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Weddings, Fall Holidays Stressing Fresh Flower Supply
Looking for white roses? Good luck. An extraordinarily busy wedding season combined with poor weather at farms, logistical issues and labor shortages is driving up prices and tightening the supply of not just white roses — but flowers of many other species and colors...
Supply Challenges Escalate Ahead of Fall, Holiday Season
Pioneer Imports and Wholesale has been waiting on a shipment of Chinese-manufactured silk flowers and plants for almost two months. The fall merchandise, packed in a large metal shipping container and loaded onto a container vessel, left the Port of Yantian in China...
Obituary: Past SAF President Paul Shinoda Dies
Paul Shinoda Jr., a past president of the Society of American Florists’ board of directors, died July 20. He was 83. Shinoda’s career in the horticulture industry began in the early 1960’s when he worked with his father at the family’s business, San Lorenzo Nursery,...
Delta Variant Spreads Uncertainty
The Delta variant of COVID-19 has brought a lot of uncertainty for business owners, but for many florists one thing is certain: whatever the impact of the latest surge, their services will be needed. And so, business owners in the industry are bracing for the unknown....Why Join SAF?
The Society of American Florists is the association that connects and cultivates a thriving floral community for: all participants of the U.S. floral industry and offers exciting benefits for the following types of businesses:
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