Lilies are one of the world's most popular and recognisable flowers, with thousands of varieties to choose from. Full of meaning and significance they have been cultivated for centuries, with the Greeks and Romans growing them for both ornamental and medicinal purposes.  Associated with purity and innocence, Lilies also symbolise unity and peace.

Su Whale shares her tips on using alliums in floristry work and advises how to avoid the smell of onions!

It has been some years now since the use of floral foam was banned at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, (although Agrawool is accepted) and with...

Su discovers forget-me-nots coming up everywhere and explains how best to use them in floristry.

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...

One of the most beautiful and delicate of spring flowers, the Poppy Anemone is a seasonal favourite.

Both evergreen and deciduous, Viburnum is a popular shrub for landscaping and is also used extensively in floristry. It’s in the spring though that one of the prettiest of the group takes centre stage, and that is Viburnum opulus,  also called the Guelder Rose or Snowball tree.  V. opulus  is unmistakable with its large, nodding, spherical heads, made up of lots of tiny, lime green flowers. A deciduous plant, in its natural habitat it can grow up to 5m, although florists reco

Visiting Chelsea this year? Then head to the Great Pavilion where the well-established floristry competitions will be found. There...

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.

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

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

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...

Su Whale shares her pick of the plants for a pretty, flowering Easter display inside or out.

Su Whale explores spring flowers typically associated with Easter.