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Our December Issue

Welcome to our new edition of Florists’ Review! As always, we strive to provide our readers with the latest trends and insights in the world of floristry.

  • Readers’ Choice Awards
  • The Art and the Algorithm of Valentine’s Day
  • Florist Spotlight
  • Wired for Love
  • For the Camera Shy
  • Retail Forecast 2026
  • Coming Events

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LATEST NEWS

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Mayesh Presents A Workshop Series with Sue McLeary

Mayesh Presents A Workshop Series with Sue McLeary

Join Sue as she shares her expertise, guiding you to push boundaries and transform flowers into sculptural masterpieces. Workshops run April–November across the U.S. at Mayesh Locations. Full Article Here Source: Mayesh Sculpting with Blooms: A Workshop Series...

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NYBG Orchid Show 2025 – Ode to Mexico

NYBG Orchid Show 2025 – Ode to Mexico

From February 15 through April 27, 2025, The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism, the 22nd edition of the annual celebration of all things orchids at the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG), carries visitors to the vibrant setting of Mexico. Full Article Here Source:...

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Asocolflores Environmental Consulting

Asocolflores Environmental Consulting

Asocolflores, dedicated to enhancing environmental practices in the floriculture industry, offers Environmental Consulting—a service that helps member companies improve their environmental performance and comply with current national regulations. The Colombian...

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The Impact of the Pete Garcia Company™

The Impact of the Pete Garcia Company™

Details Flowers highlights the rich history of the Pete Garcia Company™, a family-owned business that has set the standard for excellence and innovation in the floral industry since 1970. Full Article Here Source- Details Flowers Celebrating Legacy: The Impact of the...

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“Best in Blooms” Winners November

“Best in Blooms” Winners November

Meet the winner and finalists in FR’s latest bimonthly flower design contest. By Nita Robertson, AIFD, CFD Florists’ Review is delighted to present the winner of and finalists in our November “Best in Blooms” flower design contest. We received more than 40...

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The Art (and Algorithm) of Valentine’s Day 2026 

How AI, sustainability and emotional design are transforming one of the industry’s biggest days.  By Kat Castagnoli, AIFD  With Valentine’s Day 2026 landing on a Saturday, florists nationwide are bracing for a complex mix of opportunity and chaos. The good news?...

Guided by Nature 

Korean floral design beckons tranquility in a hectic world.  By Bianca Bina  Spacious, balanced and natural. Grounded in foundational principles, Korean design is built on a simple yet intentional framework that embraces ethereal, asymmetric forms. Every element...

2025 Holiday Trends

Big bows, bold blooms and vintage vibes capture the spotlight. By Kat Castagnoli, AIFD, CCF In a season brimming with velvet ribbons, oversized ornaments and cozy color palettes, this year’s holiday decor trends are all about curated contrast. Think maximalism meets...

Seed Breeding for Healthy Resistance

Take an inside look at how a leader in breed development delivers innovation to the flower industry. By Bianca Bina Every ruffle of a petal, every shade of a beloved hue, each delicate fragrance and all the unique qualities that make every flower distinctively...

Decking the Halls for Profit: How Florists Can Build a Holiday Installation Business

Every year, offices, hotels, and retail spaces scramble to transform their interiors for the holidays. From lush garlands cascading over grand staircases to lobby trees twinkling with designer ornaments, holiday décor is no longer an afterthought—it’s a branding...

FEATURES

Modern Sympathy

Modern Sympathy

The sympathy industry is experiencing rapid and drastic changes, and to survive and thrive in the sympathy flowers segment, you must stay aware of those changes and adapt your business to them. Here’s help.

Wearable Flowers

Wearable Flowers

Floral couture off ers opportunities from overthe-top creative expression to real sales – as well as a venue for creating a distinguishing niche for your business.

2019 Retail Florist of the Year

2019 Retail Florist of the Year

This progressive florist’s mix of modern products, attitudes and values resonate with today’s consumers, proving that, when done right and managed well, brick-and-mortar flower shops can still survive and thrive.

