Set the scene for Halloween with Su Whale's pick of the creepiest houseplants for your horror-loving customers.

It’s not just children who love Halloween, everyone now seems to celebrate and shops are capitalising on this trend, selling everything from costumes to candles to homeware. Pumpkins are of course essential at Halloween, with 24million reportedly being sold in the UK alone. This is where florists can get in on the action too and there is no lack of inspiration; Instagram, for example is flooded with 1001 things to do with pumpkins, from the tiniest of gourds to giant sized sp

Celebrate the Jubilee with royal purple floral creations. Su Whale suggests some regal flower combinations.

Jatropha is an unusual, coral-like flower that is just the thing for adding a touch of the interesting and exotic to autumn and Halloween designs. Orange stemmed with bright green berries and red tips, it originates from the Americas and has had, over the years, many uses other than floral, including tanning, dying and basket weaving.  A member of the Euphorbia family, Jatropha is a tropical succulent, and there are around 170 species in the group. They are not the most commo

Dahlias are back with a bang - long the preserve of fanatical gardeners, they're now the cut flower that everyone wants.

Su Whale celebrates the sunflower, that most emblematic of summer flowers

For many people Autumn is their favourite time of year. Capitalise on this by using the best autumn flowers in your displays & floral gifts

Question – when is an Aster not an Aster? When it’s a Symphyotrichum!  Formerly a very large group in the Asteraceae family, the flower which we know as Aster has  been reclassified into another genus, Symphyotrichum (pronounced sim-fy-oh-TRY-kum)  Not a name that rolls off the tongue, so this pretty, versatile flower is still generally referred to by its common names of September flower or Michaelmas daisy.  Using Asters in Floral Design  Aster is such a useful flower in flo

Roselilies are immensely popular. You can no longer ignore them since they have become the trendiest lilies of the moment and for good...

Learn all about Birth Flowers from January through to December, and everything in between

Make the most of UK grown flowers and foliage with Su Whale's pick of the best late season stems.

Panicum grass, or Switch grass, is known for its adaptability and resilience. Panicum grass is excellent as a foliage in floral designs...

As home-grown flowers become more popular with both florists and the public, its wise to know what's available every month so you can plan

Use houseplants to ring the seasonal changes in your shop displays. Su Whale suggests some to try.

Pretty, with ruffled, bell-shaped flowers and grey-green leaves, Eustoma (or lisianthus) is popular and long-lasting. Originating from...