Florabundance News

When we think of October, most of us think of Friday night football games, pumpkin patches and corn stalks, trees ablaze with color, and cool days and crisp nights. When we think of colors for autumn, again most would say…

October is a busy month for most retail florists. With the weather finally breaking and cooling down in most parts of the country, October brings out the “Fall in All”! Many civic and religious organizations have pancake breakfast fund raisers,…

With the autumn season knocking on our doors, lots of fall activities are happening in your community. From the craft shows tot the fall festivals, your customers are out and about and ready to make purchases, so it is important…

There has been a movement over the past several years to simplify. Simplify your social calendar, your living environment, and your accessories, basically everything that you are a part of. There are now publications, television programs and web sites that…

Labor Day is celebrated the first Monday in September. It began in 1894 and had a different meaning than it does today. What once was a day of organized labor unions and political speeches, has turned into a day of…

When we look at a floral composition many of the principles and elements of design are clear and quite evident. Strong line, color impact, size, space, and even fragrance all play a role. However, often many of those principles play…

C I P describes today’s sympathy business. For the retail florist who has been in business for longer than 10 years, they have seen a dramatic difference in the way the sympathy business has morphed and changed. For those shops…

While recently attending AIFD’s National Symposium the attendees were exposed to many areas of design. One element that most are interested in is what are the ‘new colors’ that will guide our sales and be seen in the coming years…

How much time do you spend on securing the right mix of product that speaks of your shops image? Once the product has been secured there is another time element invested in processing the product and getting it ready for…

There are many ways to tell we are in the midst of summer. The most obvious is to step outside and fell the heat. In most parts of the country, it makes you want to run back inside very quickly!…