Sanitation in your floral cooler, work areas, buckets, tools – basically everywhere and everything – is one way to help ensure the health and vitality of the cut flowers you present to the customer. That’s the gist of a recent article Floralife® penned for our friends at Floriology, entitled “Sanitation Nation.”
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Make Sanitation Your Floral Fixation
Posted on Categories Cut Flower Care, Processing FlowersLeave a commentFlower Food: Let’s Discuss Dosing
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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 Floralife’s latest care and handling piece in the September/October issue of Floriology.
Ranunculus: This “Little Frog” will Hop into Your Heart!
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Ranunculus – for a flower so pretty, its name certainly stumbles across the tongue, doesn’t it? Apparently, these affordable, long lasting blooms take their name from the Latin word for Little Frog, perhaps named for the many varieties that flourish near water. Ranunculus care and handling is the topic of the latest Floralife article in July’s LivRio Magazine!
Industry Recognition for Floralife Crystal Clear!
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UPDATE: Florists’ Review Bookstore reminds you that Erin Benzakein, the grower and author who is the topic of this blog post, has a book available for purchase. Pick up Floret Farm’s Cut Flower Garden today!
(Original Post) Pardon us while Floralife toots its own horn about a nice bit of floral industry recognition! First you have the credibility and reach of Better Homes & Gardens Magazine. Add to that the name of best-selling floral author Erin Benzakein of Floret Farms. Together, they produce a product recommendation that came as a nice surprise!
Floralife Partners for Sustainability and Social Responsibility
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Sustainability and social responsibility are important issues at Floralife. As we work to help bring the freshest cut flowers to consumers worldwide, we look for industry partners who share our values. So when Africa Outlook magazine invited us to place an ad and write an editorial highlighting the relationship between Floralife and Kenyan grower Flamingo Horticulture, it was a natural fit!