September 2007 - Posts
This year's SAF conference marked the end of Bob Luthultz's term as President of SAF. He will now assume the role of Chairman of the Board for the next three years, when new President Rod Saline's term is up. Bob is also the President of Pittsburgh Cut
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For the second year in a row, one of Eufloria's entries has won Best in Show at SAF's annual Outstanding Varieties Competition. This year's winner is Kelly, a "soft apricot orange" spray rose originally developed by Interplant, but grown in California
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Today, Terra Nigra announced they will reveal their new Gerfloria® gerbera daisy at their Hortifair in the Netherlands on October 10, 2007. After a 12-year breeding program, Terra Nigra developed a fancier gerbera daisy. But, the fancy is not in the flower--unlike
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Everybody loves to receive flowers, and many people like to preserve the flowers they receive. Rose arrangements are often hung upside down and dried, bridal bouquets are freeze dried and framed, and some flowers are pressed between the pages of a heavy
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Our friend Heather McIntyre at Felicity Flowers recently write Flower Color Theory: White, Red, Pink and Green for the Colour Lovers blog . It's a great read, with some beautiful photographs to illustrate what she's saying. Our favorite quote: Flowers,
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This is an update of our problems with Yahoo! Local . This started out when we tried to update our hours, and were told we did not have a local presence. At the same time, Yahoo! Local's listings for florists were littered with fake listing for florists
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Our 10th anniversary will be Feb 1, 2008. We've grown a lot since our first days, and in addition to our beautiful flower arrangements, we offer all sorts of decorative items, stuffed animals, wedding invitations and bridal supplies, too. Here, we'll
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Gardener, author and blogger Amy Stewart is starting a series listing twelve reasons to shop at a local florist. It's really Amy talking to florists like us, but you, gentle readers, will also glean some insight from an industry watcher. We'll keep an
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Sorry for the distraction, but one more from the consumer protection files. It seems that Yahoo! Local has some issues identifying real physical locations from fake ones. Recently, fake florist listings have begun to show up in the Yahoo! Local listings,
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If you're in Palm Springs, CA between Sept. 26-29, you should stop by the La Quinta resort and check out the Outstanding Varieties Competition. For the first time, the public will be invited to SAF's "Flower Olympics" -- the Outstanding Varieties Competition
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