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

Cellophane, every flower shop uses it, but here are a few things you may not know about it and how to be greener with cellophane.

The retail industry is crucial to the UK economy. It accounts for 5% of the economy, pays £17bn in business taxes, and consists of more...

Staying current and relevant is vital for retail sales, and that applies to your shop fit as well as your product ranges.

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

Protecting your business while navigating divorce can be complicated but with the right approach, your business doesn’t have to be a...

Lucky spring visitors to The Netherlands' Keukenhof Gardens are not just greeted by acres of glorious Tulips, interspersed between their banks of bright colours run rivers of blue created by thousands and thousands of flowering Muscari.  Grape Hyacinth, as it’s commonly known, is a diminutive flower with tiny florets, packed tightly together to form a compact cone of blue or occasionally white. It’s not dissimilar in shape to a Hyacinth, however the two are not related. Far s

Tackling stress, anxiety and depression can be a difficult task especially as a business owner whilst overseeing the daily running of a company. Still, the issue remains vitally important all year round, at all levels of employment. Failure to address work-related stress in your organisation can result in a breach of your responsibilities to ensure employee well-being, leading to a costly legal claim. Employer’s responsibilities regarding stress

Flowers for entertaining is a profitable market to tap into, so here's some creative inspiration to get you started.

Chelsea in Bloom and Belgravia in Bloom are back for 2025. Even if you don’t have tickets for Chelsea Flower Show itself, it will be well...

As a florist in training, I’d heard that Mother’s Day is the big one. The peak period to beat all other peak periods. Everybody has...

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...

This year marks ten years since the passage of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Hailed as ground-breaking at the time and remains one of only...

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.