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When you are looking for floral design inspiration, it's important to be open to new ideas. You might want to do more with spring flowering bulbs, embrace pumpkins at Halloween or experiment with new ideas to spice up your Christmas bouquets. We gather inspiration from all over the industry to keep your floral design work fresh and fabulous, no matter the season.
Embrace the opportunity to experiment and try new things.


Flowering Bulbs for Easter
Su Whale shows how spring flowering bulbs can make profitable impulse purchases for Easter gifting.

Su Whale
8 hours ago2 min read


Cymbidium Orchids
Cymbidium orchids are prized for their colour range, elegance and long vase life. Su Whale shares her tips on caring for and using them.

Su Whale
Mar 133 min read


St Patrick’s Day: the Power of Green
Su Whale praises the shamrock and suggests some suitably green foliage alternatives for floristry work.

Su Whale
Mar 104 min read


Scented Spring
Su Whale encourages us to embrace scented shrubs to add style and colour to spring arrangements.

Su Whale
Mar 92 min read


Watch Karen Barnes' Spring Trends 2026 - Spring Hand Tied
Karen Barnes is an expert at identifying and interpreting key seasonal trends and translating them into commercial opportunities for florists. Jump to: Spring Trends Spring Hand-Tied Spring Vessel Arrangement Watch how Karen brings popular spring trends to life. Discussing colours, designs and packaging to inspire your spring range. Showcasing three designs that will be featured in future videos. Karen also offers insight into why it is important for florists to be up to dat

Karen Barnes
Mar 62 min read


Mother’s Day Gifts: Simple Spring Inspiration
Supermarkets will be full of prewrapped cellophane bunches and bouquets for Mother’s Day at all price points and in all colours. Easy for the shopper to pick up but distinctly lacking in originality. This is where florists’ have the advantage of being able to design not only bespoke gifts but wrap flowers and plants far more inventively and creatively to suit individual tastes and budgets. That being said, Mother’s Day is not the occasion to be spending lots of time on comp

Su Whale
Mar 52 min read


UK Florists Flourish at the World’s Biggest Flower Show
Photos By Daniel Daubenspeck Photography UPDATE 02/03/2026: Grow Deep, Live Tall was awarded a PHS Gold Medal as well as the new Ron Mulray Memorial Award. The Philadelphia Flower Show is always a major event for florists and this year three talented professionals from the UK are taking part. Caroline Crabb from Fleurtations in Cornwall, Sarah‑Jane Evans‑Nicklin from Robert’s Florist in Brynmawr and Morgan-Douglas Nuth, florist and industry consultant, have crossed the pond t

Jackie Whittaker
Mar 22 min read


Quick and Simple Easter Design Inspiration Featuring Floristry Tips From Su Whale
Make the most of seasonal flowers and foliage.

Su Whale
Feb 272 min read


Spring Wedding Inspiration: Vintage Theme
Timeless roses and a soft pastel colour palette. Su Whale describes the detail.

Su Whale
Feb 232 min read


Spring Wedding? It has to be Freesia.
Reliable and versatile freesia work with every style of wedding and floristry work. Su Whale explains more.

Su Whale
Feb 162 min read


Pinterest Predicts 2026: A Trend Report Florists Can Actually Use
The not-yet-trending report shows where tomorrow's trends will take your audience next. Pinterest has released its latest annual Pinterest Predicts report, which highlights 21 trends it expects to take off in 2026. For florists, this isn’t just another mood board of random aesthetics. Pinterest is where people plan. They save ideas for weddings, homes, parties, outfits, gifting, and yes, flowers. So when Pinterest spots a shift early, it often shows up later in what customer

Thursd
Feb 117 min read


How To Plant and Promote Spring Flowering Bulbs
Simple sales opportunities with a bit of creative thinking. Su Whale explains.

Su Whale
Feb 102 min read
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