FLOWERS, FLOWER ARRANGING (Including Ikebana), FLORISTRY & FLORISTS
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bloemschikken.startpagina.be/ - Dutch directories of links to Flower Arrangement-related websites, including Ikebana, books, magazines, flower schools, and much more! Even if you don't speak Dutch, have a look anyway as the links will take you to some very interesting sites, and the pictures speak for themselves!
Bromsgrove & District Flower Arranging Society - The website of the Flower Arranging Society to which I belong. The site contains a programme of monthly flower arranging demonstrations, a history of the society, photo galleries of the demonstrators' and members' flower arrangements, competition results with pictures of the winning designs, and information on when and where they meet. Go visit!
Chrysal UK - Website of the makers of one of the most popular brands of cut flower food. The site contains information on all the different Chrysal products available and how to use them, as well as flower conditioning for best results.
Find Flowers UK -
Find Flowers UK helps you to find the perfect flowers for any occasion, no matter who they’re meant for or what you want them to say. Each month they scour the web to find you the top online UK florists with the most gorgeous flowers. Their featured top online florists all have a great range of flowers, bouquets, secure online ordering & next day delivery.
Floral Art Mall - Great site from New Zealand, offering all sorts of goodies for the floral artist. Be sure to check out the "free stuff" link where you will find free on-line flower arranging lessons, and you can request a free monthly flower arranging e-zine. I spent a happy couple of hours browsing this site - the designs are truly inspiring! The fantastic Floral Design Magazine is published from here, and I contribute designs each month. To subscribe, click the link below:
Floral Craft Resource - A large collection of flower arranging and home decorating tips, all conveniently organized by category. Lots of flower arrangement ideas.
Flowers and Plants Organisation - The UK's promotional organisation for cut flowers and indoor plants. Includes good tips on cut flower and foliage care, available flowers and foliages, and flower arranging fashion trends.
Flower Shop Link - Send fresh flowers worldwide.
Flower Smell - Directory containing information on different types of flowers, flower arranging, and gardening.
Floral Design Newsletter - On-line flower arranging newsletter. Receive a free floral design newsletter by e-mail. Lots of unusual and interesting arrangements to see on the "Previous Newsletter Arrangements" pages.
Fresh Flowers Now - (USA site.) On-line flower delivery of fresh flower arrangements, gift baskets or flowering plants for all your special occasions.
Ikebana by Junko - UK site by a talented Ikebana practitioner. Information about Ikebana classes, lessons, events and the UK's largest range of Ikebana equipment, books and supplies. This lovely site also contains lots of information about Ikebana Japanese flower arranging, its History and Styles with many colour pictures.
Ikebana Links - A Dutch directory of links to Ikebana websites. Even if you don't speak Dutch, have a look anyway as the links will take you to some very interesting sites, and the pictures speak for themselves!
Ikebana Pots - These beautiful hand-crafted Ikebana dishes are made by potters Tim and Pam Huckstepp who have over 25 years experience of professional pottery making at their Intime Designs studio in Kent (UK).
Ikebana World - A lovely site for all those interested in Ikebana. Information on the history of Ikebana, and lots of pictures of the various styles of Ikebana, as well as Ikebana containers and other sundries to buy.
Japanese Flower Arrangements - Ikebana - Comprehensive Ikebana website featuring contemporary Ikebana flower arrangement, courses, demonstrations, vases and materials, and Japanese gardens.
Keiko's Ikebana - USA site about Ikebana, featuring the work of Keiko Kubo, whose work is a modern form of Ikebana. Also contains information about Ikebana, a gallery of arrangements, and Keiko's Vase Shop.
Laura's Flower Arrangements - Interesting flower arranging site with lots of pictures of flower arrangements (very slow to download, but worth the wait!), instructions on how to make different types of arrangements, specific plant and flower information, and more!
Living Seasons - The website of London florist Kazuhide Egawa, who is one of the most talented florists I know! If you are looking for something stunning, special and out of the ordinary for your wedding, or any other occasion, then look no further.
NAFAS - The National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies website with information on events, areas of NAFAS, The Flower Arranger Magazine, etc.
