The Flowerdise Blog
Essays and explainers on the culture, science, and craft of flowers: romance, weddings, sympathy, and the business of blooms.
FuneralsWhen Grief Looks Like a Garden: Personalizing Funeral Flowers Around a Life, Not Just a Loss
Traditional funeral flowers tend to follow a familiar script: white lilies, sympathy roses, a standing spray near the casket. There's nothing wrong wi
Flower NotesSummer 2026 Wedding Flowers: What's Trending Right Now (and Why Some Couples Are Planning Around a Football Match)
Peak wedding season in 2026 happens to overlap almost exactly with the FIFA World Cup, which runs from June 11 through July 19 this year. That's an un
WeddingsShould You Tell Your Florist It's "Just a Party"? What Actually Happens
There's a piece of money saving advice that resurfaces every few years: when you're getting quotes for your wedding, don't say the word "wedding." Tel
Florist CareerSo You Want to Become a Florist: Where to Actually Start
Floristry has a strange reputation. It looks like one of the more peaceful, beautiful jobs out there, and in a lot of ways it is, but it's also physic
RomanceWhy "Just Because" Flowers Hit Different
There's a small piece of advice that keeps circulating in relationship circles, and it's simple enough to sound almost too obvious: buy your partner f
Flower NotesThe Flower So Toxic Only One Bee Can Survive It
There's a plant growing across the dry meadows and sagebrush slopes of western North America that looks, at a glance, like nothing special: a tall sta
Flower NotesWhat's the Male Equivalent of Flowers for Father's Day?
Every Mother's Day, flowers practically sell themselves. They're the default, the safe bet, the thing you grab on the way home and know will land well
Flower NotesThe Language of Flowers: What Every Bouquet Is Really Saying
Flowers have been part of how people express love, sympathy, gratitude, and celebration for centuries. Long before greeting cards existed, a bouquet d