Floral Design News

See what some of your fellow AIFD members see as the trends for the upcoming Christmas season.

A word from the AIFD President Janet Black AIFD, CFD.

Join the AIFD® North East region on October 24 for a Fall themed presentation where Jason Parent AIFD will explore the floral design element of Texture.

“Organics” was a deep dive into ways of thinking that will forge the future for Sustainable Floristry.  Great strides were made in thinking of ways we can all begin teaching some of the components of Organic Floristry to the Future Generation of Florists.

Marcela Lopez-Vallejo AIFD shares her experience as a S.H.I.N.E. Scholarship winner working with Charlie Groppetti AIFD

See what the AIFD® Education Committee is working on.

This will be a 3-part series, tracing the journey of Alicia Springfield who is testing at the Floral Summit in Orlando this October.

The Florida State Florist Association celebrated their hundredth year at their 2021 annual conference. The three-day event took place on August 27-29 in Weston, Fla. and was filled with design competitions, presentations, vendor booths and an award ceremony gala.

October 14th is coming up quickly, and 50 ambitious floral artists have that date circled in red on their calendars! Those 50 artists will be attending the AIFD Floral Summit and taking the Professional Floral Design Evaluation (PFDE®) with the goal of achieving accreditation through the American Institute of Floral Designers®.

BloomNet will match member florist donations dollar for dollar, up to $5,000, that are contributed to the AIFD Foundation Catastrophic Fund. Grants, awarded from this fund, provide assistance to impacted florists with property damage resulting from a natural disaster.