Alfreton Indoor Market 😎 I’m back off my holidays, fully rested and ready to go!
💐🌹💐🌸💐🌻💐🌼💐
The shop is fully stocked with fresh flowers, and I’m making up some beautiful bouquets as we speak.
You can call in to the market hall to pick from the display, or send a message to order for collection or local delivery. Cash & card accepted, and I can take remote payments if you can’t get to the shop.
Looking forward to seeing you soon!!

I’m still on holiday this week (having a great time in the sunshine 😎)
Back open next Tuesday!

Last day today before my holidays.
Further reductions and new stock added to the sale.
Fresh stock reduced until I sell out

��‼️2 days left of the September Sale‼️
I close for my holidays tomorrow afternoon, so there’s not long left to come down and bag a bargain! Whatever is left will get packed away until after Xmas.
There will be further reductions on sale items tomorrow, and I will be selling off all my fresh stock too on a first come, first served basis - once it’s all gone, I’m off 😎🤣

I will be closed for a little break before the craziness of Christmas ensues.
I'm open as normal up to Saturday 20th September from 8am until I sell out of flowers, closed for the following 2 weeks, then re-open on Tuesday 7th October at 8am.
I won't be answering phone calls during this time, but feel free to send a message/text/email if you want to order anything for when I get back 😎

Thank you all so much for bearing with me over the summer holidays while I've been AWOL on Tuesdays. This is what I've been up to!
I got some funding from @we_are_makeshift / Arts Council to run some creative workshops as a project to involve the community in brightening up Severn Square near to the market. We all had such a great time, over 50 people joined in over the duration of the project and people from 4 to 48 created something to add to the display.
I installed the temporary display today, and it certainly has brightened up a bare patch of earth!

Whilst I'm on a roll, I'd like to be at the front of your mind for Christmas (sorry 🙈..not sorry) as this is a key time for many small businesses where we make enough money to see us through the lean times of the year. We are not 'just being greedy' or 'cashing in' on the spending frenzy - we really do rely on making that extra bit of money to either get us out of the overdraft from BUYING all the extra stock, or to see us through January when nobody is spending anything.

My luxury door wreaths and holly & spruce cemetery wreaths are locally handmade with the best fresh foliages, and I decorate each one by hand. I have fresh stock at least twice a week, which has been looked after properly and not left to dry to a crisp on a shelf outside a supermarket!
I can decorate to your specification, and they range from £10 for a cemetery wreath with pine cones to £50 for a large mixed foliage door wreath with baubles, decorations, and a large fabric bow.
I also make lots of bouquets, baskets, and chocolate arrangements for xmas gifts, I have an extensive memorial range, and make fresh and artificial flower memorial arrangements too.
Local delivery is available up to Christmas Eve (I have a little helper nearer to xmas), and the market has extended opening hours nearer to Christmas too.
I also run wreath making workshops locally at the end of November/beginning of December, which I will be posting about soon as these book up really quickly.
Please bear me, and other small independent businesses, in mind when you're considering what to buy and where to buy it from this year 🙏🥰

❤️ More new memorial stock available at Alfreton Indoor Market ❤️
I’ve bit the bullet and ordered loads of the memorial sticks. I think I have almost all close relations covered now (all that were available anyway) and have a few ‘someone special’ designs for those they don’t do.
Still at just £5 each!! 🥳
Most I have 6 of, a few I have 12, but it still might not take long for them to go as they’re really popular.
Designed to go outside, these are ideal for graveside or in a plant pot at home.
I’m here every market day (T/T/F/S) from 8-4, cash or card accepted

New memorial items now in stock.
I’ve had a delivery of some more acrylic memorial stakes, with some different ones I’ve not been able to get before. These are flat, but are printed to look 3D and are very popular!
Still just £3 each or 2 for £5, be quick as these sell really well

🍎end of term teacher gifts🍎
Floral gifts for any budget, from £3.50 up to £70+
Collect from the market, or I can deliver to local schools for a small charge.
Pop in, ring up, or send a message to order - payment link can be sent for card payments or can do bank transfer.

Absolutely beautiful colours for today’s funeral flowers - it��’s a stunning combination 😍

This weeks special at just £5 are these lovely glass memorial ornaments. Free-standing mirrored glass with a saying on one side and space for a photo on the other. There’s also a tealight holder so you can light a candle for your loved one.
Available:
Daughter x 2
Dad
Nan & Grandad x 2
Wife x 2
Mum & Dad x 2
Sister x 2
Nan x 2
Son x 2
Mum x 1
Husband x 1

I’ve had a restock of the acrylic memorial stakes. These have been really popular, and I hope to keep a regular stock of these whilst I can get them.
Just £3 each or 2 for £5

🚨Special offer🚨
Flash sale on these football memorial ornaments - one week only!
Until next Friday (27th June) these are reduced from £15 down to just £5!!!! 😱
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Get in quick before they’re gone

Don’t forget I can do printed ribbon in a wide selection of colours, with the wording of your choice. This is suitable to go outside on flowers or whatever you choose to put it on. Just £3 each, 24 hours notice required (I make these on a machine at home, I’m not able to do them ‘while you wait’)

We finally have the ‘Save Wingfield Manor’ petition for you to come and sign.
Find it at Alfreton Indoor Market inside Bluebells of Alfreton

New to the memorial stall today are these lovely acrylic memorial stakes.
These are flat, with the design printed on. Suitable for outdoor use. All sizes on photos.
£3 each or 2 for £5
🚨selling fast!!!🚨

