Encouraging others to go above and beyond our normal floral horizons has given birth to this post to create an Olympic Torch Floral arrangement with flowers originating in every continent.

Think about growing Sunflowers for use as cut flowers and with these tips you will get a lot more flowers per plant and not use too much space in your garden.

A well stocked cutting garden can be a flower arrangers delight. The gardener in the family can earn significant brownie points if they can provide foliage to complement the flowers. What Makes a Cutting Garden A part of the garden dedicated to growing plant material for decoration and flower arrangements is called a cutting garden. [...]

Florists are Great Florists have knowledge and skill when it comes to conditioning cut flowers to prolong shelf and display life. They have methods of keeping displays watered and fresh including the bag of water or the buttonhole test-tube. Out of season flowers can be imported by floristry suppliers and we can even get southern [...]

White will be the order of the day for Kate Middleton’s bridal bouquet. Previous Royal Weddings The Queen chose white Orchids in 1947. Diana The Princess of Wales had Gardenias and Stephanotis the waxy strongly scented white flowers. Princess Anne stepped most out of line with cream Roses, White Heather for luck and Scotland, plus [...]

Professional Floristry Techniques from Malcolm Ashwell & Sally Pearson Opening a florists shop or just selling your excess produce at the garden gate? What ever you chose to do these two books will give you some good ideas and more importantly the confidence to give it a go! Start Your Own Florist Shop and Other [...]