Independent Florists' Association

09/18/2017

On October 1st Flower Trends Forecast 2018 will be released. Michael J. Skaff, AIFD, PFCI, AAF highlights some of what is impacting consumer preference changes for flowers and floral decor, see the article at http://www.flowertrendsforecast.com/articles.

05/18/2017

Promotion ends May 31, 2017 at 11:59pm

05/18/2017

How cool is this. Now this is real florist art work.

02/15/2017

How a man should wear a boutonniere just like Fred Astaire

11/23/2016

How cool is this, Phil is the master of greens.

The 'ol Turkey is back! We are thinking of you and so thankful for you coming into our lives. Wishing you and your loved ones a blessed Thanksgiving! Love, Phil, Cathy, Sydney, Rosie, Mary & Phan

09/27/2016

The soft gray-greens of dusty miller, which appear to be lightly coated with a layer of frost, add a chill aesthetic to winter nuptials. However, these gorgeous greens are known to become flaccid once cut, so florist Laura Dempsey, of Petal and Kettle: Parksville Florist & Tea Co. in Parksville, Bri...

08/02/2016

Take a look at some of these tributes. Just fabulous!

07/22/2016

Just Wonderful!

A lovely arrangement to go with a magnificent view at the .

07/13/2016

Very cool

Pink and white proteas, brunia, silver tree cone, green gum nuts, eucalyptus cordata, pittosporum berries, juniper, cyprus, myrtle, leucadendrons Inca Gold and Jubilee crown, and hydrangea!

Fine, exotic work by Swallows Nest Farm.

07/06/2016

07/05/2016

A floral creation all the way from Washington State, USA: Signature Vase Florist's own Kitty Le...

04/19/2016

Herbal Bouttonnieres -
http://weddingish.com/

04/19/2016

A bouquet full of memories.

12/09/2015

Now that's a Santa Hat!

More fun Christmas floral designing...!

A creation by the smiling gentleman in the back: florist Elie Hado from Lebanon.

11/13/2015

How cool is this?

A classy teardrop bouquet, by Florista Mario Maška of Orchidea Trnava flower shop!

11/13/2015

Florists Reviews 17th Annual Picture Perfect Wedding Contest!

Renee Cerny of Frontier Flowers of Fontana won the 16th annual Picture-Perfect Weddings Contest, winning a box of fresh cut flowers every month for a year and a $500 wedding product package.

Do you think you can win the 17th annual contest? If so, go to www.floristsreview.com/picture-perfect-weddings, fill out the form and send it to us with high quality pictures. YOU could win a box of fresh cut flowers every month for a year from Royal Flowers Ecuador and a $500 wedding product package from Syndicate Sales, Inc.! Deadline is Dec. 31, 2015.

10/30/2015

Check this shop out. They have some of the coolest things.

More Fall Colors

10/13/2015

What a GORGEOUS way to create "Fall Flowers" from leaves, twigs and floral tape!!

DIY from:
sistersknowbest.com/2014/10/11/nicole-dukes-easy-free-diy-fall-decoration/

10/02/2015

We all come across them sometimes, flowers that start to show brown spots. Sometimes the...

10/01/2015

Very nice work. Love the cross in the casket spray.

09/17/2015

Some really cool stuff here.

Nicolaus Peters is a German Master Florist and one of the founding members of the famous Wild Guns team. Nicolaus also holds a Master degree from the Sogetsu Ikebana School in Tokyo. He is a keen competitor and has won the German national Championship together with other awards.
He runs his own freelance business and teaches both in German and overseas. His enthusiasm is infectious and he revelled in meeting the growers in Floral Fundamentals confesssing that he had never had the opportunity to meet growers before.
Nicolaus created the summer flowers handtied bouquet which features in the Floral Fundamentals video.
http://www.nicolaus-peters.de

09/12/2015

This is beautiful!

"My entry is a textured, eclectic hand-tied bouquet in a unique and unexpected color palette", explains Stacey Carlton AIFD.

And so right she is, isn't she!

09/11/2015

Now this is a cool sympathy design.

Was asked to create a cake for a friend's mother funeral service today. I came out beautiful.

09/11/2015

The Flower Parade ('Corso') in the Dutch town of Zundert is the country's most famous flower parade: provoking incredibly artistic, mind-boggling designs every year, as the various neighborhood teams compete to win the audience's favour.

The theme this year, as you may have guessed, Van Gogh: the legendary Dutch painter who was born in Zundert - a long long time ago!

Enjoy the amazing pics, courtesy of: https://www.facebook.com/CorsoZundert

You will find even more of them on that FB page..

09/04/2015

The 6th edition of the Floral TweetJam is taking place *right now*, in Delft (The Netherlands). See the floral designers in action here, as they create beautiful arrangements on the spot - inspiring each other to ever higher heights!

What on earth is a Floral TweetJam, you ask? Well, Floral TweetJam is a spontaneous floral design event founded by Pim van den Akker-Pimdesigned of We all are the FlowerFactor., inspired by musicians jamming together, creating new sounds and lyrics...

There's lots of press around, who seem to love the spontaneous, artistic nature of the event as well. And you can even follow the entire event through live video online! See: http://www.flowerfactor.com/academy/floral-tweetjam/

The awesome underlying idea of the TweetJam: put creative floral designers together with beautiful floral products in the right place with the right atmosphere, and magic is bound to happen!

We think he's totally right! How about you..?

08/26/2015

Are you a future-proof florist..? Come to grips with ‘The consumer and the Florist of Tomorrow”, at IFTF International Floriculture Trade Fair 2015. Florint will be there to address the issues facing the floristry sector... it will be an event worth attending!

IFTF 2015 details: http://bit.ly/1MLMhai

08/26/2015

Here are the TOP 10 in the Fusion Flowers magazine fresh flower bouquet competition. Winner to be announced in two days time + Highly Commended to be released tomorrow.

08/24/2015

08/22/2015

The floral design team of Frederiek Van Pamel managed to create an awe-inspiring 'Italian Baroque' table arrangement for the just concluded Flowertime event, at the the historic Grand Place and City Hall in Brussels (Belgium)...

The end result is so impressive we had to share the pictures with you in an album, so you can really see all the angles - and the immense work involved.

We hope you enjoy it: floristry at its finest!

Special thanks goes out to:

Frederiek Van Pamel and her whole team (www.frederiekvanpamel.be)

And:

Olij Roses International

For the fantastic product!

08/13/2015

Farmers carried 500 dazzling flower designs through the streets of Medellín, Colombia

08/11/2015

We have another beautiful behind-the-scenes photo report for you today: a sneak peek into the various stages of growth of some beautiful Dahlia varieties, as they grow in the greenhouses of Dutch nursery Hoogenboom!

Hope you enjoy the lovely photos. They come courtesy of Florint member FloraHolland - the Dutch flower auction cooperative, who regularly does these types of photoshoots at their member growers...

08/11/2015

08/10/2015

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