Issue 59 of Fusion Flowers magazine, released on the 18^th March is our special springedition and it’s just packed with design ideas and stories guaranteed to inspire you!

After one of the hardest winters on record, our designers emerge into the light and create a series of designs where colour emerges to inspire you.

In this issue we also feature reports from Toowoomba in Australiaand their annual festival of food and flowers. We interview Dutch Master Florist Pim van den Akker and find out the real story behind his amazing botanical catwalk shows.Friendship through flowersallowed 3 very different designers to demonstrate together at IPM Essen – Björn Kroner (Germany), Araik Galstyan (Armenia) and Jouni Seppänen (Finland) certainly surprised the audience!Wall hangings are a difficult subject matter so we look at 3 designs from Russiawhich certainly entranced our team.

Be inspired by a charming story about a beautiful EnglishChurch where a team of floral designers managed to make a – Dream Come True!

And as an added extra you find out why Vanda orchids made such a splash at London Fashion week.

We see stunning French design from Muriel le Couls and Gil Boyard in their latest book Structures 2.The two French designers have kindly agreed to give our readers a preview of their book.Readers also have a preview of the latest book from German Master Florist Gregor Lersch – Relationship of Contrasts.

Plus enter the Fusion Flowers International Designer of the Year 2011 competition – full details and entry form available in the magazine.

We also have all our regular features and book recommendations.

So don’t delay – subscribe today to make sure you don’t miss out on any of these treats.