Floral

Teleflora's Lewis and Clark Unit presents Treasured Memories featuring Vonda LaFever AIFD, CFD, PFCI. The sympathy market is ever changing and filled with opportunities for the retail florist. Your customers are sending flowers as a token of comfort and respect. Vonda will share her ideas of where the sympathy market is heading, as well as ideas on how to always give your customers the personal attention that results in increased sales for your shop! …

The B.C. government will provide the greenhouse sector with permanent carbon tax relief, announced Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick and Finance Minister Michael de Jong during a visit to Burnaby Lake Greenhouses in Surrey. Budget 2013 provides a new, permanent grant program to help offset carbon tax costs for commercial greenhouse growers. …

Roma Festa is a new mutant of well-known spray chrysanthemum Roma. What makes Roma Festa such a special variety? It is the fine red line that runs precisely along the edge of the yellow ray flowers. This special feature creates a unique contrast, which will make it stand out in any vase! Roma Festa is available from week 13. …

Ed de Groot Bloemenexport will soon be integrating its activities in the organisation of Hamifleurs. Since August 2011, Ed de Groot has been a part of Dutch Flower Group and is, just like Hamifleurs, located at the Trade Parc Westland in Honselersdijk, in the business park of 'Jupiter'. …

You are welcome to visit our booth at Plantarium on August 21-24. New introductions from the Phlox Flame and the Phlox Early Start Series will be presented. …