National Garden Clubs, Inc. (American site) - A good source of inspiration is this page from the American National Garden Clubs, Inc. website which shows an archive of pictures of flower arrangements made by their members. There are also categorized arrangements such as "horizontal arrangements", "arrangements with fruit and vegetables" etc., etc.
Post-a-Rose Online Florist - Send the finest quality flowers, roses, and bouquets online on special occasions anywhere in the UK
Preserved Gardens - An informative site about pressed flowers and foliage, flower presses, pressing information, a searchable reference database, pressed flower forum and select floral art, crafts and related resources.
Rosaflora Flowers - (Australian site) The Gold Coast's only drive-thru florist. Offers designs using Australian native flowers as well as those using more traditional florist flowers, as well as chocolates, balloons and teddy bears. Orders can be sent online 24/7 for local (Gold Coast) or worldwide delivery.
SendFlowersnGifts.com - Send flowers, plants, roses, fruit baskets, gift baskets, etc. Buy wine, wine accessories,
beer of the month club memberships, wine club memberships, and more.
Silk-Flower-Smart.com - An online guide to silk flower shopping and crafting.
Smithers-Oasis - The famous makers of Oasis® floral foam products. Lots of information on their products, plus lots of designs to inspire you!
The Flower Pot - The Flower Pot is a Montreal florist offering a wide variety of flowers or floral bouquets, flowering or tropical plants, fruit or gourmet baskets, balloons or balloon decor, corporate or personal gifts … and much more.
The Society of American Florists - The Society of American Florists consumer website. Excellent site includes lots of floristry related information, examples of floristry, suggestions for flowers for special occasions, etc.
The Society of Floristry - New website of the UK Society of Floristry. Find out about exams, events, publications, recruitment and training.
Third Rock Design Studios Ltd, Floristry Tuition - DVDs teaching floristry and floristry toolkits. Targeted toward students, enthusiasts, professionals needing skills update and for use as a teaching aid/resource for tutors.
Three Counties and South Wales Area of NAFAS - The website of the Three Counties and South Wales Area of NAFAS, giving information about flower clubs within the Area, events, how to contact them, names of officers, etc.
West Australian Floral Art Society Inc. - A wonderful site detailing the activities of this group of Australian Floral Artists, including their activities, and photo galleries of members' and demonstrators' arrangements, as well as information on various styles of flower arrangements.
Usha Khosla Ceramics and Studio Pottery - (UK Site) Usha Khosla is a studio potter and ceramics specialist creating exclusive and individually designed ceramics. Commissions undertaken.
FLORISTRY SUNDRIES, ARTIFICIAL PLANTS AND FLOWERS AND CUT FLOWER SUPPLIERS
Arranged for You - USA-based supplier of floristry sundries. The site also has lots of other information useful to flower arrangers and florists. (USA only)
Artplants - UK supplier of artificial plants, trees, flowers, topiary and fruits.
Carnmeal Cottage - UK supplier of floristry sundries and craft supplies.
Copsey's Flowers and Plants - UK growers, importers and wholesalers of flowers and plants based on the south coast.
Floral Art Mall (New Zealand Site) - supplies floristry sundries worldwide.
Floral Products (UK site) - supplies floristry sundries (UK only).
Flower Experts (UK Site) - supplies floristry sundries and fresh flowers (UK only).
Rainbow Florist Supplies On-Line Warehouse (UK Site) - Wholesale suppliers & distributors to the floristry trade, party organisers & event co-ordinators, wedding organisers, bridal shops, craft & party trades, balloon decorators, limousine, luxury & vintage car hire firms, luxury chocolate manufacturers & retailers, independent garden centres, hamper suppliers, farm shops and many more. (UK only).
BULBS, PLANTS AND SEEDS
Acanthus Technology - What is an Acanthus? - This is a page within the Acanthus Technology website which give lots of interesting information about the Acanthus plant, or Bear's Breeches.
ANI Direct Seeds - Wide variety of exotic seeds including, palms, bonsai, cacti, unusual trees, herbs, acacia, rose, sunflowers, vines, chile peppers, chinese herbs and fruit trees.
Bali Hai Nursery - Mail Order Business in Northern Ireland sending plants all over the world. Specialising in Hostas, Phormiums and other Perennials.
Chiltern Seeds - Order your seeds online from this website. A vast variety of seeds on offer, from the more common to the downright strange!
