When Sten Crissey, AAF, walked into the White House in the spring of 1990, he looked around the room and took a deep breath. Crissey, then president of the Society of American Florists, and a group of SAF members had been invited to the Yellow Oval Room to induct...
In many ways, International Women’s Day sounds like the ideal holiday for the U.S. floral industry: The March 8 event encourages people to celebrate all of the women in their lives, not “just” mothers and romantic partners, and it’s already a popular observance in...
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution yesterday aimed at solving a problem facing Bay Area floral industry business owners, community members, development companies and elected leaders: Where to temporarily relocate the country’s second largest...
Easter and Passover sales were a mixed bag this year. About a third of retailer members responding to the Society of American Florists’ post-holiday survey said sales for those holidays increased; a third saw a decrease. The rest said sales tracked with returns in...
As community members grieve the loss of 15 people —mostly young players — associated with a Canadian hockey team, a local florist has been reaching out to offer comfort. On Friday, members of the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team were headed to a play-off game when...
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