House jungles. Jungalows. Urban rain forests. These are just some of the terms batted around to describe a new floral industry-friendly phenomenon among hip millennials (and even some of their older relatives and friends). “Greenery has been a motif among the achingly...
Here’s a question some U.S. flower growers have been wrestling with for years: How do we get consumers — who already are thinking about product origin and growing conditions with food — to bring that same level of awareness to flowers and plants? Since 2015, the...
Among the many celebrations planned for SAF Palm Beach 2017 but thwarted by Hurricane Irma: A fond, industry farewell to Peter Moran, the Society of American Florists’ longtime CEO who will retire at year’s end. “Few people spend their entire for just one cause,” said...
Talk about a star turn: A 70-year-old family florist in Sacramento, California, is one of several local businesses featured in “Yes! We’re Open” a KVIE public television series spotlighting entrepreneurs and the organizations they create. The 7-minute segment...
Excited employees, thrilled walk-in customers and grieving family members who get an unexpected pick-me-up. These are just a few of the benefits Stein Your Florist Co. has seen since implementing a dog-friendly policy in their stores in Philadelphia and Burlington,...
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