Floral

Visitors to Madeline's Flower Shop last year traded roses for nearly $400 and more than 870 food items in a charity campaign benefiting the Hope Center. The Edmond flower shop and Rio Roses, a Miami, Fla., grower and distributor, are joining forces again this year in the campaign, Rio Roses for Food. …

The flower trade in the South American nation of Chile amounts to a rough 70 million dollars (~51.4 million Euros) annually, but no more than a few million of that amount comes from exports. That figure can be increased significantly, provided new markets can be opened up, according to local experts. …

The new year starts off best at the Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition (TPIE), the nation's only trade event linking industry professionals with everything foliage, floral and tropical. TPIE will take place Wednesday — Friday, January 18-20, 2012, at the Broward County Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL. …

Forget all those doomsday predictions about 2012. From the garden world’s perspective, life will continue to be good – with gardeners saving themselves water, hassles and misspent money. At least that’s according to several savvy garden experts and a leading garden trends survey. …

Now the rush of 1 November is behind us, it’s time for us to bring out a new special offer on the Direct From Growers range for the whole month of November. In the past, we offered chrysanthemums from Arcadia and Zentoo. This time, we’ve gone for the roses from Kneppers Rozen nursery. …