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Women with Tools: Featuring Emily Anderson

by Rachel Evans Heath As floral designers we have all sorts of tools, floral or otherwise, in our aprons, workshops, or toolboxes. We know how to handle a sharp knife, wire cutters, or even a staple gun. We use all these tools regularly. But what about power tools? With a large majority of designers being […]

6 Desert-Safe Foliages for Designing

As designers we know the importance of picking the right foliage for our designs. Greens serve as a base for much of our work and give our pieces their foundation, balance, texture, and shape. They usually complete our color palette as well. Some of the work we’re currently doing won’t even have flowers at all, […]

The Boutonniere and Corsage Workshop – January 29, 2017

The Corsage & Boutonniere Class Beautiful things often come in small packages! In this floral design class we will work on creating the little works of art that are boutonnieres and corsages! Solid mechanics are imperative for creating boutonnieres and corsages that will last a full wedding day. In this class I will share how […]

International Floriculture Trade Fair

The International Floriculture Trade Fair took place in Holland from October 31 to November 2, 2012. The industry wide event serving all segments of the floriculture chain; from breeders, propagators, growers to the fresh flower trade. Now some of you may recognize this from the World Floral Expo that I blogged about last April, these […]

Crowning Glory vs. Finishing Touch vs. Aquafinish

Yesterday we saw the results from using Crowning Glory versus no spray. Today I’m testing Crowning Glory versus two of it’s competitors – FloraLife Finishing Touch and Aquafinish Clear. Here are the gerbera daisies treated with the sprays on Thursday morning: I did put the gerber daisies back in the cooler overnight, they sat out […]

Fitz Design

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