In the two decades since Liza Roeser, AAF, founded the online wholesaler Fifty Flowers, it has grown to include more than 60 employees in the U.S.,...
Salary Survey Shows Career Opportunities in Horticulture
Most Americans aren’t sure what horticulture is. And those who do know what it is think horticulture is something people do as a hobby, not a...
Create Design Recipes for Success
Do you want to eliminate guesswork for the design and sales team, ensure uniformity in arrangements, and build profit into every design? A new...
Member Spotlight: Megan Gerace of GravityFree in Sarasota, Florida
The Society of American Florists’ membership includes all segments of the industry — and that community is the heart of SAF. This bi-weekly feature...
Obituary: Frankie Shelton 1924-2023
Frankie Shelton, AAF, AIFD, PFCI, an internationally recognized designer, pioneering floral educator and 1989 recipient of the Society of American...
VIDEO: SAF Competition Showcases Never-Before-Seen Varieties
[mom_video type='vimeo' id='848731373' width='900' height='506'] Stephanie Brady, project manager at the Society of American Florists; JD Lecuona,...
Florists Armed with Inspiration and Knowledge After Profit Blast
More than 115 florists from 22 states gathered in Boston on Sunday for the Society of American Florists’ 1-Day Profit Blast, where they learned best...
Florists Get in on Barbie Hype
The nation is in a pink frenzy following the July 21 release of the live-action Barbie movie, and some florists are getting in on the hype with pink...
Boost Back-to-School Sales
Back-to-school season is here, with many college students and children heading back to school in August. Use the Society of American Florists’ web...
Create Content That Sells
Planning a calendar of social media content that engages, informs and sells to your audience can be a tall task. In the July/August issue of Floral...
Put Artificial Intelligence to Work
Is artificial intelligence working for you? From writing emails to crunching data, AI is a useful tool for business owners, including those in the...
Drive Sales With Frictionless Ecommerce Experiences
In the drive to create seamless ecommerce experiences, the smallest details matter. How many clicks does it take to check out? One too many and the...
How I Did It: $3,000 in Sales From 6 Arrangements — In Just 1 Week
Editor’s note: This is a new series to celebrate floral professionals’ ‘wins’ and inspire others with stories of innovations, problems solved,...
Build a Pipeline of Workers in Your Community
The beginning of the school year is a great time to make connections with teachers and students to bring awareness to career opportunities in your...
Summer Travel and Extreme Heat Impact Flower Sales
Fewer weddings and events, more people traveling and extreme heat are compounding what’s already been a slow summer for flower sales for some amid...