Floral

Bevo Agro Inc., which produces vegetable, flower, berry and other plant seedlings for distribution across North America, says it plans a $4.2-million expansion to its propagation facility at Langley, B.C. …

Want to really experience the holiday season? Get your peace, happiness and joy on every day of December. We show you how with daily, inspirational ideas and delightful to-dos that revolve around fun, food. and friendship. …

Surely you realize the gardening season is not over. It is winding down, perhaps, since daily watering is no longer necessary, but like my dear little squirrel friends, we gardeners cannot yet rest if we hope to reap the rewards of industry in March. …

It’s kismet: What better career for a man named Harry Hollander than importer of Dutch tulip bulbs? Although the bulb industry is a fraction of the Netherlands’ gross national product, it’s pretty much all Americans know about the country.If it were not for Hollander and his tulips, the man says, Dallas springs would be almost colorless and the local arboretum would not be known nationwide for its annual bulb fest called Dallas Blooms. …

The overall market growth for floral distributors during the first nine months of 2010 were flat compared to 2009, according to the WF&FSA Benchmarks Report. Operating expenses were up 1.3%. The “sales per employee” was $194,984 which is down nearly 6% from a year ago. …