A FLORIST in Berkshire has been named as the best place for flowers in the county.

The Muddy Stilettos Awards, which aims to celebrate the efforts of independent businesses across the region, separated numerous establishments into several categories as nominations came from the public on what they thought was the best business for each section.

Readers of the award-winning Muddy Stilettos lifestyle website nominated and voted in their hundreds of thousands for their favourite independent businesses across 27 different lifestyle categories – from Best Destination pub to yoga/Pilates studio, boutique stay to wedding venue.

In total, 75,000 businesses were nominated across the country with 752,000 votes being casted in, which made it the most popular Muddy Awards to date.

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Sonning Flowers in Newbury, West Berkshire, has taken the top spot as the best florist in Berkshire.

Heather Reilly, owner of Sonning Flowers, said: "We can't believe it! A huge thank you to all our wonderful loyal customers, brides and grooms and corporate clients who have voted for us. It's been a whirlwind 18 months for our whole industry and your support throughout has been amazing!

"As restrictions on weddings have eased, we are finally back doing what we love; making stunning arrangements for the most special day of our couples lives and winning this award really is the icing on the cake!

"I personally also need to say a HUGE thank you to the Sonning Flowers Team. Behind the scenes at Sonning Flowers HQ, I have an incredible team of 7 staff who have worked so incredibly hard over the last 18 months. You deserve every inch of this award and I'm so proud of you all.

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"From the bottom of my heart, thank you! It means so much, now let the celebrations begin!"

The Muddy Stilettos website was first launched in 2011 and looked at all the things that people could do in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, but as the site grew in popularity, founder Hero Brown decided to branch out.

Things to do in counties such as Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Cambridgeshire, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Kent, Northants, Norfolk, Somerset, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire, and Wiltshire were then added to the website.