Edible flower arrangements. Incredible Bouquets.

Edible Flower Arrangements
Incredible bouquets look too good to eat

A big one for something, or someone, special! 

Sometimes, when you've got something big in front of you, it's best to start with a small piece.

I was amazed looking at my newly arrived Celebration Bouquet from Ballincollig’s Incredible Flowers. But Denisa had included a few small chocolate covered pieces separately and I picked up one, and bit. The apple wedge, covered in white Belgian chocolate, was surprisingly gorgeous!

I had first spotted Denisa’s amazing creations, handmade edible flower arrangements, at the Garden Festival in Ballymaloe. And the eye-catching combinations of fruit and chocolate (both white and black) were stopping visitors in their tracks.

My Celebration bouquet

My sample this week was her Celebration, a delicious bouquet of gourmet treats. This fruity fiesta will be sure to leave your guests impressed thanks to its delicious mix of juicy pineapple, fresh cantaloupe, honeydew, kiwi and orange slices, strawberries and grapes, strawberries dipped in milk chocolate and chocolate flakes, and apple wedges dipped in dark chocolate. Yum!

Just had to get stuck in after that. As they are fresh fruit, you won't have much time to waste, though you can put the leftovers in the fridge. As you can see, there was quite a selection of fruits on the Celebration and all were delicious, though the cantaloupe and the strawberries (especially those totally covered in dark chocolate) were especially so.

The Celebration is one of her bestselling items but she has quite a range of Edible Fruit Arrangements, running to four pages on her website. The site is brilliant. You can even shop by occasion under headings such as Valentine’s, Birthday, Corporate Gifts, Happy Anniversary, Communion, Mother’s Day, Wedding, and Thank You.

You may buy small sample bags, from 5 euro

And, indeed, these tempting arrangements are sure to be a talking point at any occasion.  As she says herself: You can make any occasion extra-special with our array of irresistible products, including delicious and impressive fresh fruit arrangements and gourmet chocolate-dipped fruit. The perfect gift for any occasion!  And they have been used as table center-pieces at some large functions.

The fruit baskets and bouquets are designed to resemble flowers, and include a variety of fruit such as sweet pineapples, kiwis, fresh strawberries, juicy melon, crisp apples, mouth-watering oranges and more. Fruit bouquets and baskets are a novel and delicious gift for any occasion. And they will deliver to the home, office or corporate events in the Cork city and county areas.  There is free delivery in Ballincollig and Ovens and there is a charge for other destinations.

The business is quite new but has proved very popular already. The concept is well known in the UK and the US but very new to Ireland. And Denisa finds that some people are a bit unsure about the terminology and what to order. But she is very helpful and that excellent website has a Frequently Asked Questions facility that will fill you in on all you need to know. Check it out here.