Artificial Phalaenopsis Orchids: Sprays, Loose Heads, and Where They Pay Off
The orchid is the only flower in the catalogue that is routinely expected to work alone, and that changes what you should be checking before you buy one.
Posts by NB8 Floral
Faux Berries, Pomegranates, and Seedheads: Texture Without Petals
Every arrangement made entirely of flowers has the same problem, and it is not colour or volume. It is that everything in it is a flower.
Artificial Jasmine and Clematis: Why Head Count Is the Spec
Both jasmine and clematis climb in nature, and that shared habit is where the similarity ends. One works as a spray of tiny florets; the other is a flat open face the size of a saucer.
Blossom Branches: Cherry Blossom, Crabapple, and Magnolia at Scale
A blossom branch is not a big flower. It is a structural element that happens to have flowers on it, and buying it like a flower is why it so often arrives wrong.
Hanging Flowers and Trailing Stems: Arches, Ceilings, and Walls
Every other flower in a catalogue is specified by its head. Hanging flowers are specified by how far down they fall, and by how much they weigh once they are up there.
Artificial Daisies and Gerberas: Where Head Count Matters More Than Colour
With most flowers you choose a colour and a size. With daisies, the number that decides what the stem is actually good for is the head count.
Artificial Dahlias: 3D-Formed Petals vs. Flat-Cut, and When It Matters
Dahlia is the flower that exposes how an artificial bloom was made, because its whole structure is petal tips and there is nowhere for a shortcut to hide.
Artificial Lotus Stems: Scale, Seedpods, and Where They Actually Work
Artificial lotus is the flower most often bought at the wrong size. It is not a table flower, and using it as one is the single most common mistake.
Artificial Lilies vs. Calla Lilies: Two Shapes, Two Different Jobs
Lilies and calla lilies sit in the same collection on most sites, including ours, and that grouping hides the fact that they do opposite things in an arrangement.
Artificial Delphinium: The Line Flower That Sets an Arrangement’s Height
Delphinium is the flower buyers order for the wrong reason. It gets bought as a blue flower, and it earns its place as a line flower.