If the flowers you buy and sell are grown to a higher standard of sustainability over the next five to 10 years, you may have — among many others —...
SAF Members Highlight Floral Industry Priorities at CAD
Increase funding for floriculture research. Ensure cost savings on imports. Maintain the minimum wage. Preserve agriculture’s workforce. Forty-seven...
Consumers Rooted in Plant Love During Pandemic
2020’s plant babies are now growing into plant toddlers — and their plant parents show no signs of slowing their enthusiasm for all things plants....
Maximize Mother’s Day Profits
Mother’s Day is one of the two busiest times of the year for retail florists — and it can make or break your retail year. Pay attention to the...
Best Practices for Coping with Supply Shortages
For retail florists, the pressure of supply shortages adds one more challenge to spring’s busy floral holidays. Administrative Professionals’ Week...
Share Your APW Successes With SAF
It’s Administrative Professionals’ Week and we hope your customers are celebrating the hard-working and devoted administrative professionals on...
Retailers Predict Bump-Up in Mother’s Day Sales
After a successful Valentine’s Day and Easter in 2021, florists are optimistic about Mother’s Day sales this year. In a recent Society of American...
SAF Picks Orlando for ‘Affordable, Accessible’ Annual Convention
After a year-plus of re-engineering operations to adapt to social distancing, record high (or low) sales and skeleton crews – all amidst social...
Retailers Report Double-Digit Easter Sales Bump
The Easter Bunny delivered great sales for the floral industry this year, with many retailers reporting increases above both 2020 and 2019 sales...
COVID-19 Bolsters Celebrations of Administrative Professionals
In a remote COVID working environment, the role of administrative professionals has been elevated — and florists can use Administrative...
3 Tips to Share with Customers for Administrative Professionals’ Week
Research shows that a gift of appreciation will naturally lift an employee’s mood, create a lasting memory, and boost productivity. Plus, giving...
Fresh Product: Coping with the Supply Squeeze
Looking ahead to Mother’s Day, the biggest worry for many florists is, “How can I be sure I will be able to get the fresh flowers and plants I need,...
Attract and Retain a Strong Workforce With These 4 Tips
There has been a lot of fallout from the global COVID-19 pandemic that has rippled through just about every industry. For the floriculture industry,...
Up Your Mother’s Day Prep Game
One of the biggest floral holidays is fast approaching and a little prep work now can make a huge difference in your stress level and profit margin....
Recruit ‘Gen Create’
Recruiting and retaining employees has never been more difficult. And for two generations, there’s been  a decline in floral design interest among...