10/29/2025
Today, we express heartfelt appreciation to the members of the Arkansas Florists Association for endowing an AIFD Foundation Named Fund in honor of Bill Plummer AIFD.
A 1947 graduate of Plumerville High School, Bill Plummer attended the University of Central Arkansas, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1951 to go on to teach High School English. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1952 to 1956, where he received numerous honors. Upon his discharge, he taught school in Salinas, California, before returning home to Plumerville.
Bill opened Plummer’s Flowers in 1958 and operated the retail store for 41 years, retiring in December 1999. He decorated floats for the Tournament of Roses Parade and designed florals for the inauguration of President Bill Clinton.
He was a longstanding member of the American Institute of Floral Designers and the Arkansas Florist Association, where he held the titles of President and Secretary.
Chris Norwood AIFD, a former President of Arkansas Florists Association, shared that "When I think of Arkansas floristry, there is only one name that comes to mind and that name is Bill Plummer.”
To the members of the Arkansas Florists Association, this tremendous accomplishment is to be commended in that the name Bill Plummer AIFD will be associated with your organization in perpetuity due to the endowment of this fund.
