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How to Navigate Substitutions for Popular Wedding Flowers
A guide on types of substitutions you can offer wedding clients who are set on an out-of-season or unavailable fresh flower.
Category: Flower Industry
Why We’ve Stopped Selling Plastic Gerbera Straws and What You Can Use Instead
The federal government has moved to ban many single-use plastics. What does this mean for plastic gerbera straws, which have been an essential product for so many floral designers?
Where Do Your Fresh Flowers Come From?
Read how Tyler Paterson, our Director of Cut Flowers, personally ensures that our fresh product is sourced from ethically-run and reputable flower farms committed to quality.
The Floral Industry in 2023
Insights from Laurie Nesbitt, Florists Supply President
Then and Now: Day-to-Day Florists Supply Operations
While Earth Month has now ended, our goal to reduce our environmental impact is ongoing. Caring for the environment is […]
A Slow Recovery: Disruptions Continue with Specific Floral Supplies
We understand customers’ concerns about the availability of certain floral supplies and want to be as transparent as possible on […]
Then and Now: Sustainability at Florists Supply and in the Industry
On April 22, 1970, American Senator Gaylord Nelson and grassroots activists organized the first Earth Day in response to a […]
Supply Chain Update
2021 is proving to be a tough year for the floral industry supply chain. Industry demands have increased significantly while fresh flower vendors are struggling to keep up
Local Canadian Farm Feature: Masagana Flower Farm
Meet Lourdes, Manitoba based flower farmer and owner of Masagana Flower Farm. Masagana Flower Farm is a small-scale flower farm and dye studio near La Broquerie, Manitoba that prioritizes sustainable practices. They grow seasonal blooms and dye plants and make handmade, small batch, naturally dyed textile goods.
Local Canadian Flower Farm Feature: Blue Moon Farm
Meet Elfi and Jordan who own and operate Blue Moon Farm located just outside of Didsbury, Alberta.
Mother’s Day Floral Industry Survey
In May we had sent a survey out to Florists Supply customers to gauge how the Canadian Floral Industry has been compared to Mother’s Day at the start of the COVID-10 pandemic in 2020. Here are the survey results.
2021 Pantone Colour of the Year Flower Inspiration
Take a look at some floral design inspiration that use Pantones 2021 colours of the year.