Selling Houseplants for Christmas? Now’s the time to give them a seasonal shine. If you’re experiencing a bit of a lull, this is the ideal moment to sort out, tidy up and organise your houseplant displays ready for the festive season.  How to revamp your houseplants display  Work in sections: a shop with a lot of plants can be a bit daunting to tackle, also, you don’t want to have a counter strewn with plants and pots just when a customer comes in, so go through them methodi

Su Whale sings the praises of native South African flowers that become the stars of the show at this time of year.

Make the most of this fabulous seasonal favourite. Su Whale advises how to condition and use hyacinths in floral work.

Su Whale helps you choose the best blue-grey foliage for all your floristry work.

Su Whale shares her secrets to success with Schlumbergera, the Christmas cactus.

Winter weddings are increasingly popular and they provide a wonderful opportunity to be creative with what nature has to offer.

How to create a simple, but very effective, Poinsettia centrepiece.

Join Su Whale as she demonstrates how to create a luxury Christmas bouquet featuring stunning cymbidium orchids. This arrangement blends elegance, texture, and festive charm — perfect for gifting or decorating during the holiday season. Su uses Cymbidium orchids (bronze mini stems), bluey-grey eucalyptus foliage, blue spruce for festive texture, Ilex with red berries, snowy white Hypericum berries, kraft paper, cellophane and velvet ribbon. Su Whale is a florist and freelance

Sandwiched as it is between Halloween and Christmas, November can seem to be a rather dull month colour wise.

Su Whale says give your houseplants a Christmas makeover and watch them fly off the shelves!

Give Cyclamen the right conditions and they'll thrive in the home at this time of year.

Su Whale explains how to create a festive atmosphere and boost sales in your shop this Christmas.

Also known as the China or Matsumoto Aster, this member of the Aster family has strong associations with autumn, despite being available from the Dutch auctions for most of the year. Pronounced ‘kal-lee-STEPH-us’ it is a cheerful, multi-petalled flower with a bright yellow central disc and can be bought in either single or double forms.  Colour Range : White, lilac, pale pink, dark pink, red, purple.  Vase life : 7-10 days. Peaks March – December, seasonally available August

The Royal British Legion adopted the red poppy as a symbol of remembrance.

Here's the best flowers and foliage still available from UK growers to use in your floristry work.