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Aug 16, 20232 min read

How to care for your blooms

I wanted to do a lil blog about how to care for your cut flowers. Whether you get flowers from us here at The Floral Trojan, the...

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Camilla Mills

Aug 5, 20235 min read

Real versus Faux versus Dried

I thought I would write a blog about real, faux and dried flowers and discuss the Advantages and Disadvantages of each one. Real Flowers...

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Camilla Mills

Jul 18, 20231 min read

Cats, Dogs and Flowers

I wanted to do a lil post about how some flowers are toxic to cats and dogs. Doesn't seem fair of nature to have made it so some of our...

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Camilla Mills

Jul 10, 20233 min read

Why The Floral Trojan?

Anyone that knows me would think that on opening a florist I would probably have called it something like Princess Pretty Pink Petals,...

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Camilla Mills

Jul 5, 20235 min read

The value of you!

I was umming and arrring about writing this post as I didn't want it to come across as a bitter monologue about certain people and...

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Camilla Mills

Jul 3, 20233 min read

Florist Vs Supermarket flowers

This is certainly not a blog to moan about Supermarket flowers. I have as have many people at some point purchased flowers from a...

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Camilla Mills

Jun 28, 20232 min read

Wedding Flower Planning

There is no set criteria on Wedding flowers. I have put together a short list on what is traditional in regards to who typically receives...

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Camilla Mills

Jun 23, 20234 min read

Putting yourself out there

Putting yourself out there, engaging with others, and sharing ideas is something that doesn't come naturally to lots of people. This is...

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Camilla Mills

Jun 22, 20231 min read

What is floral foam

Floral foam is a spongy material that we use to hold flowers in place in arrangements. It's like a green foam that absorbs water to keep...

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Camilla Mills

Jun 22, 20231 min read

Why flowers are so important

7 reasons as to why flowers are so important! Beauty and Aesthetics: Flowers are visually appealing and add colour and charm to our...

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Camilla Mills

Jun 4, 20235 min read

Flowers in Songs

It's obvious for me to say that I love flowers, but I also love making arrangements with some cheesy tune playing in the background,...

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Camilla Mills

May 23, 20234 min read

Flowers in literature

I thought i'd write a fun lil post about flowers and their appearance in literature (Oh god, does this sound like snoozeville, I hope...

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Camilla Mills

May 12, 20237 min read

The invisibility of chronic illness

Hey all, I'm sorry if you are reading this as i'm guessing you or someone you love is managing a chronic illness. May 2022 last year I...

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Camilla Mills

Apr 30, 20231 min read

Flower funnies

So thought it would be fun and probably a bit silly to do a blog about flower jokes. So here are some naff flower jokes, I hope at least...

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Camilla Mills

Apr 20, 20232 min read

The inclusivity of flowers

There are so many reasons why I love flowers- the smell, the beauty, the impact they have on wellbeing whether it's looking at them or...

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Camilla Mills

Apr 10, 20232 min read

Flower Power

Various symbolic meanings are associated to different flowers. Although not commonly used for these reasons nowadays, here are a few of...

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AnyBUDy listening? Wellbeing and finding you

Camilla Mills

Apr 9, 20235 min read

AnyBUDy listening? Wellbeing and finding you

I'd imagine anybody reading the title is thinking, "oh here we go, another post about mindfulness, relaxation, meditating etc". True when...

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Apr 8, 20236 min read

Starting a business in your 30's

As circumstances find themselves here, and let's face it life has some fun ways of throwing up curve balls! I find myself in my mid 30's...

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