As you approach the final days of 2017, it’s worth recognizing the people who helped you reach the milestone of another year in business. Are there any wedding planners deserving thanks for putting you on their “preferred” lists? Funeral directors who link to...
Eager to end the year on a high note, the ladies behind Madeline’s Flowers in Edmond, Oklahoma — Barbara, Lenzee and Lacee Bilke — decided to host a “super sale” stretched over two weeks, tying the promotion in with a popular Christmas carol. Between December 1 and...
A special event at J. Crew put Lake Forest, Illinois florist Eileen Looby Weber, AAF in contact with scores of holiday shoppers earlier this month. Weber, vice president and director of special events at Lake Forest Flowers, arrived at the popular clothing retailer...
A Christmas tree shortage is leading to higher prices in parts of the country and could affect some elements of the floral industry supply chain. The current tree shortage is “a result of the recession that began nearly a decade ago, and it’s affecting tree farms...
For a florist in West Point, Mississippi, a recent trip to the White House was a dream nearly a decade in the making. Scott Reed of Petal Pushers was one of dozens of volunteers chosen to help decorate the White House this year. Reed first applied for the honor in...
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