Michigan Floral Association Recognizes Freeman and Anderson
Last weekend, the Michigan Floral Association awarded two individuals very near and dear to the Florist 2.0 community.
Special Needs Prom Fills Honorees, Florist With Joy
On Thursday, February 8, smack in the middle of her busiest stretch of the year, Andreia Boscato Muller worked late into the night, making 80 boutonnieres for a very special prom.
NYC Florist Wins Prestigious Hospitality Award
For more than 20 years of service beautifying the Big Apple’s hotels, collaborating with various New York marketing groups, and sponsoring charitable events, Nic Faitos, senior partner of Starbright Floral Design, received Lifetime Achievement honors at the Hotel Experience Awards on Monday, January 29, at the iconic Cipriani Wall Street. “Am I even old enough…
Oregon Flowers, Inc. Launches Mobile App
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Oregon Flowers, Inc. has released a mobile application for Apple and Android devices to give customers an up-to-date report of what’s available to buy.
J Schwanke Gives Floral Design Advice For PBS Show
J Schwanke, AAF, AIFD, PFCI, has had a pretty covetable start to the holiday season. For the past week, the founder of uBloom.com has been in Roland, Arkansas, decorating Moss Mountain Farm and talking all things floral with the property’s owner, television personality P. Allen Smith. Schwanke filled Florist 2.0 in on his time in…
Florists Mourn Gordon Fulton, ‘A Talented Designer and Loyal Friend’
Mere weeks before he intended to reopen his shop, Victoria’s Flowers, in Didsbury, Alberta, Gordon Fulton, AIFD, CAFA, died on November 13 at age 55.
When news broke of his passing, florists from far and wide expressed sorrow for a man who possessed a sharp eye for design, unbridled enthusiasm, and an insatiable desire to help his friends.
Design Workshop Combines World-Class Accommodations, Dining, Instruction and More
On St. Simon’s Island, a sleepy barrier island off the coast of Southwest Georgia, sits a 600-acre estate with a stately plantation and cottages. The former home of philanthropist Nancy Reynolds (heiress of the R.J. Reynolds tobacco company) has hosted political heavyweights including President Jimmy Carter and Mikhail Gorbachev—but not many non-celebrities. “It is super…
Dwight Larimer Inducted to Michigan Floral Foundation Hall of Fame
The Michigan Floral Foundation added a familiar name to its Hall of Fame last month. Dwight Larimer, AAF, PFCI, president of Design Master Color Tool, became the 11th individual to receive the honor during a ceremony Thursday, October 24, at the University Club of Michigan State in East Lansing.
Syndicate Sales To Produce Holly Heider Chapple’s Innovative Pillow Design
Fans of Virginia florist Holly Heider Chapple, rejoice! There’s a new tool entering the market that will help you achieve her signature lush, garden-like style.
CAFA Celebrates A Quarter Century
One of the world’s most esteemed designers trekked from Siberia to the Toronto Botanical Gardens to help the Canadian Academy of Floral Art celebrate its 25 anniversary. Roman Steinhauer, lead florist and art director at Siberian Orchid in Novosibirsk, Russia, is a two-time winner of The Russian Cup of Professional Floristry and the runner-up in the 2016 Europa Cup.
AFE Launches #FlowerLoveVideoContest
Do you love flowers? (Of course you do, or else you wouldn’t be reading this!) The American Floral Endowment wants you to capture your passion for petals in a short video. AFE’s #FlowerLoveVideoContest launched October 12 and runs through December 8. Contestants may enter a video up to 60 seconds long for the chance to…
International Floral Distributors Release 2018 Trend Report
It’s one of my favorite times of year! No, I’m not jazzed for pumpkin spice lattes (home brewed French Roast for me, please) or sweater weather (we have at least two months to go here in Florida), but rather the arrival of the International Floral Distributors’ 2018 Flower Trends Forecast. Michael Skaff, AAF, AIFD, PFCI,…