Floral industry members around the country — and across segments — are gearing up for a fall season that feels different and more challenging than any back-to-school season in memory, with workers and employers juggling added responsibilities on the home front and...
Nearly six months of living with the coronavirus is beginning to take a toll on Americans: The Kaiser Family Foundation recently released a poll showing that a majority of U.S. adults (53 percent) say the pandemic has adversely affected their mental health. Your...
Dozens of retail florists in Michigan are participating in a new campaign that promotes the powerful health effects of flowers to consumers. The “Hugs and Smiles” effort brings together industry groups from across segments to leverage university research from the...
For the team at Waukesha Floral & Greenhouse in Waukesha, Wisconsin, one of the big takeaways of 2020 has been: The personal has never been more important. Going into the year, Jane Loppnow and her husband, Marty, had planned for a strong 12-month period,...
Springtime is usually a robust period at Monday Morning Flower & Balloon Co. in Princeton, New Jersey. This year, of course, much of the shop’s planned spring revenue disappeared. Because owners Georgianne and Kevin Vinicombe had been focused for years on...
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