This time of year, many Americans are focused on barbecues, pool time and fireworks, but for hundreds of floral industry members, the Fourth of July week has become a time to gather for the American Institute of Floral Designers’ annual Symposium. This year’s event...
If you’ve called, emailed or stopped by the Society of American Florists’ headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, sometime in the past 18 years, chances are, you talked with Krissy Doyle, the group’s longtime manager of member and data services. Whatever the purpose of...
A new festival planned for next year in the Big Apple aims to do for flowers what New York Fashion week has done for fashion: elevate, inspire — and encourage consumers to work more of it into their daily lives. Last week in New York, organizers of the Leaf Festival...
When you read the phrase “bachelorette party,” what comes to mind? Plastic tiaras? Sky-high stilettos and dancing on tables? Drinks galore? For many millennial brides, the send-off before the wedding has become less about booze and more about bonding. Popular...
Historically low unemployment means that many floral industry business owners are struggling to find and keep workers. How do you get new hires to start thinking long-term at your business? Focus on the first days after you bring them onto your team. That’s advice...
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