Diane's Flower Seeds - Description: Heirloom flower seeds with beautiful pictures. A great selection of rare perennials, daylilies, and herbs.
Cotswold Garden Plants - Bob Brown's excellent nursery in Badsey, Worcestershire (UK). You can buy on-line, or visit this great plantsman's nursery where there are unusual plants which you won't find in your average garden centre!
Gifted Gardener - Plants, flowers & gardening gifts delivered in the UK from orders placed worldwide. Quality gifts for others or treat yourself!
Halcyon Seeds - An innovative grower and seed supplier offering a selection of unusual salad leaf, vegetable and herb seed. A personal service giving cultural advice for the kitchen gardener.
Heirloom Tomatoes - US site offering over 60 varieties of Heirloom tomato seeds. Available are yellow, pink, and purple tomatoes, as well as red! Fascinating!
Jubilee Seeds UK - Grass Seed and Turf Suppliers - UK-based grass seed and turf suppliers, offering varieties of grass seed and turf for sports grounds, gardens, landscaping and meadows.
Mair and Thompson - Mair and Thompson has been supplying young plants online since 1997. Their website contains a full catalogue of over 100 high quality plants, complete with many pictures and full descriptions. They also provide an extensive collection of "premier plants", an online gift section, and much more.
Nicky's Nursery - Plants, ideas & inspirations for baskets, gardening articles, mail order flower, veg, wild flower & herb seeds. Secure on-line shopping, one of the largest on-line seed catalogues.
Organic Rose Gardening
- Tips, tricks and advice on rose gardening the organic way.
Plants With Fragrant Flowers - James Griffin's Home Page offering scented flowers and Primula species for sale by post (UK only). This site also contains interesting information on biological pest controls, and where you can buy them.
Plantworld Seeds - Seeds of choice, rare and unusual hardy perennials and ornamental grasses by mail-order worldwide. RHS medal winners.
Terra Nova Nurseries - A fantastic website showcasing the wonderful plants which this USA nursery has bred by tissue culture. Plenty of pictures to look at and drool over! Wholesale only (unfortunately for me!!) but still well worth a look by individuals for the information it contains on all the new varieties of plants coming on the market.
The Seed Search - Karen Platt's site featuring where to buy hundreds of different seeds, and information on Karen's books and how to order them.
Tulip World Holland - Dutch site (in English) supplying not just Tulips, but all sorts of other bulbs for spring, summer and autumn flowering. Lots of interesting and helpful information about planting and growing the bulbs they supply.
Urban Jungle - Exotic and Unusual Plants - Urban Jungle is a Norfolk (UK) garden centre and nursery for the exoticist.
Online ordering via a secure server.
Winter Hill Plants - Exotic, Rare and Unusual Plants - A small UK nursery offering a selection of unusual plants by mail order.
Wright's Daylilies - Over 1100 varieties of daylilies on offer. Online catalogue with over 600 pictures.
GARDENING
A Garden Place - American Site with Garden tips, landscape ideas, plant propagation, greenhouse construction, resources, and links for people who garden.
Alice Bowe Garden Design - Alice Bowe English Landscapes is an award winning garden and landscape design consultancy with a strong reputation for sustainable design and planting excellence.
American Chime - (U S Site.) U S-made wind chimes themed for gifts. Someone into angels, cats, etc? Get them wind chimes to match!
Avant-Gardening: Creative Organic Gardening - Organic gardens located in North-Western New Mexico. Lots of info on organic gardening, companion and intensive planting, basic botany, organic composting, and lots more......
Badger Nurseries and Plant Centre - This is one of my favourite garden centres, which I visit at least once a week! They always have a good selection of plants and sundries, and the prices are excellent. If you live anywhere near Mappleborough Green (Warwickshire, UK), then you HAVE to visit!
City Gardening - Site containing lots of useful links for gardeners, including soil testing, and links to specific flowers sites. Also contains a list of Common and Botanical names, which is under construction at the moment, but should prove very useful when finished.
Daisy Paradise - Information on daisies and daisy plants, their propagation, botany, pests, diseases, plant care, growing from seed and many photographs of the members of the compositae family.
Debby's Garden Links - Site featuring a vast amount of useful information and links for gardeners. You may recognise the background!
