Media coverage of Valentine’s Day gave florists the opportunity to encourage early ordering and emphasize why flowers are the perfect gift. In a radio broadcast for WTOP in Chevy Chase, Maryland, Society of American Florists CEO Kate Penn emphasized that flowers...
The Society of American Florists swiftly responded last week to two major media outlets that published misleading opinion pieces about the floral industry’s environmental impact. “The entire industry — both domestic and international — has done incredible work to...
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The night before a big wedding, florist Tim Healy realized he’d forgotten to order much needed flowers. “You kind of get that sickening feeling in your stomach,” says Healy, designer and owner of The Posie Peddler in Saratoga Springs, New York. After a quick text, his...
An industry insider and entrepreneur with a passion for flowers has joined the Society of American Florists as its director of development. Maura Kenny, a business owner and wedding florist turned sales director for an urban, nonprofit flower farm and florist in...
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