After the longest summer break in history, school children around the country are preparing to hit the books again — some, in traditional classrooms (now featuring masks and plexiglass shields) and many more learning at home, coached by beleaguered parents trying to...
Like many florists, Andreia Boscato Muller, AIFD, FSMD, has seen a wave of postponements with her 2020 wedding clients, prompting her to launch an à la carte collection to court a new demographic planning small backyard or city hall affairs until the danger of...
Since the early weeks of the pandemic, Stacie Lee Banks, AAF, and Kristie Lee, have been inundated with texts and emails offering advice and funding opportunities, including the PPP loan, a micro-grant for small businesses and even hours of pro-bono legal work from an...
For the final keynote presentation of the Society of American Florists’ Reinvention Summit last week, SAF CEO Kate Penn interviewed Joe Don Zetzche, director of BLOOMS flower shops for H-E-B, a Texas-based supermarket chain that Forbes dubbed “the smartest retailer...
In “The Big Flower Fight,” Netflix’s international floral design competition, teams face off in a series of challenges, creating elaborate installations that tested their imagination, mechanical prowess and ability to adapt to unexpected materials — all while on...
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