Hints & Tips
Collect practical tips and tricks to improve your floristry work and efficiency. Find shortcuts, problem-solving advice, and insider knowledge from experienced florists.
Are You a Good Fit for Floristry?
Floristry is a wonderfully rewarding career, but it takes a specific set of skills and interests for a florist to truly be a success. Though the idea of work...
Arranging Flowers in a Vase
Flowers arranged in a vase can add elegance and style to any room. Streamlined fuss-free glass vases bring a touch of modern chic, while the rich glowing col...
Choosing Vases
A vase can make or break a floral arrangement so it is important to get it right. The vase should be selected with care and always have in mind the overall e...
Create Longer Lasting Floral Displays
There is nothing more frustrating than spending hours arranging a floral display, only to have everything drooping by the time company arrives. Or worse yet,...
Creating a Basic Bouquet
Everybody loves to receive a bouquet. They make you smile and think that someone cares – they are also the mainstay of any florist! These days you can pick...
Finishing Touches for a Floral Arrangement
As a florist what will make your work stand out? What can you offer with your flowers that a local superstore couldn’t offer with theirs? Certainly in this...
Flower Arranging: Colours and Meanings
The colours of flowers are often what attracts people to a particular bouquet or arrangement, but there is more to colours than simply pleasing the eye. Flow...
Growing Fresh Herbs
Consumers are always interested in getting value for money and fresh herbs deliver great returns on little investment. Not only do small potted herb plants l...
How to Create a Floral Head Dress
A floral head dress is a lovely way to add flowers to an outfit without requiring a woman to carry them or attach them to her clothes. Many brides choose to...
Keeping Flowers Fresher for Longer
Cut flowers make beautiful arrangements, but from the moment they are cut they are racing against time towards drying out and shrivelling up. That's no reaso...
Stylish Flowers for the Home
Style is very subjective. What could be someone’s style heaven will almost certainly be someone else’s nightmare. Style can be minimalist it can be elega...
Use Inspiration from a Flower Show
For florists, gardeners and those who just love flowers, taking a trip to one of the big flower shows can be more exciting that going on a foreign holiday. W...
Working With Silk Flowers
In addition to working with fresh flowers and plants many florists also work with "permanent botanicals" such as silk flowers. In the past silk flowers were...