Caroline Marshall-Foster
Dec 31, 20211 min read
Billionaire Blooms at Christmas
Take 4 florists, a seemingly bottomless pot of money and a zillion and one blooms. Put together and you have a fab hour of...
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Dec 28, 20212 min read
Derek M Foster, rescuer of Florist Magazine dies
He may never have made it to the front cover but the reason the Florist Trade Magazine survived and, like the English football team, was...
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Dec 1, 20212 min read
Head of Flower Council steps down
Dennis van der Lubbe will be leaving the Flower Council of Holland (FCH) on 31 December. Managing Director since March 2018, he will be...
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Dec 1, 20211 min read
Kitchen Disco Queen at Flower Market
Sophie Ellis-Bextor will be turning the lights on Chiswick’s Christmas Tree at 5.30pm on Saturday 4th December as part of the Chiswick...
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Dec 1, 20212 min read
John and Tom are winners
John Davidson (pictured right) has every reason to be smiling broadly. Because this is the face of a man who has just received the...
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Nov 26, 20212 min read
Catey takes Gold in World Skills
Congratulations to the three young florists who took medals in today’s grand final of the WorldSkills UK competition this afternoon...
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Nov 10, 20213 min read
Outstanding Service Award for training hero
Back in 2020 Grant McGowan, owner of The Paper Studio, presented Dennis van Wonderen with an Outstanding Service to Industry Award for...
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Nov 1, 20211 min read
Industry Winners announced at Vision '21
As always, Florist Magazine attended the BFA weekend. Not only the place for some interesting talks …. the Editor came back with a heap...
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Sep 14, 20213 min read
THE ROAD TO THE RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW PART II
The first ever Autumn RHS Chelsea Flower Show opens in a few days and Tracy Rowbottom NDSF is well on her way to finalising her exhibit
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Sep 14, 20212 min read
CREATED WITH LOVE – GERPASTA ‘EMMA’
the UK floristry industry was shocked to learn of the death of one of its brightest young up-and-coming stars, Emma McDonald
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Sep 13, 20212 min read
DOWN UNDER FLORISTS CAUSING A STIR
We see a lot of features on florists … these three florists in Perth, Western Australia seriously caught our attention...
Caroline Marshall-Foster
Sep 12, 20213 min read
DIARY OF A CHELSEA COMPETITOR
Tracy Rowbottom NDSF is a florist as well as part of the brilliant Flowervision Bristol team.
Alison Ruud
Aug 1, 20212 min read
Floristry Hack from Alison Rudd
After twenty-three years of being a florist, sixteen years of owning my business and fourteen years of being an Interflora florist...
Laura Stephens
Aug 1, 20211 min read
Magic Number Floristry Hack from Laura Stephens
I have been a florist for over six years and I have been taught many tips and tricks along the way...
Levi O'Reilly
Aug 1, 20211 min read
Floristry Hack from Levi O'Reilly
When it comes to wrapping bouquets, I always put the paper on last, after the aqua pack. I know this sounds so simple...
