E-commerce, which has been trending upward for well over a decade, positively exploded in 2020 — growing from a $393 billion to $598 billion...
Finding and keeping employees has never been easy — and the pandemic has only heightened the challenge for floral business owners. In the Mar/April...
Pandemic-driven popularity of flowers and plants, supply chain challenges, recruiting and engaging a reliable workforce—these are just some of the...
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Washington), new co-chair of the Congressional Cut Flower Caucus, will speak to SAF Congressional Action Days attendees on...
As sourcing plant material has become more difficult than ever, due to high demand and a stressed supply chain, florists looking to expand their...
Along with “social distancing” and “flattening the curve,” the word “plantfluencer” was a word that entered more Americans’ vocabulary in 2020. As...
As a young professional living in New York City, Eliza Blank struggled to find plants that would survive and thrive in window-lacking, sub-optimal...
Editor’s note: Advocating for the floral industry’s needs on Capitol Hill is a key priority for the Society of American Florists. What issues are...
For the Lake Forest Flowers team, the pandemic provided new opportunities to get on the road and into customers’ homes (in safe, socially distanced...
Has your company been open for 100 years? Are you active in your community and the floral industry? Or do you know someone who has made a noteworthy...
Springtime is quickly approaching, bringing warmer weather and new beginnings. While the COVID-19 pandemic may be keeping loved ones apart, there...
International Women’s Day is March 8 and this year the theme is #ChooseToChallenge, which focuses on challenging and calling out gender bias and...
In years past, Nic Faitos and his team at Starbright Floral Design in New York City would celebrate International Women’s Day (March 8) by...
More than half (57 percent) of retail florists responding to the Society of American Florists’ post-holiday survey said their 2021 Valentine’s Day...
An Ipsos poll conducted this month on behalf of the Society of American Florists found a slight increase in the number of American adults buying...