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Survey results: Chocolate tops 2012 quit list (with infographic)

Mark Leech — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:27:14 +0000

More people would like to cut down on or give up chocolate than smoking this year, according to the Interflora New Year’s Resolution Survey. While nine per cent of people in the survey said that quitting smoking was their New Year’s resolution, more people said they will be cutting out or cutting down on their [...]

Interflora florists’ passion to deliver…

Mark Leech — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:35:41 +0000

Interflora is proud of how its national network of florists often go out of their way to ensure important deliveries are made. And – as these accounts by three determined members of our network illustrate – such devotion to exemplary customer service can sometimes mean going one step further to guarantee a special gift reaches [...]

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Our Christmas Designed to Order winner

Mark Leech — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:45:41 +0000

Our recent Designed to Order competition saw a huge number of Interflora customers simply clicking an email link to be in with a chance of winning £2000 worth of bespoke Christmas flowers for their home. Our lucky winner, Elizabeth, was contacted by one of our expert florists, Janet Boast, to discuss the theme and style [...]

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WIN! – Who do you think deserves a Christmas kiss?

Mark Leech — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:10:01 +0000

Christmas is a time for presents, celebration and family, hugs and kisses – with all that mistletoe around you’re bound to get a few cheeky pecks over the festive season. We asked who you thought deserved a Christmas kiss and so many of you replied! All the winners have now been chosen. Thank you to [...]

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Interflora’s guide to herbs

Mark Leech — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 08:00:26 +0000

Herbs are very rewarding to grow as they can add flavour to food, as well as help with ailments and illnesses. You can buy herbs in two forms at your local florist – either as a complete plant or as a cut herb. Here’s our guide to some popular varieties… Basil Availability: All year round [...]

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Neil Whittaker Wins Florist of the Year

Mark Leech — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:39:42 +0000

Interflora florist Neil Whittaker has won the British Florist Association’s prestigious Florist of the Year competition. The victory means he will go on to compete for Great Britain in the Europa Cup. The Europa Cup will take place next September in the Czech Republic. Neil will take part in three days of intense competition with [...]

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Halloween florist shop window competition: GALLERY

Mark Leech — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:05:54 +0000

Our Halloween shop window competition is now closed. Thank you to all the florists who sent in their pictures – you can see them all below. Each display shows off our florists’ skills and they’ve all created some brilliantly spooky windows. You can see pumpkins, black cats, broomsticks and all manner of Halloween themes. Because [...]

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Interflora wins gold at the RHS Autumn Harvest Show

Mark Leech — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:10:41 +0000

The winning design celebrates autumn using a combination of dahlias and autumn foliage. Interflora florist David Denyer, who will be leading Interflora’s design installation at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2011, put the design together. David has previously won five gold medals at Chelsea, including four-times best in show; he also won the Interflora World [...]

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How to create an exotic orchid design (VID)

Mark Leech — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 09:00:25 +0000

As part of orchid fortnight we wanted to show you just want can be done with such beautiful and exotic flowers. Watch the video below as Interflora florists Joy Gill and Neil Whittaker create a stunning design using orchids. It demonstrates perfectly the levels of expertise and creativity our florists have. Read more about How [...]

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Interflora makes £2,000 Kenyan donation

Mark Leech — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:27:40 +0000

The Oserian Farm in Kenya – one of our Fairtrade suppliers – is based on the shores of Lake Naivasha and provides us with some of the beautiful Fairtrade flowers you see on www.interflora.co.uk. On 245 hectares of land, the farm produces around 400 million stems a year – mainly roses and carnations. There are [...]

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