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Florists’ Review’s “Top 50 Wedding Florists of 2023”

by FR Team | April 3, 2023 | Main Theme Story | 0 Comments

By Tonneli Grüetter What makes a great wedding florist? Is it wow-factor, resilience under pressure or perhaps the ability to translate the unspoken language of love from client dream to big-day reality? To limit the vibrance and diversity of today’s wedding industry...

Making the Most of Mother’s Day

by FR Team | March 13, 2023 | Main Theme Story | 0 Comments

Tips for planning and preparing for the third busiest holiday in a florist’s year, as well as merchandising, marketing and sales advice. By Nita Robertson, AIFD, CFD Neumann Lilies Although Mother’s Day this year falls as late on the calendar as the second Sunday in...

Prom 2023

by FR Team | February 19, 2023 | Main Theme Story | 0 Comments

Tips, hacks, advice, trends and more for making this prom season your most efficient and profitable ever. By Nita Robertson, AIFD, CFD Proms are important for florists for a couple of reasons. First, promoted well, they can generate hundreds or even thousands of...

Valentine’s Day Profit Planner

by FR Team | December 12, 2022 | Main Theme Story | 0 Comments

Tips for an organized, efficient and supremely profitable holiday. By Nita Robertson, AIFD, CFD Blue Jasmine Floral It will soon be time to start (or continue, hopefully) planning for Valentine’s Day, the first big holiday of a brand-new year. In fact, Valentine’s Day...

Balloon Mania

by FR Team | October 17, 2022 | Creativity & Education, Floristry Business, Main Theme Story | 0 Comments

Balloons are popping up everywhere in event décor, so here are a few current trends and décor tips to help your balloon business bloom. By Nita Robertson, AIFD, CFD Celebrations and balloons have always gone hand in hand, but they have become extremely trendy again in...

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Florist Spotlight: The Bridgehampton Florist

Michael Grim and Jim Osburn The Bridgehampton Florist Bridgehampton, N.Y. thebridgehamptonflorist.com @thebridgehamptonflorist Florist Spotlight: The Bridgehampton Florist By Jill Brooke About midway through the Hamptons—a string of tiny seaside...

Logistics for Success in Your Holiday Decorating Business

By Tonneli Grüetter The winter season is right around the corner ready to welcome a healthy dose of holly jolly holiday profits for florists, especially those offering professional decorating services. Adding professional winter holiday decorating...

Smart Mentoring

Tips for passing along the skills and knowledge of your top employees to other staff members By Phillip M. Perry You’ve spent good money attracting, hiring and training great employees. But what happens when your skilled workers retire or move on...

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...

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