Karen Barnes is an expert at identifying and interpreting key seasonal trends and translating them into commercial opportunities for florists. Watch how Karen creates a beautiful Christmas table centre reflecting the major trends for Christmas 2024. Using hippeastrum, eryngium, 'Vuvazela Rose', clematis, asparagus fern and eucalyptus all set in a beautiful silver bowl on a tray with tapered candles. With over 35 years’ experience, Karen Barnes is one of the UK’s leading consu

Unlike other floral trends, hat boxes really seem to be sticking around – and once you unbox their credentials, it’s really not hard to...

Join Joseph Massie for the Exploding Wreath - a firework of a floral display, just perfect for this time of year. Built on an AgraWool...

Karen Barnes is an expert at identifying and interpreting key seasonal trends and translating them into commercial opportunities for florists. Watch how Karen creates a beautiful Christmas hand tied reflecting the major trends for the season, using magnolia, hydrangea, ivy, carnations and cotton. 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 p

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

Glitter & sparkle have always been part & parcel of Christmas but at what cost to the environment? And what, if any, are the alternatives?

Su Whale celebrates the big, bold beauty of hydrangea and their many versatile uses in floristry.

Karen Barnes is an expert at identifying and interpreting key seasonal trends and translating them into commercial opportunities for florists. Watch how Karen creates a beautiful Christmas planted arrangement reflecting the major trends for Christmas 2024. Using hydrangea, picea, reindeer moss, eucalyptus pods, natural pine cones, variegated ivy and echeveria plants.

Karen Barnes is an expert at identifying and interpreting key seasonal trends and translating them into commercial opportunities for florists. Watch how Karen creates a beautiful winter Pick-up and Go arrangement reflecting the major trends for winter 2024. Using bear grass, Roses, clematis and a regular drinking glass.

Pin Holders As floral foam continues to fall out of favour, such as the banning of its use at RHS shows for example, the challenge for florists is how to create designs that can be constructed confidently without the use of dependable, water retaining floral foam. ‘A traditional design using a pinholder at Chelsea Flower Show.’ This is when the pin holder, once relegated to the bottom of the workbox after the invention of foam, has come into its own once again. So wh

Created by Nicola from The Bloom Room in Cumbria.

The Flower Council of Holland, always very proactive regarding emerging trends, have four distinct themes for 2024 aimed...

Inspirational floristry from Hungarian master florist Krisztián Kövér.

The Flowering Power of Asters The colourful brilliance of Asters formed the inspiration for these breath-taking wedding designs by...

Dividing large flower arrangements into smaller ones is an excellent way to enhance the appearance of your floral displays, benefiting...