I hope your week has started well. Today’s blog post features a stunning new collection from LSA International called ‘Stilt’. You may already be familiar with the company, as they’re well-known for their exceptionally high quality glass vases and they’re also one of the sponsors of our workshops for florists.… Read more
Last Wednesday, we held our second Social Media for Florists workshop and what an incredible day it was! Florists from all over the UK had travelled to the event, which took place at Brixton East in south London.
Here’s a video about the day, which was created by Duncan McCabe. It features both myself and Fiona being interviewed, scenes from the workshop, plus testimonials by Fiona Pickles from Firenza Floral Design, Sally Murray from Halo Blossom, Holly Cadogan from Holly Cado Flowers and Liz Inigo Jones from Blue Sky Flowers.… Read more
LSA International has brought out some beautiful news vases for Autumn/Winter 2014. And today I thought I’d share with you my favourites, starting with Umberto above in a new pine green colour. I love their shape and in particular, their jar-like necks.
Next up is Loft, a brand new range, which is inspired by everyday bottles and jars. There are clear glass vases and also a selection of cased colours that fade towards the base.
Vases and lanterns with new textures have been added to their Light & Flower Texture collection.… Read more
This is my final blog post of three about our Social Media for Florists workshop, which took place at the beginning of this month. And it’s all about the wonderful goody bags which all of the delegates received (the contents of which are pictured above)!
Both my co-host Fiona Humberstone and I would like to thank our sponsors SO much for their overwhelming generosity. They include Designers Guild, LSA International, Serax, Jane Means, Illumens, Emma Ball, Rosehip UK, Cutture and Original Beans.… Read more
I thought I’d start off this week’s Flowerona reflects blog post with one of my favourite flowers…the ranunculus.
I shot this picture on the Bloomfield stand when I was at New Covent Garden Flower Market earlier this month. Aren’t they just stunning? And such a gorgeous colour…
Out & about
Saturday
On Saturday, I went to Blogfest in London, a blogging conference run by Mumsnet.
For me, the highlights were a presentation on social media and the opportunity to speak to an expert from Google.… Read more