My peonies are flowering in my garden 😍 I am beyond excited!! The bumble bees are loving them 🐝

Nobody likes a price increase, and I’ve held it off for as long as I can, but my average hourly wage last year was less than £3 per hour 🫣 so if you want me to stay in business and carry on making you lovely floral arrangements then I’m afraid it’s inevitable.
Not everything has gone up (in fact, following my pricing review a few things have gone down!) and you know I will always try to keep my prices reasonable and have a good range of options.
Costs have gone up across the board, so my new prices reflect covering these costs, paying myself a little bit more (still nowhere near minimum wage though), making a bit of profit (that’s what being in business is all about!) and valuing my skill and expertise as a fully trained florist with 20+ years experience.
Thanks for your understanding 🥰

New memorial items in stock, more to come!
Prices on the photos
#florist #alfreton #derbyshire #alfretonflowers #localflowers #inlovingmemory

👀 look who’s back!
Beautiful Peonies are now in season, and in stock for a short time only. £2 per stem, or £8 for a bunch of 5 when preordered 😍

A set of 3 beautiful, bright & summery silk memorial pots made today for one of my lovely regular customers 😍

Well, you’ve kept me busy on my first day back - 5am start to get fresh stock from the wholesalers, funeral flowers to make by 9am, and I’ve not stopped making up or taking orders all day!! 😅 (not that I’m complaining)
More stock being delivered in the morning as I’ve nearly ran out, and some memorial stock coming next week as well 🤞🏼
#florist #alfreton #derbyshire #alfretonflowers #localflowers #shoplocal #supportsmallbusiness

Come on down, the price is right!
Everything is reduced today, as I go on holiday tomorrow for a week and a bit, so it all must go.
Bag a bargain whilst it’s still here

#florist #alfreton #derbyshire #alfretonflowers #localflowers #smallbusiness #shoplocal #supportsmallbusiness #ShopSmall

I break up for my holidays on Saturday, and due to ordering for funeral and weddings I had booked in, I'm probably going to have a fair bit of stock left.
I want to donate any left over flowers to local nursing homes for their residents to enjoy, so I'm asking for nominations.
Tag (if possible) or just write the name of the nursing/care facility you wish to nominate, with their location (street and town) and I will distribute whatever I have left over between as many as I can.
As an added bonus, anyone who nominates will be eligible for a 10% discount on their next purchase at Bluebells of Alfreton until the end of May 2025*
Comment below and let's share some flowery goodness 🥰

*excludes funeral and wedding orders, and any delivery charges where applicable.

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🚨new product alert🚨
Mixed flower arrangements made in these lovely hessian bags - just £10!!! 😱
I will endeavour to keep at least one of these made up at the shop ready to go each day, and whilst they can be ordered the flowers will always be a mix of what I have available.
The bags are lined and reusable, available in pink, cream, sage green, emerald green, yellow and red. These can also be made as an eco arrangement with a tied bunch in a jam jar inside rather than in floral foam

A lovely cheery bouquet for this bright sunny day! 🌞
Lots of bouquets and bunches made up, and lots of stock to create lovely things for you today - pop in to Alfreton Indoor Market and have a look 👀
Open 8-4 on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
🏖️ don’t forget I’m on holiday next week until Thursday 15th 🏖️

😍 Deluxe Aqua Bouquets 😍
I absolutely love making big bouquets, and you haven’t disappointed me over this last week Alfreton!! All bouquets over £50 get this stunning wrapping and a super-sturdy box. With enough notice I can order in special flowers such as large Hydrangeas heads and Orchids, but I can make these up within an hour with the premium flowers I have in stock. These kind of things make it bearable when I have to listen to people stand by the door and say “£5 for THAT!!”😭
#alfretonflowers #florist #alfreton #derbyshire #shoplocal #ShopSmall #supportsmallbusiness #localflowers

Just some advanced warning of my upcoming holiday 😎

We all need a break, and none more so than a florist after their busiest time of the year. We are almost non-stop between December and March, so a short break feels well deserved once Easter is out of the way.

I will be closed for just over a week after the May Day bank holiday. My last day open will be Saturday 3rd May and I will reopen on Thursday 15th May.

You are welcome to message or email with any requests for when I get back, but I won't be answering calls.

If you need flowers urgently, please try Bluebells & Balloons at Clay Cross on 01246 861494, or @enchantedrose_florist in Alfreton.

I’ve had a bit of time today between working on wedding and funeral flowers to make some lovely heart shaped spring wreaths, and I’ve also brought some home grown tulip bunches too!
Don’t forget, we are open tomorrow (Good Friday) but closed on Tuesday 22nd in lieu

Whether you spend £40 or £400 you can rest assured I will dedicate the same care and attention to making your flowers as beautiful as possible for your loved ones final journey.
You can have a virtual flick through my funeral flowers book at https://www.bluebellsofalfreton.com/funeral-and-memorial-flowers
Or pop in to the shop to look through the actual book with no obligation.
We deliver to all local funeral directors or residential addresses within a 4 mile radius of Alfreton (we are unable to deliver directly to churches or crematoriums)

I’ve spent the last couple of days moving back in to my sunny corner 🌞 and getting all of my stock back out.
I’m nearly there, but bear with me as I’m really busy making lovely flowers as well 🥰
Most of the other traders are also either back in their usual spots, or (exciting!!) in their new spaces - so please do pop in and have a look 👀

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