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Nell’s Story

A little more about Nell, the story behind Pressed Flowers by Nell, and how a childhood love of flowers became the business Nell could only have dreamed of.

Nell smiling in her first studio
Nell and her Nana Nancy laughing over a framed pressed bouquet
Nell and her mum with the Lawless Flowers bicycle outside Nana Nancy’s flower shop in Limerick
Nell among buckets of bright fresh flowers
Nell at the pink studio door with a big number six balloon

Nell’s story

From pressing flowers with her Nana as a little girl to becoming an award-winning pressed flower artist, Nell’s story has always been rooted in flowers, creativity and memories.

What began as a childhood love of flower pressing has grown into Pressed Flowers by Nell, a business built around preserving the flowers and memories that mean the most to people.

Inspired by her Nana Nancy, a florist and businesswoman who first taught her to press flowers at just eight years old, Nell has carried that love of flowers through generations while creating a style and story of her own.

Today, she is passionate about creating artwork that goes beyond simply preserving flowers. Every piece captures a moment, a feeling and a story, whether it’s a wedding bouquet, a meaningful gift or flowers connected to someone special.

Discover the story behind Pressed Flowers by Nell, from Nell’s very first flower press to the business it is today.

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From Nell, with love

A Letter from Nell

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The journey

The Story Behind the Flowers

  1. Nell with her Nana Nancy
    Nell and her Nana Nancy laughing over a framed pressed bouquet

    Age 8

    Nana Nancy teaches me to press flowers.

  2. Age 9

    My first little shop: pressed flower cards and bookmarks on Mum’s ironing board, with Grandad as a customer.

    An early Pressed Flowers by Nell stall of cards and framed pieces
  3. Nell holding one of her early framed pressed bouquets

    2014

    I press my first wedding bouquet, for my cousin.

  4. 2016

    Trained as a florist, and pressing bouquets from home as word spread.

    Nell among fresh flowers as a florist
    Nell pressing flowers at her desk at home
  5. Nell getting the new studio on Roches Street ready
    Nell laughing while packing orders in the studio

    October 2019

    I open my first studio on Roches Street, Limerick.

  6. 2023

    Brides of Munster Wedding Artist of the Year.

    Nell speaking at an event beside a pressed flower piece
    A Pressed Flowers by Nell stand at a wedding fair
  7. Nell and Nana Nancy outside Brown Thomas Limerick
    Nell with a pressed flower heart for Jo Malone

    2025 and 2026

    Brown Thomas Limerick and Cork, a collaboration with Jo Malone, and WeddingsOnline Flower Preservation Supplier of the Year.

  8. And we’re only getting started…

Along the way

A Few Big Moments Along the Way

  1. Nell getting the new studio on Roches Street ready

    Opening the studio on Roches Street

  2. Nell and Nana Nancy outside Brown Thomas Limerick

    Becoming an Arnotts, then Brown Thomas, stockist

  3. Nell on the Ireland AM studio set with her pressed flower gifts

    Appearing on RTÉ’s Today Show and Ireland AM

  4. A framed pressed flower landscape of a cottage on an easel in a gallery

    Creating pieces for Oprah

  5. Nell with a pressed flower heart for Jo Malone

    Our Jo Malone collaboration

  6. Nell speaking at an event beside a pressed flower piece

    Winning Flower Preservation Supplier of the Year 2026

  7. Nell and her mum Helen among buckets of fresh flowers

    Growing from a little idea into a team

  8. A happy bride with her framed pressed wedding bouquet

    Reaching thousands of brides

  9. Nell and her Nana Nancy laughing over a framed pressed bouquet

    Bringing my Nana to Brown Thomas

Every October

Another Year Preserving Memories on Roches Street

Another year, thousands more memories preserved, and so many beautiful stories shared with us. Here’s to another year on Roches Street, and everything still to come.

  • The first birthday of the studio
  • The second birthday of the studio
  • The third birthday of the studio
  • The fourth birthday of the studio
  • The fifth birthday of the studio
  • The sixth birthday of the studio
  • Nell with a seventh birthday cake in the studio
  • Nell outside the pink studio door with a number seven balloon and a birthday cake

What next

Two Ways to Work with Nell

A framed pressed flower landscape on an easel in a gallery

Have a Story You’d Like Nell to Create?

From a family home to a favourite view, Nell takes bespoke commissions and designs each one around your story and your flowers.

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Nell at her studio table, laying out pressed flowers

Have an Idea?

From collaborations and creative projects to press, events and something we haven’t thought of yet, I’d love to hear from you. I’m always open to creative ideas.

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