Our yearly symposium could not be produced without the generous support of our industry partners. As anticipation builds for us to be together this July in Chicago, we checked in with some of our partners to see what they have in store for us.
We proudly welcome these generous Blossoming level partners!
Floral Greens Farmers of Florida
As a co-op, banded together to support each other through the opportunities and challenges that this industry brings, FGFofF have also agreed to support our Symposium programs with contribution of their beautiful foliage’s.
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@FloralGreensFarmersOfFlorida
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Equiflor- Rio Roses
Equiflor has been providing the industry with stunning blooms for more than 36 years, with over 700 acres in production, growing more than 100 varieties of roses and more than 20 other products, and have won more than 200 awards!
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@Rio_Roses
LivRio E-Mag
Esmeralda Farms
Esmeralda Farms Natalia Reategui says, “We can’t wait to see the spectacular creations that the presenting designers will make using our vast assortment of flowers!”
Featured Items: With innovation and expert selection as pillars of Esmeralda’s mission, we’re constantly expanding our curated portfolio of over 200 fresh-cut flowers, those of which include the industry’s most sought-after varieties. Keeping this in mind, at the Symposium you can expect to see some of the latest and greatest novelty products from our farms in Ecuador and Colombia, in addition to Esmeralda icons like asters, gypsophila, pompons, spray roses, sunflowers, and rice flower. We’ll also be showcasing some of our newer collection additions, including lilies, mini callas, larkspur, carnations, and so much more.
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@esmeraldafarms
Flower.Style Mag
Jet Fresh
Ryan Black says “This is our first year with a table at the Expo. We are very excited to share our products with the AIFD family.”
Featured Items: We will be displaying our amazing roses from our farm Jet Fresh Growers, as well as a lot of rare, specialty and niche flowers from some of the industry’s premier farms. We have a lot of amazing new color-enhanced roses being created by our rose artists in Ecuador!Keep an eye out for a recap episode after Symposium on #2FatGuysTalkingFlowers
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@JetFreshFlowers
Jet Fresh TV
New Zealand Bloom
With offices in Auckland, Los Angeles and Osaka, New Zealand Bloom sources an outstanding range of luxury flowers for US shops and studios.
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NewZealandBloom
North Pole Peonies
North Pole Peonies bring us the lush blooms we crave when it’s too warm in the lower 48 to grow them. They have over 12,000 plants in the ground, all proven to thrive in the cold Alaskan winters, which get down to -65, and long summer days, with up to 22 hours of daylight!
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@NorthPolePeonies
Haus of Stems
A botanical art studio based in Los Angeles, Haus of Stems is the creator of the wildly popular iridescent anthurium, Irithurium.
Featured Items: A new creation we’re sure to see a lot of are the Aura Leaves. Follow Haus of Stems to see the Aura Bold and Wavy Babies
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@HausofStems
Pioneer Wholesale
Sarah Botchick says, “AIFD is the leader in outside the box thinking and design for the floral industry. It is an inspiring organization – and we all need all of the inspiration we can get!”
Featured Items: We are constantly on a mission to redefine permanent botanicals and share their artistic value in the floral industry. We are confident that the AIFD audience can appreciate this value.
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@PioneerImports
Quality Focus
Malima
David Martinez says, “We consider that this type of events give us the opportunity to get closer to the potential users of our products, and show our quality, new products, and tendencies.”
Featured Items: Keep an eye out for the featured Malima tinted/dyed portfolio which includes garlands!
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@MalimaFlowers
Wafex
Founded in 1991 in Australia, Wafex uses their flower connections, logistics and quality assurance to source for their global customers. With the establishment of Wafex USA, they have re-defined the role of Australian and African native wildflowers in the North American floriculture industry.
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@Wafex_Australia
Russell’s Airplants
Russell’s has been supplying the industry with air plants and bromeliads since 1986 and they are absolutely a breath of fresh air!
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@RussellsBromeliads
Camflor
Setting their roots down in 1980, Camflor is now one of the largest and most reputable cut flower growing operations in California!
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@Camflor.Shipping
FernTrust
FernTrust not only ships beautiful natural and enhanced greens from Florida, but they have created the FernTrust cool process. Look for the FernCool® label on your next box of greens!
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@FernTrustInc
Mellano & Co
Mellano says it best when they say “we’re not just in the flower business. We’re in the beauty business.”
We couldn’t agree more!
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@MellanoAndCompany
Ochoa’s Greens
Ochoa’s Greens is back, partnering with AIFD again this year. Specialties are their specialties… like, for instance, this incredible Rose Hip wreath!
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@OchoasGreens
Premium Greens of Australia
When you’re looking for a unique specimen, keep PGA at the top of your list! They’ve been working in research, development, production and harvesting of Australian native bush foliage since 1989. We were lucky to have some on our Symposium stage last year, designed by Bart Hassam!
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@PioneerImports
Quality Focus
Reliant Ribbon
Ribbon has always held an important place in our industry, and Reliant is a true leader in the space. With stunning patterns to choose from, it’s hard to choose a favorite, especially from the 10,000 varieties they have in stock!
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@ReliantRibbon
Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Assoc. FNGLA
As the host of the yearly Tropical Plant International Expo TPIE, FNGLA is no stranger to wow’ing industry crowds! We are grateful for our partnership with them, that brings AIFD designers to TPIE every year!
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@FNGLA_Florida
Resendiz Brothers
This California grown company offers an extensive selection of Protea, Pincushions, Banksia, Kangaroo Paw, Leucadendron and more. For instant inspiration, they are a must-follow on social media!
Follow Resendiz:
@ResendizBrothers
Galleria Farms
Not only does provide stunning fresh cut flowers for the industry, but they are also active in giving back to their community. Galleria is a national partner with St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, and they give a yearly grant to a worthy cause that supports their mission of Creating Emotions.
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@GalleriaFarms
Flora Greens LLC
Bringing us fresh cut greens and flowers from California, Flora Greens grows top quality flora!
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@FloraGreensLLC
Holland America Flowers
With their clever slogan, Dutch roots in American soil, we know exactly what we’re going to get from this farm!
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@HollandAmericaFlowers
Natural Flowers
With both farms in Bogota Colombia, and an importer/distributor location inside the Miami Airport, Natural Flowers offers locally grown, socially conscious and eco friendly flowers for all!
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@Natural.Flowers
Rainbow Protea
Protea are grown on the slopes of mountains, making their harvest a feat, and their arrival at our doors, almost a miracle! Rainbow Protea grow on the slopes of sunny, Southern California!
Joseph & Sons
It’s always a treat to fill your coolers with California Grown product from Joseph & Sons. Go ahead, check them out and see what’s in stock!
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@JosephnSons
Continental Floral Greens
What started as selling Comador Fern out of the back of a station wagon in the 1950’s, has grown into a global leader and supplier of flowers and foliage to so many in our industry. In fact, it would be hard to imagine a Christmas season without them!
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@CFGreens
