Purple Haze - Loving Lavender
Make the most of lavender this summer, perfect for its scent as well as its dreamy purple colouring.
Su Whale
Jun 102 min read
Let Loose with Scissors: Sweet, sweet Williams
This week Su Whale celebrates Sweet Williams, a cottage garden favourite that also makes a great cut flower.
Su Whale
Jun 32 min read
Institute of Flowers at Bloom Dublin 2025
Wet weather failed to dampen floral fun at Bloom. Bord Bia Bloom is Ireland’s annual garden festival, situated in the historical Phoenix...
Su Whale
May 302 min read
Farewell Flowers Win Gold at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 - Interview with Founder
For the first time in RHS Chelsea Flower Show’s history funeral flowers were featured with a display from Farewell Flowers Directory and...
Jonathon Downes
May 221 min read
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 Creative Spaces - Floristry Ambassadors Award
In the Great Pavillion there are two categories in the well-established floristry competition. Creative Spaces has no theme or brief at...
Jonathon Downes
May 212 min read
Elizabeth Newcombe Wins Gold at RHS Chelsea 2025
Lizzie wins gold at RHS Chelsea with her excellent Hand-Tied Bouquet Botanical Bliss: A Tapestry of Texture. Botanical Bliss: A...
Jonathon Downes
May 201 min read
Belgravia in Bloom Photo Gallery 2025
With a theme of ‘Seasons’, Belgravia in Bloom promises to bring spring, summer, autumn and winter to life with eye-popping floral...
Jonathon Downes
May 201 min read
Chelsea in Bloom Photo Gallery 2025
With a theme of ‘Flowers in Fashion’ Chelsea in Bloom is bigger and more ambitious than ever before. Below is a gallery of our favourite...
Lauren Hackett
May 203 min read
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 Photo Gallery
The Floristry Trade club is currently at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, capturing all the highlights. This article will update throughout the...
Jonathon Downes
May 192 min read
A First for Funeral Flowers at Chelsea
The Farewell Flowers Directory (TFFD) is primed to stage the first ever display of funeral floristry at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025...
New Covent Garden Market
May 133 min read
Preview: RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 Showground Exhibits
New for 2025 are two stand-out exhibits not to be missed. Farewell Flowers For the first time at Chelsea there will be a display of...
Su Whale
Apr 302 min read
Amazing Anemones featuring Floristry Tips from Su Whale
One of the most beautiful and delicate of spring flowers, the Poppy Anemone is a seasonal favourite.
Su Whale
Apr 282 min read
Colleges Compete at Harrogate Spring Flower Show
The brief, "Swords & Sorcery: Fantasy Heroes" certainly sounded challenging, but nine floristry colleges from across the north of England...
Jackie Whittaker
Apr 251 min read
Preview: RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 Floristry Competitions
Visiting Chelsea this year? Then head to the Great Pavilion where the well-established floristry competitions will be found. There...
Su Whale
Apr 222 min read
How to Become a More Sustainable Retailer
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...
British Business Bank
Apr 216 min read
