With double-digit inflation and crippling energy costs and rations throughout Europe due to the conflict in Ukraine, flower producers are switching crops, reducing production or shutting down, putting into question the future availability of crops grown there using...
If you were one of the 580 that participated in the Society of American Florists’ Petal It Forward flower giveaway last week, you saw firsthand the joy flowers bring. Bangor Floral in Bangor, Maine, joined the Petal It Forward movement for the first time this year and...
The pandemic took a toll on workers, prompting a record number of people to quit their jobs and wreaking havoc on their mental well-being. “What the pandemic did was create this awakening of, ‘Why am I working the way that I’m working?’” says Barry Gottlieb, a coach,...
It’s too easy to get caught up in the daily grind of business — and that’s why florists who gathered in Denver for the Society of American Florists’ 1-Day Profit Blast say they valued the opportunity to step away to connect with peers and share ideas. About 75 floral...
Bella Florals and More took on several feet of water as storm surge from Hurricane Ian swept over Marco Island in Florida last week. Videos by store owner Denise Jefferies show boxes and paperwork floating through the store and furniture and fixtures submerged in...
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