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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...

The Art of Gift Baskets

by FR Team | October 10, 2022 | Creativity & Education, Floristry Business, Main Theme Story | 0 Comments

Gift baskets are a perfect gift line for flower shops that can bring in new customers and extra revenue all year long. By Nita Robertson, AIFD, CFD Gift baskets are fantastic gift choices, and they are a perfect fit for flower shops wanting to appeal to...

Permanent Botanicals

by FR Team | October 3, 2022 | Floristry Business, Main Theme Story | 0 Comments

Tips for marketing, selling, buying and designing with faux flowers and plants—plus a few of the latest trends in this resurging category. By Nita Robertson, AIFD, CFD Patience Pickner, AIFD, CFD, PFCI, SDCF Today’s highest quality—and,...

Making Time for Holiday Workshops

by FR Team | September 26, 2022 | Creativity & Education, Floristry Business, Main Theme Story | 0 Comments

No time for a break, get yourself geared for a holiday-themed workshop! By Andrew Joseph Although the fall season replaces summer this month, a florist’s work is never done, especially where the anticipation of offering holiday workshops in just a month or two is...

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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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