Beaches, vineyards, gardens, ranches. Summer’s alfresco wedding venues can be brutal on flowers, even when the couple springs for a tent. In the...
Want a Taste of SAF’s Convention? Check Out Career Connection
Continuing education is one of the best investments floral professionals can make in their careers. The Society of American Florists’ annual...
Reinvesting Pays Off for Florists
Sales have doubled in the past year at Blumen Meisters Flower Market, but Mariah Schultz isn’t just banking the profits. She’s reinvesting in the...
Member Spotlight: King William Florist in King William, Virginia
The Society of American Florists’ membership includes all segments of the industry — and that community is the heart of SAF. This bi-weekly feature...
SAF Pushes Back on Potential Overtime Rule Changes
With current workforce shortages, supply chain disruptions, and inflation pushing business operational costs higher, the Society of American...
Build a Successful Incentive Program
Employee incentive plans not only help attract and retain motivated workers, but they can also help businesses compete for workers in a tight labor...
Create a Dedicated Wedding Site to Grow Your Business
Tucson, Arizona florist Don Coleman, AAF, knows what phrase newly engaged couples in his community type when scouting for a florist: “Tucson wedding...
Five Minutes with Derek Woodruff on How the Next Gen Can ‘Level Up’
[mom_video type='vimeo' id='716050900' width='900' height='505'] Editor’s note: In this new SAF NOW video series, managing editor Amanda Jedlinsky...
Mother’s Day Sales Stay Strong
Despite inflation, competition from other gift-giving companies, and renewed opportunities to take mom on outings, flowers and plants remained a...
Momentum Builds for FNRI Funding Increase
As Congress weighs budget priorities for 2023, the industry is “well positioned” to receive support for a funding increase for floriculture...
Is Digital Flower Gifting on the Horizon?
Your customers might soon need to give two floral gifts to a recipient for a special occasion — one for the real world, and another for the virtual...
Measure Designer Productivity To Determine Wages
Your designers are likely your most skilled (and highly compensated) workers. You need to put their time to good use. In the latest issue of Floral...
Floral Industry Bands Together to Commemorate Memorial Day
As thousands of stems of roses, lilies, tulips, sunflowers, and more make their way to cemeteries around the country this Memorial Day, Ramiro...
Get Creative to Promote Father’s Day Arrangements
Father’s Day is quickly approaching on June 19 and, although it isn’t the typical flower giving holiday, men love to receive flowers for the same...
Obituary: Redbook Florist Services Founder James Fred Swindle Dies
James Fred Swindle, who owned National Florist Directory and founded its subsidy, Redbook Florist Services, died April 23. Swindle worked for the...