Which Blooms for your Flower Boxes?
Aylesbury Box Company produces cardboard flower boxes for several floristry companies, but which blooms are in trend this season? The British public favours the classics including roses, tulips and lilies. However, it’s great to mix these with a few unusual shapes and colours. So, what are the spring and summer flower trends?
Spring Bouquet Flower Boxes
The global centre for the cut flower market is the Netherlands and every year, the Flower Council of Holland releases its trend collection. The theme for Spring/Summer 2023 is Collecting Memories. This centres around a sense of calming nostalgia and harmony.
The flowers that the organisation has identified as in keeping with this theme are: Ranunculus, Rose, Carnation, Scabiosa, Dahlia and, for foliage, Dill. So, it’s quite traditional, with a few subtle twists. Are these popular choices in the bouquet flower boxes that your customers are ordering?
British Cut Flowers
Although 80% of the UK’s cut blooms are imported in large flower boxes from Holland, there are plenty of growers across Britain. One of the best places to find leading growers under one roof is in The Great Pavillion at the Chelsea Flower Show.
Through the week, visitors and television viewers can marvel at glorious displays. What’s more, there is the opportunity to view new varieties that have been cultivated. The growers put incredible preparation into growing, cutting and storing their prized plants. It’s all about ensuring the plants are shown in their finest glory at this London event. Furthermore, there’s the chance of winning Silver, Silver Gilt or Gold awards!
At any other time of year, the place to find out more about British grown flowers is on the Flowers from the Farm website. Simply type in your location and you’ll find a list of local suppliers. Buying British is a sustainable solution and it offers the variety that comes with freshly picked, seasonal blooms.
Postal Boxes for Flowers
Bouquets of flowers have long been a beautiful gift, given to express love, friendship and thanks. As such, the peak in orders occurs on Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day. However, flower delivery and subscription services have made it easier to send flower boxes to friends, relations and colleagues throughout the year. Many buyers are even choosing to treat themselves!
Florists and growers need to be sure that the fresh foliage and flowers will reach customers in good condition. Crushed, wilted or broken-off heads do not deliver the desired message. This means investing in protective postal boxes for flowers.
From slimline, letterbox-friendly flower boxes to large cartons with crafted inserts to support bouquets, our team design and manufacture fit-for-purpose packaging. To enhance the joy of receiving flowers, we can add floral print designs to the boxes. Printed packaging can also be used to provide care instructions, messages and branding.
Whether you need small or large flower boxes, you can be assured that our packaging is 100% recyclable. In addition, sustainability underpins our operations and we are an FSC® certified packaging company.
Call us on 01296 436888 or email enquiries@acbbox.co.uk to discuss your requirements and get a quote for sustainable cardboard flower boxes.
Autumn & Winter Flowers
As a final point, if you are planning ahead, you might be curious to know the Flower Council of Holland’s Autumn Winter trend. So, the theme for this is Vintage Folklore, with wild diversity at its heart. The flowers that characterise this theme have been identified as; hyacinth, chrysanthemum, delphinium, stock, kalanchoe and tulip.
What flowers would feature in your ideal bouquet?
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