Floral Design News

Congratulations to our new CFDs from November 2022 – January 2023

This past holiday season, North Central held a “Show us your favorite Holiday Design” competition. Each competitor was required to post a photo of their favorite “Holiday Arrangement” on the North Central Chapter’s Facebook page for a chance to win a Symposium Registration.

Two Opportunities during AIFD® Symposium to benefit the AIFD Foundation AIFD®, a leader in floral design education, is pleased to bring world-class talent each year to the AIFD® Symposium. Two presenters will instruct hands-on design education that you will not want to miss during the…

Looking to get involved with the mission and endeavors of AIFD®? Every year our Incoming President selects members to fill out positions on the various committees that keep our Institute running and NOW is the time to let us know that you want to get involved! 

February 2023 will mark the second anniversary of the passing of floral icon Patti Pottle AIFD. Find out how she recently helped raise scholarship funds for the AIFD Foundation.

In a little corner of the Indianapolis State Fairgrounds Horticulture Building, groups of Floral Evaluators, including many AIFD members from around the United States, intensely judged 180 High School FFA students’ entries as they competed for the coveted National FFA Floriculture title.

Submitted by Renee Tucci AIFD CFD PFCI AAF We’ve all got our sights set on Chicago, for Symposium 2023. The sights, the sounds, the FLOWERS! AIFD® is heading to the windy city in July, and wouldn’t it be wonderful if you were heading there too….…

By Gerry Toh AIFD When it comes to passion, I can imagine no other than the profession of the floral artist. I was once told I was shallow in personality and character because all I could and would talk about was flowers: the business of…

The journey began in 2005 when Els Hazenberg AIFD was approaching 30 years designing floral creations for the VIP Entries with the Tournament of Roses Parade and decided to pass the torch to the next designer and generation. As history has a tendency to repeat…

Submitted by Aisha Crivens AIFD “Drumroll….. the results for our first ever Southern Chapter Body Flower contest are in!  Thank you very much to everyone who donated and participated. We had a lot of donors and a total of 26 entries! They were all really…