The U.S. floriculture industry’s sales grew nearly 16 percent from 2019 to 2021, hitting the $6 billon mark for the first time, according to the...
Dig dahlias, but dislike their brief vase life? John Dole, Ph.D., has spent more than 20 years in floriculture research and has learned that the...
The pandemic and the resulting surge in flower sales brought into sharp focus for many floral businesses what was working, what was broken — and...
Fourth of July fireworks may be fresh in your memory, but autumn really is right around the corner — and that means it’s time to start preparing for...
The industry is one step closer to securing a big increase in floriculture research funding after the House announced it is in favor of a $1 million...
The Society of American Florists’ membership includes all segments of the industry — and that community is the heart of SAF. This bi-weekly feature...
Forecast Your Future, the Society of American Florists’ new series of courses focused on profitability, is available now on Career Connection. The...
Surrounded by carnations, roses, greenery, and other stems, a small group of Parkinson’s patients near Minneapolis, Minnesota are learning the art...
Lani Callister, AAF, fresh flower manager at Ensign Wholesale Floral, was in constant contact with the Ecuadorian farms that the Salt Lake City,...
Is a recession coming? Soaring inflation, rising interest rates, and the stock market’s worst start in 50 years last week have many economists...
Brian Wheat, AAF, PFCI, knows it is going to be tough to have three of his employees away from his flower and garden center business for a few days...
It’s time to elect the next crop of Society of American Florists leaders — the volunteers who shape everything the association does, from developing...
[mom_video type='vimeo' id='726146641' width='900' height='506']July is American Grown Flowers and Foliage month, a designation that has received...
More than 20 floral professionals from across the U.S. and as far away as Australia have earned professional credentials that demonstrate their...
Customers of florist BJ Dyer, AAF, AIFD, consider him their resident rose expert. When they ask about color variations, Dyer explains the amount of...