While we all hope for a trouble-free Mother’s Day weekend, it can’t be guaranteed, so here's how to plan ahead for a successful day.

Follow Su Whale's tips for a successful and hopefully, stress-free Mother’s Day.

Invaluable advice from Karen Barnes to help you have a successful Mother's Day.

Su Whale gets creative with suggestions for affordable floral gifts for Mother's Day.

The nation’s love affair with houseplants continues unabated, with new varieties and ideas on how to display them being constantly...

Tuesday 8th March is International Women’s Day and a great marketing opportunity to generate more business.

Follow these simple low cost tips for attracting more brides to your business, building an attention-grabbing portfolio of wedding floristry

Ghosting: abruptly ending communication with someone without explanation All of us have or will experience ghosting these days. Its exasperating, after setting up a meeting, taking time to send over a proposal and probably a mood board to a couple who you thought you really clicked with only to hear…….nothing!

Experienced florist and business owner Karen Barnes offers her advice on managing your florist finances.

Week two in our series of easy-to-follow vlogs which will take you through the basics of using social media marketing to promote...

Get to know this delicate, trailing houseplant and it could become a favourite with you and your customers.

With flower prices at a premium and ongoing supply worries, concerns have resurfaced over the cost and availability of red roses for St. Valentine’s Day .

Knowing your competitors and how they operate is a vital part of running your own floristry business. Karen Barnes explains why.

‘Flowers are love's truest language’ Park Benjamin Sr Floriography, commonly called "the language of flowers", became popular in the Victorian era as a means of communication in which various flowers and floral arrangements were used to send coded messages, often of a romantic nature!     Whilst the language of flowers started in Constantinople in the 1600s, it was brought to England in 1716 by Lady Mary Wortley Montague, who had spent time in Turkey with her husband. The in

Expert florist and industry consultant Karen Barnes explains the importance of a professional wedding consultation.