Grand Central Floral Newsletter

A Next Generation Multimedia Company For the Floriculture Industry The Latest Stories in Floriculture Crush on These 25 NEW Rose Varieties from SAF 2018-Betcha’ Ain’t Seen These Before! Don’t miss out on seeing these 25 epic rose varieties from SAF’s Premier Product Showcase 2018! 5,000 stems of the best flowers and unique plants on the market were on display during one of the industry’s biggest flower and plant competition. Dozens of growers and breeder... Read More   Share this FREE Newsletter with your team!   Rock Stars of the Industry VIDEO: 42 States Prepare to ‘Petal It Forward’ on Oct. 24 Floral industry members in 42 states and the District of Columbia have notified the Society of American Florists of plans to participate in this year’s Petal It Forward event. That leaves 10 states to go — Hawaii, Maine... Read More   Tricks of the Fresh Cut Trade PHOTO GALLERY: 25 Fall Wedding Bouquets Your Bride Won’t Want to Put Down Filled with rich colors and textures, these rustic arrangements of fall wedding flowers capture the spirit of the season – not to mention the romance of your big day. Take a look at all 25 – they are stunning!... Read More   Tricks of the Plant Trade Deadly Plant Disease Threatens $250M Rose Business NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The outlook for American-grown roses is becoming a bit less rosy, with the spread of an incurable virus that’s causing major damage to the nation’s $250-million-a-year rose business... Read More     Industry Events Royal Insider Reveals One Thing That Went Wrong in the Run up to Royal Wedding The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s wedding florist Philippa Craddock has opened up about the mammoth task of arranging the flowers for the royal couple’s wedding – as well as the one thing that went wrong... Read More   Career Builders How to Keep Negative People from Bringing You Down For the most part, you are able to consciously choose whom you surround yourself with. You choose your friends and can decide which family members you want to spend time with; however, you cannot choose your... Read More     Colors and Trends 10 Thanksgiving Color Combinations That Demand Your Attention Deciding how to decorate for Thanksgiving is one thing, but deciding which colors to decorate in is a task in and of itself. You could opt for the standard brown, yellow, orange, and red, but let’s be honest — those combos... Read More     Tech Tips IRI Integrates New Floral Data into Perimeter Offering for True Total Store View CHICAGO – July 9, 2018 – IRI® announced today that it is integrating both fixed and random-weight floral department data into its perimeter market measurement service, which currently features fresh department views for... Read More     Retail Trends INSPIRATION GALORE! 12 Finest Floral Stores in Singapore for Deliveries and Online Orders On days when you are stuck in the office or you just can’t be bothered to visit a flower shop or flower market, the best flower delivery in Singapore can save the day. In case you forgot to buy a gift for your wedding... Read More   Science & Research VIDEO: How NASA is Learning To Grow Plants in Space and On Other Worlds When NASA sends humans to Mars, the astronauts are going to need lots of food for the trip. But freeze-dried prepackaged meals for a 2.5-year mission to the Red Planet can take up a lot of weight and room... Read More   Spread the Word! Do you know someone who would benefit from this newsletter? Please send it to them! Did someone else forward this newsletter to you? Subscribe to receive the Grand Central Floral newsletter sent weekly to your inbox! About Us Contact Us Read More News! Join the FREE Business Directory Send a Comment Your Opinion Counts Ask a Question Become a Sponsor Copyright © 2018 Grand Central Floral, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because are a partner in the industry, or opted in on our website or at an industry event. Grand Central Floral 12620-3 Beach Blvd Jacksonville, FL 32246-7130 USA Like what you see? Forward to a Friend Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

Christina Burton-Fox AIFD floral artist & instructor