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Canada’s Maple Leaf Cup
This fourth-annual competition featured 20 competitors showcasing their floral design talents to the public. The fourth-annual Maple Leaf Cup floral-design competition was held April 5, in Edmonton, Alta., at West Edmonton Mall. For the fourth consecutive year
At One With Roses
Alexandra Farms hosts EMC team members in Bogotá, Colombia, for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. For 11 members of the European Master Certification (EMC) Core Educational Team, being hosted by Alexandra Farms
Hydrating Cut Flowers Properly
Understanding how cut flowers hydrate is the cornerstone of providing longer-lasting arrangements and creating happier customers. Here’s what you need to know.
Question Of The Month
We offer a monthly subscription service, and one client sends her subscription arrangement to someone in the community anonymously each month. Every month a shocked recipient asks who sent them flowers
Instagrammer Of The Month
Erika Stephens lives off the grid with her family on the remote Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. The internet there is spotty at best, and Erika has long been hesitant about using social media.
The Case For Going Paperless
How today’s affordable technology can make your business more efficient, accurate and profitable.
Well, Well, Well
The trends of wellness, well-being and self-care provide promotional and sales opportunities for flowers and plants. Watch 2019 Trend: WELLNESS
Red, White & Bloom
Introducing the fifth annual American Flowers Week botanical couture collection.
Smithers Oasis
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.
Calendar of Events – June July
NATIONAL ROSE MONTH American Grown Field to Vase Dinner Tour; King George, Va. Market Square The Buyer’s Cash & Carry, Gallery, and Order Writing shows; Oaks, Pa. (3-4) National Candle Assn. Conference & Expo Naples, Fla. (3-6)
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Creative Ways to Provide Fall Decor to Your Customers
Your flower shop can provide a wonderful alternative to the standard fall decorations that everyone else will have. Rio Roses shares five ways to show that your shop can deliver something unique and different, so you can tap into this huge fall decorating...
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...
Alexandra Farms Garden Rose Wins Best In Class at SAF’s Outstanding Varieties Competition
Alexandra Farms received several awards – including the coveted ‘Best in Class’ – for three of their garden roses in the 2022 Outstanding Varieties Competition. The contest was part of the 137th annual Society of American Florists' Convention in Orlando this month....
Rio Roses Introduces Two New Yellow Rose Varieties
Rio roses is excited to introduce two new yellow rose varieties. Meet Rio Bumblebee and Rio Momentum. Rio Roses carefully selected each of these premium rose varieties to make a unique contribution to the diversity of their collection. Full Article Below Source RIO...
The Hidden Meaning Behind the Queens Funeral Flowers
A lot of thought went into the flowers for Queen Elizabeth. The Queen had a true love for flowers, and that was reflected in her funeral service. This is a very interesting article about the significance and history of particular flowers chosen by the royal family....
The EUROPA CUP 2022 In Katowice, Poland
The city of Katowice was the ‘World Capital of Floral Art’ earlier this month. Florint’s EUROPA CUP 2022 was a wonderful event. So many amazing and creative designs were created for the 2022 Europa Cup. Hanneke Frankema from The Netherlands claimed first prize in the...
Specialty Flower Farm in Texas to Host Seasonally Focused Field to Vase Dinner
This event looks like so much fun. Celebrate Autumn's bounty on October 15th in Blanco, Texas, for a Field to Vase event to remember. Certified American Grown and Arnosky Family Farms in Blanco, Texas, will play host to a wonderfully immersive Field to Vase dinner...
Using David Austin Roses to Create Award-Winning Floral Designs for Events and Weddings
Floral designer Katya Hutter masters the use of beautiful garden roses for luxurious wedding floral designs with stunning results. She is the recent winner of the Alexandra Farms Garden Rose Design Contest. She created an immersive floral experience using David Austin...
A London park blooms with flowers, stuffed animals and handwritten notes to the queen
It is hard to see the grass at London's Green Park these days, both because the grounds are piled high with flowers for Queen Elizabeth and chock full of visitors who have come by to see them. Flower bouquets, stuffed Paddington Bears, drawings of corgis, handwritten...
