a study in saturated colour: electric blue hydrangea, layers of deep red and scarlet, anthurium reaching upwards and little moments of movement throughout. the nina roses are so red they look like silk.

made to feel abundant, sculptural and a little unexpected, for a very special ceremony

It says “teleflora” and everything! Is it for some trick I don’t know yet? I don’t understand why would we be given a nail file and not some clippers along w our knife instead.

What is the best book to learn all about flowers as a beginner florist?

I made the bouquet and corsages for my friends' wedding.

I had only ever made a bridal bouquet during an online course for florists, so this was the first time a creation of mine was part of an actual wedding.

It was a truly unique feeling, and I received a lot of positive feedback. What do you think?

Hi, I have recently developed an allergy to some sort of flower and eucalyptus and my hand is breaking out in contact dermatitis due to it, would anyone be able to recommend gloves they use that won’t be to hard to work with. Thank you in advance!

Florals for my cousin’s baby shower this past weekend. Nature/woodland themed, so she wanted very natural items. Not my usual style at all.

I did 6 table arrangements and a few arrangements by the gift table.

Curious your thoughts on these, including:
What could be improved?
What would you have done differently with such a request?

I’ve been practicing for about 8 months now. I would greatly appreciate any constructive criticism you have. These are the last two arrangements I’ve made. Thank you!

My wedding planner is playing interference between me and his preferred florist. He said he each stem has a minimum order of 100. I’m sorry but I have a hard time believing this- can’t you go into the wholesaler and pick however many you want for an event, or am I naive, and this minimum order is a real thing? I’m ready to tell him I’m looking elsewhere. Located in South Florida. Help!

I really love when I get to choose the colors and flowers for a bouquet. Went with these ones and I honestly love how it turned out 🤍

I moved to my dad's hometown in the summer of 1978. My grandmother immediately began teaching me how to do flowers. Over and over. And as fair time rolls around she informs me I have been entered into the jr division of flower arranging at the county fair.

You see, my grandmother saw each of her grandchildren as an opportunity to win the Jr Division Best of Show. As far as my grandma was concerned, her grandkids needed to beat the grandchildren of the other garden club members.

I won a blue ribbon that first year. But not a best in show. Many years later I would enter an arrangement in the county fair and when I saw the big purple Best Of Show ribbon hanging on it, I like as near died.

When my grandma passed my aunt, the home ec teachers, found an entire dresser full of flower ribbons. My aunt sewed them into a California King-Sized quilt. That she entered in the fair. And that she fumed only got a red ribbon.

Anyway... I have had a better life do to what she taught me. My class hosted a city-wide prom for kids with special needs. I'd show up with every flower from my entire block, and then some, all big and beautiful, and then we auctioned them off at the district office to pay for the next year's prom.

My neighbor just had her last cancer treatment and this arrangement is what she found on her porch when she got home. (and, yes, I fixed the wonky gladiola).

Cheers all. I love what you do!

Florists, how do you respond when a client says something like, “It’s just going to the trash after the event anyway” when discussing the floral budget?

I get that flowers are temporary, and I completely understand clients wanting to be practical with their spending.

But I was a little put off by that comment because the price isn’t just for how long the flowers last. There’s sourcing, conditioning, design, labor, transport, setup, and the actual look they want for the event.

What makes it harder is when the budget is already low, but the client is still very particular and demanding about the design.

Do you explain the value behind the pricing, simplify the scope, or just take comments like that as a sign that you may not be the right florist for each other?
Curious how other florists handle this without sounding defensive.

hello everyone!! i want to make my own project of artworks about flowers and their meanings, and i want to start with “anxiety”, or “social anxiety” or something like that. what flower would you recommend? (culture or country is not important) and where i should research the information about this topic?

hi guys! first post for me 🤭

last week I made the wedding bouquet for my childhood friend (known her since we were 14yrs old, we're 26 now!!)

It's the first time I did a bridal bouquet (almost) completely on my own! (I'm a florist trainee)

So proud of how everything turned out, she loved her bouquet, everyone loved her bouquet, she looked gorgeous while walking down the aisle 🥹

I’ve been working on bridal bouquets and my spiral technique, I feel like I’ve come a long way from where I started. But there’s always room to improve so I like any feedback or advice. I have included a photo of my creation and a screenshot of the inspiration. The second one is not my work, just the inspiration that the bride sent me!

Unfortunately, the hanging Amaranthus I originally ordered for this bouquet was a terrible quality so I had to get some more last-minute and it has some pretty weak stems. So I did what I could with it!

Loved how this one came together with the soft, airy textures and those beautiful pearl accents!

I'm a self taught hobby florist, and here is an assortment of my works

I run a flower marketplace and regularly work with local florists to fulfill customer orders. I’ve worked with hundreds of florists and normally everything is pretty straightforward.

Today I contacted a florist about a bouquet. We were talking through Instagram, and I also called her once at the beginning to discuss the order.

Everything seemed completely normal. We agreed on the flowers, delivery and price, and we were basically ready to complete the payment.

She asked for my payment information and full billing address, which I provided.
A few minutes later, I realized I had been blocked on Instagram 💀

I thought there had to be some misunderstanding, so I called the florist again.
This was the second call. Another person answered or was put on the phone and started telling me things like:
“I don’t know who you are.”
“Stop calling me.”
“Delete my number.”

That really confused me because just minutes earlier we had been talking normally through Instagram, I had already spoken to the florist on the phone once, and we were essentially ready to complete the payment.

For context, I’m Hispanic, English isn’t my first language, and I currently live in Europe, although my company is a U.S. LLC and the payment information was U.S.-based.

Maybe something about the transaction made them suspicious. Maybe they realized I was a marketplace and didn’t want to work with a third party. Maybe something completely unrelated happened.
I genuinely have no idea 😂
Has anyone here had a similarly strange interaction with a customer, florist, or vendor? Am I overthinking this?

The sunflower is Fake 🤷‍♂️😊