Europa Cup and Dutch National Champion floral designer, Hanneke Frankema, created the designs for the 2025 Floral Trends from Marginpar. The designs feature her hallmark wire techniques and demonstrate flowers' power as both an artistic medium and as a powerful and natural emotional revitalization. Every design in the series utilizes reusable sustainable design elements. Truly an exhibition-worthy showcase of floral design! See the Marginpar Floral Trends 2025.
Looking for design and color inspiration for the winter season? Look no further, Design Master shares a great series of color palettes, and fabulous designs inspired by their PREMIUM Metals finish Champagne Gold! It really is the perfect color this winter working with both with classic Christmas hues and timeless neutrals. See the Design Master Toast to the Holidays.
Its time we all speak out! Each of us must tell our story, why we love flowers and how flowers love people! The message sent across the exhibit hall at the flower industry’s largest gathering, the International Floriculture Trade Fair (IFTF) was ‘Flowers are good for you!’. And they are, we all know it and science agrees. On the eve of the IFTF during the annual Floriforum the conclusion was easy, we all need to share our love of flowers and tell the story that flowers are good for you! See the Thursd.com article on IFTF and Floriforum.
Attracting GenZ buyers requires new tactics and, as always, listening to the customer! Younger buyers want to discover their own brands and experiences. “Younger consumers want to be surprised, to feel they have found things that are fresh, unique, and that appeal to their peers.” Listen to these new buyers and they will lead you to what motivates them to buy! See the Forbes article, Retailers Seek Gen Z as Core Groups Age Out, Families Shrink.
The good news is that selling more flowers to Gen Z customers is fun! Gen Z appreciates spontaneous and exciting content, right in the plant and flower sweet spot. Leverage your messaging and fun factor to appeal to this tech-savvy group. Rio Roses shares innovative strategies for being more effective with the new Gen Z buyers, see the article.
Brides have started ‘gifting’ their bridal bouquet as opposed to ‘tossing’ the bouquet. Cultural traditions are always being updated to reflect the personal identity and values of today’s couples. Today’s weddings need to fit the vision that today’s couples envision, and that may mean creating personalized rituals. Special Events explore how creating new traditions is making weddings more memorable for today’s couples. See the article.
Keeping up with wedding flower trends never stops! Rio Roses shares six wedding trends and they are all about personal expression, sustainability and bold, creative designs. See the Produce News article and let’s continue to create meaningful wedding experiences with flowers front and center! Know the numbers to better serve your clients with Rio Roses update on 2024 wedding spending trends. See the article.