FERN blog

Welcome to the FERN blog - a creative space for all things floral. 'Floral' here means anything at all to do with flowers and their visibility in the world so expect floristry chat, colour inspiration, floral mentions in literature and more.

A patch from scratch: how hard can it REALLY be to start a micro flower farm?

Molly Burdett

Sep 294 min read

A patch from scratch: how hard can it REALLY be to start a micro flower farm?

Well obviously the answer is: really hard. Post over. Just kidding. But thankfully, unlike most things in my life, I went into the...

Shades of green: the complexities of sustainability

Molly Burdett

Mar 264 min read

Shades of green: the complexities of sustainability

I wanted to be a sustainable floristry business but soon realised it's not that black and white Beautiful isn't it - the natural world....

Molly Burdett

Mar 196 min read

Design inspiration: floral paintings

If you have ever wandered around an art gallery whilst on a city break you will have noticed the prevalence of flowers in art history....

Is your purpose here business or pleasure?

Molly Burdett

Feb 214 min read

Is your purpose here business or pleasure?

It took me a long time to realise what I wanted to do in my working life. Various career prospects have whizzed around my brain over the...