Nic Faitos of Starbright Floral Design in New York City has been chosen as the 2017 Lifetime Achievement recipient at the next Hotel Excellence Awards. The honor is awarded to an individual or association that demonstrates “exceptional achievement in his or her field,...
Tim Lawing, AIFD, of Tim’s Touch Flowers & Gifts in Lexington, South Carolina, has a plea for florists. “Don’t use the ‘F’ word,” he said. “’Filler’ sounds cheap. It’s no wonder brides think baby’s breath and the like should be free.” A better word? Accents. It...
When a London-based interior designer and tastemaker wanted to bump up interest in wintery permanent botanicals, she took to social media with a witty, memorable hashtag. #AreYouFauxReal is one of dozens of tags Abigail Ahern has been using this fall to promote lush...
Bergdorf Goodman’s iconic holiday window displays in New York City this year include a special nod to flowers and plants. The department store themed its 2017 windows around its hometown, calling the series “To New York, With Love.” Each window is dedicated to an NYC...
A major issue keeping a lot of industry growers up at night: labor. Rather, a lack of a reliable labor supply. That was a not-necessarily surprising but crystal-clear finding in Nursery Management magazine’s recent State of the Industry report, which surveyed a cross...
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