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FLORAL IS THE NEW BLACK by Joseph Massie

ARLENE PHILLIPS ATTENDS NTAs WEARING A JOSEPH MASSIE ORIGINAL ‘LIVING’ DRESS Strictly Come Dancing star Arlene Phillips walked the red carpet at the National Television Awards wearing a “living” dress created by floral artist Joseph Massie, decorated with real flowers that are all used for homeopathic remedies, including Clematis, Roses, Hydrangea and others. Arlene and […]

Spell Check

Hello Flower Friends! Well, this is a post I probably should have done back in January when everyone was writing up floral bids. Sorry. It has occurred to me that many floral designers don’t know how to spell some of the key words used in floral estimates. So here goes, a few words that I […]

Hints & Tricks of Floral Design

Recently I sent out a twitter request & email to our mailing list, asking for input on seven different questions. Thank you to everyone who sent in their replies!! Here’s Question #4: Share with us and the Flirty Fleurs readers a special hint or trick you use at your shop… Best way to remove stickers […]

Hellebores!!!

With end of winter near and spring knocking at the door my mind starts race with excited anticipation of the arrival of the bloom that is at the top of my favorite list! The Hellebore! From MAYESH WHOLESALE FLORIST HELLEBORUS Helleborus, a native of Europe and Asia, with bright green branches of flowers was popular […]

Flower Guide

Anemones Availability: Late Winter, Spring, early Summer Colors: Magenta, Pink, Purple, Red, White Clematis Availability: Summer Colors: blue, purple, mauve, red, pink, lavender and white Coxcomb Availability: Spring, Summer, Fall Colors: Green, Hot Pink, Orange, Pink, Red, Yellow Cranberry Viburnum Availability: Fall Colors: Cranberry Red Daffodils Availability: Early Spring Colors: White, Yellow, Bi-color Yellow/White Dahlias […]

Tenley Young, A Year Later!

It has been a year since “The Arrangement” has been on Logo and we last talked to you, What have you been up to? Has it been a year already!?! Wow! Since the moment the show ended, I have been going wonderfully crazy! I’ve been on the radio, published in magazines and newspapers, on Good […]