Journal
Notes from the studio.
Seasonal arrangements, care tips, and the small craft observations the team at Flower Corner Flowers Trading LLC SP shares week to week.
May 10, 2026
Caring for fresh-cut roses through the week — A note from Flower Corner Flowers Trading LLC SP
A short reflection from Flower Corner Flowers Trading LLC SP on Caring for fresh-cut roses through the week.
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May 9, 2026
Seasonal blooms in Dubai this month — A note from Flower Corner Flowers Trading LLC SP
A short reflection from Flower Corner Flowers Trading LLC SP on Seasonal blooms in Dubai this month.
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May 9, 2026
Eid al adha flowers — A note from Flower Corner
A short reflection from Flower Corner on eid al adha flowers.
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April 27, 2026
The subscription program, in year five
Three years and four months since we launched our weekly subscription program. 47 households at the start. 612 today. Here's what changed and the patterns that surprised us.
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March 9, 2026
Mother's Day 2026 — and our five-year mark on the platform
This Mother's Day marks five years since we joined Floree.ai as their first pilot tenant. We're going to celebrate the way we'd hope our customers would — with flowers for the mother who started this all.
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December 9, 2025
Looking back at 2025 — and a thank you
79 weddings. 91 corporate accounts. 580 active subscribers. Two locations. A team of fourteen. The fourth year of Flower Corner is in the books and we're grateful to everyone who made it possible.
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October 14, 2025
National Day, Christmas, and the end-of-year stretch
The four-month run from National Day to New Year's is our biggest of the year. Here's what we're launching for each holiday and how to order ahead so you're not scrambling.
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August 26, 2025
Autumn — and the new corporate portal we just turned on
Two pieces of news: the autumn collection is live, and our corporate clients can now place orders through their own dedicated portal. Both make life easier.
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June 17, 2025
Wedding season 2025: what we did differently
Sixty-one weddings between January and May 2025. We did three things differently this year vs 2024 — here's what changed and what we learned.
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April 29, 2025
A letter to our corporate clients
A note for the office managers, hotel concierges, and HR teams who order from us — about how we're thinking about your accounts in 2025, and a few things we're changing.
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March 10, 2025
Eid Al-Fitr 2025: a quiet, intentional collection
For Eid Al-Fitr 2025, we're leading with eight thoughtful arrangements rather than a sprawling collection. Smaller, more intentional, sized for the rooms they'll sit in.
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January 20, 2025
A quiet January, and the 2025 plan
After the December rush, January is the quietest month in retail flowers. We're using it to retool: refreshed subscription tiers, a new corporate gifting menu, and a partnership we're excited about.
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December 2, 2024
UAE National Day 2024 — and a thank you
For the UAE's 53rd National Day, we're donating 5% of every arrangement sold from 1–5 December to the Emirates Red Crescent. Plus the National Day collection — same warm, regional palette, more pieces.
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October 14, 2024
The Jumeirah shop is open
After six months of build-out, our second location opens this Saturday on Jumeirah Beach Road. Open house all weekend; a free posy for every Dubai subscriber who visits.
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August 26, 2024
The autumn collection 2024
Twelve arrangements for autumn — burnt-orange, cream, antique pink, sage. Our most layered, most textural collection of the year.
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July 8, 2024
Summer is quiet — and that's when the care work happens
July and August in the GCC are the slowest months for flower retail. We use them differently — visiting wholesalers in Holland, training the team, and building the relationships that pay off in November.
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May 19, 2024
A new shop, coming to Jumeirah
After fifteen years in Sharjah, we're opening our second location in Jumeirah this autumn. Same team, same flowers, same standards — closer to our Dubai customers.
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March 31, 2024
Easter and spring 2024
Spring in the GCC is short — six weeks of mild weather between February and April. Our spring collection leans into that brief window with arrangements that actually feel like the season.
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February 25, 2024
Valentine's 2024: the pre-built bouquet
For the first time this year, we're selling a pre-built Valentine's bouquet at a fixed price, with optional upgrades. Less choice for the customer, faster fulfilment for us, better experience for everyone.
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January 14, 2024
Looking back at 2023
47 weddings, 73 corporate accounts, 412 active subscribers, 8,200 individual bouquets. Some lessons we'll carry into 2024 — and a thank-you to everyone who chose us.
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November 26, 2023
The Christmas 2023 collection
Twelve arrangements for the season, ranging from a small AED 180 office gift to a 1.5m hotel-lobby installation. Plus a quiet word about why our Christmas flowers don't look like everyone else's.
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October 8, 2023
Wedding trends we actually saw this year
Wedding trend articles often describe what *should* be trending, not what is. Across 47 weddings we did this year, here are the four shifts that were actually real, and the two that weren't.
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August 20, 2023
Flowers for the hospital room
Hospital arrangements are a particular discipline. Too small and they're sad; too large and they're overwhelming; too scented and they'll get sent home. Here's what we send to hospitals, and what we don't.
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July 2, 2023
Corporate gifting: the quiet revenue side of our shop
Twenty-eight per cent of our revenue this quarter came from offices, hotels, and concierges — not walk-ins. Here's how the corporate gifting side of Flower Corner works, and how we're expanding it.
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May 14, 2023
Eid Al-Adha 2023: the collection
Twelve arrangements for Eid Al-Adha, designed for the four moments of the holiday: morning prayers, family lunch, afternoon visits, evening dinner. Pre-orders open today.
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March 26, 2023
Mother's Day 2023: the arrangements mums actually like
Asked twenty mothers what they'd most like to receive on Mother's Day. The answers were not what their adult children typically order. Here's the gap, and what we're going to recommend this year.
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February 5, 2023
The subscription program, six weeks in
We launched our weekly subscription program in January. Six weeks later, 47 households are receiving flowers from us every week. The pattern of what they like is already clearer than we expected.
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December 18, 2022
Subscription flowers, launching January
A weekly bouquet for your kitchen, your office, or someone you love — at a 12% discount and with the same flower quality we use for our wedding work. Pre-orders open today.
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October 30, 2022
The art of the condolence bouquet
Sympathy flowers are the hardest arrangement to get right. Too cheerful and they're inappropriate; too austere and they're cold. Here's how we approach it, and what we recommend.
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September 11, 2022
UAE National Day arrangements 2022
National Day flowers don't have to mean four red, white, green, black flowers in a vase. Here are five arrangements we'll be sending this December that read as patriotic without being literal.
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July 24, 2022
Wedding flowers: the conversation we have
Most couples come to us with a Pinterest board and a budget. The conversation that follows determines whether the wedding feels like the Pinterest board, or like a different bouquet they'd have liked even more. Here's what we ask.
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June 5, 2022
Ramadan 2022: arrangements for the iftar table
The iftar table is a different design problem. Low, generous, scented but not overpowering, in a vessel that won't tip when the dishes are passed. Three of our most-ordered Ramadan arrangements this year, and how we built them.
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April 17, 2022
How to make cut flowers last (the things we tell customers at the counter)
A bouquet that lasts ten days vs three days is rarely about the flowers. It's about the water, the temperature, and the trim. Five things we tell customers at the counter, in plain words.
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February 27, 2022
Valentine's 2022: the classics still win
Red roses still outsell every other Valentine's arrangement two-to-one across our orders. But the customers who came back twice this week ordered something different the second time. Here are the four arrangements we'll remember from this Valentine's.
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January 9, 2022
Welcome to the Flower Corner journal
After fifteen years of arranging flowers for weddings, hotels, and the families of Sharjah, we're finally writing it all down. Bouquet of the week, seasonal collections, a few care guides. Welcome.
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