Adverse weather in Colombia and Ecuador in March affected production for some growers — leaving industry members hopeful that sunny conditions in recent days will help keep production on track for the busy spring season, including Mother’s Day. Colombia battled...
The Society of American Florists has responded to a New York Times story that mischaracterized aspects of the floral industry supply chain. “In the current floral industrial complex, everything we admire about a fresh flower — the fragrance, the delicate structure,...
Less than a month after the Society of American Florists’ Annual Congressional Action Days (CAD), 15 congressional offices have submitted appropriations requests to increase funding for the Floriculture Nursery Research Initiative (FNRI). FNRI, a partnership between...
A flower shop in Prescott, Arizona, is keeping Mother’s Day high on customers’ radars with an in-store event focused on pampering. Allan’s Flowers will host “Bubbles, Scrubs and Backrubs” the week before Mother’s Day. The event, which owner Rakini Chinery first...
Gretta Boehme of America’s Florist in Bound Brook, New Jersey, said her decision to attend the Society of American Florists’ 1-Day Profit Blast last weekend in Philadelphia was simple: She wanted “fresh, new ideas” and a dash of “inspiration.” In all likelihood, many...
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