Caroline Marshall-Foster
Nov 23, 20222 min read
Fabulous Flower Lounge #2 ... with Grinches
The second Flower Lounge Live, the free to view Floristry Trade Club programme hosted by Caroline Marshall-Foster, Editor of The Florist...
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Oct 25, 20221 min read
Hannah does UK proud in Helsinki
She was a hairs breadth away from an medallion but by gum Hannah Beckley did the UK proud in the World Skills finals in Helsinki....
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Sep 3, 20221 min read
Learn with Gregor to become a Master
Gregor Lersch is acknowledged as one of the – if not THE – best designers and tutors in the world ... his style is echoed by many of the...
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Aug 17, 20227 min read
Capes, magic and thinking big!
Caroline Marshall – Foster meets Richard Eagleton of McQueens Flowers and discovers why he thinks florists should wear capes! Meeting...
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Aug 11, 20222 min read
George is the best! Brands Hatch watch out!
He may not be much use at making a cuppa but when it comes to making a delivery George Bell is a champ. So much so that he’s just won a...
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Jul 29, 20222 min read
Billionaire Blooms to blossom again
Channel 4 has confirmed that they will be going behind the scenes of the ultra-luxury floristry market in a new four-part series of...
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Jul 13, 20227 min read
Sustainability, sticks and smelly water!
Meet Siân Wild, multiple wedding award winner and owner of The Flower Lounge in Didsbury, a pretty suburb of Manchester. She grew up in a...
James Crompton
Jul 13, 20226 min read
Tall, friendly and chatty
In theory James Crompton should claim the 'in my blood' reason for becoming a florist ... in reality he had absolutely no desire. Indeed...
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Jul 13, 20226 min read
Passionate, Loyal and Loud!
Wendy Rea’s passion for flowers started when she started as a Saturday girl at 13. It got her totally hooked and at 22 she bought a...
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Jul 13, 20223 min read
30 under 30 Nominations 2022 now open!
The 30 under 30 Awards, launched last year in memory of the wonderful Emma McDonald who tragically died at just 29, are now open. Awarded...
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Jul 7, 20223 min read
Augusto Solano elected President of Union Fleurs
Above: Augusto Solano (left) and Richard Fox Members of Union Fleurs, the International Flower Trade Association, have elected a new...
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Jul 7, 20222 min read
Elizabeth Newcombe crowned Interflora Florist of the Year 2022
Elizabeth (Lizzie) Newcombe of The Botanical Company, Bramley, Surrey was crowned Interflora Florist of the Year 2022 in a nail-biting...
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Jun 25, 20221 min read
Fabulous First Flower Lounge Live
Take three florist shop owners, one industry communicator, 200 viewers and a line of Ducks and what do you have? A fabulous, fun and...
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Jun 23, 20221 min read
Tonight's the night - top speakers in Flower Lounge Live
It's not too late to join in when tonight (19.00 GMT) sees the first of the new Flower Lounge Lives, a new initiative by the Floristry...
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Jun 16, 20221 min read
New MD for Flower Council of Holland
Yvonne Watzdorf has been appointed the new managing director of the Flower Council of Holland (FCH). Yvonne has extensive management...
