Floralife Flower Focus

Red Roses at Christmas?

November 5, 2019FLadmin2At the Farm, Cut Flower Care, Processing Flowerschristmas flowers, christmas roses, growing cycle, red rosesLeave a comment

Red roses at Christmas… it seems such a natural fit. Red roses are popular anyway, and everything ELSE seems to be red at Christmas, so let’s pop into the florist’s and buy an arrangement for the dinner table! But you soon discover that, in North America, red roses at Christmas are as rare as legitimate Santa Claus sightings. In your frustration, you may say things that land you on the Naughty List. So, as a public service, Floralife and Florists’ Review present the informative holiday piece, “’Tis the Season.”

Fall Flowers: Inspired by Nature

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019FLadmin2Cut Flower Care, Processing Flowersautumn flowers, care and handling, fall flowersLeave a comment

Fall flowers take their inspiration from nature, at a time of year when summer’s humid grip is broken and winter’s gloom is still over the horizon. And that natural beauty is all around us! So why not capture that inspiration in your floral designs? This question is asked and answered in the latest Floralife article for Floriology: “Fall Care & Handling Tips.”

Flower Food Dosing Done Right!

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019FLadmin2uncategorizedLeave a comment

Flower food dosing is a critical – yet sometimes overlooked – aspect of maintaining the vitality of cut flowers. Not enough flower food in your vase solution is ineffective. Too much is…too much and can cause damage to your flowers. The importance of striking a dosing balance, and how to do it, is the topic of a recent Floralife® article in Floriology: “Flower Food: A Dosing Discourse.”