From saving money to finding new customers, Foxgloves & Ivy Floral Design Studio recently found that becoming Atlanta's Green Florist (a trademarked title), has plenty of benefits.
Barack Obama made a decision on Bailout Friday that all florists, regardless of their politics, can endorse: The Democratic candidate for president bought a dozen white roses for his wife, Michelle, at Penny's Flowers in Glenside, Pa.
After several customers called Royer’s Flowers & Gifts saying they couldn’t find what they were looking for on the shop’s Web site, owner Greg Royer decided to tailor the experience to fit how people shop, not how florist sell.
The holiday season is fast approaching, and with it comes big dinners, last-minute shopping trips, late-night decorating and lots of guests coming and going.
It's like going up against the Joker from the Batman movies. That's how Marty Loppnow of Waukesha Floral & Greenhouses in Waukesha, Wis., describes his eight-year battle with a businessman who tried to steal Loppnow's shop name and reputation.
Just days after the announcement of the government's bailout of the financial system, SAF CEO Peter Moran shared his thoughts about the floral industry's future and its fight to remain competitive with about 300 wholesalers, growers and retailers during SAF Palm Beach 2008, held in mid-September.
Flowers coming into the U.S. from Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru will remain duty-free, under an extension of the Andean Trade Preference and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA).
The floral industry has lost one of its loudest cheerleaders. Scientist, industry champion and marketer-extraordinaire Dr. H. Marc Cathey, AAF, died Wednesday morning, says his son, Henry Cathey.
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