This book features fifteen Advent window displays from florist shops in DENMARK, SWITZERLAND and GERMANY. The different design approaches, flower arrangements and techniques are captured in 400 pictures. Informative texts provide background information on the shops, the various designs and the approaches used. Practical tips and information on a wide range of different ways to … [Read more…]
Once again, autumn with all its opulence, cornucopia of fruit and glorious colours is almost here. It is often associated with traditional, frequently rustic looking shapes and designs inspired by the countryside. In the first part of our magazine, we show you how to design such arrangements with modern aspects in a way that is … [Read more…]
Floral materials that are dried or in attractive stages of drying, coloured and naturally bleached elements, wool yarn and felt are all fashioned into a permanent floral tapestry using traditional hand-weaving techniques, creating a rustic yet natural appearance. We show you some creations from a nature’s workshop seminar held by Klaus Wagener. … [Read more…]
How do we decorate our homes for the Advent season? How do we set the scene for the Christmas holidays at year’s end? How do we enjoy winter 2018/2019?Answers, outlooks, ideas and suggestions are provided by BLOOM’s Trends:
As a wintry blooming wonder, hellebores enrich every festive table in the Christmas season with their white brilliance. You can learn how to make this table decoration with hellebores and cones in this video. Helleborus ‘WinterFashion®’ from Heuger Gartenbaubetriebe; production sites in the Netherlands (nurseries: Van der Does and Sonneveld); particularly suitable for flower arrangements as … [Read more…]
Of course every wedding ceremony and every reception is new and unique and every couple wants personal consulting and to have their wishes taken into account, but some things stay the same for years, or even forever. Such as the continuing trend towards botanical elements and the greenery style. Vintage and bohemian styles are still … [Read more…]
Bridal white an grassy green – Summer wedding with two-tone colours: Bridal white sets the tone in this summer wedding, accompanied by green as a symbolic colour for the one and only wedding day. Have a look at how this round version of the long bridal bouquet is made:
Cheers to the bride and to us! – Floral bachelorette party: Who says flowers only play a role on the wedding day? Why not propose a floral bachelorette party to the bride, where everyone makes extravagant floral headdresses and jewelry under floristic supervision. Have a look at how these headdresses were made at the bachelorette party:
Nuances of green, accentuated by turquoise, make up the colour palette of this trend theme. Botanical motifs, natural surface reliefs, irregular shapes, glass and ceramics with an ethnic look, as well as materials that show their natural origins, all belong to the essential trend elements.
Whether on a walk through the woods or on a stroll through your own garden, when walking past the edge of a corn field on your way home or as you go back to the house from the herb garden – nature always has smaller or larger treasures to offer that challenge your creativity and … [Read more…]
