When Tim Huckabee started his sales and customer service training company in June 1997, flower shops with web sites were considered tech-savvy and...
News that several varieties of genetically engineered (GE) petunias had been imported into the U.S. without proper authorization from the government...
Predictions of a robust Mother’s Day proved to be on target for many florists. According to a post-holiday survey conducted by the Society of...
The “new” American Dream for millennials: a small — sometimes really small — house. According to a 2015 survey by the National Association of Home...
Feeling good about Mother’s Day? You’re probably not alone. About 35 percent of Americans reported buying fresh flowers and plants as Mother’s Day...
Have you ever opened up Facebook and wondered why, exactly, you needed to know about your coworker’s niece’s cello recital? How about that industry...
The flower industry under one roof: Proflora 2017. Colombian flowers growers, together with other producer countries, and the most renowned...
A display intended to be “stark and “brutal”— decidedly, not “pretty”— won best in show at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show in London. Garden...
President Trump’s new proposed budget would reduce federal funding of the Floriculture and Nursery Research Initiative (FNRI) by more than 40...
Before you write off Mother’s Day 2017 and turn your attention fully to summer weddings and fall/winter planning, make sure you’ve responded to any...
For a florist in Eugene, Oregon, the “secrets” to scoring great press in the days leading up to Mother’s Day were simple: Stay positive, work those...
This Mother’s Day season, the Society of American Florists responded to 18 instances of harmful floral publicity to date. Ancestry.com and Coach...
This week, the Trump administration announced plans to dismantle the Small Business Health Options Program, or SHOP, the part of the Affordable Care...
Teleflora’s new Mother’s Day video is playing up the strong bond that exists between adult children and their moms. “Just Like Her” begins with a...
With Mother’s Day fast approaching, Ancestry.com and other companies continue to disparage flowers and floral gifts. The Society of American...