Floral

On Valentine’s Day, you are asked to express love through flowers. This year, Smithers-Oasis is helping you design for every kind of love, while staying efficient and profitable this holiday. In our new Valentine’s Day IDEA Selection Guide, we highlight 22 designs created by our renowned Design Directors. Browse through even more design ideas in our online Design Gallery at www.oasisfloral.com/valentine. …

It’s a Sell-O-Bration at the Michigan Floral Association’s 2012 Great Lakes Floral Expo, March 2-4, at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, MI. Every year at the Expo; MFA offers attendees invaluable Business and Hands-On Sessions and awe-inducing Main Stage Shows. The Retail Shop Dinner Tour always sells out, and the floor is always crowded at the Designer of the Year Run-Off. The latest and greatest products line the aisles on the Tradeshow Floor, and your floral friends toast the industry’s finest and induct the newest class of Certified Florist at the President’s Reception and Recognition Banquet. …

The American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD) has approved the BloomNet(R) Floriology Institute as an AIFD Professional Floral Design Evaluation (PFDE) Pathway Provider. BloomNet is the floral industry's preferred wire service provider and one-stop destination for innovative products and best-in-class services. …

Expressing one's love to another is a celebrated custom on Valentine's Day; whereby sweethearts and family members present gifts to one another, such as cards, candy, flowers and other symbols of affection. …

The Dombeya burgessiae (Seminole) puts on one of the best flower shows of any shrub in Florida. It is sometimes called the tropical hydrangea because its flowers are similar to the hydrangeas we know from up north. …