Marginpar
Marginpar .. specialists in exclusives If you’ve received a bouquet with Clematis in it, chances are they were grown by Marginpar, an African/Dutch based company that opened its first farm 35 years ago and now has 17 flower farms across Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe with a state of the art … and having been there […]
Holstein Flowers
In 1946, with a passion for the land, Henk van Holstein started a vegetable farm. Over time, his sons joined the business, and in 1974, they decided to introduce flowers. What began as a hobby – breeding their own gerberas – soon blossomed into the company’s core focus. Initially, they only cultivated large-flowered varieties, but […]
Lugt Lisianthus
With 33 different varieties, Lugt are the world’s biggest Lisianthus grower accounting for 25% of all Dutch produced Lisianthus. White dominates at 30% of their production but new varieties are constantly under review with over 300 trials run annually to develop new and improved varieties! And not only do they grow one of the best […]
Hybrid Flowers
Hybrid Flowers is 20 years old this year. Originating from Covent Garden, for the past 12 years Hybrid’s home has been on Bondway in Vauxhall, a short walk from New Covent Garden Market for those who know it. The studio-based corporate and events florist has grown to become one of London’s top flower companies, creating […]
Stephanie Harris
Why did you decide to be a florist? I’d always been a keen amateur but making it my career didn’t happen until 10 years ago. I’d worked in both the private and public sector as a programme director, implementing and managing high profile and complex business transformation programmes, but I wanted to be able to […]
Simon Lycett
Why did you decide to be a florist? It is all I have ever wanted to do! 38 years ago, at the age of 7, I fell in love with flowers, plants and horticulturalists in all and every form at a local – I lived in Warwick – village flower show. From that moment I […]
Sarah Richardson
Why did you decide to be a florist? I was looking for a creative outlet, I loved art and nature, and someone bought me a bouquet of flowers and I couldn’t stop looking at them. I thought what an amazing job that must be to give such joy and I was right! How did […]
Rebecca Marsala
Why did you decide to be a florist? I was 11 and my 14-year-old brother need a pacemaker fitted so I was sent to stay with my aunt who had a flower shop. She took me with her to the shop and let me make dried flower basket arrangements. I absolutely loved it and went […]
Philip Hammond
Why did you decide to be a florist? I needed a job when I was 14 and walked into the only florist I knew in my hometown of Guildford and asked for a job and that’s where the journey began. Who knew 20 years later I would be where I am today. How did […]
Paula Rooney
Paula Pryke
Neill Strain
Why did you decide to be a florist? Becoming a florist wasn’t a deliberate decision; my passion for gardening as a child naturally led me to working with flowers. Pursuing it as a career felt like the next logical step in my journey. How did you start? I began my journey in the world […]
