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Two generations come together at florist shop
BIG RAPIDS -- Bob Patterson considers himself a "second-generation florist." His father, Don Patterson, opened up the first floral shop bearing the Patterson name in 1952, in Reed City. At the time, Bob was still in high school. Don Patterson grew up a dairy farmer in...
‘Toffee’ Roses Are So Popular, Some Florists Can Barely Keep Them in Stock
Usually, brown isn’t a color that gardeners want to see on their roses. In most cases, brown spots appearing on petals and leaves can be a sign of blight or other plant diseases . But in the past year, ‘Toffee’ roses—a new garden rose variety introduced in late...
Senior Project Blooms Into Business
When someone told Eden Garrett her business idea — a mobile flower truck — wouldn’t work, instead of being discouraged, she saw it as a challenge. “It started as a school project,” explains Garrett, who was majoring in advertising at the...
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Date & Venue Change for Flower Expo China 2020!
We feel very sorry to inform you that due to the impact of the 2019-CoV, the 2020 China International Floriculture & Horticulture Trade Fair (Flower Expo China) will be rescheduled for a new date and venue. The event was originally slated for March 16th-18th, 2020...
burton + BURTON® provides balloons for Super Baskets of Hope
Bogart, GA (February 10, 2020) burton + BURTON was honored to participate for the second year in the Super Baskets of Hope event. Basket of Hope’s mission is to deliver inspiration and joy to children diagnosed with cancer or other serious illnesses. The baskets...
‘I have a very abundant and romantic natural floral style’
Katherine Craft runs Florist in the Forest, a thriving independent floral enterprise located in the idyllic woodland surroundings of her home in Broadwater Forest. Eileen Leahy discovers how Katherine’s lifelong love of flowers has translated into a blooming business...
The 2020 ‘EUROPA CUP for Florists’: Here’s All You Need to Know
The Polish Florist Association and Florint, together with their sponsors, will be hosting a top-level floristry championship in Poland in June: the EUROPA CUP 2020. Will you come and celebrate first-class floristry with us, at the event of the year? What : the...
Prince & Prince Forecast 49 Million U.S. Households To Make Floral Purchases for Valentine’s Day 2020
Special Note : This Prince & Prince (P&P) floral market report utilizes the updated U.S. household projections for 2018 to 2028 from estimates determined by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University (McCue, 2018) that makes periodic...
Making Magic Together: How Moving The Family Floral Biz Online Rakes In S$1M Annual Turnover
“The backbone of our business is our family, fronted by daughters” — this statement sits proudly on Floral Magic’s website . Floral Magic is an all-female family business that has been in the floral industry since the year 2000. It was started by 55-year-old Lucy...
