Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience:
this is the ideal life.

MARK TWAIN

Background

In the UK each year there are more than 500,000 deaths.

Each one of those people is unique and special, and for a number of reasons. Sadly, funeral flowers have been out of vogue.

We firmly believe that emotive funeral flowers play an important part in celebrating life and saying that final goodbye. Unlike other celebrations, where there is usually lots of preparation time, funerals take place when people are under stress, and usually fairly quickly. The family’s experience of flower giving for these occasions is often limited to a few design books and selection can be difficult.

Flowers for Funerals Magazine

Flowers for Funerals Magazine is an exciting magazine that shows the newly bereaved a huge array of floral tributes which are fitting & appropriate for highly individual celebrations of life. It invites them to take their time in the choosing process, and to see first-hand how gorgeous tributes can be – whether inexpensive or lavish, from token gifts to larger family tributes... and allow them to follow us through the seasons using an array of natural treasures.

The magazine features interesting articles & how tos, suggestions for card messages, ideas on colour and the poignant language of flowers. The first two issues of the magazine are available now. Quarterly production was originally planned but time constraints have unfortunately delayed the intention.

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Issue One

Our first magazine showing beautiful flowers specifically for funerals is a great resource for florists and consumers alike. Page after page of contemporary tributes oozing with emotion and style together with lots of handy hints and useful tips.

"What a beautiful magazine full of lovely ideas which can be adapted for other occasions as well."

This issue contains feature articles by resident Thrive Floristry designer, Claire Cowling, and contributions from guest florists. There is also a section on European influences which showcases Moniek vanden Berghe.

Comprehensive and sympathetic, the first issue deals with practical issues such as how to choose a florist, consideration of the service and suggestions for what to say or write. The tributes range from traditional wreaths to contemporary arrangements and include a wealth of inspiration. This issue of the magazine has suggestions for and from children, lovers, soldiers, friends and relations.

Continuing the practical note, this time for professionals working under time constraints to arrange the funeral, the magazine offers helpful step-by-step guides, a feature on useful containers and a selection of hard-to-find items and sundries.

Flowers for Funerals comes highly recommended by professional florists, who comment on the importance of having inspiring designs to hand during a difficult period of time. Numerous florists have also commented that it's an invaluable guide to share with customers (and prospective customers) to ease their decisions and to demonstrate tangibly their forward-thinking and reliable reputations.

Issue Two

The second issue of the magazine built on the dramatic success of the first and continued its respected format.

Flowers for Funerals Issue Two has already become famous for its outstanding and unique article, "Bikers Do It Differently", one of the first UK reports on truly customising funeral flowers for the service, hearse and grave.

Other articles in the second magazine included a number of winter and Christmas designs to ensure that the funeral flowers are seasonal and appropriate. But this doesn't always mean rich, deep colours heavy with foliage: both tulips and chrysanthemums make an appearance in this issue.

The European Influences section of the second issue features the renowned Life3 trio. (Per Benjamin, Max van de Sluis and Tomas de Bruyne). The featured arrangements are intricate, delicate and oh-so-decadent.

As in the first issue, this magazine has a series of practical pages to help you work with and advise your customers. You'll find swathes of information on useful products and also a handy plants guide.

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