Editor's Blog
Waitrose closure … celebration or valuable lesson?
Am I doing a happy dance because Waitrose have pulled out of online gift flowers. Absolutely n...
Read MoreAre we dragging ourselves down?
After the buzz of being at the Miami based SAF Convention and being surrounded by people investing b...
Read MoreThere WILL be Valentine roses, some cheaper than '21!
There is no doubt that the post-Brexit organisation has been a complete cock-up! I cannot count the ...
Read MoreLet's be Proud of our industry ... it's fabulous!
As I end the year, I reflect on all the places I have been and all the wonderful people I have met.&...
Read MoreStop hiding and show off your skills!
OK I admit it … I am a bit of a show off! It’s not that I never feel shy or nervous (I often d...
Read MoreWhat the FWAC is going on out there?!
Like many I have a love hate relationship with Facebook. I love it as can get instant feedback...
Read MoreLet’s not be elitist about Sustainability
Someone asked me if I was really that bothered with the environment when I harrumphed over some ball...
Read MoreLet's work together to solve problems
I confess I am cross at myself about the whole Bloom Local affair. Not because it happened … busines...
Read MoreQuit the shaming ... good stuff IS happening!
Confess I get mighty irritated by people who use social media to tell the world - not always correct...
Read MoreBe a Morrison’s … keep checking the numbers!
Did I enjoy reading that Morrisons, Britain’s 5th biggest supermarket had shut 26 of their Florist s...
Read MoreWhy FCH MUST survive into the next decade
This week the future of the Flower Council of Holland is in the balance and a decision reached as to...
Read MoreKeep in touch ... keep them onside!
Will I get roses at Valentine’s? Probably not. It’s not I don’t like them … I do … but my darling hu...
Read MoreChristmas 22 - an exciting duck and dive challenge!
So here we are ... the final furlong to Christmas, the most drawn out, long winded peak of the calen...
Read MoreNot everyone wants to go cheap!
Like many of my readers I can be found shouting and screaming at the computer when a particularly na...
Read MoreFlower Power for Her Majesty
Oh my gosh!
Having seen the outpouring of love and respect for The Queen Mother and then Pr...
Read MoreIs it time to show the difference?
Talking about all the Tom, Dick and Harry’s who come out of the woodwork at peaks* I wonder if flori...
Read MoreRecession ... it is what you make it
or how doing what I say, rather than doing what I did could save your business.
Do ...
Read MoreLet's hear it for the supply chain!
As we celebrate 1.2.21 have to say I thought January was dreary beyond belief! In fact...
Read MoreTier we go again ... BGK/BPP's back on!
Whilst everyone expected the announcements from Nicola and Boris yesterday (in the same way Macron, ...
Read More2020 ... a year to be proud!
And that's a wrap ... well bar the shouting and that's probably someone who left it till the last mi...
Read MorePlan don't panic! Don’t get mad .. get ready!
I purposely didn't bombard our readers after English Lockdown 2 was announced as I reckoned everyone...
Read MoreWhy I won’t write about Brexit.. well not in detail!
You know it would be easy peasy to write salacious headlines about Brexit. Everyone else seems to be...
Read More10 things I've learned from Covid-19
Shame on me ... has been a while since I posted a proper blog ... although in my defence m’lud I hav...
Read MoreAre we right to be selling flowers?
Dateline: 28.3.20 I’ve written this blog a zillion times over because I know I am going to che...
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Waitrose closure … celebration or valuable lesson?
Am I doing a happy dance because Waitrose have pulled out of online gift flowers. Absolutely not!...
Are we dragging ourselves down?
After the buzz of being at the Miami based SAF Convention and being surrounded by people investing...
There WILL be Valentine roses, some cheaper than '21!
There is no doubt that the post-Brexit organisation has been a complete cock-up! I cannot count...
Let's be Proud of our industry ... it's fabulous!
As I end the year, I reflect on all the places I have been and all the wonderful people I have...
Stop hiding and show off your skills!
OK I admit it … I am a bit of a show off! It’s not that I never feel shy or nervous (I often do!)...
What the FWAC is going on out there?!
Like many I have a love hate relationship with Facebook. I love it as can get instant feedback to...
Let’s not be elitist about Sustainability
Someone asked me if I was really that bothered with the environment when I harrumphed over some...
Let's work together to solve problems
I confess I am cross at myself about the whole Bloom Local affair. Not because it happened …...