Floral

I grow a lot of flowers, all year long, in three different gardens in three locations. My objective is to have beauty to look at wherever I am, but most important, to have flowers and foliage to cut for seasonal arrangements for my homes. …

New Leaf Flores, one of Boston’s most recognized floral design and flower shops serving the Greater Boston area, is revitalizing the traditional concept of the boutonniere by intersecting nature and art with a modern twist. …

Despite initial predictions to the contrary, the Dutch export of flowers and plants in 2010 was not all that great after all. Even though the sector showed 5 percent growth compared to the prior year, this was significantly lower than the 8 percent growth which initially seemed to manifest itself during the course of the year. Herman van de Boon, chairman of the VGB – the Dutch horticulture-sector organization for wholesaling therefore qualifies the overall result as unsatisfactory. …

Individuals and companies are looking towards social networks, blog, peer reviews, etc to better identify the answer to their problems. These platforms possess a fundamental shift in how we engage and influence one another – how we make buying decisions – not just of products and services, but perspectives, how we collect and disseminate information, and what we choose to pay attention to or act upon. Many times this research phase of the buying process precedes the outreach to the company or even the website. …

Think of early January as early spring. Signs of hope await gardeners willing to look closely. Snowdrop bulbs and crocus are either just pushing out of the soil or waiting patiently under the surface. Buds on early-flowering branches are ready for snipping, bringing indoors and forcing into bloom. …