Floral Guides

Image source: http://goo.gl/Eqgkf2 The summer season barely ever arrives unannounced. It doesn’t just knock on our doors any day, looking for hospitality. With punctuality and coherence, it officially starts on 21st June every year. Its appearance, as noted by all, bares the name of Midsummer, the date on which the sun sets at its latest […]

Image source: http://goo.gl/7Z0fl6 Summer is already rearing its head and we couldn’t be happier at FloraQueen. The season of brightness and vivid colours, we spend these months outdoors basking in the sun and the fine weather, in the best of company.

Giving flowers for a birthday is something that is quite traditional, but this year instead of giving any old bouquet that looks pretty, why not give one with a meaning?

Spring is in the air and what better way to enjoy the sunshine than with family and friends? There are a number of ways to do this and quite possibly the most fun way to do this is with a party!!

Spring has arrived and we are surrounded by buds on the trees and flowers about to burst with colour, there can be no nicer time to get married or plan your wedding than the springtime. With so many beautiful flowers around this season it can be quite difficult to choose a floral theme. Here’s how […]

Remember those little dry pasta necklaces you used to make for Mom? How about the flowers you picked from the garden and put in the empty yogurt pot? Well, I’m afraid to say that as an adult you are now expected to knock it out the ball park! No more last minute pairs of slippers […]

At FloraQueen we want you to hit the mark with your gift, so we have prepared an infographic to help you choose the perfect bouquet for each occasion. Is an important birthday coming up? Is your best friend getting married? Or perhaps you simply want to add a touch of colour to your home. Whatever […]

Did you forget to send flowers for Administrative Professionals’ Day? Oh dear… Don’t worry; it’s not too late to remedy that. Your poor overworked employee will appreciate the token gesture that you can provide them with – a gift card, a bouquet or, if you know them quite well, then how about choosing an original […]

The celebration of Easter is upon us! A time to rejoice amongst family and friends, for having fun and of course for egg hunting! To make sure you are ready for this most joyous event we have compiled a little how to list full of good and crafty ideas about Easter decoration and, because […]

The International Day of the Book is approaching. Do you know on which day it falls? On April 23rd! It’s almost here. So start getting ready for this really special occasion and have a little something prepared for your nearest and dearest.

If you are an employer there is one date that you really cannot and should not forget… Wednesday April 23rd 2014. Why? Well, the clue is in the title, it’s Administrative Professionals’ Day! The one day of the year where you can really show your support staff that you appreciate their efforts. Of course this […]

Your Easter flower arrangement doesn’t have to be a huge display; with Easter flowers you can really have some fun.  There are plenty of props that you can use – ones that you will already have around the home too. Making an Easter Centrepiece is very simple and only has to be as big and […]

Life is so busy for many of us that we never get the chance to express ourselves as well as we should or spend enough time letting people who matter to us know exactly how we feel. This Mother’s Day let’s make a special effort and spoil our Mums!

A Mother here at FloraQueen has created this hypothetical open letter to her son offering some unexpected and surprising advice on how he may want to improve on his Mother’s Day celebration with her this year. A Mother’s role is to offer guidance to her children after all… isn’t it?

What better excuse to throw a party than St Patrick’s Day? No other day dictates that you should be the hostess with the mostess than the 17th March! Decorating for this occasion has never been easier – the theme is usually green and…? Stuck for ideas? Well it’s not all about shamrocks and leprechauns… You […]

When choosing the perfect birthday gift you really want to get it right. Nothing says ‘I didn’t know what to buy you so I got you this bunch of carnations’ more than an ill planned bouquet. Flowers don’t have to look like an afterthought – here’s how you can get it right. The definitive guide on how to […]

Bright flowers are the surest sign of spring approaching, happy thoughts of sunny, warm days are the perfect antidote to grey skies. But just what are the perfect spring flowers to help you shake off the winter blues? Look ahead to the spring with these plants and flowers.

Under the slogan “Inspiring Change” that inspires this year’s edition of International Women’s Day, at FloraQueen we wished to bring together a series of simple and really inexpensive ideas to acknowledge the role played by all women in our lives: our mothers, wives, sisters, female friends, co-workers and even our bosses, to name but a […]

We can all cast our minds back to a flower or plant that we remember fondly from our childhood, whether it be the plant themselves or the scent from a powerful bouquet. The one thing we can help give a child is the happy memory of such a thing by showing them how they can […]

This is an occasion when you really can’t attach an ‘I Love You’ to a reduced bunch of flowers from the local petrol station. Nor is it the time to quickly send a last minute token gesture; this has Valentine’s Fail written all over it and let’s face it – hardly romantic is it? Here’s […]