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American Floral Trends Forecast 2023
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Florist Spotlight: Mariela Mazzei
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Studio Versus Store: Which is Right for You?
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Learning To Say No to a Zillion Requests for Free Flowers
By Jill Brooke On any given day, Joost Bongaerts, owner and CEO of Carpinteria, Calif.-based flower wholesaler Florabundance, juggles countless calls and requests. Aside from fulfilling thousands of orders for fresh cut flowers around the...
Highlights of AIFD’s Spectacular 2023 National Symposium in Chicago
"GROW" By Nita Robertson, AIFD, CFD Established in 1965, the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to establishing, maintaining and recognizing the highest standard of professional floral...
Florists’ Reviews 2023 Autumn Wedding Contest
Enter our latest contest by sharing your autumn wedding work According to The Knot and WeddingWire, October and September are the most popular months for weddings (No. 1 and No. 2, respectively), surpassing June (No. 3) for the past...
Safeguard Your Business: Insurance Secrets Every Florist Should Know
By Melinda R. Cordell Maybe insurance is the least sexiest topic ever. But that all changes when a stolen car crashes into your storefront. In July 2022, Native Poppy in South Park, San Diego, California, was coming out of the pandemic and...
Florist Spotlight:Leah McLean
Leah McLean The Salted Image Pittsburgh, Pa. thesaltedimage.com @thesaltedimage Leah McLean is a still-life and portrait photographer who is obsessed with all things art, light and floral. She is fascinated by the intricate beauty of flowers...
Special Care for Summer Flowers
By Terril A. Nell, Ph.D., AAF Research Coordinator at the American Floral Endowment Professor Emeritus of Floriculture at the University of Florida Summer provides a host of seasonal cut flowers to expand the palette of flower colors and forms....
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Designing a Table for Two in the Sea for the World Cup
With the theme of “Ocean Waves,” competitors were asked to create a table for two in the sea as part of the competition at the World Cup. Full Article Below Source By: Jill Brooke at Flower Power Daily Designing a Table for Two in the Sea for the...
Colombian nursery industry is thriving
Colombia is well-known for its cut flowers, but did you know that the nursery industry is thriving all year round as well? Full Article Below Source Colombian nursery industry is thriving Colombia is well-known for its cut flowers, but did you know...
CalFlowers Wins The SAF Marketer of the Year Award
Each year the Society of American Florists honors the best in floral marketing with the coveted Marketer of the Year award, we are excited to announce that CalFlowers took home the prestigious honor for the That Flower Feeling initiative. Full...
Stars of the industry honored at SAF Phoenix 2023
On September 9 during the Society of American Florists' 138th Annual Convention, the annual Stars of the Industry Awards Recognition honored those who have made an indelible mark on the industry, as well as the winners of the Outstanding Varieties...
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