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COVID-19’s Impact on Wholesale Florists
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted everyone, and the floral industry is no exception, with many in the field shuttering operations or facing uncertainty about the future.
VIRGINIA BASED FLORAL COMPANY ANNOUNCES 22,000 SQ FT WAREHOUSE EXPANSION
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 (WAYNESBORO, VA) – Bloomaker (www.bloomaker.com), a U.S. market leader in a range of floral products including amaryllis, hydroponically grown tulips, hyacinths, and daffodils is anticipating its largest holiday season in company history. Starting in...
Bleached, Dried and Divine
To say that floral designers are obsessed with them would be putting it mildly.
The Business of Sympathy: How has it changed in the age of COVID-19?
Florists' across the country are reporting a very quickly changing landscape when it comes to sympathy work. Some are reporting a surge in business, others a decline. What have you discovered in your own business? How has sympathy work changed in terms of business and...
Bluebird in a Box Brings Back the Art of Hosting
In the wake of COVID-19, Denver-based Bluebird in a Box brings the focus back to community connection and celebration. From the serial mompreneur behind Bluebird Productions, one of the nation’s top wedding and event planning companies, comes an easy and...
Before coronavirus, New Orleans wedding vendors were booked solid. Now, they’re struggling to get by.
To supplement income lost from weddings postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions, photographer Matthew Diaz has been shooting micro weddings in New Orleans. Wedding planner Valerie Gernhauser had everything just so.The menu for the March 21 wedding at Houmas House and...
Indian startup makes innovative vegan leather from floral waste
Image: PHOOL and Jennifer Bosvert / shutterstock.com ‘ Flower cycling shows that leather can be produced without harming animals or the environment’ Phool.co, an Indian biomaterial start-up has created ‘fleather’— a viable alternative to...
How FlowerBx Founder Whitney Bromberg Went From a Career in Fashion to Florals
Whitney Bromberg Hawkings How did Whitney Bromberg Hawkings go from a top role working for one of the most beloved American designers to become the go-to florist for the fashion world? The founder of Flowerbx tells The Daily Summer how a long-running position at Tom...
This Chicago florist converts vacant lots into flower farms and employs at-risk youth
Photograph: Mike Killion Quilen Blackwell didn't set out to be an urban farmer or a florist. Back in 2011, he relocated from Madison, Wisconsin, to Chicago to attend ministry school, which is when he started tutoring at-risk high school students in Englewood. He was...
