Green Career Week Grows Relationships Between Floral Pros and Students
Last fall, Ball Horticulture Company sent five employees to a Chicago high school to talk about careers in the horticulture industry as part of the inaugural Green Career Week, an initiative spearheaded by Seed Your Future. Since then, the company has nurtured its...Valentine’s Day Prep: Inflation Busters to Ease Sticker Shock
Prices have gone up on nearly everything thanks to inflation, and everyone — including your customers — has noticed. While the rate of inflation dropped to 6.5 percent in December from its peak of 9.1 percent in June, consumer spending slowed last month, according to...Obituary: Bill Hixson 1929-2022
Bill Hixson, AAF, PFCI, the 1993 recipient of the Society of American Florists’ Tommy Bright Award and a floral design teacher who is remembered in his community for his year-round Christmas-themed flower shop, died December 29, 2022. He was 93. A natural storyteller,...Rose Parade Embodies Brighter Days
The Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, made a triumphant return in 2022 after being shut down in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even so, the lingering effects of the pandemic on farms and the supply chain caused a number of challenges that...Why Join SAF?
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