Doctor Greenfingers -
This website is based on a hospital theme and is informative, funny, fast loading and colourful. The site is made up of "wards & departments", including an A & E department for you to send in your gardening questions, an operating theatre in which you learn to do basic tree surgery, plant,
re-pot, and a jobs to do diary. The site now includes some online video gardening tips for you to view.
FhF Grasses - Richard Loader is an enthusiastic grower and collector of ornamental grasses, and his website contains a wealth of information on these wonderful plants. Well worth a visit!
Find Me Plants - A free UK-based plant finder that helps gardeners find the ideal plants for their garden. Search the plant database by garden conditions and design requirements.
Flower-Delivery-Flowers.com - Website directory for flower shops, gardening resources, and floral information.
Flower Garden News - Interactive Home Garden site for the whole family. Read gardening information, enter a Home Garden contest, post a flower photo of your home garden for all to see.
Garden Boutique Exterior Design Accessories - Garden accessories, tools, pots, lighting and garden gifts - handpicked by Garden Designer Alice Bowe.
Gardener's World - You've seen the tv programme - now check out the website!
Garden Forever - Garden Forever is a gardening web magazine for gardeners of all ages, abilities and lifestyles. Lots of hints and tips, though, for those less able gardeners, and those of us who, like me, are no longer as young and energetic as they used to be!!
Garden Forum - A place to meet, exchange views, gather information and do a deal. A business website for the garden industry.
Garden Gals - American site featuring Garden Gals - the gardener's gift to the garden... someone to share the garden with! Intrigued? So was I!
GardenLinks - Categorised directory for UK Gardening and Gardens.
Gardenworld - UK Garden Centres - Search for facilities and products offered by over 600 UK garden centres. Includes garden diary and problem solver, excellent links page, plants and garden products suppliers, etc.
GardenZine - New on-line Gardening magazine with the emphasis on garden design styles.
Greenhousekit.com - American site. Hobby greenhouse kit company offering greenhouses, 100's of photos, reviews, and gardening articles.
Harrod Horticultural - Great Site for Fruit Cages, Greenhouse Staging, Hand Made Tools and lots more.
Home and Gardening -
Home and Gardening source website. Find products, local businesses and get quotes for Residential or Commercial projects.
Ideas For Gardens - Interesting site with garden photos, garden paintings, links to plant societies, forum and chat, and much more, including the excellent Ideas Genie software for plant lovers and plant collectors. Check it out!
I Love Plants - Gardener's Guide to the Internet.
Justgardeners.com - Garden articles, forums, resources, links - based in the US, but with particpants from around the world, including the UK.
www.landscapeplanner.co.uk - A directory of garden websites in the UK. Garden ideas, a list of flower shows, a unique UK garden centre search, garden links, garden photos, weather centre and find any garden or landscape product with the request a quote service.
Lawn Mowers and Lawn Tractors Information - Information on lawnmowers and garden tractors, with
industry news.
Little Greenhouses - American site. Little Greenhouses are the solution for keeping your plants thriving year round. Give your seedlings a solid boost in the spring and protect outdoor plants from frost in the fall.
MyLandscapes - Garden design London: contemporary solutions for your outdoor space.
N A International - Real Oak barrel features for your garden - furniture, planters, water features, water butts and standard barrels for sale at discounted prices.
National Garden Clubs, Inc. (US Site) - National Garden Clubs, Inc. provides education, resources and national networking opportunities for its members to promote the love of gardening, floral design, civic and environmental responsibility.
Nemaslug®. - Biological control for slugs and vine weevils - from personal experience this really works!!
Northern Gardening (US Site). - Northern gardening is a good resource for all gardeners - especially those in a cold climate. Articles on a variety of gardening subjects, photographs, and many gardening links.
Osteospermum - the African Daisy. - Lots of information and photographs of this beautiful daisy plant.
Parks and Gardens of France -
Available in French, English and Spanish versions, the "Parcs et Jardins"
section allows visitors to select a département (county, departemento) and
obtain concise summaries for each featured park or garden, including a
photo, a short historical summary, contact information, and a map showing
its location. Also includes links to wonderful gardens in other countries.
