- Conn. Flower Shop Named Finalist In National Retail Awards
July 16, 2009 - Aifd Selects New Leaders
July 16, 2009 - Smith & Hawken Dies On Vine, Closes Stores
July 16, 2009 - Funeral Director Echoes Saf's Message
July 9, 2009 - Jennifer Aniston Finds A Friend In A Florist
July 9, 2009 - Mosquito Surge Prompts Call For Cemetery Flower Vase Ban
July 9, 2009 - Floral-Box Study: One Size Saves All
July 9, 2009 - Texas Shop Gives Scholarships, Shows Class
July 2, 2009 - Know Y? You Better Get Wise To This Generation
July 2, 2009
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POSTED: July 16, 2009
If
there were a prize for turning an empty 970-square-foot commercial
space into a cozy, old-world flower shop in 60 days with less than
$10,000, Lisa Friedlander would easily take that award to her
Provence-influenced shop in Southbury, Conn. Read More » |
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POSTED: July 16, 2009
The American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD) installed retail veteran Tina Stoecker, AIFD, of Designs of the Times Florist, Inc., in Melbourne, Fla., as its president, during the organization's National Symposium held
this week in Kansas City, Mo. Stoecker, who was elected to the SAF
Retail Council in 2006, succeeds Walter Fedyshyn AIFD, PFCI of Anthony Gowder Designs, Inc., in Chicago, as the volunteer leader of the floral industry's leading organization in design education. Read More » |
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POSTED: July 16, 2009
After failing to find a buyer for Smith&Hawken,
parent company Scotts Miracle-Gro is shuttering all 56 stores of the
30-year-old upscale home and garden chain by the end of the year. The
Web site is no longer taking orders. Read More » |
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POSTED: July 9, 2009
The
statement, "Every funeral director should know the value of flowers and
the vitally important role they play in the healing process" sounds
exactly like the message SAF has been championing in its outreach to
funeral directors. But it sounds a whole lot better coming from a
funeral director. It wasn't said by just any director, but an Ohio
funeral director and past president of the National Funeral Directors
Association (NFDA), Dwayne Spence. Read More » |
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POSTED: July 9, 2009
If the trailer for the upcoming movie, “Love Happens," mentioned in last week’s E-Brief,
has you wondering how actress Jennifer Aniston learned to insert a stem
of dendrobium orchid into an arrangement like a “real florist,” you can
rest assured she learned from a pro. Read More » |