Watch Karen Barnes' Summer Trends 2025: Meadow Boho

Karen Barnes is an expert at identifying and interpreting key seasonal trends and translating them into commercial opportunities for florists.

Watch how Karen explains the major trends for Summer 2025 and creates some stunning floristry work to inspire you all. Meadow Boho will showcase vibrant and eclectic colour combinations for Summer 2025. Senses of emotions like happiness, calm and joyfulness will be heightened by our love of flowers, and also a growing understanding of how flowers can help make us feel. Meadow Boho trend will be moving away from pastels shades of previous season.

Designs will capture Summer brightness and energy – the feel good factor. Natural shapes and forms will be used to create looks from whimsical to big and bold.

The growing emphasis on sustainability will gain momentum, with an increasing number of florists and floral designers, adopting foam-free designs and utilising locally sourced, seasonal flowers. Pesticide-free flowers and biodegradable packaging will be come  increasingly important. Potted plants for décor and gift ideas, will be seen as a practical and stylish way to embrace sustainability. While dried and preserved flowers and petals are gaining popularity as a sustainable and long-lasting alternative to fresh blooms.​

Basketware will be making a surge comeback for this trend, offering a rustic, but natural look to any occasion.

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With over 35 years’ experience, Karen Barnes is one of the UK’s leading consultants to the floral industry and an expert in product development, future trends & colours, and floral photography design & planning. She’s an interior floral designer, high profile wedding and event floral planner, and prominent international competition judge.​​In a distinguished career, Karen has been awarded gold medals at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, selected to judge two Floral Design World Cups and been voted one of the top ten florists in the UK by The Independent on Sunday Newspaper.​​Her style and influences come from new and popular flower varieties, fashion, art, travel and emerging trends on a global scale.​Karen Barnes NDSF, IoPF, AIFD, CFD, CAFA, UKFJG