by Stefania Del Zotto on August 1, 2011
Our florist Janet Hodgson of The Flower Gallery was asked by The Rock shopping mall in Bury to design a dress made completely of real flowers. The finished frock was displayed at the centre’s first birthday celebrations and was even worn by a model.
The dress was inspired by The Rock’s logo, which is a woman in a flowery dress surrounded by gorgeous, bright blooms. The brief proved to be a bit tricky for Janet. She says: “The challenge was making it last as the original brief wanted us to use plants.” Read more >>
by Su Whale on July 26, 2011
What an incredible weekend of floristry at Tatton Park flower show. Both Saturday and Sunday saw some of the finest talent Interflora has to offer competing for the titles of Interflora Florist of the Year and Future Florist of the Year. With the Floral Design Marquee filled with visitors enjoying the competitions and regular demonstrations from Interflora florists Derek Armstrong and David Ragg the atmosphere was buzzing. Read more >>
by Su Whale on July 21, 2011
Su Whale is the Interflora Blog’s resident expert florist and we sent her to Cheshire to show you her favourite bits of the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park. There’s even a video at the bottom of this post, in which Su looks at 5 of her choices in more detail. Read more >>
by Mark Leech on July 21, 2011
Florist Victoria Richards (pictured on the left) will be representing the UK at WorldSkills London 2011. She works for Herbarium Florist in the West Midlands and, after a tough four-day selection competition, she was chosen as our representative. Read more >>
by Mark Leech on July 13, 2011
A lot of thought goes into the new bouquets we release each season. We look at floral, home and garden trends and even at the way fashion is leaning.
Head of Floral Gifting, Karen Barnes, is in charge of keeping an eye on upcoming trends, so she can work them into our range. She begins by looking 15-18 months in advance to see what’s on the horizon.
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by Mark Leech on April 27, 2011
Few events in history inspire such a sense of romance and intrigue as a royal wedding so when news broke of Kate and William’s engagement last year we were thrilled. But speculation soon followed the congratulations, and while bets are being taken on Kate’s chosen wedding dress designer, here at Interflora we are much more interested in what the bride-to-be’s bouquet will look like. Read more >>
by David Denyer on April 14, 2011
It’s just six weeks until the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and there’s still plenty of work to be done behind the scenes.
I’ve had a prototype doorway in my shop since February which David Ragg and I have been working on most days. David Ragg designed Interflora’s Gold Medal winning exhibit, ‘Progression’ at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show last year so it’s great to have him on hand this year to assist me with my design. Read more >>
by Mark Leech on March 24, 2011
Once again we’re planning to wow the crowds at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Award-winning florist David Denyer will be creating a stunning floral design exhibit entitled ‘A Sense of Perspective’.
After the success of last year’s exhibit – ‘Progression’ by fellow Interflora florist David Ragg – David is going to have a tough act to follow.
The exhibit will consist of a series of doorways flowing down a seven-metre space in the prestigious Great Pavilion. Read more >>
by Mark Leech on March 24, 2011
On Thursday, 24 March, the Advocate General handed down his Opinion on the question put to the Court of Justice of the European Union as to whether Marks & Spencer (“M&S”) should be allowed to use the “Interflora” trade mark as an internet search engine keyword to advertise M&S flowers.
Interflora asked the European Court to answer the question:
Where a trade mark owner such as Interflora has invested considerably in its trade mark, and consumers rely on that trade mark to guide their purchasing behaviour, should a competitor such as Marks & Spencer be entitled to trade off and make money from using Interflora’s trade marks at the expense of Interflora? Read more >>
by Mark Leech on March 3, 2011
Fairtrade Fortnight runs from Febraury 28th to March 13th and focuses on promoting awareness for Fairtrade products and the good they do for communities around the world.
We have a large Fairtade flowers range comprised of flowers from a Fairtrade farm in Kenya, where all the workers benefit from good environmental and living standards as well as funds to invest in community projects. Read more >>
Our florist Janet Hodgson of The Flower Gallery was asked by The Rock shopping mall in Bury to design a dress made completely of real flowers. The finished frock was displayed at the centre’s first birthday celebrations and was even worn by a model.
