Last week, London hosted the spectacular final of the World Skills competition, where 1,000 of the world’s most talented youngsters from 52 countries/regions competed to find the planet’s best in various fields. Over 200,000 visitors headed along to watch the competition, with floristry one of the leading skills on display. Over the four days of [...]

Following the devastating earthquake that struck Christchurch just over a year ago, it has been great to see New Zealand putting on such a great show for the Rugby World Cup. Direct2Florist has an office in New Zealand, so we felt the impact and destruction the quake had on Kiwis at close quarters, which makes [...]

We read with interest the other day that this coming Christmas will be all about do-it-yourself – including floral arrangements. Now, whilst this potentially makes sense on a local level where it’s easy to pick up the bits you need from a florist before heading home and making your decoration, the writer of this particular [...]

With Halloween rapidly approaching, if you’re thinking of sending a delivery of flowers for the occasion, you may be wondering what to choose from our florists. Well, the good news is that some flowers are naturally spooky, which means they’re perfect when it comes to creating Halloween boo-quets. Whilst orange is the obvious colour to [...]