Business in 2023 was okay or good for most floral businesses compared to 2022, according to the Society of American Florists’ biannual economic outlook survey of retailers, growers, and wholesalers, importers and suppliers, conducted last month. Almost half (46.5%) of...
Delivering the perfect Valentine’s Day bouquet involves yearlong orchestration of dozens of entities and meticulous planning to ensure millions of blooms reach their destinations fresh and on time. In the January/February issue of Floral Management, contributing...
Florists wanting to cash in this Valentine’s Day would do well to target marketing to young adults who want to spoil their significant others. That’s the takeaway from the National Retail Federation (NRF), which surveyed adult consumers Jan. 2-8 about their...
Carmen Lucia Marquez, marketing manager for the breeder Ball SB, wants to change a decades-long challenge in breeding — the disconnect between market demands and what’s being developed and grown. She hopes that the “Birth of a Blossom: The Art and Science of Flower...
Seed Your Future is launching a program to train high school science teachers nationwide about the horticulture and floriculture industries and give them resources to talk about career opportunities in the classroom. The educator professional development program was...
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