Summer Houseplants: Cacti
Su Whale suggests ways to create displays and gift products using heat-tolerant cacti.
Su Whale
Aug 3, 20232 min read
Umbellifers: a Bridal Favourite
Su Whale looks at popular umbels enjoying a fashionable moment in floristry.
Su Whale
Jul 27, 20233 min read
British Grown: Summer
High summer means flower growers across the UK are in full production. Su Whale guides you through the best UK-grown flowers available now.
Su Whale
Jul 19, 20232 min read
Summer Flowers: Chocolate Cosmos
Su Whale enjoys the colour and scent of chocolate cosmos and shares her tips on using it in floristry work.
Su Whale
Jul 18, 20232 min read
Wildflowers for Brides
Su Whale offers you cultivated solutions to the wildflower challenge.
Su Whale
Jun 20, 20232 min read
Father’s Day Plants
Su Whale suggests some unusual and imaginative house plant gifts for Father's Day.
Su Whale
Jun 8, 20232 min read
Chelsea & Belgravia in Bloom 2023
Su Whale revels in the floral fabulousness of Chelsea and Belgravia in Bloom.
Su Whale
Jun 1, 20233 min read
Floristry at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023
Su Whale explores the medal-winning floristry at RHS Chelsea 2023.
Su Whale
Jun 1, 20234 min read
Wedding Cake Flowers
Su Whale offers advice on how to create wedding cake flowers and what to avoid.
Su Whale
May 18, 20232 min read
Polka Dot Begonia
Get to know this newly fashionable houseplant, along with some of its relatives. Su Whale explores the benefits of begonias.
Su Whale
May 11, 20232 min read
In Season: Lily of the Valley
This spring favourite needs careful handling and conditioning, as Su Whale explains.
Su Whale
May 2, 20232 min read
Start Afresh: Give your Shop a Mini Makeover
Su Whale praises the benefits of a good spring clean to get your shop back into shape after the hectic peaks
Su Whale
Apr 20, 20232 min read
Spring Wedding? It has to be Freesia.
Reliable and versatile freesia work with every style of wedding and floristry work. Su Whale explains more.
Su Whale
Apr 17, 20232 min read
Basing – Creative Alternatives to Chrysanthemum
Su Whale suggests creative alternatives to costly white chrysanthemums for funeral basing.
Su Whale
Apr 13, 20233 min read
Versatile Campanula
More hardy than they look, Campanula suit every type of home and should be an easy plant to sell. Su Whale explains.
Su Whale
Apr 10, 20232 min read
