Florist Liz Dawes explains how she approached a customer request for a plastic-free funeral piece.

Improve your grasp of colour theory and its practical application in floristry with Su Whale's easy guide. This time, its all about yellow.

Use a Lazy Susan One of the most useful items that I use when making funeral pieces is a cake turntable, which is aptly referred to as...

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

Su Whale shares her pick of the plants for a pretty, flowering Easter display inside or out.

Use these fresh, fun and organic designs to inspire your spring wedding work.

Su Whale praises this perennial favourite and suggests how best to display and sell Phalaenopsis.

Su Whale selects three different types of UK-grown foliage to give your Spring designs extra zing.

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 Spring arrangement reflecting the major trends for the season, using 'Miss Piggy' rose, astrantia, gerbera, lisianthus, choisya and siergras (chasmanthium).

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 Spring arrangement reflecting the major trends for the season, using mimosa, roses, gerbera, prunus and palm leaves.

Embrace pink for Mother's Day and get inspired to create your own tempting bouquets and arrangements.

Make the most of striking structural branches when foliage is at a premium. Su Whale offers inspiration.

For several years now, I have shared four floral trends each year, which I identify as being at the heart of the floral industry. I draw inspiration from magazines, interior design, and fashion designers like Dior and Versace, not to mention influencers on social media. I believe we are greatly influenced by these names and platforms, and we see their impact reflected in materials, colours, shapes and textures. When exploring or adopting trends, it's important to adapt them t

Upgrade your bathroom with houseplants to add some cheer, a touch of glamour or even to purify the air. Su Whale explains how.

Flower Council of Holland Mood boards for 2025  Each year the FCH, together with a group of organisations representing  garden and horticultural associations, develop four style trends for the sector. In 2025, as a world of uncertainty lies ahead, global problems are central to this year’s trends. How can we as an industry react to worldwide issues in a positive and hopeful way?  The FCH believe that emphasising the calming and nurturing effect that plants and flowers have, a