Florist News

Yvie...Variegated holly can be hard to find. It's usually a large tree..in someone else's garden. Most people are reluctant to let you prune their trees...understandably. I've heard of cases where cowboys have asked politely if they could prune a few branches and before you know it they've hacked off all the branches, into th epickup and off down the road. It never hurts to ask though, someone may be about to do some pruning. You can buy it from wholesalers usually packed in flower boxes. It can be quite dear as such, but if you use it sparingly you can cover the cost. If you intend being in the trade for a long time, I would buy a tray of small shrubs and get them in the ground now. In another ten years you will have all you need. If you haven't got room in your own garden and depending on where you live, you could find a friendly farmer and ask if you could plant some in a hedgerow, so that you could cut them in future years. All these things i wish I had done 20 years ago!

Hi, If I remember rightly, when I worked at the college our head of the floristry department got ours from Ellam and Hall, Smithfield market in manchester. You could always give them a ring and check it our first. Hope this helps. Bye for now

hi wud u be interested in 240 ready made mossed wreaths 10" for £220 incl postage all u have to do is soak them

Hi, I am a holly grower who has just found this forum.
I dont want to use this to advertise, but I grow and sell varigated and green holly to wholesalers around the country as well as local florists. (Somerset)
If you let me know what wholesalers you use, I can try to get some to them!