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How to make a skirt with real flowers
Recently while working in the garden, I found myself mesmerized by the beauty of the Annabelle Hydrangea, and imagined myself sprouting out of the ground, surrounded by the beautiful flower. The idea for a floral dress took hold, and I decided just to do it. Let’s see what it looks like to walk around in a flower!
British Flowers - Green and Gorgeous Flowers
I was delighted to see Rachel was hosting a course about growing sweet peas so I signed up and away we went. We learned about timing, planting and variety choice. We clipped and "tied in" the winter and spring sunshine varieties, which I learned were developed in California for cultivation under cover.
British Flowers - Cloudberry Flowers
Just a hop, skip and a jump away from this lovely downtown scene in Peebles, Scotland is Cloudberry Flowers. Catherine greeted us with a big smile and got right to showing us around!
British Flowers - PYRUS
Local growers have the power to quickly shift production based on these regional needs and provide colors and varieties that are not readily available to their clients. This ability to shift direction and pivot will only become more and more important as technology advances. A few photos posted of a gorgeous flower by an influential designer shared by a few more — BOOM demand. It can take years for the big market to shift course, but you can do it in a season.
Should you use seeds or plugs?
Flowers have to come from somewhere! It can be difficult to decide which plants to start from seed and which plants to buy as plugs. A plug is a young plant grown in large quantities that’s started either from seed or a cutting. In this article, we highlight pros and cons for both.
How to stay healthy during wedding season
Can I start this blog post with a confession? I let myself go during wedding season. I manage work/life balance very poorly, and one of the first things to go is caring well for my body. If you can relate, I hope you find some hope that you are not alone and that healthy habits are possible!
What is the purpose of flowers?
As a florist, this is probably the easiest question I would ever need to answer. Of course they matter! But for everyone else, well, it may not seem so black and white at first. In this article we illustrate the answer to this important question in three different ways.
Finding your Instagram branding
We have the joy of being able to work with flowers every day, yet I know I am not alone when I say that I feel like I didn’t measure up just based on how my Instagram feed looks. That is just not right! Here I'm sharing my journey as I discovered what worked for me on Instagram.
Growing and Arranging with Poppies
Learn from Lee Carlton, as she walks through four types of poppy varieties — how to grow them and how to arrange these springtime blooms.
How to move your clients beyond basic color palettes
We’ve all been there — the clients who seem to want the same thing that every other bride has ever had (thanks, Pinterest). In this article, Lauren shows how to move your client gracefully from a typical, maybe bland color palette — to a more vibrant color palette.
How To Hire and Work with Freelancers
In this article, I will address a few of these questions and give you my experience both as a business owner who has hired help and as a working freelance designer. Many questions can arise such as — where do I find people? How do I best manage them? How do I give over my creative and process? We'll focus on the aspect of being a business owner and hiring and managing freelance designers.
When to have a consultation meeting
Do I need to meet with the client? Where do I meet someone if I’m home-based? What do I talk about at the consultation? Those were the many questions I had when I first started. In this article I share what I've learned about consultation meetings.
Member Roundup: Selecting Seeds and Bulbs
For many, it's that time of year when you start to plan for what flowers you will grow in the upcoming season. This process involves countless seed catalogs, website visits, number crunching and more! We reached out to just a few of the flower growers that are a part of Team Flower to get their advice on planning for a new growing season
Movement through Color Progression
Learn about Cup and Saucer vine (Cobaea scandens) and how it correlates to color progression. We also provide tips on growing the flower and how to use it in an arrangement.
For the love of dirt
Soil quality affects native plant life, wildlife, water quality, the food we eat and the flowers we love. In this post, we address what soil is, why quality soil is important to grow flowers and how to maintain soil quality in a sustainable way.
Revenue Ideas for Flower Farmers
If you are a farmer-florist and thinking about breaking into the wedding industry or are looking to restructure your farm’s offerings, this article will help. Pressly's experiences will give you great additional revenue ideas and help you make steps towards growing your business!
Why we made a business sustainability class
Learn about Kelly's personal story that led to the creation of the latest Team Flower class — Sustainable Business Growth.
Growing Your Team
Sophie talks about the decision making behind adding two new people to her team. She shares what made her come to the conclusion she needed extra help, and what it's been like since she hired them on.
Why it's great to own a shop
Yes, there will be some stressful times but if owning a shop is something that’s on your heart — chase it! We only get this one beautiful life where everything happens for some purpose, and I want you to have that life you love!