Today’s Bloom focus is the beautiful Queen Anne Lace!
Part of the carrot family is it sometimes known as Wild Carrot, Bird’s Nest or Bishop’s Lace.
Coming in green,white and chocolate it is a delicate yet full flower that can add intricacy and texture to any arrangement!
As it grows in fields and is a wild flower, it’s perfect for the wild & free flowing arrangements that are trending right now!
It’s also one of Bloom teacher Alyssa’s favourite blooms!
STUNNING Monstera Variegata from @foreverplanty Thank you for the Friday inspiration and beautiful pic!
After doing a little research on these lovely plants, this kind of variegated monstera is called ‘Albo-Variegata,’ which has white paint-like splotches on the leaves, or the leaf is half white or sometimes wholly white.
I don’t own one of these beauties but I do have a Silver Pothos which is another kind of variegated plant; it’s also stunning to look at and very easy to grow.
What an amazing plant is the cotton plant?!
Planted in summer to bloom around early autumn, it is not actually the flower of this plant that we most covet, but the fluffy white fibres that burst out of what is called the cotton boll.
The flower initially grows on top of the boll and only lasts about 3-4 days before withering and dropping off. The boll then begins to ripen in the sun and the fibres inside begin to expand, bursting out of the boll to create a most fascinating and beautiful natural resource.
Cotton stems seem to come in and out of fashion but are particularly popular arranged alone in a beautiful vase. I am going to try and find some arrangements using this stunning flora to inspire us all!
Ever wondered where Valentine’s Day comes from? Check out this small article from the BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/16945378
Love to all of our Bloom students, florists and budders everywhere!
Tomas De Bruyne is a Belgian floral designer who has worked all over the world.
He has made his career as a freelance floral designer, creating at times very large, installation pieces in public spaces & designing for events & weddings.
He also teaches workshops in #techniquesforfloralbeauty & has published 17 books!
And to top it off, he has a flower named after him! GLORIOSA ROTHSCHILDIANA ‘TOMAS DE BRUYNE’.
Check out his Facebook page @ Tomas De Bruyne Floral Design or his instagram @tomasdebruyne
To celebrate Bloom College’s 6th birthday we are having a 2 for 1 SALE on all workshops!
Book in for 2 workshops – the same or different – for the price of 1! That means you can attend two different workshops of your choice or split the cost with a friend and attend together. Or surprise a loved one with a gift!
The SALE will run from Thursday 14th of March to the end of Sunday 17th, so get in early as each workshop has limited spaces.
Happy International Women’s Day!
This year’s campaign theme is #BalanceForBetter which promotes a gender balanced world. “From grass roots activism to world wide action”, we can all play a part in creating gender equality for our children’s future and our present right now!
It is so wonderful and rewarding to be part of an industry that supports and promotes women in business, and an entrepreneurial industry that is about spreading happiness to everyone. Make sure to arrange or buy a bunch of flowers today for your closest lady friends, and celebrate how fabulous it is to be female!
Take advantage of the current rattan furniture trend and learn how to create a stunning tropical arrangement at our Tropical Blooms workshop!
Utilise the last of the summer blooms and make summer last all year round by creating contemporary interpretations of this staid classic.
Think St Tropez, think Barbados, think drinking Barcardi cocktails in Cuba!! Book through the link!
This stunning design & 
is from the style makers @onekingslane NY
Flashback to a few weeks ago when our classroom was buzzing with activity with all our Flower Basics students!
We absolutely love our work benches which are what is called an “Ikea Hack”! The table tops are from Ikea, then the legs have been custom fitted to make the height correct for standing and arranging as well as having wheels added to the bottom for movability. Then a nice thick coat of gloss added to the wood to make it more robust and resistant to scratches and water damage!
Thanks to our lovely teacher Natalie’s husband Cos for sorting those out for us!! X