Patio Awnings - Online Showroom -
UK Website offers full information on patio awnings, awning material, electric remote-controls and quartz patio heaters.
Pergolas Direct - Bolton-based company supplying attractive tannalised timber pergolas in several different styles.
Peter Thomas & Associates - UK (Hertfordshire)-based Garden Design company. Peter Thomas designs gardens for local and international clients, providing quality design solutions tailor-made for all requirements, from the small courtyard to the large estate.
Power Passion - Flower Power - Mariët Lublink's flower power page. Apart from gardening and flower stuff (screensavers, graphics, etc.), you can find out about all sorts of other things on Mariët's site, from Harley Davidson motorcycles to tattoos and body piercing!
Real Gardeners - Built by real gardeners in the UK for real gardeners wherever they garden in the world.
SafeGardening - Informative website with interesting articles on gardening-related subjects. SafeGardening was formed in late 2005 to offer a unique reference point on all aspects of garden and gardening safety.
Sensory Garden Project - Take a virtual tour of the garden, its different areas, its monthly photo galleries & artwork, explore and discover the plants, birds and wildlife, water features and wind-chimes, describing the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and touch of the various areas.
Summerwood Products - U S (Toronto) based designer of garden sheds, pool cabanas, cabins, storage buildings, gazebos, gardenhouses, summerhouses, children's playhouses, and more. Structures are delivered in a convenient 'ready to assemble' format, securely packaged for shipment anywhere in the world.
Taunton Flower Show 2007 Taunton Flower Show is held in the centre of Somerset's county town in the historic Vivary Park. The show is a traditional British flower show, and features show gardens, competitive classes, a magnificent floral marquee, craft traders, a wide range of garden-orientated traders as well as a central events arena. Why not pay a visit?
The English Garden Magazine - The magazine for everyone who loves beautiful gardens. Full details of UK/World and North American editions.
The Gardener's Directory - A Directory of websites of interest to gardeners.
The Gardener's Escape - Escape to your own world ... where it's all about you! Come visit to plan your escape today.
The Gardener's Tea Bag -
All Purpose Natural Organic Enviromentaly Safe Plant Nutrition.
Replenishes beneficial nutrients and microbes · Safe to use with each watering · No chemicals to burn your plants · Water-soluble · Weighs only 1/4 pound · Makes up to 50 gallons · Nutritional liquid Plant Tea for your plants.
The Gardening Index - An A - Z index of UK websites which are all gardening related.
The National Gardens Scheme - Gardens of England and Wales open for charity (affectionately known as "The Yellow Book"). If you're visiting the UK or going on holiday, and want to visit a local garden, you can search for a garden open in your location.
Tills Innovations - UK-based specialists in supplying high quality garden and open area features, including, water features, stone water features (including Monoliths), stainless steel water features, stainless steel planters, Wooden Garden furniture, bird baths, Sundials, pond water falls, fountains, and much more.
Top Garden Sites
- A Valuable Garden Directory and Information Resource.
Water Features On-line - UK based suppliers of water features of all shapes and sizes, oak barrel water butts and planters.
Water Gardens HQ - Categorized resource directory for everything about water gardens.
Wildchicken - Nature and Technology - Garden design and landscaping software and UK horticultural services.
PERSONAL GARDEN SITES
Danen's Garden Place - Gerry Danen's garden in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A fascinating site with lots of great pictures of Gerry's plants and garden and links to "Guest Gardens", and other sites of interest.
Frøydis and Einar's Garden - A lovely site featuring a Norwegian Garden. The link takes you to the English version of the site.
Garden Blethers (from the Scottish Highlands) - Articles of an anecdotal, humorous and gardening kind. A serious look at the 'not so serious' aspects of gardening life (with the occasional serious bit thrown in!) Have a chuckle!
John's Garden - Take a trip around John Kane's garden in north-west England, and see the plants he grows, jobs to do each month in the garden, and much more!
Kernxotica - A personal website dedicated to the culture of tropical and exotic flora in Cornwall. This site contains lots of information on exotic plants, and an extensive links page to other sites of interest to exotic plant lovers.
Maggie's Garden - Take a virtual stroll around Maggie's beautiful garden in Texas. Whilst you're there, you can visit Maggies friends' gardens, have your say in the forum, plus lots more! Go visit!
