Hello my flower loving friends...
And welcome to my first post! Thank you for popping over.
For ages I’ve been thinking of creating something specially for those of you dreaming of a career in the flower industry. I dithered over a blog or podcast and in the end the blog won as what we do is so visual.
I shall document how I negotiated my way through floristry and flower farming and give you tips, ideas and hopefully inspiration for you to carve out your own very unique path.
It’s no secret that the flower industry is hugely popular and growing at a rapid rate, so how do we stand out in this flowery world? Just remember this- No two flowers are ever the same but both are beautiful in their own unique way!
Weather you’re already working with flowers, at college or its just something you’re mulling over I hope you you will leave feeling inspired and be able to carve out your own path with a clear view of what it looks like.
I have a list of topics to cover that I think you will enjoy including my latest experience of running a high street pop-up shop. I would love to know your questions though!
What do you really want to know?
Leave a comment at the bottom of the post and I’ll try and answer as best I can.
But first I want to leave you with a little project to try. It’s a great one for those of you that are either just starting out or maybe have lost your mojo (happens a lot this time of year).
I’m always banging on about being yourself and I believe if you know what you like and are passionate about it, then your right path will show itself.
This week I’m talking about colours in flowers.
We all have our own favourite colours and preferences to a bright and colourful palette, a soft romantic one or maybe moody and muted. I love all three but I sway more to moody and muted.
It’s really important if you’re starting a career with flowers that you are creating with tones you love!
Just this simple act will ensure you get the right clients for you, not every client is the right one you know.
Example... You hate red flowers, yet you use them in your latest college piece or for a ‘wrong’ client, you hated doing the work but you still take a photo (as you’re told so often to do) put it out there and oh look... here comes another customer that wants bright red flowers and you’re left feeling icky again right?
So I want you to stop doing it! I want to help you to stop going round in circles!
A really simple exercise is to create a Pinterest board of your ideal palette. So basically you pin all images you are naturally drawn too. It doesn’t have to be purely flowers it can be anything where the colours just sing to you. Remember to only pin images with tones you absolutely love! After about seven images you should start to see a pattern in the depth of tone and colours. This is your own unique natural palette.
Now when you’re next flicking through seed catalogues or wandering around the wholesalers use your board as a colour swatch when selecting your blooms.
Don’t forget the tones in your foliage too as this will pull your look together.
Zingy greens tend to bring out the best in bright hues, whilst silvers work well on a pastel palette. Dark forest greens can look good on all colours and give very different moods to a cool or warm palette.
Try selecting your flowers first, then a couple of different shades of foliage and make up a flat lay of your flowers with each foliage to see which one you prefer.
I hope you find this helpful!
And remember... Only post photos of your work that you would be happy to re-create again!
Don’t forget to mention any topics you’d like me to cover.
Emma x
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