
Jackie Whittaker
- 4 days ago
- 2 min
Floristry Students Honoured at Awards
England and Northern Ireland’s first ever Land-based & Environment Learner Awards were held at Reaseheath College in Cheshire this week.

Su Whale
- 5 days ago
- 2 min
Red Roses? It must be Valentine’s
Roses, especially red, have been associated with love and romance since Roman times.


Croner
- 5 days ago
- 4 min
Preparing Your Business for Winter
Based on current long-range data, UK Winter 2023-24 is likely to be generally drier and colder compared to previous winters.


Lauren Hackett
- 5 days ago
- 2 min
Support Small Business Saturday
Here's a great marketing opportunity to promote your business locally and for free.


Karen Barnes
- 6 days ago
- 5 min
Why November Should Never be a Quiet Month!
For some florists, November can be a very hectic month, for some it’s a preparation and planning month and for quite a few, it’s very quiet.

Jonathon Downes
- Nov 21
- 2 min
Small Business Saturday - The Tour 2023
Small Business Saturday UK is a grassroots, non-commercial campaign, which highlights small business success.


FleuraMetz
- Nov 21
- 2 min
10 Christmas Must-Haves from FleuraMetz
Go wild with lights, ornaments and seasonal sundries to bring the Christmas spirit into your shops.


Jonathon Downes
- Nov 20
- 8 min
Ideas to help make Christmas even better
With the focus now on the up-coming Christmas peak, here are some tips, ideas and help for potentially the busiest period of the year.


Karen Barnes
- Nov 17
- 6 min
Visiting the Royal Flora Holland Trade Fair & IFTF
Karen Barnes reports on new trends, flowers and businesses spotted at this autumn's Dutch trade shows.


Viv Bradford
- Nov 16
- 3 min
Capitalising on the Christmas Peak
Viv Bradford shares her savvy tips to minimise waste and maximise profit this Christmas.

British Retail Consortium
- Nov 14
- 3 min
Respect for Shopworkers’ Week 2023
The annual Respect for Shopworkers Week runs from 13-19 November, raising awareness of the union’s year-round Freedom from Fear Campaign


Su Whale
- Nov 14
- 3 min
Houseplants Winter Care
Su Whale shares her tips for keeping houseplants looking their best through the winter months.

Jackie Whittaker
- Nov 10
- 2 min
De Ruiter introduce new rose breed Born Free®
Founded more than a century ago, Dr Ruiter has been a market leader for rose breeding and other ornamental plants.


Su Whale
- Nov 9
- 2 min
Seasonal Foliage November pastels
Sandwiched as it is between Halloween and Christmas, November can seem to be a rather dull month colour wise.


Su Whale
- Nov 9
- 2 min
Poppies for Remembrance
The Royal British Legion adopted the red poppy as a symbol of remembrance.