My Garden - A comprehensive collection of photos and information about a wide range of plants in a small private garden in Wales, UK, with an emphasis on wildlife and biodiversity through the seasons. This absorbing site also includes the owner's beehives and his ongoing work to keep his bees healthy and productive.
The National Gardens Scheme - Gardens of England and Wales open for charity (affectionately known as "The Yellow Book"). Not exactly a personal garden site, but if you're visiting the UK or going on holiday, and want to visit a local garden, you can search for a garden open in your location.
Victoria's Backyard - Well-designed and interesting UK site featuring Victoria Summerley's lovely London garden, (which is opening this year (2007) under the NGS), as well as a selection of Victoria's gardening-related Town Life articles written for The Independent.
The Visual Garden - Stunning photography of plants and gardens from Lloyd R Fortney.
Turning Earth - A lovely website featuring a charming small garden in Yorkshire, UK. Go visit!
OTHER LINKS
becomelisted.com - A fully searchable vast directory & search engine of web sites created from around the world. Within this search directory you will find sites relating to Health, Personals, Adult, Computers, Holidays, Travel, Games, Music, Business, Tools and much more. Simply enter keywords describing the type of site you are looking for in the search box or click on the links.
Bliss Aquamarine - OK, it's nothing to do with gardening, but if you're into indie, alternative or underground music (or you know someone who is) then this is the site you've been waiting for! (Confession time - this is my daughter's website so I guess I'm biased!)
Bromsgrove Art Society - If you enjoy painting and you're looking for a local Art Society to join, then this is the one for you!
ChangingLINKS> - A really different and entertaining site where you click the change link button to change to a new randomly displayed website from their database. All sorts of sites are there, from the really interesting, informative or funny, to the downright weird and/or desperately uninteresting or even unavailable! You never know what you're going to see next - but BEWARE as a few sites contain adult content! Give it a try if you want to be entertained and/or surprised!!
Coolcraftsites.com - Large online directory of craft websites, a Crafters' Resource Center for all sorts of crafts, including flower arranging! The place to find all you need to know about crafts.
DanMassey.co.uk - Superb fine art monochrome photography of flowers and other subjects, by Dan Massey.
Designing Online - American? Interior Design site, with lots of interesting features including the on-line design magazine "Dreams Alive", and The Emporium on-line shopping mall.
Dot Com Women - Comprehensive site featuring loads of interesting articles and forums on all sorts of subjects. You have to be a member to view these, but it's free to sign up, and definitely worth it! Go look!
Fancy Gift Baskets
Gift Baskets for all occasions. Corporate Gift Baskets, Holiday Gift Baskets, Baby, Gourmet, Food or Birthday Gift Baskets.
Kids and Baby Products - Birthstone Jewelry - All kinds of birthstone jewelry - garnet, amethyst, aquamarine, diamond, emerald, alexandrite, ruby, peridot, sapphire, opal, topaz, blue topaz, tanzanite and more!
Millican Pecan Company - Buy Pecans and a variety of pecan candies from this Texas-based company, established since 1888. Also includes pecan recipes - yummy!
Moffatt Vintage Fairy Prints - A Cornish-based internet business which deals exclusively in vintage Cicely Mary Barker Flower Fairy prints. Botanically accurate and modelled from life, each individual Flower Fairy expresses the spirit of the flower in childlike fairy form and is a little masterpiece. All prints are guaranteed to be at least fifty years old and the colours are soft and gentle, evoking cottage gardens, leafy lanes and quiet woodlands of the English countryside. The prints make perfect and unusual gifts - for a bride, Christening, birthday, graduation, mother's day, Christmas.
PerfectEntertaining.com - Everything you ever wanted to know about entertaining, with interesting features and articles on all things entertaining - from recipes, through etiquette, to how to arrange the flowers! Go visit!
Shops 4 Shopping -
Shops 4 Shopping.com is a revolutionary new shopping mall featuring on-line shops and stores in the UK, USA and Australia. Find secure online shops fast. Well worth a visit!
Special Needs Family Friendly Fun
- Enhancing the quality and fun of family life with special needs.
Swings N' Things - The Hammock Source (US site)
- Complete selection of hammocks, hammock chairs, swings, stands and accessories at sale prices.
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