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Ask Marginpar: A Glimpse Behind The Petals Â
Being a great floral designer is so much more than creating beautiful pieces. Â Here at Learn Joseph Massie we care about where our flowers come from and are fascinated by every part of the process.
"Ask Marginpar” is a brand new video series from one of our favourite flower growers that gives you an insider’s look at the wonderful world of flowers!Â
Join Marginpar's floral investigators, as they explore everything from new varieties of flowers to the science of cultivation.
- Discover every part of the process from the soil to the packing room.
- What makes a great quality flower?
- How placing people at the heart of growing benefits the stems you get to design with.
Get ready to learn, be inspired, and experience the beauty of flowers like never before.
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Over the past few months we have been on a mission to add as much positivity and value as possible to our Flower Class Members, our students, and our clients. We’ve launched our £1K Floral Giveaway, our free Floral Design Mini Course, and a series of helpful tutorials on our new YouTube channel
...Today we're delighted to be sharing one of our favourite floral design tutorials - How to Make a Floral Clutch - entirely for free!
Below you’ll be able to check out the full course video, in it’s entirety! We hope you love this floral project as much as we do, and if you want to check out the
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In our prior experience, if a Hellebore could wilt twice, it absolutely would, and believe us, we’d tried everything to
...I started my flower journey working a Saturday job at a local flower stall, aged just fourteen, to being an award winning floral designer and educator with a world wide online community of flower lovers who I get to connect with every single day.  The way in which my floral design journey has un
...After the year we have all had, we felt strongly that we wanted to focus on something celebratory and exciting, SO, our biggest competition is back from April 14th and you could WIN ÂŁ1000 to spend on floral education with us!Â
Announcing The ÂŁ1000 Floral Giveaway 2021!
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At JosephMassie.com we LOVE nothing more than a brand new podcast episode, and today we’re delighted to share with you an exclusive new episode of Joseph appearing on The Flower Podcast!
Joseph sat down to chat (remotely) with host Scott Shepherd, of course, all about some of the best workshops...
At JosephMassie.com we LOVE nothing more than a brand new podcast episode, and today we’re delighted to share with you an exclusive new episode of Joseph appearing on Girl Flower Podcast! Joseph sat down to chat (remotely) with hosts Vic and Jess all about his journey into floral design, his com
...New Years Day is one of my very favourite days of the whole entire year. Regardless of the perceived success or relative failure of the months prior, no matter how badly I might’ve screwed up the last one, we are gifted a brand new one, unspoilt, which stretches out ahead of each of us; filled w
...DISCLAIMER : THIS OPINION ARTICLE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE LEGAL ADVICE. PRIOR TO FORAGING, PLEASE CONSULT ALL RELEVANT LEGAL AUTHORITIES.
We all know the temptation - you’re driving along and spy a particularly fantastic specimen of * insert your favourite shrub/flower/tree here * and the temptation
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Ever wish someone would write all your emails for you so that you can get back to the things you love ... LIKE FLOWERS?
Let me lighten your workload with this free collection of five essential email templates designed to help you efficiently tackle some of the most common - AND time consuming administrative tasks us floral designers get distracted by. In this helpful guide, I share with you the exact email templates I use within my own business to communicate professionally, keep my busy days better organised and claim back my precious time for a life filled with greater balance and ease.
Download five essential email templates for :
How To Apply For Freelance Work
How To Build Connections And Relationships
How To Book The Bride
How To Send A Winning Proposal
How To Keep The Door Open