lorists around the world in unusual and historical premises. Are you a florist in unusual premises? Please send your shop picture to simon@florist2florist.com – Tell us your story! This is Regina Florist, in Regina, Saskatchewan in Canada The florist has been in the family for nearly 100 years (surely this must be some kind of [...]

Looking at New Zealand is really interesting, the first thing you notice are the bright exotic flowers. Take Beachside flowers in Papamoa, New Zealand. The work on display includes lush exotic foliages – long lasting flowers. The style used is more along the lines of a traditional Gift Wrap and Hand ties – with use [...]

Floristry styles differ all around the world. For example funeral work in United States is completely different from funeral work found in United Kingdom. This blog takes a closer look at the different styles using real florists work which has been submitted to the Direct2florist website. USA Avante Gardens florist in Anaheim, California Cathy at [...]

Finding the right words at the time of a funeral can be one of the most difficult things to do. Here follows a few funeral verses and funeral poems that may help. Silent thoughts Secret tears A simple wish that you were here. FROM In heavenly love abiding From Though our days together are over [...]

Here I will talk about new members on Direct2florist. We will see how this blog goes as there are lots of shops coming onboard so I might change it a bit further down the line. 1st new member taking a mention here is Lefkis Elgia Flowershop in Lemassol, Cyprus. This is a great signing as [...]

A new innovative e-commerce opportunity has been launched into New Zealand. Direct2florist.com. Former florists, father and son team John & Simon Stirling from Bolton, England are set to change the way consumers shop for flowers worldwide. Direct2florist has joined forces with the New Zealand based “Joyflora Network” based in Christchurch to form a partnership that [...]

Whatever the state of the economy and however hard the credit crunch is biting, there will always be opportunities for international trade if the product or service on offer is good enough and brings enough benefits to the end user. A good example of this philosophy is the rapid expansion of florist2florist’s web-based direct2florist.com (D2F) [...]