Remembering Why We Do What We Do

Remembering Why We Do What We Do

Flowers and plants are more than luxuries and indulgences: They heal, unite and help people celebrate life’s events, both large and small. Take a moment to reflect on the value of what you do and how your products positively affect – and even change – people’s lives.

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TRENDS

Holiday Décor with Ribbon: What’s Trending

Sponsored by Reliant Ribbon Trending Uses for Ribbon in Holiday Decorating: Seasonal porch and...

A Florist’s Guide to Indian Weddings

The abundance of flowers—and business opportunities—in multi-day Indian nuptials. By Nita...

At the Altar, Down the Aisle: Ceremony Floral Trends

By Molly Lucille In the thick of wedding season, it can happen fast. We can lose ourselves during...

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FLORIST SPOTLIGHT

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DESIGN TUTORIALS

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Radiant Radial Lines

Radiant Radial Lines

Radial-line arrangements captivate and engage viewers, and they are also popular choices among floral designers. Floral design and text by Tomas De Bruyne, EMC International (European Master Certification), Oostkamp (Brugge), Belgium Photos by Diana Toma, EMC, Atelier Teatru...

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Spring Has Sprung—in a Modern Manner

Spring Has Sprung—in a Modern Manner

The quintessentially spring bowl of tulips gets an “edgy and elegant” transformation. Floral design and photos by John Regan, M.F.A., Ph.D. Known among his rabidly loyal clients for “edgy and elegant floral design,” (his company’s tagline), John...

Magnetic Attraction

Magnetic Attraction

Whether worn as a boutonnière or attached to a purse, the versatile flower design is more easily secured to a garment or accessory with magnets. Floral design, text and photos by Nita Robertson, AIFD, CFD Sponsored by BoutStix™ Floral Magnets Wearable flowers are such...

Yummy Summer Bouquet

Yummy Summer Bouquet

Combining floral ingredients in delicious sorbet hues, Gilberto Espinoza Freihoff creates sumptuous hand-tied bouquet for spring and summer nuptials. Floral design by Gilberto Espinoza Freihoff, Dogwood & Fir; San Diego, Calif. Sinuous and sensual,...

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BUSINESS AND MARKETING

AI and Your Flower Business

AI and Your Flower Business

Can artificial intelligence help your retail business? Let’s find out. By Andrew Joseph For the past few years, the initialism “AI”—artificial intelligence—has been played out across all media platforms. For most people, AI has been a part of pop-culture lore for decades...

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Permanent Botanicals

Permanent Botanicals

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 

Making Time for Holiday Workshops 

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...

Holiday Feature

Holiday Feature

By Nita Robertson, AIFD, CFD As we enjoy the last weeks of summer, holidays loom right around the corner. It is time to prepare for all the wonderful fall and winter celebrations, secular and religious, including Thanksgiving (Nov. 24), Hanukkah (Dec. 18-26) and...

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CREATIVITY AND EDUCATION

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Peony

Peony

“The Queen of Flowers” by Carrie Wilcox, EMC BOTANICAL NAME Paeonia lactiflora COMMON NAMES Chinese peony Common garden peony When people are asked what their favorite spring flower is, many mention the peony. With romantic, fluffy, tissue-like petals, peonies can...

Aloha Love

Aloha Love

Younger consumers are discovering—and loving—tropical flowers, and showing their versatility by arranging them in new ways and color harmonies is key to exciting this group. Design, photos and text by Nita Robertson, AIFD, CFD Sponsored by Hawaii Floriculture and...

Growing the Houseplant Market: Part 2

Growing the Houseplant Market: Part 2

FR presents the second in our exclusive three-part series examining the Floral Marketing Fund’s “Consumer Houseplant Purchasing Report 2021.” By Andrew Joseph Coordinated by the Floral Marketing Fund (FMF), the “Consumer Houseplant Purchasing Report 2021”...

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