Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series highlighting floral industry stories of change, grit and perseverance — and biggest lessons learned — during the pandemic. In the spring of 2020, Tyler Meskers, vice president of Oregon Flowers, a family-owned business...
2020’s plant babies are now growing into plant toddlers — and their plant parents show no signs of slowing their enthusiasm for all things plants. Last year saw an influx of people with an interest in plants, especially using them as a way to connect with others and...
The Easter Bunny delivered great sales for the floral industry this year, with many retailers reporting increases above both 2020 and 2019 sales marks. A recent poll by the Society of American Florists shows that 74 percent of respondents noted this year’s sales had...
There has been a lot of fallout from the global COVID-19 pandemic that has rippled through just about every industry. For the floriculture industry, that’s proven both positive — increased consumer awareness of and engagement with flowers and plants — and negative,...
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a damper on holiday plans for the past year, but as more people are receiving vaccinations, stimulus funds are hitting bank accounts, and weather improves, consumers are increasingly finding ways to celebrate safely — and they’re starting...
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