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The Global Holiday Spirit – Cultural Holiday Calendar
Working for the religions and cultures already prevalent in your community can help increase revenues. By Andrew Joseph As a florist, you always the challenge of coming up with inventive ways to increase your revenues. There are larger displays, a more varied offering...
Test Start: Flower Business
Pop-up Stores Offer Many Options and Benefits By Jill Brooke Everyone finds their aha moment in unexpected places, and for Brenda LaManna, founder and president of Damselfly Flowers, which is headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., and currently has seven...
Finishing Touches
Learn how to maximize your sales by upselling; your customers (and your bottom line) will be glad you did. By Andrew Joseph A customer has the flowers in hand and is happy with what he or she has. And so are you. But wouldn’t it be great if there was a way to...
Avoiding Overtime Penalties
Retailers can incur costly penalties for violating the overtime regulations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Here’s what you need to know about wage-and-hour regulations, to keep your business safe from prosecution. By Phillip M. Perry Wage-and-hour law has...
Dried Botanical Trends Across the Pond
By Yoli LaGuerre, AIFD, CFD, EMC Photo by Yoli LaGuerre, AIFD, CFD, EMC Floral designers are members of a community of curious and passionate people, constantly exploring the magic of what inspires them. This curiosity propelled me to travel to Katowice, Poland, in...
Water Quality and Flower Longevity
Are you doing everything right, but your flowers still don’t last as long as they should? It could be your water. By Terril A. Nell, Ph.D., AAF Research Director, American Floral Endowment Flowers live or die based on the availability of water to stems, leaves and...
“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...
Four New Looks in Holiday Décor for 2022
By Tonneli Grüetter Holiday season 2022 is nearly here, and much like the seismic shifts we have seen in fashion this year, such as the ousting of skinny jeans, we are expecting a big refresh in the category of holiday décor. Try these four trends to delight your...
The Supply Chain Challenge
Businesses are bolstering inventories and locating backup suppliers to deal with product shortages and delivery delays in the wake of continuously rising prices. By Phillip M. Perry Businesses of all sizes are grappling with persistent supply chain issues first...
Straight from Market: Visual Display Inspiration
By International Market Centers Gift and home décor tradeshows—like Atlanta Market and Las Vegas Market—offer visual display inspiration as much as the opportunity to source unique products. Expertly designed showrooms, temporary exhibits and product...
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How to Make a Crate Floral Design with Fresh flowers and echeveria plants
This week, Debbie demonstrates how to make a crate arrangement with fresh flowers and echeveria plants for a dinner party or to give as a gift in a popular colour palette of light blue, cream and greys.
Floral Design Classes Online
As students prepare to return to school, the word “school” is evolving. Just what does it mean? At Floral Design Institute we have been teaching floral design in person since 1969 and home study since 1996.
Jewel Tones
Autumn is full of jewel tones and layers of texture from berries, dried seed-heads and autumn foliage. Get inspired by this beautiful David Austin Roses styled shoot.
TROPICAL CREATIVE / Creative Edge October 2020 Video!
In this ‘Tropical Creative’ article, I decided to reintroduce some of my early favorite ideas and techniques blended with today’s methods and sensibility to bring to life a new evolved version that may have a place in today’s flower business
How to make a spiral bouquet
Welcome to Bondi Blooms! I want to educate florist who are learning or wanting to improve their skills or if you’re eager to just learn the principles of floral design.
How To Make An Amazing Fall Floral Design
Dr Steve shows step-by-step how you can take oak leaves, seeded eucalyptus, dahlias, lilies, sunflowers, roses, safari sunset leucadendron, miniature pumpkins, larkspur, poms and mini carnations and create a wonderful fall vase arrangement.
One Template, Three Cascade Bouquets
In this second installment of our series, I’ll explain a little more about how to use the “Sketch and Score Method” to prepare for design competitions and/or professional evaluations.
Delphinium Posey Bouquet
Sarah Campbell of Intrigue Design & Décor creates sensational light and airy centerpieces and hand-tied bouquets using the new spray “Sunshine” Delphinium from Ball.
Elevated Autumn Design
For this design, the first step was these wonderful dahlias. That’s where I began. Then I looked at my color wheel and thought about how do I want to work. And I went to an analogous color, harmony going the burgundies into the oranges.
Simplify Holiday Floral Arrangements
Simplify Holiday Floral Arrangements with Continental Floral Greens' Premade Greenery Line Nita Robertson AIFD As the holiday season approaches, florists everywhere are gearing up for an influx of orders and the inevitable hustle and bustle that comes with it....
Floral Mechanics with Lea Romanowski
This article highlights the expertise of Canadian florist Lea Romanowski, who emphasizes the importance of strong floral mechanics in design. With over 40 years in the industry, Lea shares insights on how precision in foundational techniques is crucial to the success...
FleurEx 2024
The British Florist Association's annual conference, held from September 28-29 at the East Midlands Conference Centre in the UK, brought together florists and industry experts for a dynamic and inspiring event. Full Article Here Source: Flora FleurEx 2024 The...
BloomNation Now Offers Full Support in Spanish
BloomNation is proud to announce that they now provide comprehensive support in the Spanish language for all stages of the florist journey—from sales and onboarding to ongoing customer success. In conjunction with the launch of their Spanish-language support, they are...
Winners of the Alexandra Farms Garden Rose Design Contest
Alexandra Farms Announces Winners of Its “2024 Garden Rose Design Contest” By Teresa Schafer It’s time to reveal the winners of Alexandra Farms’ “2024 Garden Rose Design Contest”! Again this year, we received hundreds of entries, and the judges have spoken. Four...
New Cut Flowers to be Presented at the IFTF
The Import Promotion Desk (IPD) will be presenting a wide range of cut flowers and floral rarities from Ecuador, Colombia, and Kenya at the International Floriculture Trade Fair (IFTF) from the 5th to the 7th of November 2024. Full Press release below Import Promotion...
Enter the Designs of the Decades Competition
In celebration of its 60th anniversary, the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD), in collaboration with the AIFD Foundation, is thrilled to announce an exciting year-long floral design competition: the "Designs of the Decades Competition." Each competition in...
FloraCraft’s Jamie Sutton Named to Chamber’s Future Five
Jamie Sutton, director of marketing and new business development at FloraCraft®, was named to the 2024 Future Five class by the Chamber Alliance of Mason County. FloraCraft’s Jamie Sutton Named to Chamber’s Future Five Sutton honored at the Chamber Alliance...
Tips to Market Flowers for Boss’s Day
Make Boss’s Day a more significant holiday for your flower business. Help your customers show their appreciation meaningfully, and watch your fall sales grow. Full Article Here. Source: Rio Roses 7 Simple Yet Effective Tips to Market Flowers for Boss’s Day September...
